Category Archives: Iran

All I want for Christmas is a mosque

I’m sure the OIC will rush to embrace this idea, and by next Christmas, we’ll see foreign workers in Saudi Arabia holding Mass. EU Parliament President Hans-Gert Poettering called on Arab governments on Tuesday to allow Christian churches to be … Continue reading

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OPEC cuts can’t stop the slide

Crude oil is currently at $34.54/bbl, the lowest price in years. The OPEC cuts don’t seem to be affecting the law of supply and demand. Who knew? Dec. 19 (Bloomberg) — Crude oil headed for the second- biggest weekly decline … Continue reading

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The hidden agenda behind Iran’s relief ship to Gaza

Iran isn’t just trying to send “humanitarian” supplies to Gaza. Iran is trying to create in Gaza the same infrastructure it has in Iraq—the one that led to the highest American casualties due to Iranian agents supplying EFPs and bomb … Continue reading

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Brother David Ignatius explained it all for you

Two and a half years ago, nothing troubled David Ignatius more than a repeat of Iraq. In “Avoiding another ‘Slam Dunk’” he wrote: Amid all the debate about intelligence, there has been surprisingly little focus on the question the average … Continue reading

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The Iranian existential threat

Israel’s detractors are fond of saying that Iran is not a threat to Israel. But Iran is insistent on proving that Israel’s existence is being threatened on a regular basis, backed by what could soon become the capability to explode … Continue reading

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Iran sending ship to be turned back at Gaza

Iran is going to send a ship of humanitarian aid to be turned back from Gaza. No word whether or not that aid includes the ingredients to make rockets, EFPs, and tons of ammunition. Iran’s Red Crescent announced on Wednesday … Continue reading

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Richmond gas price below $1.50

The $1.50 plateau has been broken in Richmond. Gas went below $50 a barrel yesterday and it has stayed at $49 and change today. Crude oil fell for a third day after the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries deferred a … Continue reading

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Iran’s Hezbollah ties, Reuters lies

It’s not just the subject of this article. The blatant Reuters whitewashing of Iranian Jew-hatred is getting so obvious, I may not be able to read Reuters for much longer. Iran, a main backer of Lebanon’s Shi’ite group Hezbollah, urged … Continue reading

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Iran’s blogfather arrested

Abraham Rabinovich writes: What surprised me about Hossein Derakhshan when I interviewed him in a café on Jerusalem’s Emek Refaim Street two years ago was that the self-exiled Iranian, who was arrested this month during a visit to Tehran on … Continue reading

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Ahmadinejad whistling past the graveyard

This one’s a laugh-out-loud example of sheer propaganda: Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad says Iran’s economy will survive falling oil prices. Iranian state television has quoted Ahmadinejad as saying the plummeting price of oil “will not cause any remarkable problems” to … Continue reading

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Unintelligent sharing

Deja Vu observed the other day: Never mind, Miliband holds a joint news conference with the Syrian FM who blames Israeli bombs for the processed uranium UN inspectors uncovered. Miliband assures reporters that Syria is a good country, a true … Continue reading

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Iran ERA Watch

Iranian feminism, Islamic-style: Women can be as free as they want—as long as there are no men around. A woman clad in a red T-shirt plays an Iranian drum in a Tehran park as her teenage daughter dances nearby, her … Continue reading

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My take on the Ahmadinejad greeting

Much is being made, in some quarters, of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s congratulating Barack Obama. It’s a big deal, we’re told, because it’s the first time since the Mad Mullahs took over Iran that they’ve congratulated any American president. Please. It is … Continue reading

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Oil buy that for a dollar!

Oil continues its slide, dropping significantly in the last two days. It rose briefly last week after reacting to the OPEC production cuts taking effect, and then, alas for Iran and Venezuela, it’s dropping again due to a higher than … Continue reading

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“Moderate” Iranian says: Don’t gloat, guys

The pretend-moderate Iranian cleric (Snoopy’s been on the case here, here, and here) told his fellow America-haters to stop gloating about our financial crisis. Yeah, it really doesn’t take a rocket scientist to see that as the West goes, so … Continue reading

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