'Lebanon, Iran and the 'Long War' in the 'Wider Middle East'

I just bought the recent issue of the always excellent libertarian Marxist magazine Aufheben, which has an article on Iran, refuting the facile notion that the Bush government are preparing for war with Iran. The whole thing doesn't seem to be on-line, but the start (the juiciest bit) is at an Indymedia page.

Meanwhile, having failed to comment on the Iran hostage drama while it was live, I can only refer you to my betters, Snoopy and Scribbles.