18 posts tagged “war”
Remember the National Intelligence Estimate of 2007 that proclaimed to the world that Iran had abandoned a weapons program in connection with the building of their weapons grade nuclear plant?
When that NIE report came out Iran crowed the big International “I told you so.”
But here is the thing: the NIE 2007 contradicted previous NIE reports and did not align with Israeli Intelligence. Many anti-war Westerners obviously would slough off Israeli Intelligence due to the fact that Israel and Iran are mortal enemies publicly in the war of words and behind the back door with the hushed diplomatic channels on obvious Iranian military supplies to Hezbollah and Hamas. Those two Islamist murdering terrorists (one is Shi’ite and the latter is Sunni) have one agenda: the destruction of Israel and the genocide of Jews.
But lo and behold it is becoming evident that NIE 2007 was a report put together by pro-Arab/pro-Islam oil authors because recent events (including the Israeli destruction of a secret Syrian nuclear program) and verified Intelligence from both British and Israeli Intelligence sheds light on a different outcome than NIE 2007. That outcome is indeed that Iran is has a nuke weapons program.
Apparently if the pro-Arab/pro-oil American Intelligence is willing to look the other way to embarrass the Bush Administration, Mossad of Israel and MI6 of Britain are collaborating and putting Intelligence notes that are leaning strongly to another conclusion completely divergent of the American Intelligence Community (an amalgam of Intelligence Agencies) headed by the Director of National Intelligence that collated the data to arrive at the NIE 2007 conclusion on Iran’s agenda.
Mossad and MI6 believe there is substantial evidence to execute some form of military strike on Iran to slow down or hopefully end Iran’s nuclear weapons program. Israel is even willing to risk a go it alone mission. Israel is hoping to get at least an OK from Washington and London to back up such an expedition since Leftists in both nations would scream bleeding heart murder if the American and British governments participated in such an endeavor.
My guess is that an Israeli strike would provoke a Middle Eastern free-for-all military chess that would draw America and possibly Western nations into the fray. That is not even mentioning the probable support of Iran by Russia and China that could range from limited to the extreme.
Wake up America! The Islamist/Western confrontation is on the horizon.
When will the West wise up and understand that its thirst for oil is not a valid reason to allow a regionally influential leader as Mahmoud Ahmadinejad to remain in power. The West has to at least wake up about Ahmadinejad’s pursuit of nuclear power which regardless of the Bush hating NIE Report is obviously pursuing a geopolitical strategy to attack in person or by proxy the Land Israel.
How can I say this? How can I measure such a conclusion? Astoundingly I can come to this conclusion by the very Islamofascist mouth of President Ahmadinejad of Iran.
Ahmadinejad made his latest statements in a speech given in the southern Iranian town of Bushehr, where Iran’s first light-water nuclear reactor is being built by Russia. The speech was broadcast live on Iran’s state-run television. He addressed world nations, advising them to "abandon the filthy Zionist entity which has reached the end of the line."
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"[Israel] has lost its reason to exist and will sooner or later fall. The ones who still support the criminal Zionists should know that the occupiers' days are numbered…Accept that the life of the Zionists will sooner or later come to an end."
Ahmadinejad said that the “final chapter” has begun in which the Arabs of Israel, together with “regional nations” will confront Israel and bring about “Palestine.”
Hello! Is this a nation or a leader of a nation that the world wants to allow to possess nuclear power that can easily be turned into a weapon horrific devastation upon neighbors which do not agree with Iranian Mohammedan apocalyptic-political scenarios to usher in the return of their cult mythos Mahdi?
Is there any sanity for America, the EU, Russia, China and India (Nuclear powers all) to all such a thing to happen? Is there even a slice of sanity to think that the sliver of a nation known as Israel should wait until Iran possesses nuclear warheads on missiles that are more than capable of reaching the Jewish State to make good on Ahmadinejad’s defecating mouth?
Dear God in Heaven or even dear Marxist Proletarian of the Sino World or the secular but mostly Hindu Indian sub-continent or even the pride of the Russian bear: Someone explain to me how such a person can remain in power in light of Europe’s attempt to exterminate Jews under the similar rhetoric of Adolf Hitler leader of Nazi Germany and a messianic believer of the Aryan race exporting the Nazi cult globally.
I mean, am I missing something here? Is the world to be mired in the mud of Appeasement until a nuclear weapon detonates wiping out millions of Jews in a heartbeat before a unified action is taken against Ahmadinejad?
Come on world awaken from the slumber of status quo and take care of business now and spank Ahmadinejad.
Aaron Klein reports that a Palestinian Intelligence terrorist official is claiming that an America will attack Iran in two to three months if the latest round of sanctions is ignored by Iran.
