MedWorm provides a medical RSS filtering service. Over 6000 RSS medical sources are combined and output via different filters. This feed contains the latest medical blog items that have been tagged with 'iran'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 01:59:32 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4704625&cid=t_100844_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FmHm_xNboeSc%2F By George Scoville A bombing campaign by either Israel or the United States would rally the Iranian people to support an otherwise unpopular and incompetent regime. What else will it take to rally the so-called fiscal hawks to the cause of reducing spending, balancing the budget, and averting national bankruptcy? Senator Franken’s Pay for War Resolution is a superficially a step in the right direction; but when it comes to war, the Senate could probably easily rally a 60-vote supermajority to override any offset requirements. It should be easy to rally around Paul Ryan’s Medicare choice plan, since seniors will lose benefits in the long run anyway. Tax reform proposals are rallying back on both sides of the aisle–will any of them stick? Tuesday Links is a post from Cat... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4704625 Tue, 12 Apr 2011 14:37:23 +0100 4704625 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4658361&cid=t_100844_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FxKTbpjkN3VQ%2F By Daniel GriswoldIn a speech today at Georgetown University, President Obama called for a goal of cutting America’s oil imports by one-third within a decade. Like all efforts to wean Americans from big, bad imports, such a policy will mean we will all pay more than we need to for the energy that helps to power our economy. I’ll leave it to my able Cato colleagues to dissect the president’s proposal in terms of energy policy, but it terms of trade policy, this is about as bad as it gets. We Americans benefit tremendously from our relatively free trade in petroleum products. Like all forms of trade, the importation of oil produced abroad allows us to acquire it at a price far lower than we would pay if we had to rely more heavily on domestic oil supplies. The money we save buying oil ... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4658361 Wed, 30 Mar 2011 20:36:08 +0100 4658361 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4522094&cid=t_100844_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FFsqvqdCUeow%2F By Jim HarperThat will be the subject of a Cato on Campus session this afternoon entitled: "The Internet and Social Media: Tools of Freedom or Tools of Oppression?" Watch live online at the link starting at 3:30 p.m., or attend in person. A reception follows. The delight that so many felt to see protesters in Iran using social media has given way to delight about the use of Facebook to organize for freedom in Egypt. But this serial enthusiasm omits that the "Twitter revolution" in Iran did not succeed. The fiercest skeptics even suggest that the tweeting during Iran's suppressed uprising was mostly Iranian ex-pats goosing excitable westerners and not any organizing force within Iran itself. Coming to terms with the Internet, dictatorships are learning to use it for surveillance and control... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4522094 Fri, 25 Feb 2011 15:23:22 +0100 4522094 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4424398&cid=t_100844_136_f&fid=37852&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdonnatrussell.com%2F2011%2F02%2F01%2Fmobs-and-democracy-the-facebook-twitter-youtube-revolution%2F A protester kisses riot police in Cairo on January 28, 2011. My new post on Politics Daily / Woman Up. Mobs and Democracy: The Facebook-Twitter-YouTube Revolution. You may think you’ve seen this movie before. Just two summers ago, in fact, in Iran. Never say never, but I’m saying never. You’ve never seen anything like what is unfolding today in Egypt. Just when it seemed humankind was doomed (pick your poison: pandemic, climate change, famine, drought, nuclear war) up pops Tunisia and Egypt. Overnight, it seems, the world has entered a new era. As The New York Times put it: It was a spectacle that would have been unthinkable less than two decades ago, when Middle Eastern governments strictly censored any subversive images. Now, it seems, all revolutions are televised. Med... Donna Trussell blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4424398 Tue, 01 Feb 2011 06:03:24 +0100 4424398 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4272250&cid=t_100844_83_f&fid=34856&url=http%3A%2F%2Finsidesurgery.com%2F2010%2F12%2Ftexas-urologist-dr-hossein-lahiji-wife-indicted-moneylaundering-charges%2F McAllen, Texas urologist Dr. Hossein Lahiji and wife Najmeh Vahida have been indicted for allegedly money-laundering $1.8 million to government entities and businesses in Iran. (Source: Inside Surgery) Inside Surgery blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4272250 Sun, 19 Dec 2010 02:26:03 +0100 4272250 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3976488&cid=t_100844_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2Fp-ygwsIAFco%2F By Justin LoganI was privileged last night to get an advance look at the Chicago Council on Global Affairs’ new study on public opinion.  I was struck by several things. First, the report reflects a strong desire to get our own house in order.  Asked the question whether it “is more important at this time for the United States to fix problems at home or address challenges to the United States from abroad,” a stunning 91 percent selected the former, with only 9 percent pointing to the latter.  (In 2008 the numbers were 82-17.) That said, there is not as much appetite for cutting the defense budget as I would like to see: When asked whether defense spending should be expanded, kept about the same, or cut back, 43 percent of Americans prefer to keep spending about the sam... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3976488 Thu, 16 Sep 2010 15:36:59 +0100 3976488 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3965398&cid=t_100844_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FRa6-2P3r7e8%2F By Malou InnocentI have a piece in the latest issue of Foreign Service Journal that details the ongoing clash of competing strategic interests among the United States, Pakistan, India, Iran, and other regional powers in Afghanistan . It’s a point I’ve belabored in the past (see here, here, here, and here, for example), yet it remains an understated problem in Washington’s Central and South Asia policy. C’est la vie. Check it out! (Source: Cato-at-liberty) Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3965398 Mon, 13 Sep 2010 14:13:31 +0100 3965398 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3924873&cid=t_100844_87_f&fid=36050&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblisstree.com%2Flive%2Firanian-daily-thinks-carla-bruni-deserves-to-die%2F The Kayhan daily, a state-run Iranian newspaper, published an article on Saturday calling Carla Bruni-Sarkozy a “prostitute” who had “kicked up a human rights fuss,” in response to France’s First Lady’s public support of an Iranian woman who has been sentenced to death for adultery. Iran’s foreign ministry asked that the newspaper refrain from insulting foreign dignitaries, but the paper’s message hasn’t changed: On Tuesday, it again reiterated the statement and added that Bruni “deserves to die”. The paper deems that, because Bruni has admitted to her own affairs in the past, she deserves a sentence similar to the one of Sakineh Mohammadi Ashtiani, the Iranian woman she was defending. Wow, Iran. Just wow. via Salon.com Post... Breastfeeding 1-2-3 blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3924873 Wed, 01 Sep 2010 15:22:18 +0100 3924873 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3757848&cid=t_100844_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FjHnuknw3Ekg%2F By Juan Carlos HidalgoBy now the name of Yoani Sánchez has become common currency for those who follow Cuba. Through the use of New Media (blog, Twitter and YouTube) Yoani has challenged the Castro regime in a way that various U.S. government-sponsored efforts have  failed to do before, earning the respect and tacit admiration of even those who continue to sympathize with the Cuban regime. As my colleague Ian Vásquez put it a few months ago, Yoani keeps speaking truth to power. Although she’s a remarkable individual, Yoani is not alone in fighting repression with technology. Other bloggers are making their voice heard, and that makes the Castro dictatorship nervous. As Yoani wrote in a paper recently published by Cato, despite the many difficulties and costs that regular Cubans face ... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3757848 Thu, 15 Jul 2010 18:26:37 +0100 3757848 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3729847&cid=t_100844_87_f&fid=36050&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblisstree.com%2Flive%2Fwomens-rights-iranian-woman-to-be-stoned%2F image via The Huffington Post Let’s face it: The Middle East is a dangerous place to be if you’re a woman. Just last week we learned about innocent women locked up in an Afghanistan prison for fabricated crimes, and today we read on The Huffington Post about an Iranian mother of two who could be stoned to death at any moment. Sakineh Mohammadie Ashtiani was accused of adultery in 2006 and received a punishment of 99 lashes. Her case was then re-opened, and she was put on trial for the alleged murder of her husband. Even though she was acquitted, the judge handed down her death penalty order – even though there was no evidence. Last week, Amnesty International called for Iran to halt all executions, but the International Committee Against Stoning and the Death Penalty says tha... Breastfeeding 1-2-3 blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3729847 Tue, 06 Jul 2010 17:51:53 +0100 3729847 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3701671&cid=t_100844_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FUXF8dSFZMTY%2F By David BoazThe Wall Street Journal reports Saturday that Turkey and Pakistan are blocking, monitoring, and threatening such websites as Google, YouTube, Facebook, Yahoo, and Amazon. At least you’ve got to give them credit for going after the big guys! The Journal notes, “A number of countries in the Islamic world, including Iran and Saudi Arabia, have banned Internet content in the past for being sacrilegious. But those countries have authoritarian governments that closely monitor the Internet and the media.” Of course, it’s not just Islamic countries that try to protect their citizens — or subjects — from dissenting thoughts. China has been involved in well-publicized battles with Google, Rupert Murdoch’s Star TV, and other media companies. But ... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3701671 Sat, 26 Jun 2010 19:55:38 +0100 3701671 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3662657&cid=t_100844_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2F7p_SHFUJGyM%2F By Christopher PrebleNational Journal’s Paul Starobin asks at the National Security Experts blog “Are America’s Alliances Fraying?” Starobin notes that two normally reliable allies, Brazil and NATO member Turkey opposed an additional round of sanctions against Iran. Meanwhile, President Obama has failed to persuade Europeans to provide large numbers of troops to Afghanistan. “Is the ability of Washington to assemble coalitions on behalf of its global objectives starting to ebb?” Starobin asks. “Are our alliances fraying — and if so, why? Does this trend have to do with our flailing economy, with inept diplomacy, or with some other set of factors?” Excerpts from my response: It is hardly newsworthy when one of America’s allies bu... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3662657 Mon, 14 Jun 2010 16:18:09 +0100 3662657 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3656917&cid=t_100844_136_f&fid=37852&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdonnatrussell.com%2F2010%2F06%2F12%2Fwhat-do-iranians-want-this%2F [originally published December 27, 2009] Remember those who protested and died for a free Iran. به یاد داشته باشید کسانی که اعتراض و مرگ او برای ایرانی آزاد. Still in Prison ~ Why We Protest ~  #IranElection ~  BBC Iran Filed under: Uncategorized Tagged: free iran, iran, iran election, iran opposition, iran protest, ندا آقا سلطان (Source: Donna Trussell) Donna Trussell blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3656917 Sat, 12 Jun 2010 17:30:28 +0100 3656917 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3629702&cid=t_100844_109_f&fid=34817&url=http%3A%2F%2Fshrinkwrapped.blogs.com%2Fblog%2F2010%2F06%2Fthe-new-millennial-mania.html Recent conceptions of Mania have likened it to a Seizure Disorder.  In this construct, an unstable groups of cells in the Cerebral Cortex become highly excitable and begin to fire with an increased frequency and intensity.  As they stimulate all of the neurons with which they have synaptic connections, these neurons are recruited into an ever widening network of neurons firing at elevated rates and intensities.  In a Seizure disorder, the network rather quickly becomes disorganized and the neural functioning becomes grossly impaired.  The result is a disorganized firing of neurons leading to loss of consciousness and uncontrolled stimulation of the end organs (muscles) which results in the typical spasmodic twitching of the Seizure victim.  In Mania, such elev... ShrinkWrapped blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3629702 Fri, 04 Jun 2010 14:59:19 +0100 3629702 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3617909&cid=t_100844_109_f&fid=34817&url=http%3A%2F%2Fshrinkwrapped.blogs.com%2Fblog%2F2010%2F06%2Fa-time-of-testing.html The news out of the Middle East is dispiriting.  Israel has suffered a major defeat in the information war being waged against it.  Among Israel's friends the reactions ranges from anger at the Israeli government for botching the response to the aid convoy to appropriate concern that Israel Does Not Understand 4GW.  The soldiers who boarded the Turkish ship were inexcusably unprepared by their military/political superiors for the violent reception they met. Yaacov Lozowick points out the ecology of Israel's existential crisis: We need to step back and remind ourselves of the broad picture of the concentric circles at whose center we live. The outer circle is the utter hatred large swathes of the Muslim World bear towards the idea and reality of a Jewish state. As... ShrinkWrapped blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3617909 Tue, 01 Jun 2010 15:16:23 +0100 3617909 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3463575&cid=t_100844_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2F2jEsao5Nov4%2F By Malou InnocentIn this video, David Boaz makes an excellent case for tamping down our overblown perception of Iran. In the clip, Boaz argues persuasively that far from being suicidal, the track record of Iranian behavior shows pragmatism and calculating temperament when attempting to advance its interests in the region. Thus, rather than assessing Iran based on their leaders’ repulsive and provocative rhetoric, U.S. officials should deduce future Iranian intentions based on how it has reacted when confronted with overwhelming force. While no one can predict the future, regional experts—not hawkish, misinformed policy analysts or neo-conservative ideologues who advocate regime change—insist that the clerical regime has valued self-preservation and in the future can be deter... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3463575 Tue, 13 Apr 2010 13:12:02 +0100 3463575 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3460150&cid=t_100844_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FD7rZVs1uk7E%2F By Cato EditorsAkbar Ganji, an Iranian writer and journalist who spent six years in a Tehran prison for advocating a secular democracy and exposing government involvement in the assassination of individuals who opposed Iran’s theocratic regime, has been named the 2010 winner of the Cato Institute’s Milton Friedman Prize for Advancing Liberty. Ganji may be best known for a 1999 series of articles investigating the Chain Murders of Iran, which left five dissident intellectuals dead. Later published in the book, The Dungeon of Ghosts, his articles tied the killings to senior clerics and other officials in the Iran government, including former President Ali Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani. Ganji was arrested for spreading propaganda against the Islamic system and “damaging national ... