| No War in Iran | | 2008-08-15 18:55:29 | | It's pouring now but the rain held off this afternoon long enough for 200 people to surround Springfield's Federal Building. We had speeches, signs, all the usual props that go with an anti-war demonstration...and determination to speak out against the possibility of war.I won't say that anti-war activists aren't tired....we are. But still we rise.Half an hour or so into our demonstration, three guys with two sign each stood across the street from us, protesting our protest. Unfortunately for them, that meant they couldn't wave at the passing cars and get honks of confirmation. I don't remember all of what their signs said...some reference to the "Loony Left"...but the one that stuck in my mind said, "Peace is achieved when our enemies are defeated." I guess it can seem that way sometimes.....but I'm more inclined to believe peace is achieved when we can turn our enemies into friends.Our permit to protest was from 4 - 5 pm. About 4:45, two cruisers arrived and four officers got... | | By: Michaelann Land | | |
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| US: Quds, Hezbollah training hit squads in Iran | | 2008-08-15 17:39:57 | | Hezbollah training hit squads in Iran
WASHINGTON - Iraqi Shiite assassination teams are being trained in at least four locations in Iran by Tehran’s elite Quds force and Lebanese Hezbollah and are planning to return to Iraq in the next few months to kill specific Iraqi officials as well as U.S. and Iraqi troops, according [...]... | | By: TexasFred's | | |
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| Iran,U.S.,and Israel…an Ongoing Dilemma | | 2008-08-05 09:09:42 | | The Iranians stated that they have sent a message to the European Union as a response to their last offer. This message didn’t include any kind of an answer about the nuclear program that Iran is working on. In a smart way the Iranians are trying [...]... | | By: Middle East Post | | |
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| Don't relax just yet: take action to stop war with Iran! | | 2008-07-30 21:12:37 | | Yeah, I know it seems like tensions with Iran are easing...and that it won't be a whole lot longer until Bush is out of office....but anything can still happen and we have two chances to speak outSaturday, August 2, noon at Court Square in Springfield, MAEmergency Call for Action In response to the Aug. 2 Emergency Call for Action from the National Stop War On Iran Campaign, the Campaign's Western Mass. Organizing Committee has scheduled a news conference for this Saturday.Representatives of peace & justice groups throughout the Valley will be participating in this event, including: the STCC Mobilization Against Poverty, Racism & War; Out Now, a LGBT youth group; Physicians for Social Responsibility; Arise for Social Justice; the American Friends Service Committee, and others. State Representative Benjamin Swan (D-Spfld), poet Martin Espada, and activist Vladimir Morales are also slated to speak. A public speak-out will follow the news conference.At ... | | By: Michaelann Land | | |
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| Iran’s supreme leader Khamenei says Iran won’t halt nuclear work | | 2008-07-30 16:07:13 | | TEHRAN: Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has said that Iran would not retreat in the face of demands by world powers for Tehran to halt sensitive nuclear work.“Taking one step back against arrogant (powers) will lead to them to take one step forward,” Khamenei was quoted as saying by state television in a sermon. [...]... | | By: Free Shared Mobile | | |
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| IRAN : 29 pendaisons en un jour ! | | 2008-07-30 15:15:00 | | Le dimanche 27 juillet, 29 personnes ont été pendues en Iran. Aucune information précise est donnée sur les motifs des exécutions, aucun procès et aucun avocat pour la défense. Les tribunaux islamiques ont entériné la condamnation à mort par pendaison. Les exécutions ont eu lieu à 5 heures 10 dans l'enceinte de la prison d'Evine, située dans le nord de Téhéran. Amnesty international et l'Union...... | | By: Pron0x-TV | | |
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| Iran’s Accelerating Nuclear Program Requires A Stringent Sanctions Response | | 2008-07-28 22:46:44 | | Iran has begun a new charm offensive to head off, or to mitigate, possible new international economic sanctions following its latest refusal to suspend, or even slow down its uranium enrichment program. Iran’s President, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad gave an interview to NBC news anchor Brian Williams, which was broadcast tonight, denying that Iran had any nuclear weapons ambitions and stating that Iran is ready to meet the United States, gesture for gesture, in improving relations. Playing up on the...(read more)... | | By: An American Warning | | |
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| Why the West Should Really Be Talking With Iran | | 2008-07-27 07:50:02 | | Let’s make a point of talking to Iran. Instead of lambasting it in the media, let us all take a step back to examine a situation which is rapidly spiraling out of control. Ever since the US invaded Afghanistan in 2001 and Iraq in 2003, Iran has been placed into the uncomfortable situation of having [...]
