Thursday, June 23, 2011
Speeding Up Your Blog – Part II: Wordpress & Cloudflare Integration
Speeding Up Your Blog – Part II: Wordpress & Cloudflare Integration: "Cloudflare works in a totally different way. In order to use Cloudflare, you must change your domain’s name servers to use their own DNS service. This way, when a visitor’s computer requests the IP address of your website, it will be directed to Cloudflare’s servers. Cloudflare will then retrieve the web page from your server and cache it so it can be delivered faster the next time."
Commentary Magazine
Commentary Magazine: "The news that the two leading figures in Iran’s leadership are engaged in a bitter feud may give comfort to some who think as long as President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and supreme religious leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei are battling each other, the rest of the world is safe. But the conflict in Tehran is yet another reason why the Islamist regime must not be allowed to obtain nuclear weapons no matter which of the two emerge victorious from the struggle."
Monday, June 13, 2011
Biomass
Biomass: "Biomass fuels are a renewable resource because they can be replaced fairly quickly (within a human lifetime) without permanently depleting Earth's natural resources. By comparison, fossil fuels such as petroleum and coal, require millions of years of natural processes to be produced. Therefore, drilling for petroleum is considered a nonrenewable process as it depletes Earth's resources for thousands of generations.
Wood
Wood was once the main energy resource used during the early history of the United States, but now it plays only a small role in meeting the nation's energy needs (3%). Still, in certain parts of the country, including Wisconsin, wood provides people with a cheap and plentiful source of energy for heating. About 20 percent of U.S. homes get some heat from burning wood, while about four percent use it as their primary fuel."
Wood
Wood was once the main energy resource used during the early history of the United States, but now it plays only a small role in meeting the nation's energy needs (3%). Still, in certain parts of the country, including Wisconsin, wood provides people with a cheap and plentiful source of energy for heating. About 20 percent of U.S. homes get some heat from burning wood, while about four percent use it as their primary fuel."
Sunday, June 12, 2011
U.S. to press Japan, South Korea on Iran sanctions
U.S. to press Japan, South Korea on Iran sanctions: "TUESDAY, 07 JUNE 2011
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A top Treasury Department official is set to travel to Japan and South Korea this week to encourage tough implementation of international sanctions aimed at Iran's nuclear program.
Acting Under Secretary David Cohen 'will emphasize the importance of continuing robust implementation of international sanctions to prevent Iran from accessing the international financial system to facilitate its illicit nuclear and weapons program,' the Treasury Department said in a statement.
The United States and its allies accuse Iran of seeking to develop the means to make a nuclear bomb. Iran rejects the accusation, saying its nuclear program is aimed at generating electricity so that it can export more of its oil and gas"
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A top Treasury Department official is set to travel to Japan and South Korea this week to encourage tough implementation of international sanctions aimed at Iran's nuclear program.
Acting Under Secretary David Cohen 'will emphasize the importance of continuing robust implementation of international sanctions to prevent Iran from accessing the international financial system to facilitate its illicit nuclear and weapons program,' the Treasury Department said in a statement.
The United States and its allies accuse Iran of seeking to develop the means to make a nuclear bomb. Iran rejects the accusation, saying its nuclear program is aimed at generating electricity so that it can export more of its oil and gas"
Israel Submarines Headed for Persian Gulf - Defense/Middle East - Israel News - Israel National News
Israel Submarines Headed for Persian Gulf - Defense/Middle East - Israel News - Israel National News: "srael has allegedly deployed a permanent submarine presence in the Persian Gulf to keep an eye on Iran, according to media reports published Sunday. The three German-built submarines are reportedly equipped with nuclear cruise missiles.
Flotilla 7 is comprised of three submarines that have visited the region before – the Dolphin, the Tekuma and the Leviathan. Each crew includes between 35 to 50 soldiers and is commanded by a colonel."
Flotilla 7 is comprised of three submarines that have visited the region before – the Dolphin, the Tekuma and the Leviathan. Each crew includes between 35 to 50 soldiers and is commanded by a colonel."
Revising History: Iraq, Saddam Hussein and WMDs
Revising History: Iraq, Saddam Hussein and WMDs: "As I recall, it was the United States that insisted that Iraq posed a real threat to our security and safety. At the time, it was “unpatriotic” to dissent or give unpopular views about misguided foreign policy.
At the time all of this drama was unfolding, WMDs referred to nuclear weapons, the mushroom cloud reference that President Bush and Condoleezza Rice used to sell the Iraq War?
The truth is that we never feared Saddam Hussein or the WMDs we claimed he had. From his biological weapons (that we sold him) to his tyrannical violent years as President of Iraq – (we gave him power) the United States was responsible for all of it.
I love the U.S., my country, more than anything… but I despise the lies and deception"
At the time all of this drama was unfolding, WMDs referred to nuclear weapons, the mushroom cloud reference that President Bush and Condoleezza Rice used to sell the Iraq War?
The question of why did the US President, back then, work so hard
to justify the attack and the US war on Iraq stating that the US uncovered
proof positive that Saddam Hussein had developed Weapons of Mass Destruction.
Is every bit as good as another question, how come the USh President now does not even
show concern or even threaten war when there is an abundance of clear evidence that Iran is
just a few steps away from creating a significant amount of weapons grade Uranium-235. All the
news reports read that the current 20% enrichment and that the required leap to 90% enrichment is
a relatively small one. Even though scientists might think they have this down to a science and are
observing this thing so closely. I for one am not comfortable with these kinds of statistics.
