Category Archives: Iran

Got a spare kidney for a minister?

In a sense. The kidney in question is not meant to save a life of a minister, rather the opposite – to croak the minister in question. In fact, you have got a choice of three targets: Defense Minister Ehud … Continue reading

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A case of stunning hypocrisy

It could be summarized just by copying the headline from Haaretz: Kuwaiti analyst: Best if Israel, not U.S., destroys Iranian nukes Still here is a quote: The destruction of Iran’s nuclear capabilities would be in the interest of the Arab … Continue reading

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Hamas admits they are Iran’s proxy army

Hamas isn’t even bothering to hide anymore the fact that Iran is pulling their strings. A senior commander interviewed by The Sunday Times said 300 of the group’s “best brains” had been secretly sent to Tehran. Half are still being … Continue reading

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Iranian EFP kills Israeli soldier

Terrorists killed an Israeli soldier on the Israeli side of the Gaza border. None of the wire services only the AP felt that this was worth a mention. And as I predicted, it was an EFP (bottom of the post). … Continue reading

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Wishing evil away

In a recent column David Ignatius argues that the war on terror is good for – causing more terrorism. Basing himself on a book “Leaderless Jihad” by Mark Sageman, a former CIA agent with experience fighting terror, he writes in … Continue reading

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Hamas Iran is fighting the last war

I’ve been saying for a while now that Hamas and its Iranian patrons have not learned the right lessons from the Hizbullah war. Now the commanders of the Givati brigade prove it. Officers in the brigade spoke about a combination … Continue reading

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Containing the Iran/Syria axis

Der Spiegel reports that Iran will soon have enough enriched uranium for a nuclear bomb. How soon? Hot Air answers: Even if they’re exaggerating, though, EU computer models of the enrichment facility at Natanz show that if Iran’s figured out … Continue reading

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Another day, another Iranian death threat

Yet another Iranian official says once again that Israel will be destroyed. International reaction? Yawns. Iranian Parliament Speaker Gholam Hadad has warned that the “countdown to Israel’s destruction has begun,” in an interview published Thursday in an Iranian newspaper. […] … Continue reading

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More Mughniyeh fallout

Unlike the fanciful account in the Times of London, AP has an interesting view of what it would have taken to kill Imad Mughniyeh, provided by an ex-Mossad agent who saw the results of Mughniyeh’s work first hand.Although Israel and … Continue reading

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Significant microbe

A number of bloggers have noted that Iran’s President Ahmadinejad’s latest rhetorical attacks on Israel.Steven Peter Rosen wonders if the change in terminology is a harbinger of something more sinister. (via memeorandum) Some streams of discourse are chronically laden with … Continue reading

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The modern-day Hitler speaks again

Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is channeling Hitler. Think I’m exaggerating? Let’s compare and contrast. Ahmadinejad: “World powers have created a dirty microbe, called the Zionist regime, which they have unleashed on the region’s nations,” said Ahmadinejad in his speech, which was broadcast … Continue reading

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Iran offers “help” with Gaza border

Iran is offering to help Egypt control the Gaza border. Apparently, Iran’s agents (that would be Hamas) aren’t getting enough men and materiel across the border fast enough. Iran on Sunday offered to help Egypt deal with growing chaos on … Continue reading

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All nied up

via memeorandumfrom Bothersome Intel on Iran by Michael Hirsh, Newsweek Israeli and other foreign officials asked Bush to explain the NIE, which concluded with “high confidence” that Iran halted what the document describes as its “nuclear weapons program.” The NIE … Continue reading

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A brother could love

According to the New York Times: Given the international uproar that unfolded after the bombing, “we can assume it’s not a reactor,” said David Albright, president of the Institute for Science and International Security, a private group in Washington that … Continue reading

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Thailand giving Hizbollah-TV a wider reach

Say thanks to the good folks at THAICOM, a satellite company in Thailand, who have picked up the Hizbollah propaganda station, Al-Manar. THAICOM, a private satellite company in Thailand, has begun airing the broadcasts of Hizbullah’s Al-Manar TV. The satellite … Continue reading

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