An attack on Iran remains a terrifying possibility, as a desperate flight forward by the Anglo-American coalition from an already hopeless situation in Iraq.
Posted by seumasach on November 17, 2010
Kaveh L Afrasiabi
17th November. 2010
Ahead of its much-anticipated summit in Lisbon this weekend, the 28-nation military alliance North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) is in a conundrum – to name or not to name Iran as a threat. Either way, there will be unwanted side-effects.
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Posted by seumasach on November 10, 2010
10th November, 2010
Britain is giving host to both terror groups who perpetrate terrorist activities inside and/or conduct soft war against the Islamic Republic, Intelligence minister says.
In an exclusive interview with Press TV, Intelligence Minister Heydar Moslehi questioned the UK government’s move in which the British lawmakers removed the renowned anti-Iran terrorist group Mujahedin Khalq Organization (MKO) from its blacklist.
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Posted by seumasach on November 9, 2010
9th November, 2010
Omani Foreign Minister Yusuf bin Alawi bin Abdullah has lashed out at big powers over their hegemonic approach in the region and the world, calling it a blatant error.
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Posted by seumasach on September 28, 2010
Thierry Meyssan
26th September, 2010
Le discours de M. Ahmadinejad à l’ONU a donné lieu à une vaste campagne de désinformation en Occident et à une prompte réponse de M. Obama en direction du peuple iranien. Au-delà des dépêches d’agence biaisées et en s’appuyant sur les textes originaux, Thierry Meyssan expose les vrais enjeux du débat indirect qui oppose les deux chefs d’Etat.
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Posted by seumasach on September 16, 2010
Kaveh Afrasiabi
17th September, 2010
In a strongly-worded statement, representatives of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) at the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) have supported Iran’s position on the contentious issue of IAEA inspectors and have also expressed concern that the most recent IAEA report on Iran has “departed from standard verification language”.
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Posted by seumasach on September 6, 2010
As the US/UK faces oblivion it is hardly coincidental that they are trying to reactivate a key “asset” with a view to stirring up further evil: I refer to the inimitable liar and charlatan Tony Blair who is not only still at large but is being presented as a senior statesman. This is the epitomy of desperation.
6th September, 2010
Some of the warning signs that indicate America’s fantastic fall from a First World nation include rising unemployment and poverty.
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Posted by seumasach on August 14, 2010
M.K.Bhadrakumar
14th August, 2010
The range of interpretations given by the small group of journalists invited to United States President Barack Obama’s briefing on Iran last week is truly amazing. What comes to mind is Mona Lisa, the famous song sung in a soft baritone voice six decades ago, before Obama was born, by another African-American from Chicago, Nat King Cole:
Do you smile to tempt a lover, Mona Lisa,
Or is this your way to hide a broken heart?
Many dreams have been brought to your doorstep
They just lie there and they die there.
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Posted by seumasach on August 2, 2010
M.K.Bhadrakumar
31st July, 2010
The season of diplomacy on the Iran nuclear issue is once again approaching. Another harsh winter has passed. Rhetoric has touched a point of diminishing returns.
The logical conclusion of the sanctions packages of the United Nations Security Council, the United States and the European Union as well as the military buildup in the Persian Gulf ought to be the enforcement of sanctions through high-sea inspections of Iranian vessels. But that is a route fraught with dangerous consequences as Tehran will retaliate.
Meanwhile, Tehran has offered a ladder for the US to climb down from the high horse it mounted – in the nature of the announcement that it is willing to talk about a nuclear-fuel swap “without preconditions”. Washington has done the right thing to accept the Iranian overture and European powers are visibly relieved.
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Posted by smeddum on July 8, 2010
The Charge of the Media Brigade
By John Pilger
July 07, 2010 “Information Clearing House” – — The TV anchorwoman was conducting a split-screen interview with a journalist who had volunteered to be a witness at the execution of a man on death row in Utah for 25 years. “He had a choice,” said the journalist, “lethal injection or firing squad.” “Wow!” said the anchorwoman. Cue a blizzard of commercials for fast food, teeth whitener, stomach stapling, the new Cadillac. This was followed by the war in Afghanistan presented by a correspondent sweating in a flak jacket. “Hey, it’s hot,” he said on the split screen. “Take care,” said the anchorwoman. “Coming up” was a reality show in which the camera watched a man serving solitary confinement in a prison’s “hell hole.” Read the rest of this entry »
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Posted by seumasach on June 19, 2010
A desperate attempt to tie Europe to Washington: the reality is that Israel is much more of a threat to Europe. Apparently, their missiles are already targeting Europe. Perhaps Russia’s proposed joint security arrangement with Europe is the answer.
18th June, 2010
Iran could shower Europe with ‘scores or even hundreds’ of missiles in a single attack, America’s defence secretary warned today.
Robert Gates said U.S. intelligence units have reported a growing threat in Iran’s ballistic missile capability.
Today, Mr Gates said: ‘One of the elements of the intelligence that contributed to the decision on the phased adaptive array (approach) was the realisation that if Iran were actually to launch a missile attack on Europe, it wouldn’t be just one or two missiles, or a handful.
‘It would more likely be a salvo kind of attack, where you would be dealing potentially with scores or even hundreds of missiles.’
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Posted by seumasach on June 10, 2010
Kaveh Afrasiabi
11th June, 2010
The nuclear standoff on Iran is bound to deepen, aggravated by new United Nations sanctions on the Islamic republic and the United States digging in its heels against an alternative diplomatic plan that was designed to defuse tensions.
The United Nations resolution for a fourth round of sanctions, voted in by the Security Council on Wednesday, calls for the inspection of vessels suspected of carrying materials, setting the stage for military incidents at sea between Iran and the US Navy. With Brazil and Turkey, the architects of a nuclear-swap deal with Iran, voting against it, the resolution also removes any pretence of unified global support for coercive diplomacy on Iran.
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