Tag Archive 'Iran'

Supreme Leader offers supreme denial

This IRNA article is titled “Supreme Leader says Muslims never falter in spotting their true enemies”–never, that is, except for a few nasty World Arrogance plots causing Arab Sunnis to be suspicious of Persian Shi’ites, which otherwise, of course, they would never, ever do because “Muslims never falter,” etc:
Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah [...]

Ahmadinejad: “Had you not been bad-tempered and not blocked the way, the Iranian nation would not have been present in the space and not nuclearized”

Why would a peaceful nuclear program be a response to “bad temper”? There are other examples of statements like this from Ahmadinejad. He seems free to say indirectly or to strongly imply that Iran’s nuclear program is military at the same time that other official pronouncements deny it in more explicit language:
President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said [...]

When “moderate” is a relative term

When a news report about Iran or an Arab regime discusses “moderates,” “reformers” or “pragmatists,” it’s important to remember that these terms are relative, not absolute.
Many Iranians recall Mr. Karbaschi as the driving force behind modernizing efforts in Tehran during his 10 years as mayor. He built cultural centers, highways and bridges, and removed revolutionary [...]

Dancing With Syria And Iran

The Obama Administration has a new diplomatic initiative going on, this time involving Syria.
Senator John Kerry, head of the Senate foreign relation committee recently got back from a meeting with Syria’s dictator Bashar Assad claiming that Assad told him that the Syrians are more than wiling to resume peace negotiations with Israel and embrace the [...]

Zero Hour…Iran Now Has Material For First Nuclear Bomb

Iran reportedly now has enough enriched uranium to manufacture it’s first nuclear bomb.
That estimate comes from nuclear experts who’ve been extrapolating data from the latest IAEA report. Given the feckless nature of the IAEA and the fact that they’re not alowed to see everything, Iran is likely much further along than that. Considering the missiles [...]

Obama To Push Israel To Split Jerusalem, Retreat to Pre-’67 Borders

According to the London Times Online, Barack Obama already has a clear plan for Israel - the Saudi Peace plan:
Barack Obama is to pursue an ambitious peace plan in the Middle East involving the recognition of Israel by the Arab world in exchange for its withdrawal to pre-1967 borders, according to sources close to America’s [...]

Iran At America’s Back Door

I’ve heard people say Iran is no threat to the United States, that they don’t have the capability to deliver missiles from Iran to the U.S. Maybe not, but they don’t need to have that capability to harm Americans. Iran is using our Southern neighbors as an open door to the U.S. [...]

Iran Building Up Its Naval Bases On The Strait Of Hormuz

While we’re involved in the dog and pony show our election has become, the mullahs are not sleeping.They’re enlarging their naval bases on Strait of Hormuz, the narrow neck of water that controls the Persian Gulf’s oil supply:

Iran has begun building a line of naval bases along its southern coast and up to the Strait [...]

Sir Gaffalot Joe Biden Keeps On Making Things Up

I’m not surprised that I didn’t hear of the latest gaffe uttered by Sir Gaffalot Joe Biden. While the mainstream media continues to obsess over attacking the Republican candidates they pretty much take a pass on pointing out the not so stellar moments from the dudnamic duo.
Fox News covered the story on last nights political [...]

Friends Don’t Let Friends Get Immolated in a Nuclear Holocaust

Obama’s getting the press, but McCain’s saying the important stuff, at least to those who believe that Israel, as the sole liberal democracy in the Middle East, deserves our support:
American presidential candidate John McCain told Israel’s Channel 2 News station that stiffer sanctions might stop Iran’s threats against Israel. In the interview broadcast Monday, the [...]