The truth is that we never feared Saddam Hussein or the WMDs we claimed he had. From his biological weapons (that we sold him) to his tyrannical violent years as President of Iraq – (we gave him power) the United States was responsible for all of it.
I love the U.S., my country, more than anything… but I despise the lies and deception"
Revising History: Iraq, Saddam Hussein and WMDs
Revising History: Iraq, Saddam Hussein and WMDs: "This is an unbelievable piece and I am surprised that it is running on the front page of CNN. The Iraq War was predicated on the idea that our CIA had credible intelligence that Saddam Hussein had weapons of mass destruction. They went so far as to suggest that they had “slam-dunk evidence” of WMDs and President Bush continuously pushed this fabricated / faulty evidence in order to engage Iraq in war.
Anyone remember Osama Bin Laden?
We diverted our forces and decided not to hunt Osama Bin Laden down in the wake of September 11th. This article simply contributes to the revisionist history that some members of the Republican party would like America to believe. Let’s say for a moment that Saddam Hussein was in-fact bluffing and wanted to use the idea of WMDs as a deterrent to other nations."
Anyone remember Osama Bin Laden?
We diverted our forces and decided not to hunt Osama Bin Laden down in the wake of September 11th. This article simply contributes to the revisionist history that some members of the Republican party would like America to believe. Let’s say for a moment that Saddam Hussein was in-fact bluffing and wanted to use the idea of WMDs as a deterrent to other nations."
Revising History: Iraq, Saddam Hussein and WMDs
Revising History: Iraq, Saddam Hussein and WMDs: "For him, it was critical that he was seen as still the strong, defiant Saddam. He thought that (faking having the weapons) would prevent the Iranians from reinvading Iraq,” said Piro.
During the nearly seven months Piro talked to Hussein, the agent hinted to the Iraqi that he answered directly to President Bush, CBS said in a posting on its Web site.
“He told me he initially miscalculated … President Bush’s intentions. He thought the United States would retaliate with the same type of attack as we did in 1998 … a four-day aerial attack,” Piro said. “He survived that one and he was willing to accept that type of attack.”"
During the nearly seven months Piro talked to Hussein, the agent hinted to the Iraqi that he answered directly to President Bush, CBS said in a posting on its Web site.
“He told me he initially miscalculated … President Bush’s intentions. He thought the United States would retaliate with the same type of attack as we did in 1998 … a four-day aerial attack,” Piro said. “He survived that one and he was willing to accept that type of attack.”"
Revising History: Iraq, Saddam Hussein and WMDs
Revising History: Iraq, Saddam Hussein and WMDs: "Saddam Hussein is reported as having “misled the world” in believing that Iraq had WMds. Now it seems Saddam Hussein is to blame for the Iraq War and apparently he made a conscious effort to mislead the world about his non-existent WMDs.
After all, it is Saddam Hussein that “led the world to believe he had WMDs.”
According to a CBS report, Hussein claimed he didn’t anticipate that the United States would invade Iraq over WMD, agent George Piro said on “60 Minutes,” scheduled for Sunday broadcast."
After all, it is Saddam Hussein that “led the world to believe he had WMDs.”
According to a CBS report, Hussein claimed he didn’t anticipate that the United States would invade Iraq over WMD, agent George Piro said on “60 Minutes,” scheduled for Sunday broadcast."
Cybercast News Service: Claim of Hussein's WMD, Ties to Al Qaeda - SourceWatch
Cybercast News Service: Claim of Hussein's WMD, Ties to Al Qaeda - SourceWatch: "Cybercast News Service: Claim of Hussein's WMD, Ties to Al Qaeda
On October 4, 2004, Cybercast News Service reported that a 'senior government official who is not a political appointee' provided CNS with 42 pages of Iraqi Intelligence Service (IIS) documents which were then translated from Arabic by two CNS translators. CNS reports that the official told them that the documents answer 'whether or not Iraq was a state sponsor of Islamic terrorism against the United States. It also answers whether or not Iraq had an ongoing biological warfare project continuing through the period when the UNSCOM inspections ended."
On October 4, 2004, Cybercast News Service reported that a 'senior government official who is not a political appointee' provided CNS with 42 pages of Iraqi Intelligence Service (IIS) documents which were then translated from Arabic by two CNS translators. CNS reports that the official told them that the documents answer 'whether or not Iraq was a state sponsor of Islamic terrorism against the United States. It also answers whether or not Iraq had an ongoing biological warfare project continuing through the period when the UNSCOM inspections ended."
The Iran Iraq War and WMD
The Iran Iraq War and WMD: "he Use Of Chemical Weapons
The Stockholm International Peace Research Institute's (SIPRI) report on Iraq's use of chemical weapons during the Iraq-Iran War. This report is dated May 1984.
Allegations of the use of chemical weapons have been frequent during the Iraq-Iran War. One of the instances reported by Iran has been conclusively verified by an international team dispatched to Iran by the UN Secretary-General.
There have been reports of chemical warfare from the Gulf War since the early months of Iraq's invasion of Iran. In November 1980, Tehran Radio was broadcasting allegations of Iraqi chemical bombing at Susangerd. Three and a quarter years later, by which time the outside world was listening more seriously to such charges, the Iranian Foreign Minister told the Conference on Disarmament in Geneva that there had been at least 49 instances of Iraqi chemical-warfare attack in 40 border regions,"
The Stockholm International Peace Research Institute's (SIPRI) report on Iraq's use of chemical weapons during the Iraq-Iran War. This report is dated May 1984.