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| Putting the Squeeze on Iran | | 2008-07-22 15:53:40 | | I had a piece today in the Guardian Online on steps that the US can take to ratchet up the financial pressure against Tehran. Here's an excerpt: US-Iranian relations are once again headline news after dropping off the radar for several months in the wake of the US National Intelligence Estimate in December 2007. In recent days, media and public attention has focused on the growing US diplomatic overtures to Tehran, as well as the reports about a possible military attack on Iran that continue to circulate....(read more)... | | By: An American Warning | | |
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| Confronting the Challenge of Iran: Comprehensive Solutions for a Comprehensive Threat | | 2008-07-22 15:08:09 | | Earlier today, Undersecretary of Commerce Mario Mancuso addressed The Washington Institute's Special Policy Forum on the role of the department's Bureau of Industry and Security's role in confronting the challenges posed by Iran, specifically its proliferation activities. BIS has responded to the Iranian threat by refining and strengthening its export controls, engaging private sector stakeholders, prioritizing our enforcement efforts, and working with foreign counterparts to most effectively address...(read more)... | | By: An American Warning | | |
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| Iran's insidious expansion campaign | | 2008-07-21 09:36:25 | | Since 1979, Iran has been trying to export its Islamic revolution. One of the aspects of this campaign has been to convert Sunni populations to Shiism. This campaign has recently accelerated reaching very varied places around the globe. I just wrote an article for the Middle East Times on that topic. You can read the whole article here . Here is an excerpt: While Iran is flexing its muscles and looking to expand throughout the whole Middle East by way of military force, it is also orchestrating an...(read more)... | | By: An American Warning | | |
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| Usa-Iran, il disgelo passa da un campo da basket | | 2008-07-18 05:18:48 | | Mentre i legami diplomatici tra Teheran e Washington migliorano a poco a poco, gli Usa stanno cercando di costruire un ponte con l'Iran organizzando scambi sportivi.La visita della nazionale di basket iraniana in corso questa settimana ne è un esempio: per dimostrare che il disappunto con Teheran non riguarda la popolazione ma solo il governo iraniano, il Dipartimento di Stato americano negli ultimi anni si è mosso con impegno per portare negli Stati Uniti centinaia di artisti, atleti e medici nell'ambito di programmi di scambio.Hamed Ehadadi, giocatore di basket della Repubblica Islamica, questa settimana è a Salt Lake City, nello Utah, insieme a otto compagni per allenarsi per le Olimpiadi di Pechino.La squadra si fermerà otto giorni ed è stata invitata dall'Nba e dal Dipartimento di Stato.In un'intervista telefonica Ehadadi ha confidato di essere rimasto molto sorpreso del benvenuto che la sua squadra ha ricevuto, perchè credeva che al loro arrivo avrebbero potuto essere accol... | | By: Matteo Bollini Head Coach | | |
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| Senate Committee To Address Expanded Iran Sanctions Bill Tomorrow | | 2008-07-16 14:15:49 | | Last week, I posted on the prospects for Congressional action on a new Iran sanctions bill before the end of the year and discussed two versions under consideration. Now comes word that the Senate Banking Committee will act tomorrow on its version of such a bill (the Senate Finance Committee already approved another version, as I reported last week). The draft bill, titled "The Comprehensive Iran Sanctions, Accountability and Divestment Act of 2008," would: expand sanctions on business activities...(read more)... | | By: An American Warning | | |
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| Nba invita Iran negli Usa | | 2008-07-16 07:10:33 | | Il commissioner Nba David Stern ha annunciato che la nazionale iraniana di basket ultimera' la preparazione per le Olimpiadi di Pechino negli Usa. La Lega professionistica americana, infatti, ha invitato l'Iran a partecipare alla Summer League, organizzata dagli Utah Jazz. La formazione iraniana, inoltre, potra' seguire gli allenamenti delle squadre Nba, traendone preziosi insegnamenti. Nel torneo olimpico l'Iran e' inserito nel girone A, con Argentina, Australia, Lituania e Russia.http://www.blinklist.com/mboll/rss.xml
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| Use of the energy weapon against Iran could avert war | | 2008-07-14 09:36:42 | | The three round of UN sanctions on Iran coupled with the US Treasury campaign and the divestment campaign have not been enough to deter Iran from continuing its military nuclear program. Now is the time to pass sanctions focusing on one sector: energy to force Iran to comply. I just wrote an article for the Middle East Times on that topic. You can read it in full here . Here is an excerpt: The sounds of saber rattling have been growing louder by the day in the Persian Gulf. While Israel has recently...(read more)... | | By: An American Warning | | |
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| US warns Iran on missile threat | | 2008-07-10 06:59:12 | | Iran test-fires missiles in the Gulf - footage from Iranian state TVThe US has said it will not hesitate to defend its interests and those of its allies as Iran continues missile tests.Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said the US had increased its security in the region and Iran should not be "confused" about US capabilities.Iran tested missiles on Wednesday that could reach Israel, and on Thursday carried out further tests.Meanwhile French energy giant Total has said it will not invest in Iran because it is too politically risky.New testsCondoleezza Rice was speaking during a visit to Georgia.She said: "We take very strongly our obligation to defend our allies and we intend to do that. Map of missile rangeTensions mount over IranEasy gas riches on hold for Iran"In the Gulf area, the United States has enhanced its security capacity, its security presence and we are working closely with all our allies... to make [sure] they are capable of defending themselves."The Iranian military sa... | | By: A Pakistan News | | |
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| Iran Answers Israel | | 2008-07-10 00:23:51 | | Looks like Iran engaged in a little saber rattling of its own today...From the WaPo:Iran Test-Fires Long-Range MissileIran said today it had test-fired a long-range missile capable of reaching Israel and U.S. troops in the region, a step promptly condemned by the Bush administration as heightening tensions over the country's suspected nuclear weapons program.The roughly 1,200 mile range of Iran's Shahab-3 rocket has been known for several years, but the test firing -- and pointed statements from Tehran about the country's "capability in hitting its enemies" -- added to a tense climate....The Islamic Republic News Agency reported that the missile was test-fired as part of a larger military exercise by Iran's Revolutionary Guards. In Tehran, the Associated Press said that as many as nine missiles of different sizes were fired during the exercise, carried out partly near the Persian Gulf shipping lanes that Iran has threatened to close if it is attacked.A top Iranian official said this we... | | By: Dyre Portents | | |
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| Iran Reports Missile Test, Drawing Rebuke | | 2008-07-09 21:56:36 | | By ALAN COWELL and WILLIAM J. BROAD : PARIS — Iran’s Revolutionary Guards test-fired nine missiles in war-game maneuvers on Wednesday, including at least one the government in Tehran described as having the range to reach Israel.
The tests drew sharp American criticism and came a day after the Iranians threatened to retaliate against Israel and [...]... | | By: ArticlesModern | | |
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| Will Iran's Missile Test Result in New U.S. Sanctions Law? | | 2008-07-09 16:20:41 | | Today's missile tests by Iran might be the last straw in efforts on Capitol Hill to enact new sanctions. In late June, the Senate Finance Committee passed S.3227, " The Iran Sanctions Act of 2008 ," which included a host of provisions to isolate Iran's nuclear program and financial system. But that act is opposed by the Administration for several reasons. Senate leadership could merge S.3227 with another Iran sanctions bill, the Iran Sanctions Enabling Act (S.1430). The ISEA has a different emphasis,...(read more)... | | By: An American Warning | | |
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| Iran test-fires missiles in Persian Gulf | | 2008-07-09 11:16:01 | | TEHRAN, Iran (AP) - Iran test-fired nine long- and medium-range missiles Wednesday during war games that officials said aimed to show the country can retaliate against any U.S. and Israeli attack, state television reported.