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3460150 Mon, 12 Apr 2010 13:01:30 +0100 3460150 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3440747&cid=t_100844_87_f&fid=34872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblisstree.com%2Ffeel%2Fwho-am-i-anyway-adoption-dna-testing-and-figuring-myself-out%2F This article by Elizabeth Spiers originally appeared on our sister site, TheGloss.com. The earliest available photos of me were taken when I was five months old, just after I was adopted. I have dark hair and freakishly large eyes that seem far too big for my face, like a Japanese anime character. In fact, they’re so big and dark that the rest of my facial features seem almost invisible. All you see are eyes. “Alien baby!” shrieks my friend Clare, spotting one of the photos on the wall of my grandmother’s house. “Look at your eyes!” She puffs out her cheeks and opens her eyes as wide as possible, and laughs. It’s 2003, and Clare has decided that my native Alabama would be more anthropologically interesting than her native U.K. for the Christmas hol... Healthbolt blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3440747 Mon, 05 Apr 2010 16:54:47 +0100 3440747 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3370393&cid=t_100844_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FvNtH3GjDj_w%2F By Justin LoganI regret not remembering where I found this and therefore not being able to thank the source for the link, but Scientific American writes about research on “sacred values” and negotiations.  Describing “sacred values,” SciAm writes that when an object becomes sacred, it “becomes worthy of boundless reverence, commitment, and protection. As diverse as people are in ascribing sacred status to possessions, they are equally varied in which values they consider sacred, a diversity that can breed substantial conflict. The abortion debate, for example, often presents a divide between those who consider woman’s ‘right to choose’ sacred versus those who consider a fetus’ ‘right to life’ sacred.” But the potentially impo... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3370393 Tue, 16 Mar 2010 15:03:42 +0100 3370393 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3287976&cid=t_100844_136_f&fid=37852&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdonnatrussell.com%2F2010%2F02%2F19%2Fhillary-clinton-to-iran-are-you-packin%2F New cartoon by Trussell & Trussell on AOL’s Politics Daily. Hillary Clinton to Iran: Are You Packin’? Filed under: Politics Daily Tagged: chaos theory, dictatorship, hillary clinton, iran, political cartoon (Source: Donna Trussell) Donna Trussell blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3287976 Fri, 19 Feb 2010 08:55:58 +0100 3287976 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3287802&cid=t_100844_109_f&fid=34817&url=http%3A%2F%2Fshrinkwrapped.blogs.com%2Fblog%2F2010%2F02%2Fwhat-are-you-willing-to-die-for.html [Update at end] In post-religious, secularized Western countries, the answer to the title question tends to devolve to "nothing" beyond the self and its interests.  Western elites are fond of instructing their inferiors to sacrifice for their Utopian ideal of the moment but sacrificing one's life for the "life, liberty, and pursuit of happiness" for others is typically seen as the province of less well educated, less sophisticated, non-members of the elite.  America still has enough young people who value what this country has to offer that they are willing to put their lives on the line for us, but Europe has long since surrendered to the progressive forces of history and eschews self-defence of their ideals.   For Western elites, people who... ShrinkWrapped blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3287802 Thu, 18 Feb 2010 17:47:28 +0100 3287802 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3283790&cid=t_100844_136_f&fid=37852&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdonnatrussell.com%2F2010%2F02%2F18%2Fanonymous-captured-nedas-death-and-now-the-polk-award%2F My new post on Politics Daily / Woman Up: ندا آقا سلطان Neda Agha-Soltan 1982-2009 In Farsi her name means “voice.” Almost instantaneously, screengrabs of 26-year-old student Neda Agha-Soltan, shot through the heart on June 20, 2009, by the Iranian regime’s hired guns, became the face of a movement. So powerful was the 40-second video of Neda dying before our eyes, the regime tried to denounce it as a fake. When that didn’t work, they blamed Neda’s death on unarmed protesters and the CIA. The George Polk Award, named for a CBS reporter who died covering the Greek civil war, has for the first time in its 61-year history gone to an anonymous bystander who filmed Neda’s rapid decline from gravely wounded to death. The video wound up with the Gu... Donna Trussell blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3283790 Thu, 18 Feb 2010 16:11:08 +0100 3283790 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3243777&cid=t_100844_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FqGROnyYwqzA%2F By Christopher PrebleLast evening on FoxNews, host Bret Baier reported that the Iranians had launched a rocket carrying ”a mouse, two turtles, and a can of worms” into space. He asked the panelists to speculate on the implications. Charles Krauthammer inveighed “if you can put a mouse into space, you can put a nuke in New York, in principle.” Given that they are clearly developing the technological capabilities that would allow them to nuke New York, Krauthammer concluded, “our only hope on the nuclear issue or any other is a revolution and to help that revolution ought to be our task.” Well. To her credit, Jennifer Loven of the AP wasn’t having any of it. “It’s an incredibly large leap,” she pointed out, ”between a m... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3243777 Thu, 04 Feb 2010 18:40:31 +0100 3243777 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3231462&cid=t_100844_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FFIHIydTTF1U%2F By Chris Moody Another day, another IPCC-gate. Why remaining in Afghanistan and creating a stable government there is not a precondition to keeping America safe. For more, watch the debate on Bloggingheads. Jeffrey Miron: “Leave Mideast, end terrorism.” Could Iran’s nuclear program be a sacrificial pawn? Globalization: A curse or a cure? Podcast: “Liberate Bone Marrow Donors” featuring Jeff Rowes of the Institute for Justice. (Source: Cato-at-liberty) Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3231462 Mon, 01 Feb 2010 19:19:11 +0100 3231462 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3185312&cid=t_100844_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FOJNbqAT9JDM%2F By Justin LoganThe Washington policy establishment is now pulsing with excitement over news that the intelligence community (IC) is revising its 2007 statement that “We judge with high confidence that in fall 2003, Tehran halted its nuclear weapons program1; we also assess with moderate-to-high confidence that Tehran at a minimum is keeping open the option to develop nuclear weapons” and that this halt “lasted at least several years.” Funny story: The day the NIE came out, Ted Carpenter and I were arriving in Los Angeles to give at talk at the LA World Affairs Council on Iran.  Immediately on our deplaning, the questions started coming: “What do you think about the NIE?  How does this change things?”  “What NIE?” I asked. So amid our last ... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3185312 Tue, 19 Jan 2010 16:09:55 +0100 3185312 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3189128&cid=t_100844_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FgRXMI4golX4%2F By Justin LoganSteve Hynd at Newshoggers looks at Heritage’s recent work on Iran and observes that it sure seems like they’re prepared for war.  James Phillips says the Israelis may attack Iran but we shouldn’t try to stop them.  Phillips notes uncritically Israeli PM Binyamin Netanyahu’s characterization of the Iranian state as a “a messianic apocalyptic cult” and points out that while the United States “has the advantage of being geographically further away from Iran than Israel and thus less vulnerable to an Iranian nuclear attack … it must be sensitive to its ally’s security perspective.” Therefore we should accede to an Israeli preventive strike and prepare for the consequences.  What’s odd about Phillips’ piec... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3189128 Mon, 18 Jan 2010 03:29:39 +0100 3189128 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3182167&cid=t_100844_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FgRXMI4golX4%2F By Justin LoganSteve Hynd at Newshoggers looks at Heritage’s recent work on Iran and observes that it sure seems like they’re prepared for war.  James Phillips says the Israelis may attack Iran but we shouldn’t try to stop them.  Phillips notes uncritically Israeli PM Binyamin Netanyahu’s characterization of the Iranian state as a “a messianic apocalyptic cult” and points out that while the United States “has the advantage of being geographically further away from Iran than Israel and thus less vulnerable to an Iranian nuclear attack … it must be sensitive to its ally’s security perspective.” Therefore we should accede to an Israeli preventive strike and prepare for the consequences.  What’s odd about Phillips’ piec... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3182167 Mon, 18 Jan 2010 03:29:39 +0100 3182167 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3167092&cid=t_100844_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FgeFiJfl40nQ%2F By Doug BandowRemember when President George W. Bush was pushing war for democracy.  Excited neoconservatives promised that a new wave of democratization was about to roll through the Middle East, sweeping out authoritarian and anti-American regimes. Oops. Reports the Washington Times: The most significant finding of the latest report is the decline in freedom in the Middle East, [Arch Puddington] said. Three countries — Jordan, Yemen and Bahrain — were reclassified from “partly free” to “not free,” and freedoms declined in Morocco and Iran. “Freedom House saw the region as a whole as headed slightly in the right direction after 9/11,” he said. “But that has changed.” Not only are countries moving backwards, but America’s friends a... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3167092 Wed, 13 Jan 2010 13:45:05 +0100 3167092 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3139213&cid=t_100844_136_f&fid=37852&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdonnatrussell.com%2F2010%2F01%2F03%2Fits-a-good-regime-in-iran-real-good%2F New cartoon by Trussell & Trussell on AOL’s Politics Daily. It’s a Good Regime in Iran, Real Good! Posted in Politics Daily Tagged: chaos theory, iran, iran opposition, iran protest, it's a good life, mousavi, political cartoon, twilight zone (Source: Donna Trussell) Donna Trussell blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3139213 Sun, 03 Jan 2010 17:31:09 +0100 3139213 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3129657&cid=t_100844_136_f&fid=37852&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdonnatrussell.com%2F2009%2F12%2F29%2Firan-human-rights-no-file-cabinets-yes%2F New cartoon by Trussell & Trussell on AOL’s Politics Daily. Iran: Human Rights, No! File Cabinets, Yes! Posted in Politics Daily Tagged: chaos theory, iran election, iran opposition, iran protest, political cartoon (Source: Donna Trussell) Donna Trussell blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3129657 Wed, 30 Dec 2009 02:47:01 +0100 3129657 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3124516&cid=t_100844_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2Fqk5kq58Admg%2F By Doug BandowMore demonstrations and more deaths in Tehran over the weekend.  It’s a nasty situation and we should offer hopes and prayers for those fighting for a free Iran. Rouzbeh and Trita Parsi, with the European Institute for Security Studies and National Iranian American Council, respectively, speculate on how close Iran might be to the brink: With the government growing increasingly desperate—and violent—the new clashes on the streets in Iran may very well prove to be the breaking point of the regime. If so, it shows that the Iranian theocracy ultimately fell on its own sword. It didn’t come to an end due to the efforts of exiled opposition groups or the regime change schemes of Washington’s neo-conservatives. Rather, the Iranian people are the main charact... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3124516 Mon, 28 Dec 2009 15:04:05 +0100 3124516 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3124676&cid=t_100844_136_f&fid=37852&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdonnatrussell.com%2F2009%2F12%2F27%2Fwhat-do-iranians-want%2F Brave Persians, the world stands with you in your fight for a free Iran. ایرانیان شجاع جهان ایستاده با شما در مبارزه خود را برای ایران آزاد The Daily Nite Owl ~  #IranElection ~  BBC Iran Crisis ~  The Lede Posted in Music - TV - Film Tagged: iran democracy, iran election, iran opposition, iran protest, ایران آزاد, دموکراسی ایران (Source: Donna Trussell) Donna Trussell blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3124676 Mon, 28 Dec 2009 05:29:28 +0100 3124676 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3096827&cid=t_100844_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FXKut6CftOp8%2F By Justin LoganForeign Policy magazine performs an important public service, publishing a compendium of the “top 10 worst predictions for 2009.” My favorite? “If we do nothing, I can guarantee you that within a decade, a communist Chinese regime that hates democracy and sees America as its primary enemy will dominate the tiny country of Panama, and thus dominate the Panama Canal, one of the world‘s most important strategic points.“ —Rep. Dana Rohrabacher (R-Calif.), Dec. 7, 1999 Rohrabacher made this alarming prediction during a debate on the U.S. handover of the Panama Canal. His fellow hawk, retired Adm. Thomas Moorer, even warned that China could sneak missiles into Panama and use the country as a staging ground for an attack on the United States. Well, ... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3096827 Thu, 17 Dec 2009 16:01:10 +0100 3096827 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3075712&cid=t_100844_133_f&fid=35452&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.graphictruth.com%2F2009%2F12%2Fbob-herbert-writes-in-new-york-times.html BOB HERBERT writes in the New York Times: "The air is filled with obsessive self-satisfied rhetoric about supporting the troops, giving them everything they need and not letting them down. But that rhetoric is as hollow as a jazzman’s drum because the overwhelming majority of Americans have no desire at all to share in the sacrifices that the service members and their families are making. Most Americans do not want to serve in the wars, do not want to give up their precious time to do volunteer work that would aid the nation’s warriors and their families, do not even want to fork over the taxes that are needed to pay for the wars.To say that this is a national disgrace is to wallow in the shallowest understatement. The nation will always give lip-service to support for the troops, but ... Graphictruth blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3075712 Wed, 09 Dec 2009 19:40:00 +0100 3075712 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3056613&cid=t_100844_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FpTtGkihLqT0%2F Political repression is old news.   Thuggish regimes have been holding their citizens prisoner for centuries.  But Iran’s government now is borrowing an innovative Soviet and Nazi tactic:  targeting family members of dissenters, even those living in the U.S. Reports the Wall Street Journal: His first impulse was to dismiss the ominous email as a prank, says a young Iranian-American named Koosha. It warned the 29-year-old engineering student that his relatives in Tehran would be harmed if he didn’t stop criticizing Iran on Facebook. Two days later, his mom called. Security agents had arrested his father in his home in Tehran and threatened him by saying his son could no longer safely return to Iran. “When they arrested my father, I realized the email was no joke,&#... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3056613 Fri, 04 Dec 2009 12:34:35 +0100 3056613 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2946887&cid=t_100844_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FivyFodXJyRI%2F “Government should not subsidize health insurance — for the uninsured, the poor, the elderly or anyone else — or regulate health insurance markets.” Here’s why. This is what happens to health care when you are not the customer. An update on the EU Lisbon Treaty. Why Fannie and Freddie mustn’t be left out of reform efforts. Skepticism over nuclear diplomacy with Iran. (PDF) Subscribe to the Nuclear Proliferation Update here. Podcast: “Obama: Kinder Bud to Federalism?” featuring Aaron Houston of the Marijuana Policy Project. (Source: Cato-at-liberty) Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2946887 Fri, 30 Oct 2009 20:29:08 +0100 2946887 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2898926&cid=t_100844_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FAJxasCjcgZI%2F The Hill’s Congress blog has a regular series that provides policy experts a forum to discuss current topics of the day. This week, the editors posed this question: President Obama has taken a very different approach to diplomacy than President Bush. Does the new approach serve or undermine long-term U.S. interests? My response: What “very different approach?” Sure, President Bush implicitly scorned diplomacy in favor of toughness, particularly in his first term. But he sought UN Security Council authorization for tougher measures against Iraq; a truly unilateral approach would have bombed first and asked questions later. By the same token, President Obama has staffed his administration with people, including chief diplomat Hillary Clinton and UN Ambassador Susan Rice, who favore... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2898926 Thu, 15 Oct 2009 16:45:18 +0100 2898926 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2862707&cid=t_100844_136_f&fid=35302&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FWhitePebble%2F%7E3%2FzXNbPTiB2So%2F … this venomous anti-Semite and Holocaust denier will never be able to play the anti-Israel card again without members of his audience sniggering. “How can you attack your own cousins?” they’ll ask. And as for Ahmadinejad’s anti-Semitic political enemies, both in Iran and the Arab world, I can tell you exactly how they will refer to him in future: THE JEW AHMADINEJAD. via Let’s see how Iran’s president likes being called ‘the Jew Ahmadinejad’ – Telegraph Blogs. Technorati Tags: Iran, Israel, Judaism, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (Source: white pebble) white pebble blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2862707 Sun, 04 Oct 2009 19:51:19 +0100 2862707 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2862708&cid=t_100844_136_f&fid=35302&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FWhitePebble%2F%7E3%2FNolIRySwmbA%2F Ahmadinejad holding up his identity papers This explains a lot. A photograph of the Iranian president holding up his identity card during elections in March 2008 clearly shows his family has Jewish roots. via Mahmoud Ahmadinejad revealed to have Jewish past – Telegraph. Technorati Tags: Iran, Judaism, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Religion and Spirituality (Source: white pebble) white pebble blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2862708 Sun, 04 Oct 2009 19:47:52 +0100 2862708 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2842506&cid=t_100844_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FzlvOae3aiV0%2F Last night, Chris Matthews presided over an odd, staccato interview with AEI’s Michael Rubin and Time magazine’s Bob Baer that was enough to make one feel sorry for the interviewees.  Matthews was wildly whipping questions at Rubin and Baer, but they both did an admirable job returning Matthews’ volleys. One interesting topic that came up was whether the Obama administration should discourage Israel from attacking Iran.  Rubin and Baer agreed that at this point an Israeli attack would be unhelpful and should be discouraged, but Baer noted that our ability to prevent such an attack is “zero.”  They agreed that the likelihood of an Israeli strike in the next year was “greater than 50-50″ and Rubin suggested that the Israeli timeline for an attack ... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2842506 Tue, 29 Sep 2009 16:11:54 +0100 2842506 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2842514&cid=t_100844_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FEX3iCVia21k%2F The revelation last week of a second secret Iranian nuclear facility, and Iran’s test firings over the weekend of its short and medium range missiles, bring a new sense of urgency to the long-scheduled talks between Iran and the P-5 + 1 beginning on Thursday in Geneva. Many in Washington hope that a new round of tough sanctions, supported by all of the major powers including Russia and China, might finally convince the Iranians to abandon their nuclear program. Such hopes are naive. Even multilateral sanctions have an uneven track record, at best. It is difficult to convince a regime to reverse itself when a very high-profile initiative hangs in the balance, and Iran’s nuclear program clearly qualifies. It is particularly unrealistic given that the many years of economic and di... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2842514 Mon, 28 Sep 2009 19:19:52 +0100 2842514 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2803890&cid=t_100844_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FMSF4xQlER04%2F Quantifying misery in Iran. Why sending more troops to Afghanistan would only weaken the authority of Afghan leaders and undermine the U.S.’s ability to deal with security challenges elsewhere in the world. Plus, an exit strategy for Afghanistan. Grading the Baucus health plan: The good, the bad and the ugly. Who’s really indoctrinating the nation’s schoolkids. Podcast: How to quietly tax the poor, anger a giant nation, and reward a labor union, all at the same time! (Source: Cato-at-liberty) Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2803890 Wed, 16 Sep 2009 21:43:49 +0100 2803890 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2774606&cid=t_100844_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FfD54PAnN51o%2F How unions are becoming irrelevant to the average American worker in the private sector. Is the president’s speech part of a sinister plan to create a socialist Obama Youth movement? Hardly. However, let us not forget that our Constitution’s framers thought schooling was too important to be left to a federal government. The case for engaging Iran. The Supreme Court will rule Wednesday on whether the government can ban political speech during election time. Here’s the back story. The 10-year budget deficit is now projected to be nine trillion dollars. Paul Krugman says it’s no big deal. James Dorn thinks otherwise and explains why Krugman is mistaken. Podcast: The real problem with Obama’s speech to schoolchildren. (Source: Cato-at-liberty) Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2774606 Tue, 08 Sep 2009 15:34:55 +0100 2774606 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2667398&cid=t_100844_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FGfve7w_Tflg%2F Stalinism was dropped even by the Soviet Union when the murderous Joseph Stalin died, but it has never disappeared completely.  North Korea, for instance, mimics the bizarre personality cult promoted by the Soviet dictator. Now Iran appears to be adopting the Stalinesque tactic of staging show trials, with “confessions” from the obviously brutalized accused.  Reports the Wall Street Journal: On Sunday, reaction by Iranian newspapers and Web sites to the trials of some 100 detained opposition members, including a former vice president, was polarized as some raised questions about whether their confessions were coerced. The trial by Tehran’s Revolutionary Court appears to be paving the way for President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad to secure his grip on power and cap a gradual tak... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2667398 Mon, 03 Aug 2009 17:48:57 +0100 2667398 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2657778&cid=t_100844_125_f&fid=34819&url=http%3A%2F%2Fflapsblog.com%2F2009%2F07%2F30%2Firan-nuclear-watch-crunch-time-for-israel%2F Is Israel’s wait for “FAILED” diplomatic efforts over? Former United Nations Ambassador John Bolton in a Wall Street Journal piece explores the probability of an Israeli attack on Iran or MORE likely under an Obama Administration – a nuclear Iran. Read it all. Technorati Tags: Iran, Israel Bookmark/Search this post with: (Source: FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog) FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2657778 Thu, 30 Jul 2009 14:18:13 +0100 2657778 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2616778&cid=t_100844_125_f&fid=34819&url=http%3A%2F%2Fflapsblog.com%2F2009%2F07%2F17%2Fshocker-iran-will-have-means-to-test-nuclear-weapon-within-six-months%2F In the meantime, the United States has allowed Iran to stall and develop their nuclear capacity despite countless United Nation’s resolutions. Iran is blocking U.N. nuclear agency attempts to upgrade monitoring of its atomic program while advancing those activities to the stage that the country would have the means to test a weapon within six months, diplomats told The Associated Press Friday. The diplomats emphasized that there were no indications of plans for such a nuclear test, saying it was highly unlikely Iran would risk heightened confrontation with the West—and chances of Israeli attack—by embarking on such a course. But they said that even as Iran expands uranium enrichment, which can create fissile nuclear material, it is resisting International Atomic Energy Agency att... FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2616778 Fri, 17 Jul 2009 23:03:06 +0100 2616778 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2605951&cid=t_100844_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2F3uXb-iN3Qg4%2F The gravest threat to the survival of the repressive regime in Tehran may be the continuing attacks on its perceived legitimacy.  Part of the factional infighting undoubtedly reflects a simple power struggle.  However, religious principles also appear to be at stake.  A number of Muslim clerics are denouncing the authorities for their misbehavior. For instance, Iranian cleric and blogger Mohsen Kadivar recently applied several Islamic principles to the Iranian government: The fourth question concerns attempts by some to cite the protection of the Islamic state to justify suppressing people’s efforts to defend their own rights. The response is that an Islamic state cannot be protected through violence. The fifth question is about what Shari’a law says are the signs of suppr... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2605951 Wed, 15 Jul 2009 12:42:13 +0100 2605951 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2576828&cid=t_100844_136_f&fid=37852&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdonnatrussell.com%2F2009%2F07%2F06%2Fpoem-for-the-rooftops-of-iran%2F Posted in Politics Tagged: iran, protest (Source: Donna Trussell) Donna Trussell blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2576828 Mon, 06 Jul 2009 21:31:48 +0100 2576828 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2561518&cid=t_100844_136_f&fid=37852&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdonnatrussell.com%2F2009%2F06%2F30%2Fchaos-theory-fun-while-it-lasted%2F New cartoon by Trussell & Trussell on AOL’s Politics Daily: Fun While It Lasted. Posted in Politcal Cartoons, Politics Tagged: democracy, iran (Source: Donna Trussell) Donna Trussell blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2561518 Tue, 30 Jun 2009 21:50:09 +0100 2561518 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2556082&cid=t_100844_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2Fx2eR4WlcWos%2F The U.S. is not yet out of Iraq, but American forces have pulled back from Iraqi cities.  Iraq’s future increasingly is in the hands of Iraqis.  And most Iraqis appear to be celebrating. Reports the Washington Post: This is no longer America’s war. Iraqis danced in the streets and set off fireworks Monday in impromptu celebrations of a pivotal moment in their nation’s troubled history: Six years and three months after the March 2003 invasion, the United States on Tuesday is withdrawing its remaining combat troops from Iraq’s cities and turning over security to Iraqi police and soldiers. While more than 130,000 U.S. troops remain in the country, patrols by heavily armed soldiers in hulking vehicles as of Wednesday will largely disappear from Baghdad, Mosul and Iraq... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2556082 Tue, 30 Jun 2009 12:40:22 +0100 2556082 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2528105&cid=t_100844_136_f&fid=37852&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdonnatrussell.com%2F2009%2F06%2F26%2Fthe-amazing-persians%2F Saeed Shahram’s score for the 11th Annual Festival of Khane Cinema: If you happen to live in Kansas City, come to the JC Nichols fountain on Saturday, June 27 at 10:30 AM or 3:00 PM for a protest against violence and a vigil in memory of Iranians who died fighting for a voice. Posted in Film, Performing Arts, Politics Tagged: iran, khane cinema, saeed shahram (Source: Donna Trussell) Donna Trussell blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2528105 Fri, 26 Jun 2009 23:37:32 +0100 2528105 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2517385&cid=t_100844_136_f&fid=37852&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdonnatrussell.com%2F2009%2F06%2F25%2Fchaos-theory-parsing-obama%2F New cartoon by Trussell & Trussell on AOL’s Politics Daily: Parsing Obama. Posted in Politcal Cartoons, Politics Tagged: democrat, iran, obama, republican (Source: Donna Trussell) Donna Trussell blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2517385 Fri, 26 Jun 2009 01:55:40 +0100 2517385 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2512786&cid=t_100844_136_f&fid=37852&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdonnatrussell.com%2F2009%2F06%2F24%2Fpeople-of-the-world-listen%2F Posted in Politics Tagged: iran protest, iran violence (Source: Donna Trussell) Donna Trussell blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2512786 Wed, 24 Jun 2009 20:41:55 +0100 2512786 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2512787&cid=t_100844_136_f&fid=37852&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdonnatrussell.com%2F2009%2F06%2F23%2Fdying-for-freedom%2F My new post on Politics Daily / Woman Up: The path of Neda Agha Soltan, ندا آقا .سلطان , is not well trod, but it’s clear. These days the names Mahatma Gandhi and Martin Luther King are rolling off of everyone’s tongues. MLK and Ghandi are indeed the stars of nonviolent resistance, but a more apt comparison might be Nazi Germany’s Sophie Scholl… Read the rest on AOL @ Dying for Freedom. Trailer for the 2005 German film Sophie Scholl: The Final Days: Last words of Sophie’s brother Hans Scholl (1918-1943) “Long live freedom!” Es lebe die Freiheit! Sophie erinnern daran erinnern Neda طولانی آزادی زندگی به یاد داشته باشید سوفی ندا به یاد داشته باشید Posted in Politics, Woman Up Tagged: i... Donna Trussell blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2512787 Tue, 23 Jun 2009 18:25:19 +0100 2512787 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2512788&cid=t_100844_136_f&fid=37852&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdonnatrussell.com%2F2009%2F06%2F22%2Fthe-changing-face-of-martyrdom%2F ندا آقا سلطان Neda Agha Soltan 1982-2009 My new post on Politics Daily / Woman Up: We don’t know much about Neda Agha Soltan  ندا آقا سلطان We know she was 26 years old. Some reports say she was a philosophy student. We do know that on June 20, 2009, she was watching a protest in Tehran when she was shot to death. Because today’s world is radically different from that of the Chinese students in Tiananmen Square, we all saw Neda look right into the camera after friends lowered her to the ground. Then we saw her bleed. We saw her eyes go blank… Read the rest on AOL @ The Changing Face of Martyrdom. Read more about Neda in my blog post Young Girl Dying in Iran. Read about another young woman who risked her life some 60 years ago on my blog post Dying ... Donna Trussell blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2512788 Mon, 22 Jun 2009 21:40:27 +0100 2512788 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2512791&cid=t_100844_136_f&fid=37852&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdonnatrussell.com%2F2009%2F06%2F20%2Fyoung-girl-dying-in-iran%2F Grave of Neda Agha Soltan The young woman’s name is ندا آقا .