Allegations of the use of chemical weapons have been frequent during the Iraq-Iran War. One of the instances reported by Iran has been conclusively verified by an international team dispatched to Iran by the UN Secretary-General.
There have been reports of chemical warfare from the Gulf War since the early months of Iraq's invasion of Iran. In November 1980, Tehran Radio was broadcasting allegations of Iraqi chemical bombing at Susangerd. Three and a quarter years later, by which time the outside world was listening more seriously to such charges, the Iranian Foreign Minister told the Conference on Disarmament in Geneva that there had been at least 49 instances of Iraqi chemical-warfare attack in 40 border regions,"
Cybercast News Service: Claim of Hussein's WMD, Ties to Al Qaeda - SourceWatch
Cybercast News Service: Claim of Hussein's WMD, Ties to Al Qaeda - SourceWatch: "war in Iraq neoconservative agenda. The anonymous individual who supplied the documents is quoted as saying it is 'unlikely' that others in the U.S. government 'even know this exists.' The article does not explain how this is possible if this source is indeed a 'senior government official.' The timing of the news story, which appeared near the end of the U.S. presidential campaign, suggests that it was written with the intention of shoring up support for Bush, whom the article notes has been hurt politically by the failure of investigators to find weapons of mass destruction in Iraq.
CNS says the documents show that Iraq bought 'five kilograms of mustard gas on Aug. 21, 2000 and three vials of [ anthrax ] on Sept. 6, 2000.' from what appears on the documents as 'Saddam's company,' which 'Tefft said was probably a reference to Saddam General Establishment, 'a complex of factories involved with, amongst other things, precision optics, missile, and artillery fabrication.' which were received by IIS. It is wo"
CNS says the documents show that Iraq bought 'five kilograms of mustard gas on Aug. 21, 2000 and three vials of [ anthrax ] on Sept. 6, 2000.' from what appears on the documents as 'Saddam's company,' which 'Tefft said was probably a reference to Saddam General Establishment, 'a complex of factories involved with, amongst other things, precision optics, missile, and artillery fabrication.' which were received by IIS. It is wo"
Amazon.com: Tehran's Wars of Terror and Its Nuclear Delivery Capability (9781425123758): Stephen E. Hughes, Nellie Klein: Books
Amazon.com: Tehran's Wars of Terror and Its Nuclear Delivery Capability (9781425123758): Stephen E. Hughes, Nellie Klein: Books: "His first book was on Saddam Hussein’s Military , published in 2002 Being the only most comprehensive book at that time on Saddam’s military , a review by US Army Armor Magazine Ft Knox, 2003 issue.
The Iraqi Threat & Saddam Hussein’s WMD Is an intelligence officer's primer into the Iraqi military at all levels. Overall, the book is an outstanding tool for training and educating various U.S. military forces. It should be required reading for all intelligence and combat officers in the current threat environment MAJ DEREK C. SCHNEIDER Tehran’s Wars of Terror & its Nuclear Delivery Capability was written by Mr. Hughes, through research & living in Israel for over one year. Mr. Hughes was in Israel during the last Lebanon War of 2006"
The Iraqi Threat & Saddam Hussein’s WMD Is an intelligence officer's primer into the Iraqi military at all levels. Overall, the book is an outstanding tool for training and educating various U.S. military forces. It should be required reading for all intelligence and combat officers in the current threat environment MAJ DEREK C. SCHNEIDER Tehran’s Wars of Terror & its Nuclear Delivery Capability was written by Mr. Hughes, through research & living in Israel for over one year. Mr. Hughes was in Israel during the last Lebanon War of 2006"
The Iran Iraq War and WMD
The Iran Iraq War and WMD: "In 1980 Iraqi President Saddam Hussein invaded Iran hoping to reverse the 1975 border settlement and perhaps to gain control of the rich, oil-producing Iranian province of Khuzestan. Hussein also wanted to put an end to religious propaganda directed against Iraq's secular regime by the Islamic government of Iran, which had come to power in 1979 under Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini. Khomeini and most Iranian Muslims belonged to the Shiite sect of Islam. Hussein feared that the propaganda would undermine the loyalty of Iraqi Shiites, who comprised about 60 percent of his country's population."
Iraq war inquiry: Blair government 'massaged' Saddam Hussein WMD threat | UK news | The Guardian
Iraq war inquiry: Blair government 'massaged' Saddam Hussein WMD threat | UK news | The Guardian: "Iraq war inquiry: Blair government 'massaged' Saddam Hussein WMD threat
Former diplomat Carne Ross says exaggeration, accretion and editing of intelligence documents led to lies in threat assessment
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Iraq and weapons of mass destruction - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Iraq and weapons of mass destruction - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia: "During the Presidency of Saddam HusseiPublish Postn, the nation of Iraq used, possessed, and made efforts to acquire weapons of mass destruction (WMD). Hussein was internationally known for his use of chemical weapons in the 1980s against Kurdish civilians during and after the Iran–Iraq War. It is also known that in the 1980s he pursued an extensive biological weapons program and a nuclear weapons program, though no nuclear bomb was built.[citation needed]
After the 1990-1991 Persian Gulf War, the United Nations located and destroyed large quantities of Iraqi chemical weapons and related equipment and materials throughout the early 1990s, with varying degrees of Iraqi cooperation and obstruction."