Gen. Hossein Salami, the air force commander of Iran’s elite Revolutionary Guards, said the exercise would “demonstrate our resolve and might against [...]... | | By: TexasFred's | | |
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| An American Warning - Iran/Israel/US a day later | | 2008-07-09 09:11:00 | | An American Warning
By David RobertsonJuly 9, 2008
You would think they were looking at my words before they move sometimes! Iran test-fired nine long- and medium-range missiles Wednesday during war games that officials said aimed to show that Iran can in fact retaliate against any U.S. or Israeli attack. But what they’ve done is prove to the world that the threat of them creating a nuclear long range missile is really a threat after all.
The air force commander of Iran's elite Revolutionary Guards, said the exercise would "demonstrate our resolve and might against enemies who in recent weeks have threatened Iran with harsh language,” He went on to say "Our hands are always on the trigger and our missiles are ready for launch,”
Now… remember what I was talking about yesterday? Misdirection and secret ideas! Here we are watching with our own eyes, Iran flexing its muscles and taunting us all while not even a day before, Ahmadinejad was quoted as saying "I assure you that there ... | | By: An American Warning | | |
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| Iran bans stars from doing ads | | 2008-07-09 04:17:00 | | Iran has banned sports and movie stars from appearing in commercial advertisements on the grounds that celebrities should not promote consumerism.Despite a ban in the early years of the 1979 Islamic revolution, Western-style advertisements and television commercials reappeared in Iranian cities and state-owned media in the early 1990s.A notable target of the ban appears to be the "Iranian Hercules", the heavyweight world weightlifting champion and double Olympic gold medallist Hossein Rezazadeh. More...... | | By: THE NEW BABYLON TIMES | | |
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| An American Warning - This Iran Situation | | 2008-07-08 10:11:00 | | By David RobertsonAn American Warning
August draws closer everyday… September as well for that matter. And anyone who has watched the news or looked at news sites over the last month or so is beginning to see the expected increase in “chatter” concerning Iranian/Israeli/US relations.
Why do I say expected? Only because I’ve been talking about this for the last year and a half. And here we are… “tensions” are growing by the day. In fact, Iran finally started flexing for the world today when Iran's Revolutionary Guards began a military exercise including missile squads and issued a warning that Israel and U.S. naval forces in the Persian Gulf would “burn” if Iran was attacked.
Israel wants to destroy Iran… of course this is no secret. But Israel can’t attack Iran without US cooperation. Even to get to Iran, Israel would have to fly through Iraqi airspace which is currently controlled by the United States.
Iran on the other hand, wants to destroy Israel. If you hav... | | By: An American Warning | | |
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| Nuclear Iran: There are no 'good' options. | | 2008-07-08 10:00:00 | | The consensus would suggest a cautious approach about whether or not to attack Iran. Just days after visiting Israel and amid growing speculation about a possible Israeli strike, U.S. Navy Admiral Michael G. Mullen, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, urged caution. Postglobal has posted an interesting panel discussion where it debates just how likely or otherwise a U.S. or Israeli attack is, before President Bush leaves office.Bush’s Farewell Includes Attack on Iran – “Americans appear bent on either launching a strike or steps of covert action to create dynamics that will make it impossible to avoid waging war against Iran” writes Lamis Andoni a Middle East consultant for Al Jazeera, the Qatar-based news station. more >>For U.S., History May Repeat Itself – “The possibility of an Israeli attack against Iran is always “five,” no matter the circumstances. An existential fear about the fate of their nation seems to be embedded in the Israeli psyche. Our dear pr... | | By: American Interests | | |
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| U.S. Troops Dying on Afghan Border With ... IRAN? | | 2008-07-03 17:34:52 | | Allied combat deaths in Afghanistan surpassed those in Iraq for a second straight month in June. Meanwhile, New Yorker reporter Sy Hersh writes that U.S. covert operators are infiltrating Iran . What do these two developments have in common? Maybe nothing. But as we report in Thursday’s New York Daily News , one new factor in the record high casualties of the ever-escalating Afghan war is that American troops are suddenly dying along the country’s border with Iran. At least 10 Americans...(read more)... | | By: An American Warning | | |
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| Nuclear Iran: Diplomatic endgame fast approaching ... | | 2008-07-02 09:10:00 | | Said Sun Tzu, “All warfare is based on deception, when able to attack, we must seem unable; when using our forces, we must seem inactive; when we are near, we must make the enemy believe we are far away.” In a recent piece over at Commentary Emanuele Ottolenghi suggests that Iran is pulling the wool over the world’s foreign policy intellectuals heads through clever techniques that propagate uncertainty about its nuclear intentions:“And here we see why Iran’s behavior over the past six years has been neither irrational nor foolhardy but rather shrewd, calculated—and successful. Even while loudly repudiating allegations that it is pursuing a military program, the regime has used every technique at its disposal to sow confusion and encourage divisions among its adversaries.""If Iran is telling the truth and desires solely nuclear energy—which would be peculiar, to say the least, considering that under its sands rest the world’s second largest natural-gas reserves and the w... | | By: American Interests | | |
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| News from the Middle East: Israel, Iran, and the Palestinian territories | | 2008-06-29 13:18:20 | | Today the Israeli minister’s council agreed on releasing Samir Kuntar the Lebanese prisoner with another four of his companions and an unknown number of Palestinian prisoners in order to return its two Israeli kidnapped soldiers.
The Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said that Israel does not expect that the two soldiers are still alive.
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| China, Iran, and the Denuclearization of North Korea | | 2008-06-26 20:22:36 | | IHT: U.S. to remove North Korea from terror list
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As part of a denuclearization deal, North Korea today handed over 60 pages of information on its nuclear power and nuclear weapons program. The move was an important step in the process of the dismantlement of the North’s nuclear program. In return, President Bush announced that his administration would remove the country from its list of state sponsors of terrorism and end some sanctions ‘symbolically’.
