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2006-01
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Iran Not Quite All There.
2006-01-10.
I couldn’t find anything particularly noteworthy to mock in this morning’s blogosphere, but I did come across a rather frightening article about Iran’s president (Iran leader’s messianic end-times mission). The more I read and hear about Iran and their president, the more frightening that situation gets. Mr. Ahmadinejad sounds a bit like a loose canon.
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Iran Seeks Answers.
2006-01-31.
“I am not making this up.” Here’s some cheery news from Iran: Iran Invites Blair to Holocaust Denial Conference. Yes, you read that right. Iran is holding a conference to “scientifically” determine the facts about the Holocaust.
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2006-04
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What Would Cenk And Bob Do?.
2006-04-11.
No doubt you’ve heard about this past weekend’s articles from Seymour Hersh and The Washington Post, exploring the possibility that the Bush administration is planning nuclear strikes against Iran.
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What Would Cenk And Bob Do? (Part 2).
2006-04-12.
Mrs. Krehbiel noted that I didn’t provide a comprehensive solution to the Iran crisis.
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Reframing Iranian Appeasement.
2006-04-13.
Here’s another HuffPo attempt to “reframe” Iran as the victim of BushCo’s aggression: Bill Scher: Reframing The Iran Debate. This one, at least, presents some supporting evidence, but ultimately I didn’t find it very compelling.
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Cenk Stinks.
2006-04-14.
More impassioned pleas for Iranian appeasement from HuffPo: Cenk Uygur: If You Liked the Iraq War, You’ll Love the Iran War.
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Reminder: Iran Deadline Looms.
2006-04-26.
Lest we forget about Iran in the midst of our Pain At The Pump(TM): Iran ‘will harm U.S. if attacked’. This Friday, the IAEA will be reporting back to the UN about whether Iran is going to comply with the UN’s demand that they cease their enrichment program. I think you can guess what the report is going to say.
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2006-06
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Progress With Iran?.
2006-06-03.
I’ve been encouraged by recent news regarding Iran. Russia and China appear to be getting on board with sanctions against Iran, and that’s definitely a good thing. The U.S. offer of talks with Iran – if they suspend their nuclear enrichment – is a good step.
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2006-08
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The Next Move In The Iranian Chess Match.
2006-08-22.
Let’s check in with Iran to see how the diplomacy to stop the next World War is going. Previously, the UN offered a package of incentives to Iran for them to stop enriching uranium, with the unprecedented support of Russia and China. I don’t remember ever hearing what the incentives actually were, but presumably it was good stuff.
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Bring On The Sanctions.
2006-08-23.
Great news! Iran is still leading us toward the next World War! They refused the package of incentives the UN offered for them to give up nuclear enrichment, offering instead a meaningless counter-proposal.
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Slow Monday.
2006-08-28.
Ye gods, there’s nothing at all to write about. The Islamic Courts Union continues to take over Somalia, making them a possible future target in the war on terror. The media continues to desperately hope that a massive super-hurricane blows into New Orleans this season.
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2006-09
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Who Broke Up With Who?.
2006-09-19.
Looks like the media focus for today is the important topic of whether or not President Bush will get into a fist-fight with Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad in the hallways of the UN. Serious Jerry Springer fans want to know.
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2007-01
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Oh My, A Chinese Satellite Killer.
2007-01-19.
Wow, I just saw this: U.S. official: Chinese test missile obliterates satellite. That’s some scary stuff right there. The only consolation is that it only has a 25% success rate so far.
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2007-02
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Eric Cantor: Not My Fault.
2007-02-13.
Still in a busy work cycle, so not much time for blogging. I know it’s a bit late for this, but since Eric Cantor is my representative, I should probably make a comment about his antics on Hardball last week. My comment is: Don’t blame me – I voted for the other guy.
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2007-03
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Webb’s Bill And Iran.
2007-03-05.
I heard on the radio this morning that Sen. Webb (D-VA) introduced a bill that will prevent the President from going to war without Congressional approval. Of course, as the story unfolded throughout the day, it turned out that Webb’s bill will just prevent the President from using the 2002 Iraq authorization for action against Iran “in some cases,” which is quite a bit less bold than the 2-second morning radio sound bite led me to believe. (FOX News has more on the story.) I don’t disagree with the idea, though I have my doubts about it passing in the current political climate.
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Don’t Forget About Iran.
2007-03-26.
Seemingly lost in the midst of Gonzales-gate is the recent abduction of 15 British sailors by Iran. Iran claims the British were in Iranian territory, while the British and Iraq claim they were in Iraqi waters. (Not to scare anyone, but the incident sounds vaguely reminiscent of the impressment of American sailors by the British which eventually led to the War of 1812.
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2007-09
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On Ahmadinejad Speaking at Columbia.
2007-09-25.
President Ahmadinejad Delivers Remarks at Columbia University
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2007-12
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NIE About Face.
2007-12-07.
I haven’t read that NIE report, but it seems awfully strange that our intelligence community has made a complete 180-degree reversal of their findings about Iran. Also, I can’t help but recall that the intelligence community was duped by Sadaam into thinking Iraq had WMD… it seems possible that Iran is duping the same intelligence community into thinking they shut down their nuclear weapons program.
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U.S. Intelligence Pwned?.
2007-12-11.
It seems that Great Britian shares my concern that Iranian counter-intelligence pwned U.S. intelligence when the NIE declared that Iran stopped their nuclear weapons program in 2003. This quote is funny: “[A British source said,] ‘It’s not as if the American intelligence agencies are regarded as brilliant performers in that region. They got badly burned over Iraq.’”
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2008-02
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Iranian Test Missile.
2008-02-10.
I heard about this alarming story in passing on WRVA the other day, so I did a little digging to find out what really happened. As far as I know, this story was wholly ignored by American media in the face of Super Tuesday.
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