From Newsweek, at last, intel agencies seem to be on the right track about Iran's nuke program — Christopher Dickey goes inside the latest assessment; and a look at the winners and losers after the report. The Gates Keeper: The man in charge of America's warmaking machinery is also the best insurance it won't be used against Iran (and more). A look at how the report has given the military option a new lease of life with the allegation of past proliferation activities. From The Nation, an article on the steps toward a sane relationship between the US and Iran. An excerpt from The Iran Agenda: the Real Story of U.S. Policy and the Middle East Crisis by Reese Erlich. From Politics and Culture, a review of Awakening: A Memoir of Revolution and Hope by Shirin Ebadi; Reading Lolita in Tehran by Azar Nafisi; and Lipstick Jihad: A Memoir of Growing Up Iranian in America and American in Iran by Azadeh Moaveni. A review of Afghan Women: Identity and Invasion by Elaheh Rostami-Povey. Through a different lens: Female photographers depict their Iran. A review of Opium Season: A Year on the Afghan Frontier by Joel Hafvenstein. A look at how Army social scientists calm Afghanistan, make enemies at home.