As said above, this action was only a part of a major denuclearization deal. The agreement came as a result of direct negotiations with North Korea in early 2007 under a new policy from the Bush Administration. The previous policy had limited engagement with North Korea, and stressed isolation and sanctions. However, in 2006, the President defied hawks in his administration and enacted a new policy towards the North, launching full fledged talks with North Korea: 6 party negotiations between North Korea, the host Chin... | | By: Thoughts on the World | | |
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| War With Iran In Sight. | | 2008-06-25 20:34:00 | | Unless you have been living under a rock, you have heard throughout the news about Iran's Nuclear capabilities, what they are trying to do and who they plan to attack.The Neo-Conservatives & Zionists ( AIPAC ) are pushing for war once again through the media and politicians onto the American People. They are trying to manipulate the public's opinion the way they did for the Iraq war. You might ask yourself " Why? What did Iran Do? How are they a threat to the U.S. "Well that is just it, they aren't. No Middle Eastern country is a threat and never has been a threat and never will be a threat to the United States. Al Qaeda might be a threat but they are an organization made up of groups of people around the world and not representing one country. So who is Iran a threat to? Israel. Words have been thrown around that Ahmadinejad said " Israel should be wiped off the map " which is a complete misquote.As you can see, people are misunderstanding and going off the misunderstandings without ... | | By: The Pissed Off Citizen | | |
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| Iran To Go Nuclear In Six Months? | | 2008-06-25 14:34:57 | | Its possible says IAEA chief Mohamed ElBarade in a recent interview...From the Middle East Media Research Institute:If It Wants To Produce Nuclear Weapons, Iran Would Have To "Leave The NPT, Expel The IAEA Inspectors, And... It Would Need At Least Six Months to One Year" Mohamed ElBaradei: "If Iran wants to turn to the production of nuclear weapons, it must leave the NPT, expel the IAEA inspectors, and then it would need at least... Considering the number of centrifuges and the quantity of uranium Iran has..." Interviewer: "How much time would it need?" ElBaradei: "It would need at least six months to one year. Therefore, Iran will not be able to reach the point where we would wake up one morning to an Iran with a nuclear weapon." Interviewer: "Excuse me, I would like to clarify this for our viewers. If Iran decides today to expel the IAEA from the country, it will need six months..." ElBaradei: "Or one year, at least..." Interviewer:"... to produce [nuclear] weapons?" ElBaradei: "It w... | | By: Dyre Portents | | |
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| How Iran is avoiding international sanctions | | 2008-06-24 10:39:31 | | While the European Union just announced new sanctions against Iran, including the freezing of the assets of Bank Melli, Iran had already anticipated this move. In fact, I just wrote an article for the Middle East Times on Iran's ability to go around the international sanctions. You can read the whole article here . Here is an excerpt: Embarking upon what was described as his European farewell tour, U.S. President George W. Bush made a point last week of focusing on the Iranian issue with his European...(read more)... | | By: An American Warning | | |
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| L'Iran manda a dire che non fermerà il programma nucleare, questo obbligherà Israele ad agire. | | 2008-06-23 12:24:05 | | L'Iran manda a dire alle potenze Occidentali, ma sopratutto ad Israele e U.S.A. che non intende in alcun modo fermare il suo programma nucleare, neanche a fronte di nuove sanzioni economiche internazionali.
Il vero problema e che quand' anche si possano fermare gli Stati Uniti, sarà estremamente difficile fermare gli israeliani.
Per ora siamo solo alle prove generali, ma Israele aspetta solo il fine mandato di Bush.
Se nulla dovesse accadere a quella data, ci sono buone probabilità che gli Israeliani si vedano costretti, volenti o nolenti, ad assumere l'iniziativa; oramai è chiaro che è in gioco il loro futuro.
Se L'Iran dovesse riuscire a dotarsi di armamenti nucleari diventerebbero forti anche le tentazioni per la Siria, e non solo.
Questo Israele lo sa perfettamente, ma lo ha capito anche Teheran che giocherà perciò la sua partita fino in fondo, certo della solidarietà dei paesi Arabi.
Come in una tremenda partita a poker, vincerà chi oserà l'azzardo maggiore, ammesso che ... | | By: Azzurro | | |
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| Bush to Bomb Iran Over Obama? | | 2008-06-22 11:09:19 | | Known to most, Weekly Standard Editor Bill Kristol is an idiot. Let’s hope he’s wrong again about this idea.
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| U.N.: Bomb Iran and face Mideast ball of fire | | 2008-06-21 10:33:22 | | DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - The U.N. nuclear watchdog chief warned in comments aired Saturday that any military strike on Iran could turn the Mideast to a “ball of fire” and lead Iran to a more-aggressive stance on its controversial nuclear program.
The comments by Mohamed ElBaradei, head of the International Atomic Energy Agency, came in [...]... | | By: TexasFred's | | |
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| Consider consequences of Iran attack by Israel | | 2008-06-20 23:06:00 | | First, even before Iran may try to retaliate to this action by trying to block the flow of oil from the Gulf, oil prices would spike above $200 dollar a barrel.Second, Iran could react militarily to such Israeli action (that would be taken with the tacit support and the military logistic support of the US) by unleashing its supporters in Iraq against the US military forces there. That would trigger a military reaction by the US that would start a sustained air-led bombing campaign against Iran’s military capabilities (air force, anti-aircraft defenses, radar and other military installations, etc.)Third, Iran would unleash its supporters in Lebanon and Gaza (Hezbollah and Hamas) in a military confrontation with Israel. A broader war will follow in the Middle East.Fourth, Iran would use both the threat of blocking the flow of oil out of the Gulf and an actual sharp reduction of its exports of oil (an embargo) to spike the price of oil. Oil prices would rapidly rise above $200 per barre... | | By: How to be Rich, Happy and Free from Scams | | |
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| Iran Sanctions: The Cecil Fielder Strategy | | 2008-06-19 08:50:00 | | With President Bush by his side, Britain’s Prime Minister Gordon Brown announced new sanctions against Iran this morning, finally looking to freeze the assets of the mullahs’ Bank Melli. Good news, except there’s a very real problem in implementation: It comes two days and $75 billion short. You see, once again the West — ever reluctant to act decisively, even on sanctions — has missed the boat which the Iranians captain masterfully, less concerned about public perceptions and much more interested in effective operations. More... ... | | By: THE NEW BABYLON TIMES | | |
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| Iran police start wider crackdown on un-Islamic dress | | 2008-06-19 08:48:00 | | Iranian police have launched a more extensive crackdown on "social corruption" such as women flouting Islamic dress codes, the Farhang-e Ashti newspaper reported.The authorities usually launch crackdowns before the hot summer months when women like to wear lighter clothing such as calf-length pants and brightly colored scarves pushed back to expose plenty of hair."Police will seize women with tight coats and cropped trousers and also men with Western-style hair cut will be arrested," the newspaper said."Men with Western-style haircuts were confronted by police and also barber shops that gave them such haircuts were sealed off on Sunday," said the daily. More...... | | By: THE NEW BABYLON TIMES | | |
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| Shiites Blamed for Bombing of Other Shiites - Iran? | | 2008-06-18 19:18:30 | | Reuters: U.S. blames Shi'ite group ... for bombing and killing of 63 ShiitesSure, it's easy to see they're trying to stir up sectarian violence. But if your sect is that important, why not blow up some Sunnis instead of your own Shiites? 3 possibilities:1. It was accident.2. Religion isn't as important in Iraq as it's made out to be. Or maybe the situation has evolved to that state. 3. The special Shiite cell was from Iran and didn't care so much for Iraqi Shiites.Option 3 seems the most likely, for several reasons. See: Europe announces new Iranian sanctions during Bush visit
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| The Capability of Iran and the Ability to Defend and offend | | 2008-06-15 16:58:13 | | The question if Iran is able to defend itself from a possible American attack or even to attack American bases in the neighboring countries of Iran could be the answer to whether the United States and Israel will take a decision of invading Iran.
