While no longer breaking news, the Iranian plot to assassinate a Saudi ambassador touches on another, larger story. It starts with how countries who export terror seek to infiltrate the US. Our various intelligence agencies and web of foreign contacts
by Jason Bradley14 Oct 2011, 11:11 AM PST0
After federal prosecutors charged that Iranian officials were behind a plot to pay a gang of Mexican drug dealers $1.5 million to assassinate the Saudi Arabian Ambassador in Washington D.C., American officials expressed incredulity that the Iranian government would “cross
by Edward Jay Epstein14 Oct 2011, 10:59 AM PST0
During the debate over whether the Libyan intervention was a model for military action, Libyan weapons were being smuggled into Egypt’s black market and into Gaza. Keep in mind that an elaborate system of tunnels has been constructed between the
by Jason Bradley14 Oct 2011, 8:10 AM PST0
“If they’re looking for 007, they got Mr. Bean” Only one of two conclusions can possibly be drawn from this Reuters story. Either the Iranians are suckers or our president is.
by Dan Friedman14 Oct 2011, 6:10 AM PST0
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com. * World opinion split on Iran’s alleged assassination plot * Obama accuses Iran of ‘dangerous and reckless behavior’ * Slovakia votes to approve Europe’s extended bailout fund * Burma’s ties with India deepen, as
by John J. Xenakis14 Oct 2011, 6:09 AM PST0
Tonight on Secure Freedom Radio: Is Iran contracting with the drug cartels in Mexico to kill people in the United States? Weekly commentator at Secure Freedom Radio and Visiting Fellow at AEI, Roger Noriega offers his insight on this topic,
by Secure Freedom Radio13 Oct 2011, 3:01 PM PST0
On Tuesday, the Obama administration dropped what amounts to a major bombshell when it announced that the FBI had successfully disrupted a plot to kill the Saudi Ambassador to the United States being planned by the Qods Force, the paramilitary
by Ilan Berman13 Oct 2011, 11:17 AM PST0
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com. * Burma (Myanmar) continues to become the ‘anti-China’ China and Burma ‘agree to cooperated’ on dam project Saudi Arabia says that Iran must ‘pay the price’ for assassination attempt China’s Mandarin language continues to
by John J. Xenakis13 Oct 2011, 3:58 AM PST0
As I predicted the day after his election, Obama and his radical clique are hell-bent on destroying the traditional USA. Stymied in their overt attempts–ObamaCare, trillion-dollar stimulus deficit spending, financial reforms–they’ve resorted to covert actions. This is their comfort zone–lie,
by Kent Clizbe12 Oct 2011, 8:37 PM PST0
In autumn 1979 the revolutionary government of Iran waged war against the United States by invading and occupying its embassy in Tehran and holding 52 Americans hostage for 444 days. That act of war was recognized for what it was
by William B. Allen12 Oct 2011, 6:01 PM PST0
Time Magazine: [emphasis added] If Iranian government operatives really did try to contract a Mexican drug cartel to assassinate the Saudi ambassador to the U.S., as the Obama Administration alleges today, then they weren’t just being diabolical. They were being
by P.J. Salvatore12 Oct 2011, 2:58 PM PST0
It seems to me that as we look across time and U.S. reactions to other serious events that not only got planned and foiled, but also got executed, we could conclude that just about any tin horn dictator with a
by Col. John Reitzell12 Oct 2011, 2:25 PM PST0
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com. * Slovakia parliament rejects enlarged bailout fund * European ‘troika’ approves Greece’s next bailout payment * Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit to be freed in prisoner swap with Hamas * Criticism of Egypt’s armed forces
by John J. Xenakis12 Oct 2011, 5:15 AM PST0
On October 11, 2011, Attorney General Eric Holder held a press conference to announce that FBI and DEA agents had stopped an Iranian plan to assassinate the Saudi ambassador to the U.S. The men behind the plot were “Manssor Arbab
by AWR Hawkins12 Oct 2011, 5:13 AM PST0
For the Iranian regime to attempt a terror strike on American soil, and particularly in Washington DC, including a high profile assassination and blowing up two important Middle Eastern embassies, it means that the Ayatollahs have crossed the conventional red
by Walid Phares12 Oct 2011, 4:22 AM PST0
Somebody in Tehran wants to play Baghdad on the Hudson. Here is what to do, Mr. President. 1. Acknowledge the Obvious. No surprise that the indictment shows links to Qods Force, a special unit of the Iran Revolutionary Guards Corps.
by James Carafano11 Oct 2011, 5:45 PM PST0
Today’s news that the Department of Justice foiled an Iranian assassination plot against Saudi ambassador Adel Al-Jubeir raises several questions about the Obama administration’s actions regarding this event. First, I find the timing of the release interesting, to say the
by Thomas H. Henriksen11 Oct 2011, 3:49 PM PST0
The Internet hacker collective known as Anonymous may be on a political collision course with the #Occupy movement that it helped launch. The anarchist, anti-authoritarian nature of Anonymous could soon place it at odds with the #OccupyWallStreet protestors, many of
by Liberty Chick11 Oct 2011, 1:30 PM PST0
Learning about the most recent Iranian backed terror plot targeting the Saudi Arabian Ambassador to the United States along with multiple targets throughout South and Central America should come to no surprise. Iran has always sought measures to jeopardize U.S.,
by Kerry Patton11 Oct 2011, 12:11 PM PST0
**UPDATED** WASHINGTON (AP) – The Obama administration on Tuesday accused agents of the Iranian government of being involved in a plan to assassinate the Saudi ambassador to the United States. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said the thwarted plot
by Sun Tzu11 Oct 2011, 11:05 AM PST0
Ron Paul’s plan for Iran: Just think of how many nuclear weapons surround Iran … The Chinese are there. The Indians are there. The Pakistanis are there. The Israelis are there. The United States is there. All these countries …
by Spyridon Mitsotakis11 Oct 2011, 7:55 AM PST0
From AFP: US agents have foiled what has been called a “significant terrorist act” linked to Iran which called for the assassination of the Saudi US ambassador and other attacks, ABC News reported Tuesday. The Justice Department scheduled an announcement
by Publius11 Oct 2011, 6:55 AM PST0
From the Tehran Times: TEHRAN – The protests on Wall Street are a prelude to the arrival of the American spring, Islamic Revolution Guards Corps Brigadier General Masoud Jazayeri said on Sunday. Jazayeri: It’s revolution… The Wall Street protests will
by El Cid9 Oct 2011, 6:01 PM PST0
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com. * North Korea threatens South Korea with military action * Japan tries to resolve issue of North Korean abductions of Japanese * Yemen’s president Saleh again says that he’ll step down * Arab and
by John J. Xenakis9 Oct 2011, 7:45 AM PST0
George Soros, billionaire investor and grand patron of the American institutional left, has just failed in his attempt to have his 2002 conviction for insider trading in France overturned. He plans to appeal. The Soros result has gone virtually unnoticed
by Joel B. Pollak7 Oct 2011, 1:53 PM PST0