سلطان Neda Agha Soltan. She was a 26-year-old student. She’d studied religion and philosophy, but was most interested in music and travel. On June 20, 2009 she was watching a protest with her music teacher. At 7:05 PM she was standing on Kargar Avenue at its intersection with Khosravi and Salehi Streets. Although initial reports implicated a sniper on top of a building, other witnesses said Neda was shot by a Basij militiaman riding a motorcycle. A few minutes later, she died. On the video a male voice says, “Neda, don’t be afraid. Neda, don’t be afraid.” And then, “Neda, stay with me. Neda, stay with me!” In Iran, One Woman’s Death May Have Many Consequences. Who... Donna Trussell blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2512791 Sat, 20 Jun 2009 19:09:30 +0100 2512791 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2512792&cid=t_100844_136_f&fid=37852&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdonnatrussell.com%2F2009%2F06%2F19%2Fchaos-theory-another-larry-king-exclusive%2F New cartoon by Trussell & Trussell on AOL’s Politics Daily: Another Larry King Exclusive. Posted in Film, Politcal Cartoons, Politics Tagged: cnnfail, iran election, larry king (Source: Donna Trussell) Donna Trussell blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2512792 Fri, 19 Jun 2009 20:20:03 +0100 2512792 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2512793&cid=t_100844_136_f&fid=37852&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdonnatrussell.com%2F2009%2F06%2F19%2Fan-atheist-says-god-be-with-you%2F My new post on Politics Daily / Woman Up: The protests in Iran have got me thinking about religion, a subject I usually avoid. I don’t like the label of atheist. I’d rather be defined by what I do believe in than by what I don’t. Besides, people hate atheists. I mean hate. When a 2007 Gallup poll revealed that Americans would sooner elect a gay or lesbian president than an atheist, I thought perhaps it was time for me to stand up with my heathen brothers and sisters… Read more on AOL @ An Atheist Says: God Be With You. Posted in Politics, Woman Up Tagged: atheism, atheist, iran election, protest (Source: Donna Trussell) Donna Trussell blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2512793 Fri, 19 Jun 2009 17:49:01 +0100 2512793 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2522968&cid=t_100844_93_f&fid=35707&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Fhemodynamics%2F%7E3%2F7HIfOf4ysX4%2Fdoctors-nurses-and-medical-students-in.html Above: a video from YouTube, with the title 16 JUNE 2009 - Doctors and nurses are protesting in a major hospital in Tehran - Iranwith the following caption:At 1:41 one of nurses is shouting "8 people died in this hospital last night". of them1 died by a headshot...which said that poor brave man shoted by sniper. at 1:35 you can see on that board which writen in persian "28 wounded...8 died"Morning of 16 June...Rasoul Akram Hospital's doctors and nurses are protesting about what happened in the last night gunshots by Goverment's militia (basij) and police. 36 people shots By Gun 8 dies and 28 injured .And...From Nico Pitney at the Huffington Post, an email from an Iranian medical student:Hello,It's painful to watch what's happening.I don't want anything to do with what has been said this fa... hemodynamics blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2522968 Wed, 17 Jun 2009 01:37:00 +0100 2522968 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2512795&cid=t_100844_136_f&fid=37852&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdonnatrussell.com%2F2009%2F06%2F16%2Fchaos-theory-the-revolution-will-be-hashtagged%2F New cartoon by Trussell & Trussell @ AOL’s Politics Daily: The Revolution Will Be Hashtagged. Posted in Media, Politcal Cartoons, Politics Tagged: cnn, iran election, social media, twitter (Source: Donna Trussell) Donna Trussell blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2512795 Tue, 16 Jun 2009 22:42:04 +0100 2512795 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2511211&cid=t_100844_109_f&fid=34730&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychiatrist-blog.blogspot.com%2F2009%2F06%2Ftweets-from-iran-about-election-more.html There is better coverage of what is happening in Iran on Twitter than there is on mainstream news.  Check out tweets from change_for_iran for on-the-ground reporting.Also, check out http://www.twazzup.com/search?q=%23iranelectionfor up-to-the-minute tweets about this pro-democracy uprising.Pretty amazing to see protests like this in a country that is so regressive. Change is in the air.* * *Oh, on another note, I really enjoyed watching this lone dancing dude catalyze a huge dance thing.  Worth watching all the way through.  Shows the power that one individual can have to affect change.----- Listen to our latest podcast at mythreeshrinks.com or subscribe to our rss feed. (Source: Shrink Rap) Shrink Rap blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2511211 Sun, 14 Jun 2009 15:30:00 +0100 2511211 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2609187&cid=t_100844_46_f&fid=38787&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmsf.ca%2Fblogs%2Fphotos%2F2009%2F06%2F09%2Firaq-2%2F photo: Siavash Maghsoudi September 2008 Hassan, 43, was driving his taxi in Bagdad, Iraq, when a bomb exploded. He underwent surgery with the MSF team in Mehran, in neighbouring Iran, and he is now getting follow-up treatment in Amman, Jordan. (Source: MSF Blogs) MSF Blogs blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2609187 Tue, 09 Jun 2009 11:36:43 +0100 2609187 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2458040&cid=t_100844_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FUEOvs9puy04%2F Obama Speaks to the Muslim World In Cairo on Thursday, President Obama asked for a “new beginning between the United States and Muslims around the world,” and spoke at some length on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, Iran, Iraq, and Afghanistan. Cato scholar Christopher Preble comments, “At times, it sounded like a state of the union address, with a litany of promises intended to appeal to particular interest groups. …That said, I thought the president hit the essential points without overpromising.” Preble goes on to say: He did not ignore that which divides the United States from the world at large, and many Muslims in particular, nor was he afraid to address squarely the lies and distortions — including the implication that 9/11 never happened, or was not... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2458040 Fri, 05 Jun 2009 20:44:16 +0100 2458040 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2424316&cid=t_100844_125_f&fid=34819&url=http%3A%2F%2Fflapsblog.com%2F2009%2F05%2F20%2Firan-tests-new-sajjil-2-surface-to-surface-solid-fuel-missile-threatens-israel-and-southeastern-europe%2F Iran has test fired a new ballistic missile, Sajjil-2, with a range of 1200 miles, far enough to hit Israel and southeastern Europe Iran has tested a new missle today with a range that threatens Israel. President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said Iran test-fired a new advanced missile Wednesday with a range of about 1,200 miles, far enough to strike Israel, southeastern Europe and U.S. bases in the Middle East. The announcement will not reassure the U.S. government, coming just two days after President Barack Obama declared a readiness to seek deeper international sanctions against Iran if it shunned U.S. attempts to open negotiations on its nuclear program. Obama said he expected a positive response to his outreach for opening a dialogue with Iran by the end of the year. “Defense Minister (M... FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2424316 Wed, 20 May 2009 14:50:30 +0100 2424316 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2424034&cid=t_100844_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FDqfVAT4ijI8%2F This is fairly old news, but in the event anyone had been hearing about the story only at C@L, I failed to note that last week the U.S. reporter I’d been posting about was released from prison in Iran.  She has left the country, flying to Austria with her family. Interesting back story on the circumstances surrounding her arrest here.  Whatever the details, it’s good news that she was released. (Source: Cato-at-liberty) Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2424034 Tue, 19 May 2009 15:25:44 +0100 2424034 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2405024&cid=t_100844_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FIy4GrKPSUNE%2F Richard Haass’s op ed in today’s Post is worth a read. Sure, it amounts to a well-placed advertisement for his new book, War of Necessity, War of Choice. And it’s not like Haass, current president of the Council of Foreign Relations, and former director of policy planning at the State Department, lacks for exposure. But while I would quibble with his characterization of the first Gulf War as “necessary”, it is refreshing for a man so firmly fixed in the foreign policy establishment to focus not on the United States’ supposed capacity for refashioning the global order, but rather on the limits of our power. He urges President Obama to resist the impulse to expand our objectives in Afghanistan, and should not dedicate far more resources to the effort i... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2405024 Thu, 14 May 2009 15:44:09 +0100 2405024 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2375786&cid=t_100844_86_f&fid=38272&url=http%3A%2F%2Flaikaspoetnik.wordpress.com%2F2009%2F04%2F26%2Fblue-ribbon-blog-rally-for-free-speech-online-een-blauw-lint-voor-vrijheid-van-meningsuiting%2F I have never been a person who would stoop to self-censoring and I never will be. I’d rather not write at all if I have to stop being frank and honest in my words. -Omid-Reza Mir-Sayafi Thanks to T at Notes of an Anesthesioboist for getting this going, a group of bloggers is holding a blog [...] (Source: Laika's MedLibLog) Laika's MedLibLog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2375786 Sun, 26 Apr 2009 14:49:00 +0100 2375786 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2349534&cid=t_100844_136_f&fid=36070&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnetwork.nature.com%2Fpeople%2Fbasanta%2Fblog%2F2009%2F04%2F14%2Fgame-theory-and-iran Although I use this blog mostly to discuss cancer and evolution (thus the name of the blog) and the role of mathematical tools to study those, some times other topics manage to squeeze in. More often than not , for a reason. This time is not coffee but game theory. The tool that some researchers use to study evolution (and more recently cancer!) started as a mathematical tool to study the politics of the cold war. Von Neumann himself was, for a while, an employee of the DoD affiliated RAND corporation. Back to those roots, NYU’s Bruce Bueno de Mesquita delivered this TED talk in which he explains GT and how it could be used to understand the future of Iran’s nuclear policy. For those of you who don’t know TED, these are a series of conferences on the topics of Technology,... Cancerevo: Evolution and cancer blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2349534 Tue, 14 Apr 2009 17:19:54 +0100 2349534 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2284345&cid=t_100844_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FGJL-rYQK7XY%2F In response to President Obama’s video message to the Iranian people this morning, Iranian presidential aide Aliakbar Javanfekr is quoted as saying, “The Obama administration so far has just talked. By words and talking the … problems between Iran and America cannot be solved.” I wish we knew the reaction of Khamene’i, but I do find myself fearing that the CIA may continue its major covert operations to undermine Tehran’s clerical regime. The administration has yet to repudiate this official policy. If Obama decides to repeal it, and dialogue with Iran falls through, Bush administration officials will trumpet that their policy could have had a chance to succeed. Obama may be in a tough spot, but history is on his side. As we witnessed in 1953 with the ... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2284345 Fri, 20 Mar 2009 15:32:37 +0100 2284345 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2284347&cid=t_100844_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FjcbiBWG_GLw%2F Hoping to derail the re-election of Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, President Obama today gave an unprecedented appeal to the Iranian people in a special video message. In it, he offers a “new beginning” of engagement to end the nearly 30 years of hostile bilateral relations.  This video comes less than a month after the administration wrote a letter to the country’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamene’i, who, as opposed to Ahmadinejad, truly controls the apparatus of government and has the final say on the country’s nuclear ambitions. Khamene’i sent a congratulatory letter to Obama after he won the presidency.  My colleague, Justin Logan, has written extensively on U.S. policy toward Iran, such as here and here, to name a few. He argues — a... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2284347 Fri, 20 Mar 2009 14:08:22 +0100 2284347 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2249697&cid=t_100844_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FtuOcOh8lT0k%2F My father sends along this story regarding Roxana Saberi, the American freelance journalist who has been detained by the Iranian government for more than a month. It is encouraging news.  Our hope and prayers are that the Iranians deliver on this pledge. Better still would be if they simply stopped doing this sort of thing altogether. (Source: Cato-at-liberty) Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2249697 Fri, 06 Mar 2009 16:06:53 +0100 2249697 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2249706&cid=t_100844_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2F0NejOrdEyzM%2F The Iranian government has detained another American journalist, Roxana Saberi of NPR.  I was waiting to post on this in the event that a concerted effort to free her got spun up, but I’m not seeing anything as yet, so I thought I’d just relate the news. I met Ms. Saberi once.  We were both panelists at a discussion of Iran policy about two years ago, in front of a group of several hundred high school students who were on some sort of DC visit.  I found her to be reserved in manner, judicious in thought, and entirely unthreatening.  It is unfortunate that the Iranian government does not acknowledge this. In any case, she should be freed immediately.  The Iranian government gets nothing from this sort of thing other than bad press, as it surely recognized when it pointlessl... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2249706 Thu, 05 Mar 2009 15:53:24 +0100 2249706 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1622064&cid=t_100844_125_f&fid=34819&url=http%3A%2F%2Fflapsblog.com%2F2008%2F07%2F14%2Firan-president-ahmadinejad-to-visit-new-york-for-united-nations-general-assembly%2F Iran’s President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is reportedly planning to visit New York again this Fall for the United Nations General Assembly meeting. Remember last year’s visit? Iran and the Mullahs who pull President Ahmadinejad’s strings just love to screw with the United States -especially at Presidential election time. Flap wonders if Barack Obama will agree to meet with Ahamdinejad - you know without preconditions? (Source: FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog) FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1622064 Mon, 14 Jul 2008 19:48:16 +0100 1622064 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1581886&cid=t_100844_125_f&fid=34819&url=http%3A%2F%2Fflapsblog.com%2F2008%2F07%2F05%2Firan-nuclear-watch-iran-will-not-stop-uranium-enrichment%2F Iran’s President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (R) waves to journalists as Iranian chief nuclear negotiator Saeed Jalili stands in the background before an official meeting in Tehran July 1, 2008. Iran said on Saturday its nuclear stance had not changed and it was ready to hold talks with world major powers over its disputed nuclear program based on international regulations. The trial balloon of a few days ago - “freeze-for-freeze” - turns out to be bull - just like all of the others. Iran will not halt uranium enrichment. Iran’s nuclear program remains unchanged, a government spokesman Saturday, indicating that Tehran has no plans to meet a key Western demand that it stop enriching uranium. Gholam Hossein Elham’s insistence that Iran would not change the central part of its c... FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1581886 Sun, 06 Jul 2008 03:46:35 +0100 1581886 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1575371&cid=t_100844_125_f&fid=34819&url=http%3A%2F%2Fflapsblog.com%2F2008%2F07%2F03%2Firan-nuclear-watch-a-deal-to-halt-uranium-enrichment%2F There is a report out that says Iran will halt uranium enrichment if the West lifts international sanctions. Iran expressed readiness to freeze its uranium enrichment program in return for lifting the international sanctions imposed on it, Israel’s Channel 2 senior analyst Ehud Ya’ari revealed Thursday evening. He cited unnamed Western officials as the source of the new development. In the newly formulated deal, incentives were also reportedly discussed, including rebuilding Iran’s fleet of aircraft and aiding the country with civilian nuclear technology. According to the report, an initial six-week trial period would be implemented. It sounds to Flap that this is a “trial baloon” for “pre-negotiations” or how to do a period leading up to full-bl... FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1575371 Fri, 04 Jul 2008 02:49:30 +0100 1575371 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1552948&cid=t_100844_125_f&fid=34819&url=http%3A%2F%2Fflapsblog.com%2F2008%2F06%2F28%2Firan-nuclear-watch-one-year-to-stop-iranian-nuke%2F T minus one year and counting before Iran can threaten or nuclear blackmail Israel. A former head of Mossad has warned that Israel has 12 months in which to destroy Iran’s nuclear programme or risk coming under nuclear attack itself. He also hinted that Israel might have to act sooner if Barack Obama wins