In order to know if Iran has the ability we need to [...]... | | By: Middle East Post | | |
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| EU Agrees to Join US Iran Sanctions, Iran Gets Funds Out of Town | | 2008-06-10 09:54:44 | | A surprising consensus has now been reached by the US and the EU on imposing financial sanctions against Iran, if Iran doesn't immediately take action to shut down profliferation efforts. According to Reuters , the EU-U.S. summit in Slovenia today will announce EU support for sanctions on Iranian banks. The EU is preparing an asset and funds freeze on Iran's biggest bank, state-owned Bank Melli, already subject to U.S. sanctions, that will be deferred to assess whether Tehran responds to a new offer...(read more)... | | By: An American Warning | | |
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| Israel-Iran tension drives up Oil prices to all time high | | 2008-06-06 13:58:00 | | An Israeli attack on Iranian nuclear sites looks "unavoidable" given the apparent failure of sanctions to deny Tehran technology with bomb-making potential, one of Prime Minister Ehud Olmert's deputies said on Friday."If Iran continues with its program for developing nuclear weapons, we will attack it. The sanctions are ineffective," Transport Minister Shaul Mofaz told the mass-circulation Yedioth Ahronoth newspaper."Attacking Iran, in order to stop its nuclear plans, will be unavoidable," said the former army chief who has also been defense minister.It was the most explicit threat yet against Iran from a member of Olmert's government, which, like the Bush administration, has preferred to hint at force as a last resort should U.N. Security Council sanctions be deemed a dead end.This along with weaking US dollar, prompted a sudden spike in oil prices to USD 138 per barrel.U.S. crude oil prices rose more than $9 a barrel to a record $137.70 a barrel, the biggest gain in dollar terms in t... | | By: Indian stock markets | | |
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| Sanctions Against Iran: A Promising Struggle | | 2008-06-02 16:30:14 | | I had an article in the Summer 2008 edition of The Washington Quarterly on Iran sanctions. In the piece, I look the development of the US government's Iran strategy, evaluate its effectiveness, and make recommendations for how to improve the current approach. Here is an excerpt of the article: For most of 2007, concerns about Iran grew louder. This situation changed dramatically in December, with the release of the National Intelligence Estimate (NIE) on Iran's nuclear intentions and capabilities....(read more)... | | By: An American Warning | | |
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| Iran Moves Banking Facilities to Venezuela | | 2008-05-30 11:46:01 | | In a little-noticed move, Venezuela and Iran are joining forces not just in petroleum-relate ventures, but in banking ventures. The move toward joint banking is likely to boost Tehran's ability to circumvent U.S.-led sanctions against its financial structure that supports international terrorism and its nuclear program. The formation of two banks in Venezuela comes on top of the hundreds of millions of dollars in aid Iran has promised the governments in the region that support the Chavez government...(read more)... | | By: An American Warning | | |
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| First documentary evidence Iran is into nuclear explosives, missile warhead design | | 2008-05-29 10:11:00 | | The International Atomic Energy Agency in Vienna based its new and damning findings partly on 18 intelligence documents submitted by the United States, and now accuse Tehran of willful lack of cooperation. Iran dismissed the documents as forged or fabricated.DEBKAfile reports that the documents came from materials contained in a laptop stolen from one of the heads of Iran’s nuclear program in Tehran in late 2006 by Iranian dissidents. It was passed to the CIA. Despite this evidence of an ongoing nuclear weapons program, sixteen US intelligence agencies, including the CIA, combined last year to announce this program was suspended in 2003.Even the nuclear watchdog’s director Mohammed ElBaradei, who often meets the Iranians halfway, has concluded that Iran’s nuclear activities are of “serious concern” and require “substantial explanations.” which Tehran has refused to offer.His latest report describes Iran’s installation of new IR-2 and IR-3 centrifuges for enriching urani... | | By: THE NEW BABYLON TIMES | | |
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| Carter: Israel Punya 150 Nuklir, mengapa Iran gak Boleh?? | | 2008-05-28 09:08:37 | | Carter: Israel Punya 150 Nuklir
LONDON - Israel memiliki 150 lebih senjata nuklir. Mantan Presiden AS Jimmy Carter menyampaikan itu dalam jumpa pers pada festival sastra Hay Festival di Wales. Pernyataan tersebut meluncur saat dia ditanya bagaimana seharusnya presiden AS menyikapi prospek nuklir Iran.
