More Iran Watch
Posted in Middle East
Aug. 30, 2008 at 12:14
by BrendaBee
Saturday, August 30, 2008 6:31 AM PDT
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Iran's Neighbors Finally speaking Up to a Bullying Iran.
Posted in Middle East
Aug. 17, 2008 at 14:52
by BrendaBee
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| GCC chides Iran over facilities on UAE-claimed island AFP via Yahoo! News Sat, 16 Aug 2008 12:19 PM PDT Oil-rich Arab monarchies in the Gulf chided Iran on Saturday for setting up facilities on an island claimed by the United Arab Emirates, two days after Abu Dhabi protested to Tehran over the move. |
| Turkish president says more time needed for gas deal with Iran AFP via Yahoo! News Sat, 16 Aug 2008 9:04 AM PDT Turkey and Iran need more time to finalise a major natural gas deal, President Abdullah Gul said Saturday, playing down reports that US pressure on Turkey to abandon the project is behind the delay. |
| Egypt: Iran Should Not Test West Over Nuclear Question Fox News Sat, 16 Aug 2008 1:35 PM PDT Iran should not give Western nations the justification to "drag the region down a dangerous slope" by its lack of transparency and flexibility in the conflict over its nuclear program, Egypt's presidential spokesman said Saturday. |
| Air force commander: Iran to repel any attack Al Bawaba Sun, 17 Aug 2008 5:51 AM PDT Commander of Iran Air Force Brigadier General Pilot Ahmad Miqani said in comments quoted on Sunday that no country would be allowed to invade Iran. "No country will be allowed to invade; we will not also permit any foreigner to step in and attack the Iranian soil," Miqani told a group of the Islamic Republic Army Air Force's former Prisoners of War (PoWs), forces and personnel. |
| Air Force Commander: No country to be allowed to strike Iran Islamic Republic News Agency Sat, 16 Aug 2008 11:07 PM PDT Iran - Air Force - Miqani Commander of the Islamic Republic Air Force Brigadier General Pilot Ahmad Miqani said here Saturday that no country would be allowed to invade Iran. |
| Persian Gulf under Iran’s surveillance: navy commander mehrnews.com Sun, 17 Aug 2008 6:17 AM PDT TEHRAN, Aug. 17 (MNA) – Navy Commander Rear Admiral Habibollah Sayari has announced that Iran monitors all movements in the Persian Gulf, Fars News Agency reported on Sunday. |
| U.S.: Iraqi killers train in Iran Worcester Telegram & Gazette Sun, 17 Aug 2008 0:22 AM PDT 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 to intelligence gleaned from captured militia fighters and other sources in Iraq. |
| Iran: Joint foreign investment in petrochem sector reaches dlrs 4.5b Zawya Sun, 17 Aug 2008 1:10 AM PDT 16 August 2008 Joint foreign investment in the National Petrochemical Company of Iran (NPC) in the past three years reached a record dlrs 4.5 billion, Deputy Oil Minister Gholam-Hossein Nejabat said on Saturday. |
Keeping Up With Iran
Posted in Middle East
Aug. 15, 2008 at 13:29
by BrendaBee
Keeping an eye on Iran has become a daily habit of mine for some time now. It seems the US has caved in to them again over this latest nuclear fiasco. And they are training a squad of Hit men. Who would have expected this of these dear peace loving people??! BBHit Squads Training in Iran
Time Magazine Fri, 15 Aug 2008 4:35 AM PDT
Iraqi Shiite assassination teams are being trained in at least four locations in Iran by Tehran's elite Quds force and Lebanese Hezbollah
| AP Exclusive: Hit squads training in Iran AP via Yahoo! News Fri, 15 Aug 2008 4:07 AM PDT 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 to intelligence gleaned from captured militia fighters and other sources in Iraq. |
| Iran: region should fill gap when US leaves Iraq AP via Yahoo! News Fri, 15 Aug 2008 2:57 AM PDT Iran's president says the withdrawal of U.S. troops from Iraq would create a security vacuum that should be filled by other countries in the region. |
| US eyes diplomatic solution to Iran nuclear programme: US envoy AFP via Yahoo! News Fri, 15 Aug 2008 5:52 AM PDT The United States will seek a diplomatic solution with Iran over its controversial nuclear plan, a top US envoy said Friday, as he urged Tehran to play "a responsible role" among Muslim nations. |
| US Envoy: Iran Responsible for Peace Time Magazine Fri, 15 Aug 2008 0:05 AM PDT The main U.S. envoy to the Muslim world urged Iran on Friday to fulfill its obligations to international security and seek a peaceful resolution to the standoff over its nuclear program |
| Turkey: Energy Pact With Iran New York Times Thu, 14 Aug 2008 8:27 PM PDT Iran and Turkey have agreed to increase their cooperation on trading energy, President Abdullah Gul of Turkey said Thursday. |
| Sanctions hurting Iran economic activity, says IMF Reuters via Yahoo! News Thu, 14 Aug 2008 5:20 PM PDT Stepped-up international pressure and sanctions against Iran over its nuclear program are hurting its economy, making trade financing and payments difficult and discouraging foreign investment, according to an IMF report published on Thursday. |
| U.S. Says Iraqi Hit Squads Training in Iran ABC News Fri, 15 Aug 2008 3:04 AM PDT U.S. says Iran's Quds force, Lebanese Hezbollah training hit squads. |
| Iran, Turkey fail to reach deal on new pipeline AP via Yahoo! News Thu, 14 Aug 2008 2:18 PM PDT Iran and Turkey signed several cooperation agreements Thursday but failed to complete a deal for building a new natural gas pipeline — a project the United States has opposed. |
Gang of Rogues? Or peace loving fellow citizens of the World?