the US presidential election. The United States and European Union have fiddled while the uranium centrifuges have been spinning at Natanz. Israel will have NO choice but to bomb Iran if they do not stand down from their nuclear weapons program. Stay tuned…..Previous: Iran Nuclear Watch: Iran Will Play Disrupt Gulf Oil Route Card Iran Nuclear Watch: Ahmadinejad - The West Could NOT Break Us Iran Nuclear Watch: The Red LineIran Nuclear Watch: Britain to Increase Iran Sanctio... FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1552948 Sun, 29 Jun 2008 03:19:48 +0100 1552948 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1552949&cid=t_100844_125_f&fid=34819&url=http%3A%2F%2Fflapsblog.com%2F2008%2F06%2F28%2Firan-nuclear-watch-iran-will-play-disrupt-gulf-oil-route-card%2F Ayatollah Ali Khamenei (R) shakes hands with General Yahya Rahim Safavi — the former chief of the Revolutionary Guards — while his newly-appointed successor General Mohammad Ali Jaafari looks on during a meeting in Tehran. Khamenei pledged that Iran will never yield to Western pressure over its nuclear program, and it would outsmart “drunken and arrogant” Western opponents in the standoff. (September 2007) In a shocker, Iran says if it is attacked that they will disrupt Persian Gulf Oil routes and attack neighboring states that support the attackers. The Revolutionary Guards said Iran would impose controls on shipping in the vital Gulf oil route if Iran was attacked and warned regional states of reprisals if they took part, a newspaper reported on Saturday. Fear of an escalation in... FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1552949 Sun, 29 Jun 2008 00:40:41 +0100 1552949 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1508187&cid=t_100844_125_f&fid=34819&url=http%3A%2F%2Fflapsblog.com%2F2008%2F06%2F11%2Firan-nuclear-watch-ahmadinejad-taunts-bush%2F Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, clinches his fist, as he delivers a speech in a public gathering at the city of Shahr-E- Kord, some 330 miles (550 kilometers) south of the capital Tehran, Iran, Wednesday, June 11, 2008. Ahmadinejad said Wednesday that U.S. President George W. Bush’s era ‘has come to an end’ and he has failed in his goals to attack Iran and stop its nuclear program Iran President Ahmadinejad is correct in taunting President Bush. President Bush has done NOTHING but talk about Iran acquiring a nuclear weapon. “It’s Bush’s dream to harm Iran’s nation,” Ahmadinejad said today during a televised speech in the western Iranian city of Shahre Kord. “You thought you would be able to do something but your term came to an e... FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1508187 Wed, 11 Jun 2008 15:57:50 +0100 1508187 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1480624&cid=t_100844_125_f&fid=34819&url=http%3A%2F%2Fflapsblog.com%2F2008%2F05%2F30%2Fbarack-obama-watch-meeting-ahmadinejad%2F Barack Obama at the You Tube Democrat debate, July 23, 2007 In the furor yesterday over Barack Obama’s LATEST Pastor problem with Father Michael Pfleger, the changing of Obama’s position on meeting with Iran President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad without preconditions may have been missed. Last July this is what Barack Obama said: “Would you be willing to meet separately, without precondition, during the first year of your administration, in Washington or anywhere else, with the leaders of Iran, Syria, Venezuela, Cuba and North Korea in order to bridge the gap that divides our countries?” asked Stephen Sixta, a video producer who submitted the question for the CNN/YouTube Democratic debate. Mr. Obama, the first candidate to respond, answered, “I would.” But, Obama has taken heat... FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1480624 Fri, 30 May 2008 16:53:26 +0100 1480624 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1475098&cid=t_100844_125_f&fid=34819&url=http%3A%2F%2Fflapsblog.com%2F2008%2F05%2F28%2Firan-nuclear-watch-the-iaea-inspectors%2F Michael Ramirez on Barack Obama and Iran President Bush, the European Union and the United Nations have been unable to contain Iran’s nuclear ambitions. But, never fear, Barack Obama WILL talk to Iran President Ahmadinejad and we will be on the rim of a golden world. Right. Previous: Iran Nuclear Watch: Israel - Iran Could Have Nukes by 2009 Iran “Reminded” with Deployment of USS Abraham Lincoln Iran Nuclear Watch: Iran Demands Azerbaijan Deliver Russian Nuclear Shipment Shocker: Iran Threatens To Eliminate Israel (Source: FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog) FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1475098 Wed, 28 May 2008 16:18:58 +0100 1475098 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1454294&cid=t_100844_125_f&fid=34819&url=http%3A%2F%2Fflapsblog.com%2F%3Fp%3D6997 John McCain Responds To Obama Saying Iran Is A “Tiny” Threat Earlier today Senator John McCain slammed Seantor Barack Obama over remarks Obama made about Iran being a “TINY THREAT.” The full text of McCain’s remarks is here along with Obama’s previous statement. “They might not be a superpower, but the threat the government of Iran poses is anything but ‘tiny.’…The next President ought to understand such basic realities of international relations.” Now, Barack Obama has fired back at McCain. The Illinois Senator slaps back: He speaks out against McCain’s characterization of him on his Iran policy at a town hall meeting in Billings, Montana. “You can vote for John McCain and nothing will change…or we can turn the page.” Blames “McCain-... FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1454294 Mon, 19 May 2008 18:18:11 +0100 1454294 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1454295&cid=t_100844_125_f&fid=34819&url=http%3A%2F%2Fflapsblog.com%2F%3Fp%3D6996 Republican presidential candidate Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., boards his chartered plane at Washington’s Ronald Reagan National Airport, Monday, May 19, 2008 In Chicago this morning speaking before the National Restaurant Association Senator John MCCain slammed Senator Barack Obama on Iran. “Before I begin my prepared remarks, I want to respond briefly to a comment Senator Obama made yesterday about the threat posed to the United States by the Government of Iran. Senator Obama claimed that the threat Iran poses to our security is “tiny” compared to the threat once posed by the former Soviet Union. Obviously, Iran isn’t a superpower and doesn’t possess the military power the Soviet Union had. But that does not mean that the threat posed by Iran is insignificant. On the contra... FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1454295 Mon, 19 May 2008 16:32:51 +0100 1454295 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1450216&cid=t_100844_125_f&fid=34819&url=http%3A%2F%2Fflapsblog.com%2F%3Fp%3D6977 Michael Ramirez on Jimmy Carter, Hamas and Barack Obama Why? Please……… (Source: FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog) FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1450216 Sat, 17 May 2008 20:57:40 +0100 1450216 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1433705&cid=t_100844_125_f&fid=34819&url=http%3A%2F%2Fflapsblog.com%2F%3Fp%3D6950 A family flees a neighorhood in west Beirut. Hezbollah fighters, their guns blazing, seized control of west Beirut on Friday after three days of deadly street battles with pro-government foes pushed Lebanon dangerously close to all-out civil war. Iran and Syria have aided Hezbollah RELOAD after the war with Israel in 2006 - so here we go again. Get ready for the resumption of Israeli, Hezbollah and Lebanese War. Like Flap said the first time. (Source: FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog) FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1433705 Sat, 10 May 2008 01:20:24 +0100 1433705 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1426259&cid=t_100844_125_f&fid=34819&url=http%3A%2F%2Fflapsblog.com%2F%3Fp%3D6929 Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (2nd L) visits the Natanz nuclear enrichment facility, 350 km (217 miles) south of Tehran, April 8, 2008 Israel now believes that Iran with its uranium enrichment centrifuges spinning at Natanz will be able to begin enriching uranium on a military scale this year. The new assessment moves up Israel’s forecasts on Teheran’s nuclear program by almost a full year - from 2009 to the end of 2008. According to the new timeline, Iran could have a nuclear weapon by the middle of next year. Iran, a senior defense official said on Tuesday, had encountered numerous technical obstacles on its way to enriching uranium but was now on track to master the technology needed to enrich uranium within six months. Israel is also concerned that Teheran is develo... FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1426259 Wed, 07 May 2008 15:13:07 +0100 1426259 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1423083&cid=t_100844_125_f&fid=34819&url=http%3A%2F%2Fflapsblog.com%2F%3Fp%3D6913 Supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, seen here in March 2008, vowed that Iran would press ahead with its controversial nuclear programme, two days after world powers said they had prepared a new package to end the crisis. In a shocking revelation Iran’s Supreme leader, Ayatatollah Ali Khamenei, told the West to go to hell with attempting to stop him and the other Iranian Mullahs to develop their Allah-given right to develop nuclear energy weapons. Iran’s top leader says his country will not bend to international pressure and give up its nuclear program, according to state television. Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who has the final say in all state matters, said Iran will continue its nuclear program despite Western efforts to thwart it with sanctions. “No thre... FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1423083 Mon, 05 May 2008 20:49:51 +0100 1423083 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1409674&cid=t_100844_125_f&fid=34819&url=http%3A%2F%2Fflapsblog.com%2F%3Fp%3D6885 Secretary of Defense Robert Gates “REMINDS” Iran with a second carrier group in the Persian Gulf. U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Tuesday that sending a second aircraft carrier to the Persian Gulf could serve as a “reminder” to Iran, but he said it is not an escalation of force. Speaking to reporters after meeting with Mexican leaders, Gates said heightening U.S. criticism of Iran and its support for terrorist groups is not a signal that the administration is laying the groundwork for a strike against Tehran. Still, he said Iran continues to back the Taliban in Afghanistan. “I do not have a sense at this point of a significant increase in Iranian support for the Taliban and others opposing the government in Afghanistan,” Gates said. “There... FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1409674 Wed, 30 Apr 2008 15:40:00 +0100 1409674 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1402940&cid=t_100844_125_f&fid=34819&url=http%3A%2F%2Fflapsblog.com%2F%3Fp%3D6851 United Nations sanctions might actually be enforced? Iran demanded Sunday that Azerbaijan deliver a Russian shipment of nuclear equipment blocked at its border with Iran for the past three weeks. Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Mohammad Ali Hosseini said in his weekly briefing that his country has asked the Azerbaijani ambassador in Iran to get his government “to deliver the shipment as soon as possible.” The blocked nuclear equipment “is in the framework of Iran-Russia cooperation” and there should be “no ban on it,” he said about the shipment destined for a Russian-built nuclear reactor in the southern Iranian port city of Bushehr. Azerbaijan has said it was seeking more information about the shipment due to fears that it might violate any of the th... FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1402940 Mon, 28 Apr 2008 00:21:22 +0100 1402940 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1400640&cid=t_100844_125_f&fid=34819&url=http%3A%2F%2Fflapsblog.com%2F%3Fp%3D6836 Michael Ramirez on Hillary Clinton “Totally Obliterating Iran” News Item: Clinton says U.S. could “totally obliterate” Iran Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton warned Tehran on Tuesday that if she were president, the United States could “totally obliterate” Iran in retaliation for a nuclear strike against Israel. On the day of a crucial vote in her nomination battle against fellow Democrat Barack Obama, the New York senator said she wanted to make clear to Tehran what she was prepared to do as president in hopes that this warning would deter any Iranian nuclear attack against the Jewish state. “I want the Iranians to know that if I’m the president, we will attack Iran (if it attacks Israel),” Clinton said in an interview o... FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1400640 Fri, 25 Apr 2008 23:09:08 +0100 1400640 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1375049&cid=t_100844_125_f&fid=34819&url=http%3A%2F%2Fflapsblog.com%2F%3Fp%3D6772 Michael Ramirez on Iran’s Nuclear Ambitions New Item: Iran Threatens to Eliminate Israel Iran will eliminate Israel if it attacks the Islamic Republic, Iran’s deputy army chief warned Tuesday in words conjuring up Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s threats to wipe Israel off the map. “Should Israel take any action against Iran, we will eliminate Israel from the scene of the universe,” Gen. Muhammad Reza Ashtiani said in Teheran on Tuesday. Ashtiani’s statement followed Infrastructure Minister Binyamin Ben-Eliezer’s comment last week warning Iran that any attack on Israel would result in the “destruction of the Iranian nation.” Ashtiani claimed Israel was “very vulnerable” and dismissed allegations that Iran was worried ... FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1375049 Wed, 16 Apr 2008 00:48:04 +0100 1375049 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1366617&cid=t_100844_125_f&fid=34819&url=http%3A%2F%2Fflapsblog.com%2F%3Fp%3D6747 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eNL6DyH_IfA This January 8, 2008 video shows Iranian speedboats swarming around three American warships going through the strategically vital Strait of Hormuz. Iran is testing its asymmetric war plans again in the Persian Gulf. This time it was a United States Coast Guard patrol boat. Three speed boats of unidentified origin approached a US patrol boat as it transited the Gulf but stopped after a warning flare was fired, a US Navy spokesman said. The USS Typhoon, a Coast Guard patrol boat, was heading from the central to the northern Gulf when it was approached by the high-speed boats, said Lieutenant Nathan Christensen, a spokesman for the US Fifth Fleet. “Typhoon issued the standard query to the incoming small boards via bridge-to-bridge,” he s... FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1366617 Fri, 11 Apr 2008 18:10:50 +0100 1366617 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1366618&cid=t_100844_125_f&fid=34819&url=http%3A%2F%2Fflapsblog.com%2F%3Fp%3D6746 New spy photographs reveal the “SHOCKING” truth. The secret site where Iran is suspected of developing long-range ballistic missiles capable of reaching targets in Europe has been uncovered by new satellite photographs. The imagery has pinpointed the facility from where the Iranians launched their Kavoshgar 1 “research rocket” on February 4, claiming that it was in connection with their space programme. Analysis of the photographs taken by the Digital Globe QuickBird satellite four days after the launch has revealed a number of intriguing features that indicate to experts that it is the same site where Iran is focusing its efforts on developing a ballistic missile with a range of about 6,000km (4,000 miles). A previously unknown missile location, the site, about 230km south... FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1366618 Fri, 11 Apr 2008 14:44:02 +0100 1366618 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1356009&cid=t_100844_125_f&fid=34819&url=http%3A%2F%2Fflapsblog.com%2F%3Fp%3D6729 Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad speaks with photographers while waiting for a meeting at the presidential palace in Tehran. Iran is starting work to install 6,000 new uranium-enriching centrifuges at its nuclear plant in Natanz, Ahmadinejad announced on Tuesday, according to state media. Years of negotiations with Iran and three sets of United Nations Security Council sanctions later, Iran President Ahmadinejad announced today that Iran will be installing 6,000 new uranium enrichment centrifuges at Natanz. Iran has begun installing 6,000 new centrifuges at its uranium enrichment plant in Natanz, state television quoted President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad as saying Tuesday. Iran already has about 3,000 centrifuges operating in Natanz, and the new announcement is seen as a show of defiance o... FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1356009 Tue, 08 Apr 2008 14:30:15 +0100 1356009 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1275972&cid=t_100844_125_f&fid=34819&url=http%3A%2F%2Fflapsblog.com%2F%3Fp%3D6529 Iranian technicians prepare to wash the reactor of the Bushehr nuclear power plant in 2007. The Security Council tightened UN sanctions on Iran Monday for refusing to halt nuclear fuel work as six major powers offered to resume talks with the Islamic Republic to end the standoff. A third round of sanctions by the United Nations Security Council against Iran for their nuclear program, including continuing uranium enrichment were adopted today at the United Nations. A prominent Revolutionary Guards commander close to Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Khamenei and a long list of figures involved in Iran’s nuclear program are among those the U.N. Security Council targeted Monday with sanctions. While the two previous Security Council resolutions were aimed at top figures and well-kn... FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1275972 Tue, 04 Mar 2008 09:02:13 +0100 1275972 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1274807&cid=t_100844_125_f&fid=34819&url=http%3A%2F%2Fflapsblog.com%2F%3Fp%3D6524 Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, left, and his Iraqi counterpart Jalal, Talabani, right, sit as their ministers sign bilateral agreements in Baghdad, Iraq, Monday, March 3, 2008. Ahmadinejad on Monday dismissed U.S. accusations that his country is training extremists and demanded that the Americans withdraw from Iraq. Iran’s President Mahmound Ahmadinejad launched a barrage of criticism against the United States and the Iraq War. Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Monday dismissed U.S. accusations that his country is training extremists and demanded that the Americans withdraw from Iraq. Speaking in a nearly hour-long news conference at the end of an unprecedented visit to Iraq, Ahmadinejad said the U.S. allegations — that Iran is training Shiite militants who target Am... FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1274807 Mon, 03 Mar 2008 20:58:47 +0100 1274807 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1274804&cid=t_100844_125_f&fid=34819&url=http%3A%2F%2Fflapsblog.com%2F%3Fp%3D6527 Babak Zamanian, a student at Amir Kabir, in Tehran, is on crutches because of a beating earlier by supporters of President Ahmadinejad. Remember the December 2006 Iranian student protests against Iran’s President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad? Iranian students have disrupted a speech by President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad at a prestigious Tehran university, setting fire to his picture and heckling him. “Some students chanted radical slogans and inflamed the atmosphere of the meeting” at the Amir Kabir University, said the semi-official Fars news agency on Monday, which is close to Ahmadinejad. Well, Iran and Ahmadinejad strikes back today with the sentencing of one of the protesting students to one year in jail. Guess that will l’arn ya…….. Babak Zamanian “was given the m... FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1274804 Mon, 03 Mar 2008 20:58:47 +0100 1274804 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1265096&cid=t_100844_125_f&fid=34819&url=http%3A%2F%2Fflapsblog.com%2F%3Fp%3D6509 President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, seen here in January 2008, has declared that Iran is the world’s “number one” power. Ahmadinejad made the statement as he launched a bitter new assault on domestic critics he accused of siding with the enemy. Iran President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad says Iran is the “number one world power.” “Everybody has understood that Iran is the number one power in the world,” Ahmadinejad said in a speech to families who lost loved ones in the 1980-1988 Iran-Iraq war. “Today the name of Iran means a firm punch in the teeth of the powerful and it puts them in their place,” he added in the address broadcast live on state television. Ahmadinejad’s comments come amid renewed Western efforts on the UN Security Council to a... FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1265096 Thu, 28 Feb 2008 20:59:41 +0100 1265096 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1255007&cid=t_100844_125_f&fid=34819&url=http%3A%2F%2Fflapsblog.com%2F%3Fp%3D6489 Chief of the International Atomic Energy Agency Mohamed ElBaradei. Iran said it saw no legal basis for a new UN Security Council resolution over its nuclear activities after the UN atomic watchdog reported it had made progress in its probe. If evaluation of Iran’s nuclear weapons program is left up to the IAEA and ElBaradei, Iran will soon develop BREAKOUT CAPABILITY. In a scathing critique of El Baradei’s agenda in leading the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Danielle Pletka and Michael Rubin in today’s Wall Street Journal write about the IAEA whitewash of Tehran’s nuclear ambitions. IAEA technical experts have complained anonymously to the press that the latest report on Iran was revamped to suit the director’s political goals. In 2004, Mr. ElBarad... FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1255007 Mon, 25 Feb 2008 20:50:24 +0100 1255007 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1250128&cid=t_100844_125_f&fid=34819&url=http%3A%2F%2Fflapsblog.com%2F%3Fp%3D6479 Ayatollah Mohammad Emami-Kashani is pictured at Tehran University. The top Iranian cleric has told the UN Security Council to stay out of the crisis over Tehran’s contested nuclear drive, ahead of a key report by the UN atomic watchdog. The long awaited IAEA report on Iran nuclear program has just been released and it details Iran’s continuing uranium enrichment and development of centrifuges. Flap will update as more details are available. Update: Iran more open on atom work, bomb fears remain: IAEA Iran has shown new openness about nuclear advances earlier off-limits to U.N. monitors but not enough to prove the program is not geared to making bombs, the International Atomic Energy Agency said on Friday. While an IAEA report painted a more positive picture of Iranian cooperati... FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1250128 Fri, 22 Feb 2008 20:49:35 +0100 1250128 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1245014&cid=t_100844_125_f&fid=34819&url=http%3A%2F%2Fflapsblog.com%2F%3Fp%3D6468 Alireza Jafarzadeh, a member of the foreign affairs committee of the opposition National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI), shows a map at a news conference in Brussels, February 20, 2008, of what NCRI says is a clandestine nuclear site in Iran. An exiled Iranian opposition group today claimed that Iran is accelerating its nuclear weapons program, despite what the United States National Intelligence Estimate (NIE) has said. “The Iran regime entered a new phase in its nuclear project,” said Mohammad Mohaddessin, a representative of the Paris-based National Council of Resistance of Iran. He claimed that, for the first time, Tehran had established a command and control center to work on a nuclear bomb and that southeast of the capital it was also setting up a center to produce ... FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1245014 Wed, 20 Feb 2008 21:09:22 +0100 1245014 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1240157&cid=t_100844_125_f&fid=34819&url=http%3A%2F%2Fflapsblog.com%2F%3Fp%3D6458 Ayatollah Ali Khamenei (R) shakes hands with General Yahya Rahim Safavi — the former chief of the Revolutionary Guards — while his newly-appointed successor General Mohammad Ali Jaafari looks on during a meeting in Tehran. Khamenei pledged that Iran will never yield to Western pressure over its nuclear program, and it would outsmart “drunken and arrogant” Western opponents in the standoff. (September 2007) Iran’s Revolutionary Guards Corps commander Muhammad Ali Jafari does NOT heart Israel. In a letter to Hizbullah leader Sheikh Hassan Nasrallah he wrote: “The cancerous growth Israel will soon disappear.” Why does anyone think that Iran is NOT developing nuclear weapons to utterly destroy Israel? Previous: Iran Nuclear Watch: U.S. Intel - Iran Directly Engaged in... FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1240157 Tue, 19 Feb 2008 08:52:11 +0100 1240157 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1231795&cid=t_100844_125_f&fid=34819&url=http%3A%2F%2Fflapsblog.com%2F%3Fp%3D6444 Machines use yellow cake to produce Uranium hexafluoride (UF6) at the Iranian Isfahan Uranium Conversion Facilities (UCF), 420 kms south of Tehran, in 2007. Iran still possesses the capacity to produce nuclear weapons even though it may have stopped its atomic arms development program, a senior US intelligence official said Wednesday. Now, the United States has suspicions that Iran is attempting to make a nuclear weapon and has passed along to the IAEA intelligence that directly implicates Tehran. Shared in the past two weeks was material on a laptop computer reportedly smuggled out of Iran, said another diplomat, accredited to the IAEA. In 2005, U.S. intelligence assessed that information as indicating that Tehran had been working on details of nuclear weapons, including missile trajector... FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1231795 Thu, 14 Feb 2008 20:46:16 +0100 1231795 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1229194&cid=t_100844_125_f&fid=34819&url=http%3A%2F%2Fflapsblog.com%2F%3Fp%3D6440 Iranians trample on a US flag during a rally in Tehran. President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has dismissed Western threats on Iran’s nuclear programme and launched a bitter tirade on domestic opponents, in a pugnacious speech marking the Islamic revolution. Iran is pursuing uranium enrichment for peaceful electricity generation purposes and advanced ballistic technology for a space program. Iran’s new generation of advanced centrifuges have begun processing small quantities of the gas that can be used to make the fissile core of nuclear warheads, diplomats told The Associated Press on Wednesday. Right….. Israel is NOT fooled and neither should the American public. Previous: Iran Nuclear Watch: Israel - Iran Moving Forward with Nuclear Weapons Iran Nuclear Watch: Russia Will Equi... FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1229194 Wed, 13 Feb 2008 20:55:27 +0100 1229194 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1225215&cid=t_100844_125_f&fid=34819&url=http%3A%2F%2Fflapsblog.com%2F%3Fp%3D6435 Israel’s Prime Minister Ehud Olmert (L) and German Chancellor Angela Merkel arrive for a news conference following their talks in the Chancellery in Berlin February 12, 2008. Olmert said on Tuesday that all options should be considered in international efforts aimed at preventing Iran from obtaining nuclear weapons. Iran is developing ever sophisticated ballistic missiles and is stepping up uranium enrichment for supposedly peaceful energy generating purposes. Does anyone REALLY believe that Iran is NOT secretly developing nuclear weapons? Well, apparently NOT Israel. Israel’s prime minister on Tuesday brushed aside suggestions that the threat from Iran’s nuclear program has receded, saying he remains convinced that Tehran is “moving forward” with plans for an... FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1225215 Tue, 12 Feb 2008 21:05:57 +0100 1225215 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1139722&cid=t_100844_125_f&fid=34819&url=http%3A%2F%2Fflapsblog.com%2F%3Fp%3D6247 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0CnwCf8_6LI Newly released video shows Iran Revolutionary Guard small boats confronting United States Naval vessels on routine patrol in the Persian Gulf. Iran claims the video above is a fake. Stephen Hadley, President Bush’s National Security Advisor had this to say: National Security Advisor Stephen Hadley also warned Iran against any repetition, saying the incident “came very close to resulting in an altercation between our forces and their forces. “They’ve got to be very careful about this, because if it happens again, they are going to bear the consequences of that incident,” he said. “And we think the Iranians need to be on notice that they are fishing in troubled waters here.” Which means? Do it again and we ... FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1139722 Thu, 10 Jan 2008 00:35:38 +0100 1139722 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1136784&cid=t_100844_125_f&fid=34819&url=http%3A%2F%2Fflapsblog.com%2F%3Fp%3D6241 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0CnwCf8_6LI Newly released video shows Iran Revolutionary Guard small boats confronting United States Naval vessels on routine patrol in the Persian Gulf. Why? President Bush leaves this week to visit Persian Gulf States and Iran wants hegemony over the region as the BAD BOY on the block. President Bush on Tuesday denounced the incident as a “provocative act.” “It is a dangerous situation,” Bush said during a White House news conference. “They should not have done it, pure and simple. … I don’t know what their thinking was, but I’m telling you what my thinking was. I think it was a provocative act.” One of these days Iran will either intentionally or recklessly provoke an armed response and the proxy war ... FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1136784 Wed, 09 Jan 2008 00:48:56 +0100 1136784 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1133804&cid=t_100844_125_f&fid=34819&url=http%3A%2F%2Fflapsblog.com%2F%3Fp%3D6224 Iran Revolutionary Guard small boats (like the ones graphically dsiplayed above) have provoked the United States Navy in the Straight of Hormuz. Does anyone think the tensions between the United States and Iran are OVER because of the NIE? Iran wants complete hegemony in the region and Israel destroyed. (Source: FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog) FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1133804 Tue, 08 Jan 2008 00:44:28 +0100 1133804 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1117567&cid=t_100844_125_f&fid=34819&url=http%3A%2F%2Fflapsblog.com%2F%3Fp%3D6101 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YrGHGOGmL-8 Iran says Moscow could soon start supplying it with the Russian S300 missile air defence system. The announcement was made by Iran’s Defence Minister, Mostafa Mohammad Najjar, who was speaking to the Fars news agency. For a country that confirms they stopped their nuclear weapon development program over three years ago, Iran is unexplainably increasing their defense posture to protect what? Could it be the CIA’s Iran NIE was WRONG? The United States needs better intelligence and must make it clear to Russia that a resumption of Cold War surrogate development with Iran will be met with renewed American efforts to undermine the Putin dictatorship. Stay tuned……. Previous: Iran Nuclear Watch: Iran Stopped Nuclear Weapons Prog... FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1117567 Thu, 27 Dec 2007 01:46:47 +0100 1117567 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1067688&cid=t_100844_125_f&fid=34819&url=http%3A%2F%2Fflapsblog.com%2F%3Fp%3D5980 Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, speaks at a ceremony in Iran’s nuclear enrichment facility in Natanz, 300 kms 186 (miles) south of capital Tehran, Iran, Monday April, 9, 2007. Iran halted its nuclear weapons development program in the fall of 2003 under international pressure but is continuing to enrich uranium, which means it may still be able to develop a weapon between 2010 and 2015, senior intelligence officials said Monday, Dec. 3, 2007. Iran halted its nuclear weapons development program in the fall of 2003 under international pressure, but is continuing to enrich uranium and could be capable of developing a weapon as early as late 2009, the U.S. intelligence community has concluded. The nuclear clock is set back from the precipice of WAR. But, Iran continues to enrich u... FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1067688 Tue, 04 Dec 2007 01:37:31 +0100 1067688 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1014902&cid=t_100844_125_f&fid=34819&url=http%3A%2F%2Fflapsblog.com%2F%3Fp%3D5863 Machines produce uranium hexafluoride (UF6) at the uranium conversion facilities in Isfahan, Iran. Israeli Deputy Prime Minister Shaul Mofaz has called for Mohamed ElBaradei to be removed as head of the UN nuclear watchdog, saying he had turned a blind eye to archfoe Iran’s nuclear ambitions. The United States and Israel are done with El Baradei and the United Nations. The question is NOT IF but WHEN Israel with help from the United States strikes Iran’s nuclear program. The new year? Previous: Iran Nuclear Watch: Ahmadinejad Boasts of 3,000 Uranium Enrichment Centrifuges Technorati Tags: Iran (Source: FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog) FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1014902 Fri, 09 Nov 2007 01:42:38 +0100 1014902 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1012311&cid=t_100844_125_f&fid=34819&url=http%3A%2F%2Fflapsblog.com%2F%3Fp%3D5852 Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad delivers a speech during a visit the Natanz uranium enrichment facility some 300 kms, south of the capital Tehran, in April. Iran has built a landmark 3,000 centrifuges for uranium enrichment, Ahmadinejad announced 07 November 2007, despite international pressure to halt its atomic work. If Ahmadinejad is to be believed, Iran NOW possesses the capability of producing a nuclear weapon within a year. Will the United States continue to fiddle around with economic sanctions?  