Carter lalu menjelaskan pengetahuannya tentang kepemilikan senjata nuklir oleh negara-negara besar. “AS punya [...]... | | By: masdhenk | | |
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| U.S, Iran, Neighbors Meet Over Iraq | | 2008-05-26 15:52:37 | | Reuters: U.S., Iran and Arab neighbors to meet on IraqThis will be the first time Iranian and American negotiators will (publicly) be in the same room since talks over Iraqi security have been suspended. The U.S. should take this chance to publicly say:1. That a peaceful Iraq will not be possible without Iran2. Iran should stop arming Shiite militias3. A stable Iraq is in the interests of Iran and the Sunni countries of the region
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| Millions in Criminal Proceeds + Iran's Oil Millions = Hearts, Minds, Votes for Hezbollah | | 2008-05-22 16:37:45 | | Our future national counterinsurgency or asymmetric threat strategy must take into consideration the success which Hamas, Hezbollah, and other segments of the jihadist community have had in building and operating a social services network which influences the local populace. Matthew Levitt has written extensively on that success; see his post here on November 21, 2007 , "Zakat-Jihad Activism," in which he discusses an excellent "Military Review" article , "S.W.E.T. and Blood: Essential Services in...(read more)... | | By: An American Warning | | |
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| Baha'i Leaders Jailed in Iran | | 2008-05-22 10:26:00 | | The Islamic government of Iran jailed six top Baha'i religious leaders last week, contrary to the advertised philosophy of the religion of peace and tolerance.Iranian intelligence agents searched the homes of the six on Wednesday and then whisked them away, according to the Baha'i's World News Service. The report said the six are in Evin prison and that the arrests follow the detention in March of another Baha'i leader. More...... | | By: THE NEW BABYLON TIMES | | |
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| Digital Radio | Iran Festival Boosts Radio Programs: ABU | | 2008-05-20 10:04:18 | | You're reading this story on Digital Broadcasters Vendor News Asia:
From the Tehran Times Art Desk:
TEHRAN -- The Secretary-General of the Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union (ABU), David Astley is convinced that the annual festival of radio in Iran helps develop radio programs in the region.
Participating in the press conference held at the venue of Tehran’s Radio building, IRIB Deputy Director
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| Turkish Ambassador to U.S. Calls Iran "a threat to Turkey as well as to the U.S." | | 2008-05-19 17:09:01 | | Doug Farah and I talked about his post on Hezbollah and clarified that Hezbollah might be the premier non-state terrorist threat. After all, Hezbollah's support and the extent of its direction from the current Iranian regime is massive. Two years ago, I wrote here about my discussions with a senior Western intelligence service official, who estimated Iran's direct financial support to Hezbollah at $100 million, and that was when oil was less than half of the current price. I assume that amount has...(read more)... | | By: An American Warning | | |
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| Come si divertono in Iran | | 2008-05-18 16:19:56 | | Questa caricatura è l immagine fedele di quello che fanno gli uni e gli altri in Iran.I ragazzi si rifuggono nei vari spazi aperti e parchi a fumare narghilè (solo tabacco aromatico ) e conoscere ragazze e la bon costume gli rovina la festa,basta che i capelli siano pettinati strani ( ragazzi) oppure non sono [...]... | | By: Un Po Di Me e Dal Web | | |
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| It's Time Now for a Serious Public Debate on Our Iran Policy | | 2008-05-17 23:10:02 | | I wrote here last month that the time has come for further clarification from the presidential candidates concerning their plans for dealing with Iran’s nuclear ambitions. We have heard numerous sound-bites and even read a few short paragraphs issued by their campaigns on the issue, but each has shied away from providing any real substance. They all indicate that America must not allow Iran to achieve nuclear weapons capability. But none has yet indicated how they actually intend to convince...(read more)... | | By: An American Warning | | |
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| President Bush Compares Obama's Iran Diplomacy To Nazis | | 2008-05-15 11:07:00 | | During a speech in Jerusalem, President Bush jumped head first into the 2008 presidential campaign by taking a shot at Democratic presidential nominee, Barack Obama, by comparing his willingness to hold diplomatic talks with Iran to the appeasement of Nazis in the 1930’s. President Bush’s foreign policy has been nothing short of a disaster and even MSNBC’s Pat Buchanan can’t help but call this what it is - an unprecedented smear of an American presidential candidate f... | | By: PhreQuency Ent. | | |
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| Per L'Iran le celebrazioni di Israele sono solo un funerale | | 2008-05-14 01:44:28 | | Nuove e farneticanti affermazioni del Presidente Iraniano Mahmud Ahmadinejad in occasione delle celebrazioni per il 60esimo anniversario dello Stato di Israele.Queste celebrazioni non sono altro che "un funerale per un uomo morto", che "non potrà essere riportato in vita"."Prima o poi - ha aggiunto - Israele, questo stato terrorista e criminale, sarà cancellato ad opera del popolo palestinese.Quanto alle celebrazioni, che avranno inizio domani a Gerusalemme, in una conferenza stampa il presidente iraniano ha ribadito quanto sia "futile tenere una cerimonia di compleanno per qualcosa che è già morto".Questo, nonostante ci sia chi cerca di minimizzare, sono le affermazioni del Presidente di un paese che si sta dotando di bomba atomica, in una delle regioni politicamente più calde del pianeta.Nessuno pensa che sia giunto il momento di regolare i conti con il regime Iraniano dopo i tanti ed infruttuosi tentativi delle Nazioni Unite, ma il dubbio che questo paese stia diventando la pi... | | By: Azzurro | | |
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| Oil Corporations are pulling out of Iran, is War there Imminent? | | 2008-05-12 13:28:00 | | News: Oil corporations Royal Dutch Shell and Spanish Repsol have pulled out of Iran, due to American military attack threat.Those companies were involved in South Pars phase 13 project valued $10 billion. South Pars is the largest gas field in the world!It is very easy to predict that any changes in Iranian oil and gas production has direct impact to the price of oil.American foreign policy is constantly pushing oil prices towards the mark of $200 per barrel. President and his team of 'old oil boys' have only a few moths to entirely 'cut off' Iranian oil and gas production, before American Presidential elections. This is going to rocket oil prices towards $200 per barrel.Well, that are very bad news for absolutely all patrol consumers and Iran.On the other hand, constantly rising oil prices are a very good news for Solar Power and other Renewable Energy Sources.Public are slowly getting more and more disturbed by high prices of oil and totally catastrophic government energy policy. Ins... | | By: Solar Shingles | | |
