Monthly Archives: May 2009
The Resettlement of Khuzestan
[...] Mohammad-Ali Abtahi, former Chief Secretary of former President Khatami’s Office, details a plan by which the majority Arab population of the oil-rich province of Khuzestan can be reduced to less than a third of the current regional demographic; a planned relocation of about 1.25 million people. [...] Continue reading
The Syrian ex-Nuclear Site
The following is a collection of images taken during (and after) the construction of the Syrian facility bombed by Israeli commandos on September 6, 2007.
The images at right show the central building of the Syrian site before and shortly after the Israeli strike.
Just after this satellite image capture, the Syrians bulldozed the site, poured a concrete foundation over the ruins and [...] Continue reading
China’s Strategic Modernisation
An interesting report on US-Sino relations and competition from the State Department’s International Security Advisory Board (ISAB) – October 1, 2008: China’s Strategic Modernization; Report from the ISAB Task Force [...] Continue reading
The Oil Bomb
Fuel efficiency is our best weapon against over-priced petroleum and the security problems posed by drilling for it in politically unstable regions.
If American vehicles could be run on less than 38% of the fuel they currently use, then US domestic oil production capacity would exceed national consumption. Oil prices would plummet. Terrorism, funded in large part by oil revenues, would [...] Continue reading
Origin of the Rigveda
[...] Accordingly, both the words, Rigveda and Rishi, have related Sanskrit/Hebrew roots. In Sanskrit, Rigveda is a compound of the roots “rc” (“praise”) and “veda” (“knowledge”). In a Semitic twist, we also see that the Hebrew root compound means very much the same thing. [...] Continue reading
From Baikonur to Samarobryn
[...] Expedition 20 will mark the start of six-person crew operations aboard the International Space Station. All five of the international partner agencies – NASA, the Russian Federal Space Agency (Roscosmos), the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), the European Space Agency (ESA) and the Canadian Space Agency (CSA) – will be represented on orbit for the first time… Continue reading
Filed under Esoterics
Why I’m Not Concerned About the Ultimate Fate of Israel
No matter how obnoxious the rhetoric coming from Iran’s president, it’s difficult for me to imagine that Israel would not be able to respectably defend itself (and more) in any major conflict with the Persian state.
The reputation of Jewish scientists, as a whole, is well established. Despite comprising only 0.25% [...] Continue reading
Iran Takes on New Threat: Vampires
Iran has arrested more than 100 “Satan-worshippers” in a raid on a concert in the southern city of Shiraz where people were drinking alcohol and “sucking blood,” a newspaper reported on Wednesday… Continue reading
Flashback: Al-Askariya
Feb. 24, 2006 Flashback: It surprises me not at all that Iranian president Ahmadinezhad yesterday accused the United States and Israel of bombing the golden-domed Al-Askariya mosque in Samarra, Iraq. That’s not because I agree with his assessment, but because I understand how he thinks… Continue reading
Flashback: Dragons Down!
Feb. 18, 2006 Flashback: Two Sea Dragons lost in the Bab el-Mandeb strait… Continue reading