After the 1990-1991 Persian Gulf War, the United Nations located and destroyed large quantities of Iraqi chemical weapons and related equipment and materials throughout the early 1990s, with varying degrees of Iraqi cooperation and obstruction."
Iraq Today: War News for Friday, June 10, 2011
Iraq Today: War News for Friday, June 10, 2011: "Friday, June 10, 2011
War News for Friday, June 10, 2011
MNF-Iraq (OND) is reporting the death of a U.S. service member (Marine) during combat operations in an undisclosed area in southern Iraq on Wednesday, June 8th.
NATO is reporting the death of a U.S. service member from an unreported cause somewhere in western Afghanistan on Tuesday, June 7th.
Here's what 'might' be the last American Marine killed in Iraq.
Reported security incidents
Baghdad:
#1: The source informed Aswat al-Iraq that an explosion was near a mosque in Zafaraniyah district, where three persons were injured.
#2: The same area witnessed yesterday launching a Katyusha rocket directed against the heavy-fortified Green Zone, but no casualties were reported."
War News for Friday, June 10, 2011
MNF-Iraq (OND) is reporting the death of a U.S. service member (Marine) during combat operations in an undisclosed area in southern Iraq on Wednesday, June 8th.
NATO is reporting the death of a U.S. service member from an unreported cause somewhere in western Afghanistan on Tuesday, June 7th.
Here's what 'might' be the last American Marine killed in Iraq.
Reported security incidents
Baghdad:
#1: The source informed Aswat al-Iraq that an explosion was near a mosque in Zafaraniyah district, where three persons were injured.
#2: The same area witnessed yesterday launching a Katyusha rocket directed against the heavy-fortified Green Zone, but no casualties were reported."
The Iran Iraq War and WMD
The Iran Iraq War and WMD: "Weapons of Mass Destruction
The Iran - Iraq War
The Iran-Iraq war was an armed conflict that began when Iraq invaded Iran in September 1980 and ended in August 1988, with an estimated total of 1.7 million wounded and 1 million dead. The underlying cause of the war lay in the long-standing regional rivalry between Persian Iran and Arab Iraq.
The immediate cause, however, was a border dispute that had its origins in the mid-1970s. In 1974 Iran had begun supplying weapons to Kurdish nationalists in northern Iraq, enabling them to stage a revolt against the Iraqi government. In order to halt the rebellion, Iraq in 1975 compromised on a dispute with Iran regarding the border on the Shatt al Arab estuary. In exchange, Iran stopped supplying arms to the Kurds."
The Iran - Iraq War
The Iran-Iraq war was an armed conflict that began when Iraq invaded Iran in September 1980 and ended in August 1988, with an estimated total of 1.7 million wounded and 1 million dead. The underlying cause of the war lay in the long-standing regional rivalry between Persian Iran and Arab Iraq.
The immediate cause, however, was a border dispute that had its origins in the mid-1970s. In 1974 Iran had begun supplying weapons to Kurdish nationalists in northern Iraq, enabling them to stage a revolt against the Iraqi government. In order to halt the rebellion, Iraq in 1975 compromised on a dispute with Iran regarding the border on the Shatt al Arab estuary. In exchange, Iran stopped supplying arms to the Kurds."
Iran to triple capacity to enrich 20% uranium
Iran to triple capacity to enrich 20% uranium: "The West accuses Iran of seeking to acquire a nuclear military capacity under the guise of its civilian atomic work, a charge Tehran strongly denies.
At the heart of Iran's dispute with the West lies uranium enrichment, a sensitive process which can produce either fuel for a nuclear reactor or the fissile material for an atomic warhead.
Despite being targeted by four sets of sets of UN Security Council sanctions over its refusal to halt uranium enrichment, the Islamic republic is adamant it will push forward with its controversial nuclear activities.
Abbasi Davani meanwhile announced 'the forthcoming installation of the first cascade of 164 new-generation centrifuges', which are more powerful and faster than the models Iran currently operates in Natanz.
Iran has over 8,000 centrifuges of the first generation IR-1, with nearly 6,000 actively purifying uranium to the 3.5 percent level, according to the latest report by the UN nuclear watchdog in May."
At the heart of Iran's dispute with the West lies uranium enrichment, a sensitive process which can produce either fuel for a nuclear reactor or the fissile material for an atomic warhead.
Despite being targeted by four sets of sets of UN Security Council sanctions over its refusal to halt uranium enrichment, the Islamic republic is adamant it will push forward with its controversial nuclear activities.
Abbasi Davani meanwhile announced 'the forthcoming installation of the first cascade of 164 new-generation centrifuges', which are more powerful and faster than the models Iran currently operates in Natanz.
Iran has over 8,000 centrifuges of the first generation IR-1, with nearly 6,000 actively purifying uranium to the 3.5 percent level, according to the latest report by the UN nuclear watchdog in May."
Iran has secretly stocked enriched uranium for four nuclear bombs - GBAtemp.net
Iran has secretly stocked enriched uranium for four nuclear bombs - GBAtemp.net: "In its twice-annual report published Thursday, June 2, Wisconsin revealed three further developments in Iran's nuclear drive:
1. Since November 2010, when Iran stopped enriching uranium in all cascades at the Natanz plant for about a week (the report does not give the reason for the stoppage – possibly a Stuxnet virus invasion of its computer control system), the enrichment rate has increased.