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| Evidence of Iran's Terrorist Training Camps Increases Support for Tougher Sanctions | | 2008-05-06 11:53:51 | | The revelation that Iran is training thousands of Shia terrorists inside Iran for operations inside Iraq is likely to markedly increase support on Capitol Hill for tougher U.S. sanctions against Western businesses conducting business with the regime. The specter of hordes of Iranian-trained and armed terrorists intensively targeting our troops in Iraq, especially during the height of the election campaign, haunts Members of Congress who have patiently hoped that financial sanctions would change Iranian...(read more)... | | By: An American Warning | | |
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| Increasing domestic turmoil in Iran | | 2008-05-06 10:58:49 | | I just wrote a piece for the Middle East Times on the under reported trouble brewing inside Iran. You can read the whole article here . Here is an excerpt: To many observers Iran is the big winner in the Middle East. While the end result remains to be seen, what seems certain is that the Islamic republic appears to be faring better geopolitically than domestically. And although uncensored information regarding the country's internal problems is scarce and tough to find, reports of increasing trouble...(read more)... | | By: An American Warning | | |
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| Armenian President stresses importance of ties to Iran | | 2008-05-04 14:31:00 | | Meeting on April 30 with Iranian Ambassador to Armenia Seyed Ali Saghayian, President Sarkisian described ties between the two countries as "strategic," and "stable and developing," and pledged to continue promoting them, RFE/RL's Armenian Service reported. He specifically expressed appreciation of what he termed Iran's "balanced" position with regard to the Karabakh conflict.... | | By: THE NEW BABYLON TIMES | | |
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| Iran Drops US Dollar for Oil Transactions | | 2008-04-30 21:07:00 | | In response to accusations it was interfering in Iraq and developing a nuclear program, Iran has decided to stop pricing its oil transactions in dollars. Instead, Iran, the world's second largest oil producer, will stick to euros and the yen.In the last year, Iran has reduced its foreign reserves in dollars at the same time the US has made it more difficult for Iran to conduct transactions in dollars. Iran's president Ahmadinejad called it "a worthless piece of paper" last year.Iran has been unable to convince oil-producing US allies like Saudi Arabia to dump the dollar. Iran has been pressuring other OPEC members to follow its recent action. Source: edition.cnn.com... | | By: Stroke News - We can change your life | | |
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| Switzerland siding with Iran | | 2008-04-29 13:30:16 | | While the European Union or I should say individual member countries have recently toughened up their stance on Iran, one country is going towards the opposite direction: I am talking about the "neutral" Switzerland. I just wrote an article for the Middle East Times on that topic. You can read it here . Here is an excerpt: Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter went to Damascus last week to meet with Hamas' Khaled Meshaal, a man accused of terrorism by the United States, Israel and the European Union....(read more)... | | By: An American Warning | | |
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| Britons kidnapped in Iraq are ‘held by Iran’ | | 2008-04-28 11:35:00 | | Five British hostages who were kidnapped in Iraq almost a year ago are being held inside Iran by Revolutionary Guards, according to two separate sources in the Middle East and London.The hostages were handed over to the Revolutionary Guards by their Iraqi kidnappers last November, the sources believe. One of the sources said they were being held in the western Iranian city of Hamadan.If confirmed, the involvement of Revolutionary Guards would be seen as evidence that senior figures in the Iranian government had backed the decision to hold them in the country. More...... | | By: THE NEW BABYLON TIMES | | |
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| Iran demands Russian nuclear shipment | | 2008-04-28 11:34:00 | | Iran demanded Sunday that Azerbaijan deliver a Russian shipment of nuclear equipment blocked at its border with Iran for the past three weeks.Azerbaijan has said it was seeking more information about the shipment due to fears that it might violate any of the three sets of U.N. Security Council sanctions imposed on Iran over its failure to halt uranium enrichment.On Monday, Russian state-run company Atomstroiexport said that one or two trucks carrying the equipment for Iran were stopped two weeks ago at the town of Astara, on the Azerbaijani-Iranian border.Company spokeswoman Irina Yesipova said officials were holding talks with both Azerbaijan and Iran about the incident. She said the shipment contained "heat-isolating equipment" essential to the plant's operation but that the holdup was not likely to delay the startup of the plant.Iran is paying Russia more than $1 billion to build the light-water reactor at Bushehr. More...... | | By: THE NEW BABYLON TIMES | | |
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| Summary of April 15 Panel on Outlook for Iran & U.S. | | 2008-04-28 10:55:15 | | At a panel on Capitol Hill on April 15, Contributing Experts Matthew Levitt and Walid Phares , along with Prof. Yonah Alexander and Dr. Milton Hoenig, discussed the range of options available to the U.S. and the West in dealing with Iran in a panel titled, "Iran and the United States: Outlook for the Next Decade?" The event was co-sponsored by the Counterterrorism Foundation; the Inter-University Center for Terrorism Studies, the International Center for Terrorism Studies at the Potomac Institute...(read more)... | | By: An American Warning | | |
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| Iran Ejected from Defence Trade Show | | 2008-04-27 00:42:00 | | 25 April 2008 14:07Iranian defence firms have been ejected from the Defence Services Asia trade show in Malaysia for exhibiting "lethal and offensive equipment" in violation of UN Security Council sanctions.Deputy Prime Minister Najib Razak says the Iranian firms had been informed they could take part provided they did not contravene UN resolutions, which includes a ban on arms exports, AFP reports."Unfortunately ... they displayed equipment that clearly contravenes the UN resolution such as missiles and missile systems," Najib says."We were left in a situation that we did not have any option - since Malaysia is committed to respecting and adhering to the UN resolution - but to terminate their participation."By Elizabeth Clifford-Marshhttp://www.army-technology.com/news/news4624.html... | | By: Military Enthusiast | | |
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| Iran awaits second poll results | | 2008-04-25 06:04:35 | | Polls close after Iranians vote in a second round of elections expected to confirm conservative dominance.
