Sunday, April 07, 2013
Chaos Rules in Obama's New Egypt
Springtime for Fanatics, Winter for Secular Muslims, Minorities
The Obama administration's betrayal and abandonment of Hosni Mubarak, a loyal ally of the United States who kept the peace with Israel and suppressed the clerical fascist menace for three decades, has backfired horribly.
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History repeats, or rhymes, as Mark Twain said, at the very least. Egypt is the new Iran; Obama, the new Carter. The United States and its allies--and the Iranian people--are still paying the price for Carter's craven and cynical attempt to jump aboard the Islamist bandwagon. Similarly, Obama's overt support of rightwing political Islam under cover of democracy promotion is an absolute disaster.
History repeats, or rhymes, as Mark Twain said, at the very least. Egypt is the new Iran; Obama, the new Carter. The United States and its allies--and the Iranian people--are still paying the price for Carter's craven and cynical attempt to jump aboard the Islamist bandwagon. Similarly, Obama's overt support of rightwing political Islam under cover of democracy promotion is an absolute disaster.
South Korea Says North Days Away from Firing Missile
North Korea is about to launch a missile capable of reaching Guam, says South Korea.
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April 15 is a key date--the birthday of the North's founding dictator, Kim Il-sung.
Saturday, April 06, 2013
Six Americans Killed in Afghanistan
The war that should have been over in a matter of days or weeks … with the obliterationof Al Qaeda and the Taliban by any means necessary … continues to take American lives.
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Taliban-backed Islamist terrorists slaughtered some 3,000 Americans on American soil more than 11-and-a-half years ago … and Americans are still dying at the hands of the Taliban in the hellhole called Afghanistan.
Where's the outrage?
Iran Nuclear Talks End Without Agreement
Catherine Ashton said Saturday the two sides "remain far apart on substance," after a second and final day of negotiations in Kazakhstan.
Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov said there was no agreement on a date or venue for further talks.
Iran's chief nuclear negotiator, Saeed Jalili, acknowledged differences between the two sides. He reiterated Iran's position that it has a right to enrich uranium, and said Tehran is hoping for more concessions from world powers before curtailing its uranium enrichment production.
Delegates from the United States, Britain, France, Russia, China and Germany met with Iranian officials to discuss proposals that would have allowed some exceptions to international sanctions against Iran if it would close a controversial nuclear facility and turn over the national stockpile of enriched uranium.
A spokesman for Ashton urged Iran earlier to take a "confidence-building step" and reassure the international community it is not engaged in a nuclear weapons program for military purposes.
Iran has long maintained that its nuclear program has only peaceful purposes, including power generation.
The United States attended the talks with the four other permanent members of the U.N. Security Council - Britain, France, Russia and China. German representatives were also there.
-VOA
N. Korea Could be Preparing Cyberattack on US
Increasing Worries About Asymmetric Warfare
More speculation about an April 15 missile strike by North Korea on South Korea … and a possible North Korean plot to disable U.S. computer networks.
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Experts Say N. Korea Can Nuke S. Korea and Japan
Arms experts say North Korea is capable of firing nuclear-tipped missiles at South Korea and Japan, but probably not yet capable of nuking targets in the United States.
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The article overlooks the North's test-firing of ballistic missiles from cargo vessels.
Additionally, Pyongyang and its partner in nuclear and missile crimes, Iran, are suspected of working on a Fractional Orbital Bombardment System, which could create a path over the South Pole for a nuclear ICBM or satellite/warhead attack on the U.S.
Is there a Deterrent?
Key question: what … exactly … is the deterrent against a North Korean nuclear attack on the U.S. homeland or overseas bases, or on U.S. allies?
Considering the unprecedented threats by North Korea to strike the U.S. homeland with nuclear weapons … and the trillions of taxpayer dollars spent on U.S. defense … don't the American people deserve an answer to the above question?
Diplomacy and sanctions have failed to stop the rogue states' atomic advances and aggressive moves. Perhaps it's time for a radically different approach--say, a little less Jimmy Carter and a lot more Al Capone. He would have known how to deal … and do away … with menacing, threatening gangsters.
Just saying….
In Focus: Israel's Advanced Armored Personnel Carrier
Rare Video of the Leopard …
Click below to screen the on-location, Spanish-language report; and here, to read all about Israel's amazing APC, the Namer--Hebrew for leopard.
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