The 5,000 centrifuges spinning in February 2011 increased to nearly 6,000 in May 2011.
debkafile's Iranian sources add:"
1. Since November 2010, when Iran stopped enriching uranium in all cascades at the Natanz plant for about a week (the report does not give the reason for the stoppage – possibly a Stuxnet virus invasion of its computer control system), the enrichment rate has increased.
The 5,000 centrifuges spinning in February 2011 increased to nearly 6,000 in May 2011.
debkafile's Iranian sources add:"
Tuesday, June 7, 2011
Iran Says Its Submarines are in the Red Sea - Defense/Middle East - Israel News - Israel National News
Iran Says Its Submarines are in the Red Sea - Defense/Middle East - Israel News - Israel National News: "Iran has sent military submarines to the Red Sea, according to the semi-official Fars news agency.
'Iranian military submarines entered the Red Sea waters with the goal of collecting information and identifying other countries' combat vessels,' Fars said in a Tuesday report, citing an unidentified source.
It did not say how many submarines were involved or what type they were but noted they had sailed alongside warships from the Iranian Navy's 14th fleet.
Thanks for the info, I suppose someones going to
have to find out to see where these things are being made.
State-run Press TV said in a report earlier in May that the 14th fleet – which is comprised of two vessels, the warship Bandar Abbas and the destroyer Shahid Naqdi – had been sent to fight piracy.
'The fleet entered the Gulf of Aden region in May and has now entered the Red Sea in the continuation of its mission,' Fars said.
Two Iranian warships passed through the Suez Canal en route to Syria in February, for the first time since the 1979 Islamic Revolution. Israel called that move a 'serious provocation.' "
'Iranian military submarines entered the Red Sea waters with the goal of collecting information and identifying other countries' combat vessels,' Fars said in a Tuesday report, citing an unidentified source.
It did not say how many submarines were involved or what type they were but noted they had sailed alongside warships from the Iranian Navy's 14th fleet.
have to find out to see where these things are being made.
State-run Press TV said in a report earlier in May that the 14th fleet – which is comprised of two vessels, the warship Bandar Abbas and the destroyer Shahid Naqdi – had been sent to fight piracy.
'The fleet entered the Gulf of Aden region in May and has now entered the Red Sea in the continuation of its mission,' Fars said.
Two Iranian warships passed through the Suez Canal en route to Syria in February, for the first time since the 1979 Islamic Revolution. Israel called that move a 'serious provocation.' "
Monday, June 6, 2011
UN nuclear watchdog turns up heat on Syria and Iran
UN nuclear watchdog turns up heat on Syria and Iran: "By Simon Morgan
VIENNA (AFP) — UN atomic watchdog chief Yukiya Amano turned up the heat on Syria and Iran -- both accused of illicit nuclear activity -- as the body's policy-making board of governors began a meeting in Vienna on Monday.
Tehran and Damascus are both accused of actively blocking the International Atomic Energy Agency's long-running investigations into illegal nuclear activity.
At the end of May, Amano released two new reports in which he said Iran was continuing to stockpile low-enriched uranium, in defiance of multiple UN sanctions, and refusing to answer allegations of possible military dimensions to its contested nuclear programme."
VIENNA (AFP) — UN atomic watchdog chief Yukiya Amano turned up the heat on Syria and Iran -- both accused of illicit nuclear activity -- as the body's policy-making board of governors began a meeting in Vienna on Monday.
Tehran and Damascus are both accused of actively blocking the International Atomic Energy Agency's long-running investigations into illegal nuclear activity.
At the end of May, Amano released two new reports in which he said Iran was continuing to stockpile low-enriched uranium, in defiance of multiple UN sanctions, and refusing to answer allegations of possible military dimensions to its contested nuclear programme."
Saudi Arabia and Iran expected clash at OPEC meeting
Saudi Arabia and Iran expected clash at OPEC meeting: "audi King Abdullah meets with Iran’s President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. (File Photo)
By EMAN EL-SHENAWI
AL ARABIYA AND AGENCIES
Saudi Arabia and Iran may clash at the OPEC meeting later this week after the Gulf kingdom is expected to push for increasing oil output and is likely to be met by opposition from Iran.
Saudi Arabia is likely to be in favor of a rise in output to reduce prices and support economic growth, but Iran’s OPEC governor has dismissed the need to lift supplies.
“There is no need to increase OPEC production in the 159th meeting of this organization,” said Iran’s OPEC governor, Mohammad Ali Khatibi, according to reports citing the Oil Ministry Website SHANA.
The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) are expected to discuss raising crude supply next week for the first time since 2007, in a move that could weaken $100 oil prices and lessen the impact of high energy costs on economic growth."
By EMAN EL-SHENAWI
AL ARABIYA AND AGENCIES
Saudi Arabia and Iran may clash at the OPEC meeting later this week after the Gulf kingdom is expected to push for increasing oil output and is likely to be met by opposition from Iran.
Saudi Arabia is likely to be in favor of a rise in output to reduce prices and support economic growth, but Iran’s OPEC governor has dismissed the need to lift supplies.
“There is no need to increase OPEC production in the 159th meeting of this organization,” said Iran’s OPEC governor, Mohammad Ali Khatibi, according to reports citing the Oil Ministry Website SHANA.
