Tag Archives: Middle East
Turkish PM: “Ahmadinejad is Our Friend”
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan is alleging that Israeli Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman threatened to use nuclear weapons in the Gaza Strip. Erdogan’s comments were made in an interview with the British newspaper The Guardian. His remarks threaten to send the already deteriorating relationship between Turkey and Israel to new lows, especially having defended Israeli arch nemesis Mahmoud Ahmadinejad in the same interview… Continue reading
Yemen: Weapons ship, Iranian crew seized
An Iranian-flagged vessel transporting anti-tank weapons to Yemeni rebels was seized by the country’s navy off its northwest coast. Five Iranian nationals, identified by Saudi news agency Al-Arabiya as weapons experts, were transfered to the capital city of Sanaa for investigation… Continue reading
Filed under Chicanery
ABRACADABRA
[...] “Now,” says the man in the tuxedo with tails, “we must say the magic word.”
And that word is already on the lips of nearly every member of the crowd.
“Abracadabra,” they intone.
But what does that mean, exactly? [...] Continue reading
Iran’s Chariot of Fire
[...] he host of the screening was Finnish nuclear physicist Olli Heinonen, the IAEA’s deputy director general and head of its inspection department, officially called the Department of Safeguards. In attendance were representatives of the 35 member states that constitute the organization’s board of governors. It was one of the most important meetings ever held by the IAEA. [...] Continue reading
Chávadhafi
Venezuelan strongman “Hurricane” Hugo Chavez presents Libyan leader Muammar Gadhafi with a replica of a famous revolutionary sword, calling him the Libyan equivalent of Simon Bolivar. Continue reading
PMOI: Iran Manufacturing Nuclear Warhead Components
PARIS (AFP) — Iran’s exiled opposition movement said Thursday it had learned of two previously unknown sites in and near Tehran that are being used to build nuclear warheads… Continue reading
9/24: Netanyahu Address to UN
Below is the full text of today’s address by Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu to the United Nations General Assembly: Continue reading
China advises against Iran sanctions
Russian President Medvedev may be considering a more pliant position on Iranian sanctions, but the Chinese are cautioning restraint. While this would likely not entail a Chinese veto on any sanctions agreeable to Moscow… Continue reading
Predictions: Week of June 29, 2009
Top Ten event predictions for this week:
Hugo goes bananas!
Spike in Mexico violence.
Iran blames CIA for unrest.
NK missile launch & threats… Continue reading
Basij Militia Targeted Neda
Neda Agha-Soltan (1982-2009) BBC coverage: Death video woman ‘targeted by militia’
Threat Level Revised to ‘Hot Paisley’
Please be advised that a recent spike in the conflict propensity index has triggered an elevation of the current Global Threat Level… Continue reading
Khamenei May Call for New Elections
In the wake of a finding by the Council of Guardians that there were widespread voting irregularities in last week’s presidential election, some observers are now expecting a quick call from Grand Ayatollah Ali Khamenei for a new round of polling. Continue reading
ELECTION IRAN 09: Guardian Council Finds Widespread Voting Irregularities
Guardian Council: Over 100% voted in 50 cities
Sun, 21 Jun 2009 23:33:38 GMT
(PRESSTV.IR) Iran’s Guardian Council has suggested that the number of votes collected in 50 cities surpass the number of people eligible to cast ballot in those areas… Continue reading
