Tag Archives: Middle East
Remarks by US President Obama to the AIPAC Policy Conference, March 4, 2012, Washington, D.C. (full text)
Text procured here: http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2012/03/04/remarks-president-aipac-policy-conference The White House Office of the Press Secretary For Immediate Release March 04, 2012 Remarks by the President at AIPAC Policy Conference Washington Convention Center Washington, D.C. 11:10 A.M. EST THE PRESIDENT: Thank you. Well, … Continue reading
A Peace of Jerusalem: Revision Notice
The document A Peace of Jerusalem was revised on this date. The document is the result of a collaboration undertaken between October 27, 2009, and August 7, 2010, involving approximately 300 people from different countries and regions of the world (including … Continue reading
Freedom Spotlight: IRAN
Here’s a quick look at how Iran is doing on several key freedom indices: Continue reading
Palestine at the Crossroads
With respect to Palestinian statehood, the main issue currently in the public eye is the possibility that the Palestinians may declare their own state independent of negotiations with Israel. Palestinian National Authority President Mahmoud Abbas said as much last week, and since then, PA spokesman Saeb Erekat has been heavily pumping the message… Continue reading
Chavez: Prepare for War Against U.S?
Chavez: “If the Yankee empire tries to use Colombia to attack Venezuela, the war of 100 years would begin,” he said. “The war would extend to other countries in the continent, from Mexico to Argentina. No one believes that a war against Venezuela would only be in Venezuela.” [...] Continue reading
Saudis Roll into Yemen
Saudi forces have crossed the border into northern Yemen in response to Houthi rebel incursions into the kingdom. Debkafile is reporting that a Saudi tank column rolled into Yemeni territory in support of the government in Sanaa, accompanied by armoured infantry with F-15s providing air support… Continue reading
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IAEA to Iran: Explanation Required ASAP
As disclosed in VizReport in 2005, Iran has likely been working with small-scale nuclear weapon designs since shortly after they received them from the A.Q. Khan proliferation network in the 1990s, along with some advanced centrifuge designs.
The warhead schematics, probably for Soviet-era scalable-yield nuclear landmine configurations, were designed to be small enough to be hidden inconspicuously on the battlefield, even inside hollowed-out rocks or logs. This also makes them ideal for deployment on small- to medium-scale ballistic or cruise missiles… Continue reading
a peace of jerusalem
There’s a famous story about the wisdom of Solomon (Suleiman), builder of the Great Temple of Jerusalem, son of David (Dawoud), King of Israel (Israil)… Continue reading
The Floating Cookie Jar
Paperwork aboard the German-owned, Antiguan-flagged vessel shows the origin of some of its arms containers to be the Iranian port of Bandar-Abbas, contradicting the Syrian Foreign Minister’s assertion that the ship was traveling from Syria to Iran… Continue reading
Hamas Test-Fires New Missile
New weapon puts Tel Aviv within range of Hamas attacks. Debkafile is reporting that the new addition is a modified Iranian version of the Chinese Silkworm missile. Meanwhile, in Lebanon, Iranian proxy Hezbollah has already claimed that it can hit Tel Aviv from north of the Litani River… Continue reading
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More Iran Nuke Secrets
PARIS (AP) — An exiled Iranian opposition group called on the U.N. nuclear agency Tuesday to waste no time in examining a hidden site near Tehran that it claims is used to help build nuclear detonators.
The National Council of Resistance of Iran, or NCRI, the political arm of the Mujahedeen Khalq, said the site is built under a hillside east of Tehran and comprises a series of interconnecting tunnels. “All activities related to the manufacture of detonators are done in this web of tunnels,” Mehdi Abrichamtchi told a news conference… Continue reading
Middle East: Religion vs. Extremism
Score two victories for religious common sense over irrational hatred.
1) Patriarch of Lebanon’s Maronite Church lashes out at Hizbullah
2) ‘Waqf quietly pleased at Salah’s arrest’ Continue reading
Iraq seeks UN inquiry into blasts
(AlJazeera.net) Iraq’s foreign minister has called for a UN inquiry into Sunday’s twin suicide bombings in Baghdad which left at least 155 people dead and hundreds more injured… Continue reading