The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) are expected to discuss raising crude supply next week for the first time since 2007, in a move that could weaken $100 oil prices and lessen the impact of high energy costs on economic growth."
Thursday, June 2, 2011
BBC News - Q&A: Iran nuclear issue
BBC News - Q&A: Iran nuclear issue: "Why has the Security Council ordered Iran to stop enrichment?
Because the technology used to enrich uranium to the level needed for nuclear power can also be used to enrich it to the higher level needed for a nuclear explosion.
There are fears that Iran is either secretly planning to make a nuclear device or is at least acquiring the know-how so that one day it has the option of doing so.
Iran hid an enrichment programme for 18 years, so the Security Council says that until Iran's peaceful intentions can be fully established, it should stop enrichment and other nuclear activities."
Because the technology used to enrich uranium to the level needed for nuclear power can also be used to enrich it to the higher level needed for a nuclear explosion.
There are fears that Iran is either secretly planning to make a nuclear device or is at least acquiring the know-how so that one day it has the option of doing so.
Iran hid an enrichment programme for 18 years, so the Security Council says that until Iran's peaceful intentions can be fully established, it should stop enrichment and other nuclear activities."
Wednesday, June 1, 2011
Analysis: Why did Germany capitu... JPost - Iranian Threat - News
Analysis: Why did Germany capitu... JPost - Iranian Threat - News: "In 2009, EIH was used by [the Deutsche] Postbank in a sanctions evasion scheme which involved handling transactions on behalf of UN-designated Bank Sepah. EU-designated Bank Mellat is one of EIH’s parent banks,' according to the EU sanctions list. (Both Bank Sepah and Bank Mellat are based in Tehran.) The Merkel administration had consistently ignored warnings from the French, American and British governments about EIH’s nuclear and military activities. Last year, the US Treasury Department sanctioned EIH because it had served to advance Iran’s nuclear and rocket programs.
The International Herald Tribune reported last summer that Chancellor Angela Merkel snubbed President Barack Obama’s request to close EIH.
According to a WikiLeaks cable from 2008, Will Gelling, the head of the British Foreign Office’s Iran Coordination Group, said the UK “is pushing Germany on this bank with a view to an EU listing,” but “Germans are pushing back."
The International Herald Tribune reported last summer that Chancellor Angela Merkel snubbed President Barack Obama’s request to close EIH.
According to a WikiLeaks cable from 2008, Will Gelling, the head of the British Foreign Office’s Iran Coordination Group, said the UK “is pushing Germany on this bank with a view to an EU listing,” but “Germans are pushing back."
IAEA has new info on alleged nuclear weapons work by Iran
IAEA has new info on alleged nuclear weapons work by Iran: "IAEA director general Yukiya Amano had written to Iran's vice president and head of its atomic energy body, Fereydoun Abasi, 'reiterating its concerns (and) expressing the importance of Iran clarifying these issues,' according to the report.
But Tehran has not yet responded, the official said.
Nevertheless, Amano's letter 'makes it clear that we're very concerned and that Iran should engage with us,' he said.
The IAEA calculated that Iran's stockpile of low-enriched uranium in the main branch of its Natanz uranium enrichment plant had now reached 4,105 kilogrammes.
Uranium enrichment is the most controversial part of Iran's nuclear activities because it can be used not only to generate nuclear fuel, but also to produce the fissile material for a nuclear bomb.
Tehran is under four sets of UN sanctions for refusing to halt such sensitive work.
But the Islamic republic remains defiant and has even started work on a second uranium enrichment facility at Qom.
In February, Tehran had said it planned to begin feeding nuclear material into cascades by the summer. But as of May 21, no uranium-enriching centrifuges had been introduced to the site, the IAEA said."
But Tehran has not yet responded, the official said.
Nevertheless, Amano's letter 'makes it clear that we're very concerned and that Iran should engage with us,' he said.
The IAEA calculated that Iran's stockpile of low-enriched uranium in the main branch of its Natanz uranium enrichment plant had now reached 4,105 kilogrammes.
Uranium enrichment is the most controversial part of Iran's nuclear activities because it can be used not only to generate nuclear fuel, but also to produce the fissile material for a nuclear bomb.
Tehran is under four sets of UN sanctions for refusing to halt such sensitive work.
But the Islamic republic remains defiant and has even started work on a second uranium enrichment facility at Qom.
In February, Tehran had said it planned to begin feeding nuclear material into cascades by the summer. But as of May 21, no uranium-enriching centrifuges had been introduced to the site, the IAEA said."
Iran again shows failure to comply with obligations: US
Iran again shows failure to comply with obligations: US: "WEDNESDAY, 25 MAY 2011
WASHINGTON (AFP) — The United States said Wednesday that a new UN report on Iran's nuclear program underscored Tehran's continued failure to comply with its international obligations.
In a restricted new report, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said Tuesday the Islamic republic has continued to increase its stockpile of low-enriched uranium, in defiance of multiple rounds of UN sanctions.
'It underscores Iran's continued failure to comply with its international obligations, and clearly illustrates its sustained lack of full cooperation with the IAEA,' State Department spokesman Mark Toner said."
WASHINGTON (AFP) — The United States said Wednesday that a new UN report on Iran's nuclear program underscored Tehran's continued failure to comply with its international obligations.
In a restricted new report, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said Tuesday the Islamic republic has continued to increase its stockpile of low-enriched uranium, in defiance of multiple rounds of UN sanctions.