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| Al-Qaeda No. 2 says Iran propagated 9/11 theory | | 2008-04-25 04:55:00 | | Osama bin Laden's chief deputy on Tuesday denied a theory that Israel carried out the Sept. 11 attacks and blamed Iran and Shiite Hezbollah for spreading the idea to discredit the Sunni al-Qaeda's strike against the U.S.The comments in a recording posted on an Islamic website reflected the increasing criticism by al-Qaeda's No. 2 leader Ayman al-Zawahri against Iran. Al-Zawahri has accused Iran in recent messages of seeking to extend its power in the Middle East, particularly in Iraq and through its Hezbollah allies in Lebanon. More...... | | By: THE NEW BABYLON TIMES | | |
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| Iran should defend Islamic world: top cleric | | 2008-04-19 04:25:00 | | A high-ranking Iranian cleric on Friday said the country should grow into a military super power to defend all Muslims, following an army parade at a time of mounting tension with the West."In a not so distant future, we should reach a point to have the most powerful military equipment in the world so that no one even think about invading our borders." Ayatollah Ahmad Jannati said in his Friday prayer sermon carried live on state radio."And not only that of the Islamic republic, but also the borders of Islam ... We must defend oppressed Muslims everywhere so that the enemies do not dare to attack Afghanistan, Palestine and Iraq."On Thursday's annual Army Day celebration in Tehran, dozens of fighter jets and other aircraft flew over the parade ground in a bid to show the power of the air force. Also on display was Iran's Shahab-3 missile, whose range includes Israel and even the fringes of Europe. More...... | | By: THE NEW BABYLON TIMES | | |
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| Iran FEARS NewsMax.com..? | | 2008-04-17 11:44:00 | | This was one of the funniest things I've seen in a while. Especially since everyone has seen the credibility arguments, both for and against NewsMax. But apparently, there is some moxie to this as Asr Iran, a pro-Iranian government website is warning against a Kieth Timmerman article on NewsMax.HERE is a link to the original article by Timmerman that the Asr Iran website is warning about, written on Apr. 15th;http://www.newsmax.com/timmerman/shiite_Muqtada_Sadr/2008/04/15/88245.htmlAnd HERE is the recent NewsMax article about the warning, written today, Apr. 17th by Jim Myers;http://www.newsmax.com/insidecover/Asr_Iran_Muqtada_Sadr/2008/04/16/88531.html?s=al&promo_code=496A-1We can bounce back and forth for years about credibility, but it would be moot for both sides. This is just funny no matter how you look at it. The fact that an entire nation has become preoccupied to the point that it's primary pro-government site has issued a warning, is simply beyond laughable.As you read in... | | By: Hoopy Frood Dude | | |
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| Iran shows off its military might | | 2008-04-17 05:04:53 | | Iran parades its military might, as President Ahmadinejad says his country is now the world’s most powerful.
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| Experts Discuss Outlook and Options for U.S. Policy Towards Iran | | 2008-04-16 12:52:03 | | At a panel on Capitol Hill yesterday, Contributing Experts Matthew Levitt and Walid Phares , along with Prof. Yonah Alexander and Dr. Milton Hoenig, discussed the range of options available to the U.S. and the West in dealing with Iran. I will post a more detailed summary of the discussion within the next week, but in the meantime, please review the excellent story by reporter Matt Korade in today's edition of Congressional Quarterly's Homeland Security . The story was written for subscribers, but...(read more)... | | By: An American Warning | | |
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| Police chief in detention in Iran after being caught nude with 6 women | | 2008-04-15 13:32:00 | | The Jerusalem Post - Teheran's police chief, who was in charge of fighting vice, has been taken to jail and his case is currently under investigation, a spokesman for Iran's judiciary said Tuesday.But the spokesman, Ali Reza Jamshidi, refused to elaborate further about the case which has caught wide public attention in Iran, saying it is now in the "legal stage." Local media have reported that the police chief, Gen. Reza Zarei, was taken to jail after he was caught last month with six nude women by a police raid on an underground local brothel.... | | By: THE NEW BABYLON TIMES | | |
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| IRAN IRAN IRAN IRAN IRAN IRAN | | 2008-04-14 21:57:26 | | Crocker Stresses Iraqi Progress, Iranian InfluenceBang boom and a rata tat tat!Listen for the drums in that,Bang boom and a rata tat tat!Strip away the strings and brass,Bang boom and a rata tat tat!Now listen for the drums in that.~RESET COORDINATES TO ZERO HOUR:The birds have thus gone silent in the gray sky,Nothing flies between this life and this death;Solid ground and space and breathing flesh;Naught hovers now but the murderous device.Latitude 33 modify to latitude 35.20 minutes north alter to 45.Horror fails even our most tested imagination,Thus we’ll not sense our own fluttering demiseCaught then, perched, set to firmly plungeThe feet, landing unhappily, upon the blade.Longitude 44 change to 51.24 minutes east to 45.Only in catastrophe does hush go unnoticed,As the smallest gasp of the smallest possible breath,Only in the inescapable horror-show do they enterExhaling through our dreadful sinking exactness.Lock and load! Goddamnit! Now drop that shell!Let’s bang some brown f... | | By: The Peace Tree | | |
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| Kurdish rebels in Iraq threaten to attack Iran | | 2008-04-14 14:41:00 | | A Kurdish rebel group based in northern Iraq threatened on Sunday to launch bomb attacks inside Iran if Tehran fails to halt anti-Kurdish policies in the Islamic country.Pejak (Party of Free Life of Kurdistan) warned it has the ability to "carry out bombings against Iranian forces" inside Iran.Ronahi Ahmed, a member of Pejak's political bureau, told AFP from the group's hideout in Qandil mountain in northern Iraq that the rebels were ready for a long fight with Tehran.Ahmed said the group had recently attacked Iranian forces across the border."Last month our people were able to infiltrate Mahkook town in northwest Iran. They killed dozens of Iranian soldiers. In another incident in Iran's Miryuwan town our guerrillas killed six soldiers," she said. More...... | | By: THE NEW BABYLON TIMES | | |
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| Deadly blast in Iran caused by munitions | | 2008-04-14 14:22:00 | | An explosion in a southern Iranian mosque that killed 10 people and wounded 160 after evening prayers Saturday night was caused by negligent handling of live munitions, not a bomb as first suspected, Iranian media reported.The blast and subsequent fire occurred about 6 p.m. Saturday in the men's section of a mosque in the city of Shiraz, Iran's Fars news agency reported.Fars initially reported the explosion was caused by a home-made bomb.Provincial Police Commander Ali Moaeyri later told Fars it "was not sabotage.""Some live munitions may have been left behind at that location which could have been the cause of the explosion," Moaeyri said.The police commander said the munitions were apparently left behind after a "Sacred Defense" exhibition was held at the mosque, which also serves as a cultural center.Local militia groups -- known as Basij -- often use the mosques for meeting places. More...... | | By: THE NEW BABYLON TIMES | | |
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