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Category Archives: Iran
AN ARMADA OF INTERNATIONAL NAVAL POWER
According to The Telegraph, an “armada of international naval power” has converged on the Persian Gulf for maneuvers, and to protect the maritime lines of communication through the Strait of Hormuz (read oil). I suspect that an additional mission may … Continue reading
OBSESSION, AGAIN
I recently blogged about a social scientist’s claim that “obsession” with the scientific basis of climate science actually interferes with “climate science discourse.” The essence of her thesis is that the “skeptics” in the blogosphere should shut up and let … Continue reading
GÜNTER GRASS HAS ISRAEL’S BACK
Günter Grass, the German Nobel Prize winner for literature, just published What Must Be Said, a prose poem that accuses Israel of being a threat to world peace (original here). The problem, according to Grass, is that (a) Israel has … Continue reading
Posted in Iran, Israel, Jewish survival
Tagged Dolphin class submarine, Günter Grass, Israel
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THE U.S. NAVY AND MINE WARFARE
Interesting article here on the U.S. Navy’s apparent mine warfare deficiencies, in view of (a) U.S. plans to deploy the USS PONCE to the Persian Gulf and (2) Iran’s vocal threats to close the Strait of Hormuz. However, the Defense … Continue reading
Posted in Iran, United States Navy
Tagged littoral warfare, mine warfare, Persian Gulf, Strait of Hormuz, US Navy
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IRANIAN NAVAL RAIDERS?
The Iranians have been making noises about deploying warships off the U.S. East Coast as retaliation for the U.S. presence in the Persian Gulf. I don’t know if this is mere posturing but, as Iranian ideology and recent (hopefully genuine) … Continue reading
BIG TROUBLE IN LITTLE CHINA, OR SOMETHING
Czech online news site Týden reports that going to the lowest bidder, especially in another country with a slightly different script, doesn’t always pay. Iran had a cheap version of the Koran printed in China, only to discover that the … Continue reading
Posted in China, Iran, language
Tagged China, Iran, lowest bidder, outsourcing, Qur'an
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PARTYING INSIDE THE “DELUSIONAL BARACKS”
On April 17, 2011, Barack Obama’s National “Security” Adviser Tom Donilon published an essay titled “Iran will not hinder plans for a nuclear-free world.” ’nuff said.
IRANIAN “INTRANSIGENCE”
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Posted in Iran, Israel's right to self-defense, Obama, presidential incompetence
Tagged Iran, Iranian nuclear program, Obama
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WHAT???
I cannot believe it’s been almost two weeks… I guess I’ve been so weirded out by the Obamite non-response to Iran, and previously by the Obamite vigorous response to non-events perpetrated by “them Jews,” that I’ve been struck dumb.
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THE HOLOCAUST IS SOMETHING THAT OBAMA MUST KEEP IN MIND DURING HIS MIDEASTERN TRAVELS
Herewith something that showed up in my mailbox the other day, from the Czech Republic. I added translations below. It’s nice to think that some people are still thinking clearly on this issue, even if the Obamites are hell-bent on … Continue reading