'It underscores Iran's continued failure to comply with its international obligations, and clearly illustrates its sustained lack of full cooperation with the IAEA,' State Department spokesman Mark Toner said."
Iran Watch: Iran's nuclear timetable
Iran Watch: Iran's nuclear timetable: "amount of low-enriched uranium Iran has stockpiled, and the amount it is believed to be producing each month, the Wisconsin Project estimates that by December 2008, Iran had accumulated enough U-235 to fuel one bomb -- assuming Iran decided to further enrich the low-enriched material to weapon-grade. The Project further estimates that by the end of 2009, Iran had enough U-235 to fuel a second bomb; that Iran had enough of this material for a third bomb by August 2010; and that Iran had enough of this material for a fourth bomb by last April 2011 -- in each case assuming that Iran decided raise the level of U-235 in its low-enriched uranium stockpile (3.5 percent U-235) to weapon-grade (90 percent or more U-235).
As Iran increases its stockpile of low-enriched uranium, it will consolidate its status as a 'virtual' nuclear weapon state."
As Iran increases its stockpile of low-enriched uranium, it will consolidate its status as a 'virtual' nuclear weapon state."
IC Publications
IC Publications: "5/2011 16:21 SANAA, May 31 (AFP)
Yemen opposition says Gulf mediation 'over'
Attempts by Gulf monarchies to mediate in Yemen's crisis are 'over,' opposition spokesman Mohammed Qahtan said Tuesday after President Ali Abdullah Saleh repeatedly refused to sign a deal that would see him hand over power within 30 days.
'This agreement is terminated,' Qahtan told AFP 10 days after Saleh refused to sign the agreement proposed by the Gulf monarchies, despite it having being signed by his own party and the opposition.
The United Arab Emirates, which holds the rotating Gulf Cooperation Council presidency, made known the termination of the group's mediation efforts in a letter to the UAE's ambassador to Sanaa, the spokesman added."
Yemen opposition says Gulf mediation 'over'
Attempts by Gulf monarchies to mediate in Yemen's crisis are 'over,' opposition spokesman Mohammed Qahtan said Tuesday after President Ali Abdullah Saleh repeatedly refused to sign a deal that would see him hand over power within 30 days.
'This agreement is terminated,' Qahtan told AFP 10 days after Saleh refused to sign the agreement proposed by the Gulf monarchies, despite it having being signed by his own party and the opposition.
The United Arab Emirates, which holds the rotating Gulf Cooperation Council presidency, made known the termination of the group's mediation efforts in a letter to the UAE's ambassador to Sanaa, the spokesman added."
IAEA has new info on alleged nuclear weapons work by Iran
IAEA has new info on alleged nuclear weapons work by Iran: "Uranium enrichment is the most controversial part of Iran's nuclear activities because it can be used not only to generate nuclear fuel, but also to produce the fissile material for a nuclear bomb.
Tehran is under four sets of UN sanctions for refusing to halt such sensitive work.
But the Islamic republic remains defiant and has even started work on a second uranium enrichment facility at Qom.
In February, Tehran had said it planned to begin feeding nuclear material into cascades by the summer. But as of May 21, no uranium-enriching centrifuges had been introduced to the site, the IAEA said.
Last year, Iran also started enriching uranium to a higher level of purification, ostensibly for a research reactor that makes medical isotopes for cancer treatment.
The stockpile of 20 percent enriched uranium now amounts to 56.7 kilogrammes, the IAEA said."
Tehran is under four sets of UN sanctions for refusing to halt such sensitive work.
But the Islamic republic remains defiant and has even started work on a second uranium enrichment facility at Qom.
In February, Tehran had said it planned to begin feeding nuclear material into cascades by the summer. But as of May 21, no uranium-enriching centrifuges had been introduced to the site, the IAEA said.
Last year, Iran also started enriching uranium to a higher level of purification, ostensibly for a research reactor that makes medical isotopes for cancer treatment.
The stockpile of 20 percent enriched uranium now amounts to 56.7 kilogrammes, the IAEA said."
Iranian wanted by Argentina visits Bolivia
Iranian wanted by Argentina visits Bolivia: "LA PAZ, Bolivia (AP) — The defense minister of Iran, whose extradition is sought by neighboring Argentina for the 1994 bombing of a Jewish center, is in Bolivia participating in the dedication of a military academy.
Gen. Ahmad Vahidi is wanted by Buenos Aires as an alleged mastermind of the bombing, which killed 85 people.
Jewish center president Guillermo Borger called on Argentina's government to file a formal protest with Bolivia."
Gen. Ahmad Vahidi is wanted by Buenos Aires as an alleged mastermind of the bombing, which killed 85 people.
Jewish center president Guillermo Borger called on Argentina's government to file a formal protest with Bolivia."
Belief in Prehistoric Nuclear War Reveals Modern Fears
Belief in Prehistoric Nuclear War Reveals Modern Fears: "n February 2008, global dignitaries gathered to inaugurate the Svalbard Global Seed Vault, a repository for plant life designed to withstand nuclear war so survivors could restart civilization with healthy seeds. Magnus Bredeli-Tveiten, who oversaw construction of the vault, told the Associated Press that he expected it to last as long as the 4,500-year-old pyramids of Egypt. However, for a certain percentage of the public, ancient civilizations like Egypt are just one key to a nuclear war that already happened-thousands of years ago."
