Archive for the 'Iran' Category

The common bonds between Iraniah Mullahs and the Democrats *UPDATED*

Several years ago, when Bush Derangement Syndrome was at its peak, I tackled the “he’s got his finger on the button and he’s going to blow up the world” meme that anti-war activists were so shrilly screaming.  I pointed out that there was no evidence whatsoever to indicate that George Bush was an apocalyptic person.  [...]

The new deal in the Middle East

I have predicted several times that, in a choice between Iran and Israel, Middle Eastern nations will back Israel, not because they have developed any fondness for her, but because they recognize that, while Israel makes a great rhetorical scapegoat, Iran is the real threat.  I’ve also said that America’s weakness regarding Iran will hasten [...]

This is what oppression looks like

Through the Bush years, those in the grips of BDS likened him to Hitler based upon their contention that he was running the most oppressive administration ever in American history.  They made this claim despite the fact that, insofar as I know, no protestor was ever imprisoned merely for having protested.  (This is separate from [...]

Iran trying to use Canada as a conduit for nuclear materials

I’m not sure why Canada, except for maybe the large Muslim population, the porous border, and the country’s politically correct inertia:
Iran is attempting to acquire clandestine shipments via Canada for its nuclear program, a senior customs official said Thursday.
Canadian customs officers have seized everything from centrifuge parts to programmable logic controllers being shipped to Iran [...]

Only the guns and the cultural insanity make me take this seriously

Yes, they have guns, and yes, they come from an apocalyptic culture that believes it would be a good thing to see the world enveloped in flames.  But otherwise, these Iranian soldiers look pretty damn silly:

Of course, it’s probably good camo if you’re trying to infiltrate this:

Otherwise, it’s hard to see the disguise’s utility.
For more [...]

The mullahs unleashed

I got this email from Steve Schippert:
It’s graphic. There is no nuance. And it’s why I am done debating otherwise intelligent friends on the aptness, nay brilliance, of our president’s near silence in condemnation of the Iranian regime which today executed its own Tienanmen Square in central Tehran.
http://threatswatch.org/rapidrecon/2009/06/unimaginable-horror-in-tehran/ [Be warned:  graphic photo at link.]
Bludgeoning women [...]

Even though Mousavi is as bad as Ahmadinejad, the fight in the streets still matters

Rob Miller, who blogs at JoshuaPundit, thought that, because I support the protesters in the Iranian streets, I would disagree with his American Thinker article pointing out that much of what’s going on in Iran at the higher echelons is a sham:
Are Mousavi and his followers in Iran an actual reform movement and a positive [...]

The price of silence

Obama was so sure that his magisterial silence alone would bring peace to the streets of Tehran.  He’s right, in that the mullah’s are summarily ending the protests, but it’s a peace that only Tacitus would recognize.

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A barbecue bellwether of things to come

Riffing off the news that Obama intends to go ahead with a July 4 barbecue for Iranians, even though his guests hands are soaked in blood, a very upset Max Boot has this to say:
It’s bad enough that the president is deliberately refraining from being too outspoken in favor of the freedom fighters who are [...]

Please help protect Iranians from their secret police *UPDATED*

I got this from a fairly reliable source:
If you’re on Twitter, set your location to Tehran & your time zone to GMT +3.30. Iranian security forces are hunting for bloggers using location/timezone searches. The more people at this location, the more of a logjam it creates for forces trying to shut down [...]

Feelings, nothing more than feelings

When Polish dockworkers stood against the might of the Soviet Union, Ronald Reagan spoke immediately and loudly about absolute principles, such as freedom and the dignity of man:
The Polish nation, speaking through Solidarity, has provided one of the brightest, bravest moments of modern history. The people of Poland are giving us an imperishable example of [...]

A swift analysis and a great collection of links *UPDATED*

The Anchoress has a swift, comprehensive analysis of the situation in Iran, along with an amazing collection of links (including one to yours truly).  Check it out, since it is a pathway to Iran enlightenment.
UPDATE:  Andrea Shea King has another great round-up (again with a kind link to me), along with some powerful photos and [...]