Posted in Middle East
Aug. 10, 2008 at 09:47
by BrendaBee
So you don't think Iran is a threat to the United States? You don't believe there is a concentrated Muslim effort to dominate the world? Well read on. The Muslim gang of rogues are suckering in allies. These are not my words. BB
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Reuters via Yahoo! News - 2 hours, 14 minutes agoIran will not back down on its nuclear stance despite the threat of tighter sanctions, Iranian media quoted a government spokesman as saying on Sunday.
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AP via Yahoo! News - 2 hours, 50 minutes agoIran's official news agency is quoting a government spokesman as saying the country is "ready to confront sanctions" over its disputed nuclear program.
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Reuters via Yahoo! News - Aug 10 2:02 AMIran and Algeria are expected to discuss the formation of an OPEC-style gas group during a visit by Algerian president Abdelaziz Bouteflika to Tehran, Iran's ambassador to Algeria said in remarks published on Sunday.
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AFP via Yahoo! News - Aug 09 2:24 PMVenezuela and Iran are to loan Bolivia 225 million dollars to create a state cement company for the construction of roads and houses, the deputy minister for small and medium business, Eduardo Peinado, said Saturday. - 5.
San Francisco Chronicle - Aug 10 3:20 AMIran's official news agency is quoting a government spokesman as saying the country is "ready to confront sanctions" over its disputed nuclear program. The European Union on Friday tightened trade restrictions on Iran, and the West has threatened a fourth...
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Islamic Republic News Agency - 16 minutes agoIran - Turkey - Volleyball Iran's National Volleyball Team left for Turkey on Sunday to hold a friendly match with Turkish national team. The Iranian team will participate in the Asia Volleyball Competition (AVC) slated for late September.
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Islamic Republic News Agency - 2 hours, 47 minutes agoIran - Bosnia Herzegovina - MoU Majlis on Sunday ratified Iran-Bosnia Herzegovina security agreement. The security agreement had already been signed between the government of Islamic Republic of Iran and Council Ministers of Bosnia-Herzegovina.
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Middle East Online - 43 minutes agoTehran says country’s nuclear policies will not change, Iran will manage ‘under any circumstances’.
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AFP via Yahoo! News - Aug 09 4:46 AMIran, watching conflict in the Caucasus unfold virtually on its doorstep, said Saturday it was "ready to offer any help" to end the crisis in South Ossetia. - 10.
AFP via Yahoo! News - Aug 09 3:31 AMIran's government has ordered the state oil company to deposit oil revenues only in selected banks in a bid to dodge toughening sanctions over its nuclear drive, local media reported on Saturday.
Israel Betrayed Again and Again and Again
Posted in Middle East
Aug. 9, 2008 at 18:50
by BrendaBee
It seems to me that not a week goes by that some one doesn’t denounce Israel as being the problem in the Middle East. Blaming Israel for "jeopardizing the peace talks". The entire world forgets so soon anything the Israelis do to live in peace with their neighbors. We Americans are the only friends the Jews have. I am sure when God claims his chosen people He will remember us too. And if you have any doubts that the Jewish people of Israel are not God's Chosen People then explain how this tiny country has prevailed against a world set against them.The following article is quite good. It will remind you if you have forgotten. BB
http://townhall.com/columnists/CarolineBGlick/2008/08/08/ignoring_failure_in_gaza (I sincerely apologize for not being able to link this article. I'm having some trouble with my site. BB)
Friday, August 08, 2008
"Monday will mark the third anniversary of the forcible expulsion of the Jews of Gaza and northern Samaria from their homes. Those expulsions were followed weeks later by the withdrawal of IDF personnel from the Gaza Strip.