Or will Israel ACT? Previous: Iran and North Korea Targeted by American Nuclear Weapons Iran Nuclear Watch: Are the Latest U.S. Sanctions the Last Stop Before Military Action? Technorati Tags: Iran (Source: FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog) FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1012311 Thu, 08 Nov 2007 01:35:46 +0100 1012311 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1007211&cid=t_100844_125_f&fid=34819&url=http%3A%2F%2Fflapsblog.com%2F%3Fp%3D5839 Iran’s Uranium Conversion Facilities at Isfahan. Bahrain’s crown prince has claimed that Iran is developing atomic weapons or the capability to do so — the first time an Arab state in the Gulf has openly accused Tehran of lying about its controversial nuclear drive. Iran and North Korea’s choice for continued negotiations to rid the world of their nuclear ambitions with the United States. The nuclear warheads resting on ballistic missiles in silos, circling the globe in submarines or carried—sometimes mistakenly—by aircraft hail from an era when the U.S. targeted its largest foe, the U.S.S.R. and, more recently, Russia and China. But a document newly obtained by the Washington, D.C.–based Federation of American Scientists (FAS)—founded by the creators of th... FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1007211 Tue, 06 Nov 2007 14:34:52 +0100 1007211 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=980482&cid=t_100844_125_f&fid=34819&url=http%3A%2F%2Fflapsblog.com%2F%3Fp%3D5789 U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice (R) announces economic sanctions on Iran to pressure it to halt its nuclear program as U.S. Secretary of Treasury Henry Paulson stands next to her at the State Department in Washington October 25, 2007. Are the latest United States economic sanctions the end of the line for Iran’s nuclear program? Apparently B-2 Stealth Bomber. Citing an “urgent operational need”, the Pentagon has asked Congress for funds to modify B-2 stealth bombers to deliver an experimental 30,000 pound, satellite-guided bunker busting bomb, officials said Wednesday. Why else was this leaked and why are these B-2’s in Guam? An $88 million appropriation is nothing and does anyone want to bet one of these Guam visiting B-2’s are already modified? Be... FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=980482 Fri, 26 Oct 2007 13:08:38 +0100 980482 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=966878&cid=t_100844_125_f&fid=34819&url=http%3A%2F%2Fflapsblog.com%2F%3Fp%3D5760 US Vice President Dick Cheney speaks to the Washington Institute for Near East Policy annual Weinberg Founders Conference in Lansdowne, Virginia. Cheney said the United States and its allies would not permit Iran to get nuclear weapons and warned of “serious consequences” if it continues to enrich uranium. Cheney: US will not let Iran go nuclear The United States and other nations will not allow Iran to obtain a nuclear weapon, Vice President Dick Cheney said Sunday. “Our country, and the entire international community, cannot stand by as a terror-supporting state fulfills its grandest ambitions,” Cheney said in a speech to the Washington Institute for Near East Studies. He said Iran’s efforts to pursue technology that would allow them to build a nuclear weap... FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=966878 Mon, 22 Oct 2007 00:33:17 +0100 966878 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=961608&cid=t_100844_125_f&fid=34819&url=http%3A%2F%2Fflapsblog.com%2F%3Fp%3D5750 Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, left, shakes hands with U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice prior to their meeting at Olmert’s Jerusalem residence, Wednesday, Oct. 17, 2007. Olmert to discuss Iran with Putin Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert flew to Moscow on Thursday in a surprise visit to discuss Iran’s nuclear program with Russian President Vladimir Putin, who just returned from talks with Iranian leaders in Tehran. The two leaders also were expected to discuss an arms deal that Russia is to sign with Syria, and Russia’s role in Israeli-Palestinian peacemaking efforts. Olmert’s one-day visit was announced only after Putin had returned from Iran, where he vowed Tuesday to support Iran’s pursuit of nuclear energy and warned “outside forces&#82... FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=961608 Fri, 19 Oct 2007 00:35:56 +0100 961608 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=953969&cid=t_100844_125_f&fid=34819&url=http%3A%2F%2Fflapsblog.com%2F%3Fp%3D5736 Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (L) and Russian President Vladimir Putin shake hands upon Putin’s arrival in Tehran. Putin backed Iran’s right to nuclear energy and argued against military action, during the first visit to the country by a Kremlin chief since World War II. Putin Visits Iran, Sends Warnings to US Russian leader Vladimir Putin met his Iranian counterpart Tuesday and implicitly warned the U.S. not to use a former Soviet republic to stage an attack on Iran. He also said nations shouldn’t pursue oil pipeline projects in the area if they weren’t backed by regional powers. At a summit of the five nations that border the inland Caspian Sea, Putin said none of the nations’ territory should be used by any outside countries for use of military forc... FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=953969 Tue, 16 Oct 2007 13:45:13 +0100 953969 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=911797&cid=t_100844_125_f&fid=34819&url=http%3A%2F%2Fflapsblog.com%2F%3Fp%3D5646 Bombs Away World powers delay Iran sanctions action The world’s major powers agreed on Friday to delay a vote on tougher sanctions on Iran until late November at the earliest, depending on reports by the U.N. nuclear watchdog and a European Union negotiator. The outcome was a temporary setback for the United States and France, which had sought swifter action to step up economic and political pressure on the Islamic Republic over its refusal to halt uranium enrichment, which the West suspects is aimed at developing nuclear arms. More delay and obfuscation. Face it folks. Russia, China and Germany have too many trade ties to Iran to vote harsh economic sanctions. Flap continues to wonder why President Bush is waiting? “BREAKOUT CAPACITY?” Stay tuned…… Previous: Iran Nuc... FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=911797 Sat, 29 Sep 2007 00:31:15 +0100 911797 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=904496&cid=t_100844_125_f&fid=34819&url=http%3A%2F%2Fflapsblog.com%2F%3Fp%3D5632 Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad addresses the 62nd session of the United Nations General Assembly at the United Nations Headquarters, Tuesday, Sept. 25, 2007. Iran leader says nuclear issue closed Iranian leader Mahmoud Ahmadinejad declared Tuesday that Iran’s disputed nuclear program is closed as a political issue and said Tehran will ignore a U.N. Security Council demand imposed by “arrogant powers” to curb its nuclear program. Instead, he told world leaders at the U.N. General Assembly that Iran has decided to pursue the monitoring of its nuclear program “through its appropriate legal path,” the International Atomic Energy Agency, which is the U.N. nuclear watchdog agency. When Ahmadinejad was ushered to the podium, the U.S. delegation walked out, le... FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=904496 Wed, 26 Sep 2007 12:33:27 +0100 904496 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=903261&cid=t_100844_125_f&fid=34819&url=http%3A%2F%2Fflapsblog.com%2F%3Fp%3D5627 France’s President Nicolas Sarkozy addresses the 62nd United Nations General Assembly at the U.N. headquarters in New York, September 25, 2007. Sarkozy says letting Iran go nuclear could cause war Allowing Iran to acquire nuclear weapons could destabilize the world and lead to war, French President Nicolas Sarkozy told the United Nations on Tuesday. In his maiden speech to the U.N. General Assembly, Sarkozy said: “There will be no peace in the world if the international community falters in the face of nuclear arms proliferation.” Iran was entitled to nuclear power for civilian purposes, he said, “but if we allow Iran to acquire nuclear weapons, we would incur an unacceptable risk to stability in the region and in the world”. In a broader warning against the ... FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=903261 Wed, 26 Sep 2007 00:45:31 +0100 903261 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=895892&cid=t_100844_125_f&fid=34819&url=http%3A%2F%2Fflapsblog.com%2F%3Fp%3D5618 Cox & Forkum The above image was originally posted last October. It’s an optical illusion called an “inversion.” If you look at the upside-down version just below, you will see a caricature of Iranian President Ahmadinejad. For more about the image and why came to be, see the original post. I’m reposting it because, with Ahmadinejad speaking at Columbia University, comparisons of Ahmadinejad to Hitler are making the news. Ahmadinejad Arrives for New York Visit Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, facing protests and tabloid headlines calling him “evil” and a “madman,” stirred debate Monday about free speech ahead of his appearance at Columbia University. Columbia President Lee Bollinger has promised to grill Ahmadinejad on subjects su... FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=895892 Tue, 25 Sep 2007 00:45:16 +0100 895892 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=895890&cid=t_100844_125_f&fid=34819&url=http%3A%2F%2Fflapsblog.com%2F%3Fp%3D5620 Graphic Courtesy of LGF WOW! Previous: Iran Watch:The Ahmadinejad Show Iran Watch: Ahmadinejad to Provide Correct and Clear Information About the World Iran Watch: Ahmadinejad World Trade Center Flap Part 2 Iran Watch: Ahmadinejad Denied World Trade Center Wreath Request Iran Nuclear Watch: France Preparing for Iran War? Iran Nuclear Watch: U.S. Officials Begin Crafting Iran Bombing Plan Iran Nuclear Watch: Khamenei - Iran Will Outsmart “Drunken and Arrogant” West Iran Nuclear Watch: Sarkozy - Iranian Bomb or Bomb Iran Iran Watch: Gas Rationing Spurs Violence in Iran Michael Ramirez on Iran and the Spread of Islamic Extremism The Iran Archive The Iran Nuclear Archive Technorati Tags: Iran, Ahmadinejad Subscribe to FullosseousFlap’s Dental Blog by Email Facebook Flap! (... FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=895890 Tue, 25 Sep 2007 00:45:16 +0100 895890 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=895887&cid=t_100844_125_f&fid=34819&url=http%3A%2F%2Fflapsblog.com%2F%3Fp%3D5623 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4_3RUwAJ_MI Rudy Giuliani on Iran President Ahmadinejad’s appearance today at Columbia University: SEAN HANNITY: “You had as Mayor of New York a number of confrontations with some of these leaders and now we have this controversy at Columbia today with Mahmud Ahmadinejad and the invitation by Columbia. Your thoughts?” MAYOR GIULIANI: “My thoughts are he should never have been invited in the first place. I think this is a distinguished lecture series, what it suggests is you make a selection right? But thousands of people conceivably would want to speak at Columbia, they only pick a certain number, and it would seem to me you don’t pick somebody who is the biggest—the head of the government that’s the biggest sponsor of state terrorism in t... FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=895887 Tue, 25 Sep 2007 00:45:16 +0100 895887 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=895886&cid=t_100844_125_f&fid=34819&url=http%3A%2F%2Fflapsblog.com%2F%3Fp%3D5624 Outed Iran’s president: ‘We don’t have homosexuals’ Columbia University President Lee Bollinger excoriated Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Monday, going through a long list of documented actions and remarks by the firebrand Iranian leader and his government. “Mr. President, you exhibit all the signs of a petty and cruel dictator,” Bollinger said to applause from many of the 600 people in the room for a speech from the Iranian leader. … Asked about widely documented government abuse of women and homosexuals in his country, Ahmadinejad said, “We don’t have homosexuals” in Iran. “I don’t know who told you we had it,” he said. Sharia Law says NO homosexuality and Mahmoud is the grand enforcer of Sharia Law ... FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=895886 Tue, 25 Sep 2007 00:45:16 +0100 895886 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=894105&cid=t_100844_125_f&fid=34819&url=http%3A%2F%2Fflapsblog.com%2F%3Fp%3D5612 Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad reads the Quran, the Muslim holy book, with the head of the supreme leader’s office, Mohammad Mohammadi Golpayegani, as he leaves Tehran, Iran, Sunday, Sept. 23, 2007, for New York to attend the U.N General Assembly. Ahmadinejad said Sunday that the American people are eager to hear different opinions about the world, and he is looking forward to having the chance to voice them during his trip to the U.S., state media reported. Also seen in the picture is media adviser to the president, Mehdi Kalhor, center. Iran’s leader: U.S. wants new opinions Right. And the correct and clear information for the American people is Iranian HEGEMONY over the entire Middle East. America has already prepared its response. Previous: Iran Watch: Ahmadinejad W... FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=894105 Mon, 24 Sep 2007 12:36:03 +0100 894105 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=888502&cid=t_100844_125_f&fid=34819&url=http%3A%2F%2Fflapsblog.com%2F%3Fp%3D5607 CBS’ 60 minutes has interviewed Iran President Ahamadinejad and Matt Drudge has a partial transcript: Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad will not press his plan Ð just denied by New York City Police for security reasons — to visit Ground Zero in New York City, he tells 60 MINUTES’ Scott Pelley in an exclusive interview conducted today in Iran. The Iranian leader says he’s “amazed” and skeptical that most Americans view his visit there as insulting as his intention was only to show respect. The interview will be broadcast on 60 MINUTES, Sunday Sept. 23 (7:00-8:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS television Network. An excerpt from the interview follows: PELLEY: Mr. President, do you intend to press your request to visit the World Trade Center site? AHMADINEJAD: ... FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=888502 Fri, 21 Sep 2007 00:44:33 +0100 888502 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=885311&cid=t_100844_125_f&fid=34819&url=http%3A%2F%2Fflapsblog.com%2F%3Fp%3D5604 Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, center, smiles as he leaves the parliament after delivering a report of his activities on Iran’s fourth development plan, in Tehran, Iran, Tuesday, Sept. 18, 2007. Ahmadinejad on Tuesday shrugged off a French warning of war if Iran develops a nuclear weapon, saying the comments were not to be taken seriously. Iran’s Ahmadinejad denied Trade Center visit Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has been denied a request to visit the World Trade Center site of the September 11 attacks, New York police said on Wednesday. Ahmadinejad, who regularly accuses the United States of arrogance in his speeches, had asked to visit the site while in New York for the United Nations General Assembly this month. “The site is closed to visitors because ... FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=885311 Thu, 20 Sep 2007 00:55:37 +0100 885311 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=875145&cid=t_100844_125_f&fid=34819&url=http%3A%2F%2Fflapsblog.com%2F%3Fp%3D5593 French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner walks to a car after news conference in Cairo September 13, 2007. Kouchner said on Sunday his country had to prepare for the possibility of war against Iran over its nuclear program, but he did not believe any such action was imminent. World should brace for possible war over Iran: France The world should brace for a possible war over the Iranian nuclear crisis but seeking a solution through talks should take priority, French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner said on Sunday. “We have to prepare for the worst, and the worst is war,” he said in an interview broadcast on French television and radio. “We must negotiate right to the end,” with Iran, he said, but underlined that if Tehran possessed an atomic weapon, it would repres... FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=875145 Mon, 17 Sep 2007 01:08:52 +0100 875145 