Iran Nuclear or Not – and if Not, When? Who Do we Trust to tell us the Truth | Maggie's Notebook
Iran Nuclear or Not – and if Not, When? Who Do we Trust to tell us the Truth | Maggie's Notebook: "he IAEA lied to us for years, and then as Inspector El-Baradei retired, he said guess what: I didn’t do my job. Iran lied to me. I didn’t confirm anything for myself (or he did but, as a Muslim, had no intention of outing Iran’s banty rooster regimes). Somehow, intelligence sources bought El-Baradei’s story that Iran had shutdown it’s nuclear program, and in 2007 The U.S. National Intelligence Estimate was way wrong – allowing Iran to buy years of time. The truth is, we have no one but Israel we can trust to tell us the truth as they know it, and since the world will not support Israel’s intelligence efforts, they are somewhat stymied as well"
Iran Nuclear or Not – and if Not, When? Who Do we Trust to tell us the Truth | Maggie's Notebook
Iran Nuclear or Not – and if Not, When? Who Do we Trust to tell us the Truth | Maggie's Notebook: "he IAEA lied to us for years, and then as Inspector El-Baradei retired, he said guess what: I didn’t do my job. Iran lied to me. I didn’t confirm anything for myself (or he did but, as a Muslim, had no intention of outing Iran’s banty rooster regimes). Somehow, intelligence sources bought El-Baradei’s story that Iran had shutdown it’s nuclear program, and in 2007 The U.S. National Intelligence Estimate was way wrong – allowing Iran to buy years of time. The truth is, we have no one but Israel we can trust to tell us the truth as they know it, and since the world will not support Israel’s intelligence efforts, they are somewhat stymied as well"
No Nuclear Iran!
No Nuclear Iran!
Current Worldwide Trends Lead to a Dangerous Situation-By Stephen Sanders- June 1, 2011 11:35am
Hunger- Leads to political unrest, revolution, chaos, terrorist acts, war.
Israel-Strong, as other nations side with the ever growing ranks of disenfranchised, angry, hungry, poor (partially from high oil prices) they seek the only solution they know. Blame Israel as a scapegoat because they were raised from birth to believe the mere existence of this one nation is the cause of all their problems. These factions seek to undermine and then take the nation apart from within by living within Israel's borders.
No Nuclear Iran: All of the current economic problems point to the biggest growing concern. As the US turns its attention to appeasement of the Arab nations, nothing definitive gets done as far as any real pre-emptive measures to stop Iran from becoming a super-power in the mideast complete with nuclear weapons of mass destruction.
The Role of the United States:
The president apparently is either mis-informed on the nuances of the politics of appeasement in the Mid-East (perhaps he believes his own naive idealism) or even worse he understands and embraces the Sharia law following Muslims and is ready to do his part to allow this well funded fundamental extremist, militant war mongering evil ideology to take over the world and inflict their system of belief upon all the nations.
I know it sounds to apocalyptic to be true, however these are strange days we are living in. One needs to read deeply into the actions, words, and deeds of people, especially those in power.
Current Worldwide Trends Lead to a Dangerous Situation-By Stephen Sanders- June 1, 2011 11:35am
Hunger- Leads to political unrest, revolution, chaos, terrorist acts, war.
Israel-Strong, as other nations side with the ever growing ranks of disenfranchised, angry, hungry, poor (partially from high oil prices) they seek the only solution they know. Blame Israel as a scapegoat because they were raised from birth to believe the mere existence of this one nation is the cause of all their problems. These factions seek to undermine and then take the nation apart from within by living within Israel's borders.
No Nuclear Iran: All of the current economic problems point to the biggest growing concern. As the US turns its attention to appeasement of the Arab nations, nothing definitive gets done as far as any real pre-emptive measures to stop Iran from becoming a super-power in the mideast complete with nuclear weapons of mass destruction.
The Role of the United States:
The president apparently is either mis-informed on the nuances of the politics of appeasement in the Mid-East (perhaps he believes his own naive idealism) or even worse he understands and embraces the Sharia law following Muslims and is ready to do his part to allow this well funded fundamental extremist, militant war mongering evil ideology to take over the world and inflict their system of belief upon all the nations.
I know it sounds to apocalyptic to be true, however these are strange days we are living in. One needs to read deeply into the actions, words, and deeds of people, especially those in power.
Iranium The Movie: Coming Soon (Video trailer)
Iranium The Movie: Coming Soon (Video trailer): "hen push comes to shove and world leaders are given no choice due to some overt action undertaken by that country. The efforts of the world community are typically limited to reliance on the United Nations for the imposition of sanctions that have no real impact. Beyond that, Iran seems for the most part to be a crisis that is out of sight, out of mind.
The recent Stuxnet virus, covert and from sources 'unknown', had some success in throwing a monkey wrench into the Iranian nuclear works. But, it is not enough to simply just delay delay the effort. It is critical for the security of the world to completely eradicate the Iranian nuclear program.
Iranium will be coming to theaters near you in February, but by signing upat this link you can watch online with a free pass.
Iranium, the movie"
The recent Stuxnet virus, covert and from sources 'unknown', had some success in throwing a monkey wrench into the Iranian nuclear works. But, it is not enough to simply just delay delay the effort. It is critical for the security of the world to completely eradicate the Iranian nuclear program.
Iranium will be coming to theaters near you in February, but by signing upat this link you can watch online with a free pass.
Iranium, the movie"
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