Unlike the Rabin-Peres government's decision to embark on the Oslo peace process with the PLO in 1993, Ariel Sharon's withdrawal from Gaza did not take years to be discredited. It took moments.
As the last IDF personnel left Gaza, the Palestinians began torching the synagogues Israel abandoned. Within minutes of Israel's withdrawal from Gaza's border with Egypt, the Palestinians blew up the border wall. They immediately began transferring unprecedented quantities of heavy weaponry into Gaza - a practice that has continued to this day.
Another important distinction between the Oslo policy and the withdrawal policy is that at least Oslo asked the Palestinians to give Israel something in exchange for the land, money, arms and political legitimacy Israel lavished on them. As events would show, Israel asked the Palestinians for too little. But at least Israel asked them for something. The withdrawal policy, in contrast, demanded nothing from the Palestinians. It was simply an unconditional surrender of land. As a result, Hamas -- the terror group which has distinguished itself from Fatah by refusing to even pay lip service to peace -- was the chief beneficiary of Israel's retreat.
The first harbingers of Hamas's ascendance to power came the day after Israel completed its withdrawal. Tens of thousands of armed Hamas terrorists, clad in spanking new uniforms, goose-stepped through the streets of Gaza in their victory parade. The then-ruling Fatah government's own parade was dingy and poorly attended in comparison.
Hamas's pageantry was followed with the jihadist group's decisive electoral victory over Fatah in January 2006. This led to the further weakening of Fatah in March 2007 with the signing of the Mecca accord that rendered Fatah a junior member of Hamas's ruling coalition. The Mecca accord also signaled a shift in the Arab world's sympathies from Fatah to Hamas. That agreement then paved the way for Hamas's violent ouster of Fatah forces from Gaza in June 2007 and its rising challenge to Fatah's leadership in Judea and Samaria.
It should be pointed out that Hamas's victory over Fatah was not a victory of extremists over moderates in any real sense of the terms. Both Hamas and Fatah share the aim of destroying Israel. This was made clear most recently in the lead-up to the Annapolis conference last November. As US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice announced the coming of peace, Fatah leader Mahmoud Abbas refused to recognize Israel's right to exist."
Read the rest of the articl;e on Townhall.com
Are You Prepared to Survive in a 19th. Century World?
Posted in Middle East
Jul. 30, 2008 at 17:04
by BrendaBee
Newsmax.com
Headlines: U.S. Intel: Iran Plans Nuclear Strike on U.S. Tuesday, July 29, 2008 by Kenneth R. Timmerman
http://www.newsmax.com/timmerman/iran_nuclear_plan/2008/07/29/117217.html
Could you care for you family and provide food and water if all means of communication and travel were wiped out? All means of travel for everyone and everything so no deliveries could be made, no help would come from any source and you would be left totally to your own knowledge and survival skills.
Can you imagine the chaos when this happens? Anarchy will rule. Murder will be the rule of the day. The thugs will be out in force simply allowing their hate filled mentality to rein for no reason except to kill. People will be out willing to kill to get food and water for their families. But nothing will be available. It won’t be possible to run up to Harris Teeters for our dinner. Could you survive? Where would you go for food? Do you know the eatable plants for instance? More important, could you protect your family and what little you may have from the mobs?
Well we are much closer to this scenario than we are willing to acknowledge as a nation and as individuals unfortunately. I have been trying for four years now to keep my readers up to date on the Muslim War on Infidels. My efforts have felt like a sad whimper in the wilderness. So few are willing to accept the inevitable. So feel can understand the Muslim mind set and indoctrination of their Imams.
In this article another much more knowledgeable whimper in the wilderness: Dr. William Graham, the former White House science adviser under President Ronald Reagan, warned that the U.S. intelligence community can not explain the recent missile testing, and especially those in launched from ships in the Caspian Sea.
However Dr. Graham chairs the Commission to Assess the Threat to the United States from Electromagnetic Pulse (EMP) Attack. This is a blue-ribbon panel established by Congress in 2001.