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=867231&cid=t_100844_125_f&fid=34819&url=http%3A%2F%2Fflapsblog.com%2F%3Fp%3D5576 U.S. Officials Begin Crafting Iran Bombing Plan Germany — a pivotal player among three European nations to rein in Iran’s nuclear program over the last two-and-a-half years through a mixture of diplomacy and sanctions supported by the United States — notified its allies last week that the government of Chancellor Angela Merkel refuses to support the imposition of any further sanctions against Iran that could be imposed by the U.N. Security Council. The announcement was made at a meeting in Berlin that brought German officials together with Iran desk officers from the five member states of the Security Council. It stunned the room, according to one of several Bush administration and foreign government sources who spoke to FOX News, and left most Bush administration principals conc... FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=867231 Thu, 13 Sep 2007 02:41:27 +0100 867231 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=838024&cid=t_100844_125_f&fid=34819&url=http%3A%2F%2Fflapsblog.com%2F%3Fp%3D5515 Ayatollah Ali Khamenei (R) shakes hands with General Yahya Rahim Safavi — the former chief of the Revolutionary Guards — while his newly-appointed successor General Mohammad Ali Jaafari looks on during a meeting in Tehran. Khamenei pledged that Iran will never yield to Western pressure over its nuclear program, and it would outsmart “drunken and arrogant” Western opponents in the standoff. The Iran nuclear program, the Iranian government and Iran’s Mullahs who control the country are all over the place this weekend. Iran announces they have met a uranium enrichment centrifuge goal of 3,000. This is disputed by the IAEA. The British press reports that “war plans” have been finalized for a three day military blitz against Iran and their military plus... FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=838024 Tue, 04 Sep 2007 00:40:33 +0100 838024 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=825367&cid=t_100844_125_f&fid=34819&url=http%3A%2F%2Fflapsblog.com%2F%3Fp%3D5480 France President Nicolas Sarkozy addresses ambassadors at the opening of the French Ambassadors Conference at the Elysee Palace in Paris August 27, 2007. Sarkozy said on Monday a diplomatic push by the world’s powers to rein in Tehran’s nuclear programme was the only alternative to “an Iranian bomb or the bombing of Iran”. France’s Sarkozy raises prospect of Iran airstrikes What the HELL are the United States, Israel and now France waiting for? “BREAKOUT CAPACITY?” Previous: Iran Watch: Gas Rationing Spurs Violence in Iran Michael Ramirez on Iran and the Spread of Islamic Extremism The Iran Archive The Iran Nuclear Archive Technorati Tags: Iran, Nicolas Sarkozy Facebook Flap! (Source: FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog) FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=825367 Tue, 28 Aug 2007 12:45:24 +0100 825367 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=825365&cid=t_100844_125_f&fid=34819&url=http%3A%2F%2Fflapsblog.com%2F%3Fp%3D5482 Cox & Forkum FOX News: Iran Vows to Use ‘Smart’ Bomb Against Enemies Iran vowed Sunday to use a new 2,000-pound “smart” bomb against its enemies and unveiled mass production of the new weapon, state television reported. The government first announced development of the long-range guided bomb Thursday, saying it could be deployed by the country’s aging U.S.-made F-4 and F-5 fighter jets. “We will use these (bombs) against our enemies when the time comes,” Defense Minister Mostafa Mohammad Najjar said on state television Sunday. Iran often announces new weapons for its arsenal, but the United States maintains that while the Islamic Republic has made some strides, many of these statements are exaggerations. The broadcast included a brief clip of ... FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=825365 Tue, 28 Aug 2007 12:45:24 +0100 825365 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=791281&cid=t_100844_125_f&fid=34819&url=http%3A%2F%2Fflapsblog.com%2F%3Fp%3D5390 Cox & Forkum The New York Times: U.S. says Iran-supplied bomb is killing more troops in Iraq. FOX News: Captured Video Shows Iraqi Insurgents Firing Sophisticated Iranian-Made Rockets at U.S. Positions. And why is the United States negotiating with these murderers? Does the President need more evidence of their complicity in the death of Americans? Here are a few [...] (Source: FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog) FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=791281 Fri, 10 Aug 2007 12:58:07 +0100 791281 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=757966&cid=t_100844_107_f&fid=35762&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2Fscienceblogs%2Fgrrlscientist%2F%7E3%2F137282161%2Fsecret_squirrel_spy_ring_captu.php tags: squirrel, spy ring, espionage, Iran, weird news, humor Image: Freaking News. In one of the more amazing stories I've read, it was recently reported that Iranian police jailed 14 squirrels -- for spying. Read the rest of this post... | Read the comments on this post... (Source: Living the Scientific Life (Scientist, Interrupted)) Living the Scientific Life (Scientist, Interrupted) blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=757966 Wed, 25 Jul 2007 17:08:30 +0100 757966 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=750325&cid=t_100844_150_f&fid=35777&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FPharmalot%2F%7E3%2F136449067%2F To enlighten investors, the US Securities and Exchange Commission last month released a list of companies doing business with nations designated as a ‘State Sponsor of Terrorism’ by the US State Department. Who’s on the list? Cuba, North Korea, Iran, Syria and Sudan. Who showed up? AstraZeneca deals with Cuba; Calpyte Biomedical is about to sell into Iran; Canada’s Biotech Holdings cozies up to North Korea; and Cellegy Pharmaceuticals, Dr. Reddys Labs and Immtech Pharmaceuticals are in Sudan. But if you spent a few minutes, you would have found the list was misleading, at best. For instance, Calpyte is actually awaiting US government clearance to sell an HIV test in Iran and Immtech is conducting a Phase III trial of a drug for African sleeping sickness in Sudan. Rep. ... Pharmalot blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=750325 Mon, 23 Jul 2007 10:47:12 +0100 750325 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=699215&cid=t_100844_125_f&fid=34819&url=http%3A%2F%2Fflapsblog.com%2F%3Fp%3D5192 A car burns inside a petrol station in northwest Tehran, 26 June 2007. Angry youths torched petrol stations and long queues formed at fuel pumps after oil-rich Iran announced the start of fuel rationing, triggering nationwide protests. Iran fuel rationing sparks anger, pump stations burnt Angry Iranian motorists queued for gasoline on Wednesday hours after the [...] (Source: FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog) FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=699215 Wed, 27 Jun 2007 16:28:18 +0100 699215 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=692673&cid=t_100844_125_f&fid=34819&url=http%3A%2F%2Fflapsblog.com%2F%3Fp%3D5172 U.S., Britain Drafting Stricter Iran Sanctions The United States and Britain are preparing drafts for a punishing new U.N. resolution against Iran that could impose sweeping travel bans on the country’s top military and security officials, require inspections on its cargo flights and ships, forbid all import and export of arms shipments, and freeze the [...] (Source: FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog) FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=692673 Sun, 24 Jun 2007 05:04:45 +0100 692673 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=691213&cid=t_100844_125_f&fid=34819&url=http%3A%2F%2Fflapsblog.com%2F%3Fp%3D5168 Video grab shows Iran’s President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad speaking to Britons who had been detained in Iran at a ceremony to mark their release, April 4, 2007. Remember the Brit capture story by Iran in March? Well, this was not Iran’s first attempt. Iranian naval forces in the Gulf tried to capture an Australian Navy boarding team but were [...] (Source: FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog) FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=691213 Sat, 23 Jun 2007 04:53:29 +0100 691213 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=682365&cid=t_100844_125_f&fid=34819&url=http%3A%2F%2Fflapsblog.com%2F%3Fp%3D5144 An Iranian pumps gasoline into his motorbike at a gas station in Tehran, 2006. Iran has refused to rule out using oil supplies as a weapon in the standoff over its nuclear programme, saying Washington had never excluded attacking the Islamic republic. Iran says won’t rule out using oil as a weapon Iran will not rule out [...] (Source: FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog) FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=682365 Wed, 20 Jun 2007 20:38:52 +0100 682365 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=674531&cid=t_100844_125_f&fid=34819&url=http%3A%2F%2Fflapsblog.com%2F%3Fp%3D5081 Iran Adding Attack Boats in Persian Gulf, U.S. Says Iran is increasing its fleet of small attack boats capable of challenging warships and disrupting oil traffic in the Strait of Hormuz, the sea route for two-fifths of the world’s daily supply of crude oil, the U.S. Navy says. Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps already has more than [...] (Source: FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog) FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=674531 Sun, 17 Jun 2007 09:23:41 +0100 674531 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=674517&cid=t_100844_125_f&fid=34819&url=http%3A%2F%2Fflapsblog.com%2F%3Fp%3D5095 Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, right, talks with U.S. Sen. Joe Lieberman and his wife Hadassa during their meeting in Jerusalem Sunday June 3, 2007. Washington Times: Lieberman suggests strikes over Iran Sen. Joe Lieberman says the United States should be prepared to take “aggressive military action” against Iran in response to its purported killings of U.S. [...] (Source: FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog) FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=674517 Sun, 17 Jun 2007 09:23:41 +0100 674517 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=674509&cid=t_100844_125_f&fid=34819&url=http%3A%2F%2Fflapsblog.com%2F%3Fp%3D5103 U.S.: NATO has intercepted Iranian arms NATO has intercepted Iranian weapons shipments to Afghanistan’s Taliban insurgents, providing evidence Iran is violating international law to aid a group it once considered a bitter enemy, a senior U.S. diplomat said Wednesday. “There’s irrefutable evidence the Iranians are now doing this,” Undersecretary of State Nicholas Burns said on CNN. [...] (Source: FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog) FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=674509 Sun, 17 Jun 2007 09:23:41 +0100 674509 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=674485&cid=t_100844_125_f&fid=34819&url=http%3A%2F%2Fflapsblog.com%2F%3Fp%3D5127 Connecticut Gov. M. Jodi Rell, wearing special glasses, tries out the controls in a flight simulator that duplicates the air-to-air refueling controls of the proposed Boeing KC-767 Advanced Tanker aircraft, at the Pratt & Whitney Aircraft jet engine plant in East Hartford, Conn., Friday, June 15, 2007, as Sen. Joe Lieberman, D-Conn., also wearing the [...] (Source: FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog) FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=674485 Sun, 17 Jun 2007 09:23:40 +0100 674485 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=660415&cid=t_100844_125_f&fid=34819&url=http%3A%2F%2Fflapsblog.com%2F%3Fp%3D5075 At tonights New Hampshire GOP Debate: Would you be prepared to use a tactical nuclear device to disable Iran’s nuclear capability? Rudy Quotes: “You cannot rule out anything and you shouldn’t take any option off of the table.  And during the debate the other night the Democrats seemed to be back in the 1990’s.  They do not seem [...] (Source: FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog) FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=660415 Wed, 06 Jun 2007 12:47:26 +0100 660415 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=658628&cid=t_100844_125_f&fid=34819&url=http%3A%2F%2Fflapsblog.com%2F%3Fp%3D5067 Cox & Forkum: Party Crasher Moscow could aim nuclear weapons at targets in Europe as part of “retaliatory steps” if Washington proceeds with building a missile defense system on the continent, Russian President Vladimir Putin said Monday. Speaking to foreign reporters days before he travels to Germany for the annual summit with President Bush and the other [...] (Source: FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog) FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=658628 Wed, 06 Jun 2007 01:17:24 +0100 658628 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=658625&cid=t_100844_125_f&fid=34819&url=http%3A%2F%2Fflapsblog.com%2F%3Fp%3D5070 President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has warned the UN Security Council against imposing new sanctions against Iran over its nuclear drive, telling the world body it risked playing with a “lion’s tail”. AP: Iran: ‘Too late’ to stop nuclear program President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said Tuesday that it was “too late” to stop Iran’s nuclear program and warned the U.S. [...] (Source: FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog) FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=658625 Wed, 06 Jun 2007 01:17:24 +0100 658625 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=655397&cid=t_100844_125_f&fid=34819&url=http%3A%2F%2Fflapsblog.com%2F%3Fp%3D5057 Iran’s President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (R) waits during meeting with the Director General of the Islamic Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (ISESCO) Abdul Aziz Bin Osman Al-Tajviri in Tehran May 20, 2007. Iran is close to achieving its “ultimate goals”, Ahmadinejad said on Thursday, accusing the West of trying to stop Tehran’s nuclear programme in order [...] (Source: FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog) FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=655397 Mon, 04 Jun 2007 11:47:37 +0100 655397 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=650620&cid=t_100844_125_f&fid=34819&url=http%3A%2F%2Fflapsblog.com%2F%3Fp%3D5038 US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice addresses the media at a Women Leaders conference for Peace and Security in the Middle East in Vienna, 31 May 2007. Rice told Iran to change tactics and freeze uranium enrichment, but Tehran remained defiant ahead of talks on its nuclear programme with the European Union. It won’t make any [...] (Source: FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog) FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=650620 Sat, 02 Jun 2007 03:45:55 +0100 650620 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=650612&cid=t_100844_125_f&fid=34819&url=http%3A%2F%2Fflapsblog.com%2F%3Fp%3D5046 Iran’s nuclear negotiator Ali Larijani, right, shakes hand with Javier Solana, the European Union’s foreign policy chief at Quinta palace in Madrid, Spain, Thursday, May 31, 2007. Both sides are in Madrid to discuss Iran’s disputed nuclear program. Iran stalls again. The quotes: “The issue is that any Iranian civilian nuclear program really can’t have the fuel cycle [...] (Source: FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog) FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=650612 Sat, 02 Jun 2007 03:45:55 +0100 650612 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=650609&cid=t_100844_125_f&fid=34819&url=http%3A%2F%2Fflapsblog.com%2F%3Fp%3D5049 U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, left, smiles as she poses with the President of the Spanish conservative opposition Popular Party Mariano Rajoy before their meeting in the U.S. embassy in Madrid Friday, June 1, 2007. Rice: No War Plans Against Iran The U.S. is not preparing for war against Iran and Vice President Dick Cheney supports [...] (Source: FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog) FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=650609 Sat, 02 Jun 2007 03:45:55 +0100 650609 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=644613&cid=t_100844_125_f&fid=34819&url=http%3A%2F%2Fflapsblog.com%2F%3Fp%3D5029 Iran’s top nuclear negotiator Ali Larijani speaks to the press at Mehrabbad airport in Tehran. Larijani said Iran would not halt uranium enrichment, on the eve of talks with the EU foreign policy chief over Iran’s controversial nuclear programme. Iran continues to stall as they develop their uranium enrichment program (nuclear weapons development) and ignores United [...] (Source: FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog) FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=644613 Wed, 30 May 2007 19:01:10 +0100 644613