Obama misses the revolution *UPDATED*

In the email giving the heads up about this post, Steve Schippert had one word, which he practically yelled:  “H.U.G.E.”
As you may recall, early on in this Iranian thing, I wondered if the protest would coalesce around anything.  Without a focus, it would just drift away.  With a focus — well, anything is possible. It [...]

Let your voice be heard on the EPA’s CO2 plans

One of the major problems conservatives face is the limitations of their own nature.  We’re conservative after all.  Our passion is putting our heads down and getting on with the work of life:  earning a living, raising our families, serving our communities.  We tend not to be protesters.  Or more precisely, protesting is not a [...]

An open letter to the Iranian people

People of Iran:
Traditionally, the president of the United States has been the spokesperson for the people of the United States — or, at least, for a majority of the people of the United States.  For the first time in modern history, however, we have a president who appears incapable of giving voice to the American [...]

Obama is weighed and found wanting

During the campaign, Biden warned that Obama would be tested in his first six months in office.  We all assumed that Biden knew about a planned terrorist attack on the US.  That could still happen, of course, although I devoutly hope it won’t.
At exactly the five month mark, however, there is a test taking place, [...]

Am I missing something in this liberal ode to Iranian democracy? *UPDATED*

Here’s the article from an extremely Progressive San Francisco blog.  Here’s my distillation:
1.  Liberals truly care about freedom, because they protested their hearts out over the illegal U.S. war in Iraq.
2.  For all that screaming against the evil U.S. government, American liberals really weren’t risking anything because, unlike the Iranian people, they don’t need to [...]

Why Obama is wrong about Iran

As you know, not only did Obama say he wouldn’t “meddle” in Iran, he said that Mousavi and Ahmadinejad are two peas in a pod, so who cares?  James Taranto explains perfectly why Obama is dead wrong:
[W]e think it is very telling that the very first point he made is that there isn’t a rial’s [...]

Obama’s belief in the power of his own rhetoric

Ronald Reagan, speaking to Evangelicals about the Soviet Union, in 1983:
Yes, let us pray for the salvation of all of those who live in that totalitarian darkness — pray they will discover the joy of knowing God. But until they do, let us be aware that while they preach the supremacy of the state, declare [...]

Obama, Israel, Iran and other stuff

In one paragraph, Richard Baehr says so much:
Voters can be fooled, but they can tell the difference between a friend and a bully. Obama made the decision to bully Israel over settlements, and make it the focus of his Middle East strategy. The events in Iran over the weekend show the stupidity of the American [...]

Iranian meltdown? *UPDATE*

I’m too ill-informed to opine intelligently on what’s going on in Iran right now.  I know the election was not a free election, because the Mad Mullah’s hand-selected four candidates.  I know Obama was either naive or evil to suggest otherwise.  I know that the outcome was almost certainly a foregone conclusion (the Mullahs wanted [...]

But Mommy, he hit me back first….

I’ve always loved that quintessential little kid excuse:  “But, Mommy, he hit me back first….”  Even kids understand, although they don’t always appreciate, the notion of a preemptive strike.  Lately, there’s more and more talk about Israel engaging in a preemptive strike against Iran (cheered by friends, feared by foes).  George Bush painted our attack [...]

Life in Iran is a joke

During the 1970s, in the era of the Jewish refusniks, this joke emerged from the Soviet Union:
Papa was able to get his family out of the Soviet Union, but he ended up staying behind, hoping for an opportunity to follow them.  Until then, he promised he’d write.  The code he used to keep the family [...]

Proving again that the Iran government is mean, but not stupid

From BNO News:

Roxana Saberi has been freed after a court suspends her prison term.about 1 hour ago from web

Roxana Saberi, sentenced to eight years in prison in Iran on charges of spying for the US, will be freed in less than two hours.about 3 hours ago from web

Iran [...]

Obama administration shows itself both stupid and duplicitous when it comes to Israel

Those of us who were paying attention knew that Obama was lying during the campaign season when he claimed that he was Israel’s best friend.  The words sounded pretty, but we knew about (a) his nonexistent track record supporting Israel in the Senate and (b) his affiliations with people (Wright, Powers, etc.) who demonize Israel [...]