“The commission examined the Iranian tests “and without too much effort connected the dots,” even though the U.S. intelligence community previously had failed to do so, Graham said.”
“The only plausible explanation we can find is that the Iranians are figuring out how to launch a missile from a ship and get it up to altitude and then detonate it,” he said. “And that’s exactly what you would do if you had a nuclear weapon on a Scud or a Shahab-3 or other missile, and you wanted to explode it over the United States.”
“The commission warned in a report issued in April that the United States was at risk of a sneak nuclear attack by a rogue nation or a terrorist group designed to take out our nation’s critical infrastructure.”
“If even a crude nuclear weapon were detonated anywhere between 40 kilometers to 400 kilometers above the earth, in a split-second it would generate an electro-magnetic pulse [EMP] that would cripple military and civilian communications, power, transportation, water, food, and other infrastructure," the report warned.”
“While not causing immediate civilian casualties, the near-term impact on U.S. society would dwarf the damage of a direct nuclear strike on a U.S. city.” a direct hit on a city would kill millions perhaps but the damage would be contained within certain limits. Whereas a nuclear blast in the atmosphere above the United States would affect the entire continent by taking out that invisible band of waves and electrical particles that surrounds the earth and on which our entire social infrastructure has now been built. (Understand please that I am tech handicapped and have no idea how these things work. I just know how to flip a switch or punch a button.)
“The first indication [of such an attack] would be that the power would go out, and some, but not all, the telecommunications would go out. We would not physically feel anything in our bodies,” Graham said.
As electric power, water and gas delivery systems failed, there would be “truly massive traffic jams,” Graham added, since modern automobiles and signaling systems all depend on sophisticated electronics that would be disabled by the EMP wave.”
“The food distribution system also would grind to a halt as cold-storage warehouses stockpiling perishables went offline. Even warehouses equipped with backup diesel generators would fail, because “we wouldn’t be able to pump the fuel into the trucks and get the trucks to the warehouses,” Graham said.
The United States “would quickly revert to an early 19th century type of country.” except that we would have 10 times as many people with ten times fewer resources, he said.
“Most of the things we depend upon would be gone, and we would literally be depending on our own assets and those we could reach by walking to them,” Graham said.”
See also:
Headlines: Iranian President: 'Big Powers' Going Down
http://www.newsmax.com/international/iran_ahmadinejad/2008/07/29/117195.html
U.S. to Israel: Iran Attack Still On Table
http://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/Israel_Iran_WMD_defense/2008/07/30/117398.html
When the Chips are Down the Truth Comes Out.
Posted in Middle East
Aug. 12, 2007 at 18:03
by BrendaBee
Have you been listening to the Democratic candidates for president on Iraq of late? I am hearing all the past rhetoric about “Bush’s War”, “Bush’s blundering” and “I voted for it before I voted against it”, but at the same time there is a faint but clear side echo of how the United States will be staying in Iraq for years before we can totally withdraw. A few times I have even felt compelled to push the replay button because I was sure I had misheard. Nope. No mistake. Democrats are now warning their supporters that although they certainly are not “staying the course” it will still be years before all American troops can be returned home from the Middle East.
I have felt all along that this presidential campaign had begun much, much too early for anyone’s sanity and in the case of the Democratic candidates this seems to be the case. They are now losing it entirely and beginning to sound like Republicans!
Here is what some of them are saying according to the unabashedly liberal New York Times is saying about the candidates positions: “
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Just one more thought: Now that the Democratic candidates for president are changing their tune on the war I wonder what their ardent followers are going to do with all the “Bring Our Troops Home NOW!” posters? BB
John Edwards, the former North Carolina senator, would keep troops in the region to intervene in an Iraqi genocide and be prepared for military action if violence spills into other countries. Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton of New York would leave residual forces to fight terrorism and to stabilize the Kurdish region in the north. And Senator Barack Obama of Illinois would leave a military presence of as-yet unspecified size in Iraq to provide security for American personnel, fight terrorism and train Iraqis.”Joseph R. Biden Jr. of Delaware, who has proposed setting up separate regions for the three major ethnic and religious groups in Iraq until a stable central government is established before removing most American troops.” and finally the only one holding the line is Gov. Bill Richardson of New Mexico who has said he would even leave some military equipment behind to expedite the troop withdrawal. At the YearlyKops convention last week he said, “I have a one-point plan to get out of Iraq: Get out! Get out!”http://www.nytimes.com/2007/08/12/us/politics/12dems.html?_r=1&th&emc=th&oref=slogin
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