Tag: Iran

Graphic images of Colonel Muammar Gaddafi’s dead, broken body captured on video after rebels overran his headquarters belie an earlier period in history when the Libyan ruler was very much on the offensive against American interests. While public opinion remains

VIENNA (AP) – A former Soviet nuclear scientist’s son-in-law has told the U.N. atomic agency that the scientist’s involvement in alleged Iranian efforts to develop nuclear arms is broader than originally thought, diplomats have told The Associated Press. The International

Over the past week, there has been an avalanche of news reports in the Israeli and Western media about the possibility of an imminent Israeli or American strike on Iran’s nuclear installations. These reports were triggered by a report on

A continuation of the review of: Silenced: How Apostasy and Blasphemy Laws are Choking Freedom Worldwide Read Part I and Part II here. Victims in the West In addition to additional Muslim reformers, the book covers several other cases of

This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com. * Italy’s Berlusconi loses parliamentary majority, appears close to resigning * IAEA says Iran’s nuclear program shows ‘military dimensions’ * Israel wants the west to impose ‘deadly sanctions’ on Iran * Are we about

Lots of firecrackers going off simultaneously right now hinting at greater pyrotechnics to come. On Sunday, I sent around a link to a story in which Israel’s president, uber dove Shimon Peres, warns that “A military strike on Iran is

My first book, The Iranian Islamic Revolution, published way back in 1986, dealt with the historicity of the 1979 Khomeinist Revolution in Iran. In it, I exposed the Khomeinist regime’s long-term ambitions and revisionist account of events that led to

Review of: Silenced: How Apostasy and Blasphemy Laws are Choking Freedom Worldwide “Apostasy is, in principle, subject to sharia hudud rules, which means that the punishment–death–is believed to be fixed by divine order and not subject to judicial discretion…,” write

This piece is telling since it is coming from the dean of Israel’s doves (and a key player in the development of Israel’s nuclear weapons program). From Israel Hayom, 11/6/2011. Strike on Iran more likely than diplomatic solution, Peres says:

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) – Among the many alliances of convenience in the Middle East, one is so unusual that the partners can barely hint about it publicly: Israel and the Gulf Arab states linked by shared fears over

This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com. * Boko Haram sect kills 150 people in huge terrorist attack in Nigeria * Arab Leagues warns Syria to end violence against peaceful protesters * U.N. report will detail Iran’s nuclear weapons development *

Today on Secure Freedom Radio: What impact will the HR 1687 Open Fuel Standard Act of 2011 have on energy security and independence in the United States? Rep. John Shimkus of Illinois steps up to the microphone to enlighten us

This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com. * G-20 world financial summit ends in failure * Italy is placed under IMF monitoring * China: Time the West stopped being obstinate * Britain’s David Cameron issues a stark warning * Papandreou barely

As details of the Iranian terror plot to blow up the Saudi Embassy in Washington DC become clearer, the U.S. and other Western allies will look to punish Iran. One of the most powerful ways to influence Iran is through

The headlines are stark indeed. “Israel Readies a Pre-Emptive Strike.” Israeli Prime Minister is said to be working to persuade reluctant members of his coalition Cabinet to go along with such a military option against Islamist Iran. The Huffington Post’s

Next week the UN International Atomic Energy Agency reports on Iran’s nuclear program. Indications are that the report with offer new details about the weapons program. Texas Governor Rick Perry, who is running for the Republican nomination for President, indicated

Remember that line in Tombstone? Wyatt Earp (Kurt Russell) said, “You called down the thunder. Well now you got it!” It may be of some benefit for the Tehran regime to Netflix that Western action/drama because the world, as they

That’s Islamist Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan hugging it out with the President of the United States today at the G-20 summit in France. Our European allies, by contrast, received simple handshakes. Never mind the apparent breach of protocol–what

From Avi Jorisch: Mahmoud Reza Khavari As details of the Iranian terror plot to blow up the Saudi Embassy in Washington DC become clearer, the U.S. and other Western allies will look to punish Iran. One of the most powerful

Tonight on Secure Freedom Radio: Does the United States have a hard time understanding the 21st century battlefield where unassociated extremists (in countries such as Iraq) are backed by hostile governments? In a new segment here at Secure Freedom Radio,

As the world is playing catchup with the events in Libya, Tunisia, Egypt, Syria and other Arab Spring focal points, Iran is very busy. Trying to keep people oppressed in light of Arab Spring revolutions surely keeps the regime in