Thursday, June 18, 2009
Japanese Intelligence Confirms China Confidential Prediction of July 4 Fireworks by North Korea
Japanese intelligence officials are warning Washington that North Korea could fire a missile at the United States on July 4. Click here for the story, which supports our May 29 prediction:China Confidential analysts say North Korea is preparing even more missile tests--including launching a Taepodong-2 rocket capable of hitting Hawaii and Alaska--and at least one more nuclear test.
The Stalinist/Kimist state--a virtual vassal of China--could also be planning a major provocation around July 4 in order to overshadow American Independence Day celebrations.
Another Korean war is possible. In fact, it is probable. With tacit Chinese approval, North Korea has set in motion a dangerous dynamic that could easily escalate into an all-out war on the Korean Peninsula.
The U.S. could attempt to shoot down the Taepodong-2, which could give North Korea the pretext for attacking South Korea.
The North has vowed to attack both the South and the U.S. if North Korean ships suspected of carrying weapons of mass destruction are stopped and searched.
The U.S. has 28,500 troops in South Korea and another 50,000 in Japan.
Analysts expect Iranian nuclear and missile experts to assist and observe all North Korean tests.
China Confidential is the only media outlet that correctly predicted both North Korean nuclear tests, including predicting the exact test dates. Using open source intelligence and an international network of volunteer stringers and analysts, China Confidential has consistently out-reported the mainstream media on the twin threats to world peace--nuclear-armed North Korea and nuclear-arming Iran.Could Iran's Regular Army Liberate the People?
"The ruling clerics still command deep public support and are defended by Iran's most powerful military force — the Revolutionary Guard — as well as a vast network of militias....
"For the moment, protesters have focused on the results of the balloting rather than challenging the Islamic system of government. But a shift in anger toward Iran's non-elected theocracy would sharply change the stakes. Instead of a clash over the election results, it would become a showdown over the foundation of Iran's system of rule — the almost unlimited authority of the clerics at the top."
-Ali Akbar Dareini and Nasser Karimi, reporting from Tehran for AP
Should the showdown come, there is a chance, albeit slim, that liberation could come from the military--meaning, not the terrorist-sponsoring, nuclear/missile program-managing Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps, on which the clerical fascist system rests, but the regular armed forces, which has been eclipsed by the ideologically driven IRGC and its massive paramilitary milita, the Basij.
Separate from the regular armed forces, the IRGC has its own ground, air, naval, intelligence, strategic and special operations forces that reports directly to the Supreme Leader--the top turbaned tyrant. Its formation dates to the 1979 Islamic Revolution, when the IRGC was formed in order to maintain internal security, safeguard the ideological purity of the revolution, and check the regular military--a potential counterrevolutionary force. Since its pivotal role in the 1980-1988 war with Iraq, during which, the IRGC disastrously emphasized human wave attacks, and given its political, economic and social influence, the parallel military force has become far more powerful than the regular military, which serves under the Ministry of Defense.
The IRGC's mafia-like grip on the economy and deepening involvement in the Arab world and international terrorism--Hamas and Hezbollah are arms of the IRGC--has angered elements of the regular military. There could be a secular, nationalist commander or a group of officers with the courage and capabilities of challenging the IRGC. Such things have happened before in Iran and across the region....
Real revolution--regime change from within--would be a miraculous development after 30 years of Islamist hell. Ironically, however, there is no guarantee that the United States would even tacitly support a violent overthrow of Islamist rule. The Obama administration is bent on accommodating and aligning with supposedly moderate Islamists--which the administration defines as anyone but Al Qaeda and unreconcilable elements of the Taliban. Hence, President Obama's apology and "outreach" to "the Muslim world" and support for Islamists in Egypt, Turkey, and Gaza.
This reporter does not need a crystal ball to predict that should a genuine Iranian patriot emerge--a man on horseback or in a tank--and actually lead the Iranian people to freedom, America's first Muslim-born President would not even wait a day to demand new elections and "respect" for Islamic institutions and law.
His Saudi friend, King Abdullah, would insist....Pro-Islamist CNN Overshadowed by YouTube
If Iranians liberate themselves from clerical fascist tyranny, it will be accomplished at great cost and in spite of--not because of--the pro-Islamist Obama administration, the left wing of the U.S. Democratic Party, and adoring, Islamist-sympathizing media outlets, including, most of all, CNN. The U.S. cable news network's chief foreign correspondent, Christiane Amanpour, suddenly insignificant compared with social media networking websites--clickhere for the story--has acted as an apologist and publicist for the Islamist regime (and Islamism in general).'Half the World' and the Heart of Iran
The city is famous for its islamic architecture, beautiful boulevards, covered bridges, palaces, mosques, and minarets ... and nuclear reactors ... and, now, too, for fighting in the streets, as shown by the video below. Well-armed riot police are shown running from protesters.
Friday, 19 June 2009
There is an old Persian proverb: Isfahan nesf-e jahan, Farsi for Isfahan is half the world.
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