When the Palestinian-Arab was asked on what he based his claim, he evaded the answer. The terrorist just said he “understood” from talks relating to Palestinian Statehood that America intends to pay for Arab support against Iran, including creating a Palestinian State, to launch an attack on Iranian nuke facilities.
The story could be a geopolitical brinksmanship plant in which everyone knows that World Net Daily would report. The purpose of the plant is to extend more back door notification that the Bush Administration is serious of its intentions.
In speculation there is always an “on the other hand.” The scenario makes sense.
The Arab dictatorships and Arab Monarchies (e.g. Egypt, Jordan and Saudi Arabia) not connected to the puppet strings of Iran (e.g. as Syria, Hezbollah and radical Shi’ites of Iraq) are feeling the heat of Islamist Theo-political fundamentalism (whether it is Wahhabi or radical Shi’ite). Greed of power and wealth of Arab ruling and wealthy elites does not line up with the tenets of Islamist Theo-political ideology. For many of these Arab elites (not all for some do buy into Islamism) a unified Mohammedan Islamist Caliphate-like scenario would dip into a lifestyle that runs counter to Islamism.
Then there is the Palestine issue itself. The establishment of a sovereign Palestine (God forbid) would relieve a lot of public pressure upon Arab elites to constantly have an anti-Israel policy. Certainly in public the Mohammedan minions would not accept a pro-Israel stance because of the Dar al-Islam ideology that is ingrained in the Mohammedan mind; however among the ruling Arab elites a secretive benign policy toward Israel would go a long way in perpetuating the economic status quo and empower the ruling Arab elites to keep ruling. These Arab elites may look medieval however petro-wealth has embraced them into the 21st century global economy.
If a Palestine State exists, the Arab elites can focus more resources on shoring up their power locally.
Again, “on the other hand,” the construct of a current sovereign Palestine would be a polarity of radical religious Islamists (like Hamas) versus radical Islamofascist terrorists that use religion to gain the traditional Arabic power structure (like Fatah). In either case, a sovereign Palestine would be ruled by Terrorists whose goal is still to destroy Israel.
If an Iran, Syria Hezbollah troika attacks Israel before the US implements an attack on Iranian nuke facilities; certainly the new Palestine would join the Mohammedan troika.
The other Arab elites who had promised allegiance to America to support an American attack on Iran would be forced to reevaluate their National Interests. I suspect if there was a hint of success against the Israel’s IDF; some Arab elites would join the troika at least with lip service to satisfy the blood lust of their Mohammedan citizens.
It would be a tough call for the Arab elites for if Israel held off an Islamist attack long enough, America would be forced to use their military resources to strike back – even if Russia and China nodded support toward the Iranian coalition.
This speculation may deviate into an uncountable amount of scenarios based on who supports whom; however one thing would be certain – it would be another World War for the globe.
The essence of escalation or backing down will be all about timing and global reactions.
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Well have you heard the latest Islamofascist tiff? Usama bin Laden is calling President Musharraf of Pakistan an infidel thereby reasoning that Pakistan should rise up and revolt against him.
Now here is the thing. I can just imagine all the pro-Arab experts saying I told so, Musharraf’s regime as an ally to America is hanging by a thread and it may collapse placing nuclear arms into Islamofascist hands.
Maybe; however that is a worse case scenario. There is another extreme possibility. The other Arab Kingdoms and Dictatorships fearing a UBL led nuclear armed Wahhabi Pakistan and a nuclear arming radical Twelver Shia Iran might be the card played that may topple their autocratic gigs.
I can see the Saudi’s, Jordanians, the more capitalistic oil Saudi Peninsula Sheikdoms and Egypt (O yes Egypt) taking a cooperative stand against internal Wahhabis and Muslim Brotherhood factions and weighing in with support for Musharraf.
Again Iraq becomes the wild card. Why? The reason is because of its divided nature of Sunni, Kurd and Shia not piecing together as a hoped for uniform puzzle.
A not much talked about is a still powerful Turkey, the remnant of the last Muslim Empire to terrorize the globe with Mohammedanism.
Turkey figures in because Ataturk’s secular revolution that booted out its last Emperor and terminated the Caliphate will have to choose sides. You would think it would be a no-brainer that Turkey would line up with an American led Arab coalition against Islamofascists; however Turkey has two considerations:
1. The hated Kurds trying to establish an independent nation of the current Northern Iraq.
2. The modern electoral process has placed an Islamist head of government in secular Turkey. If he calls the shots on foreign relations, at best Turkey would stay out the conflict at worst Turkey would help the coalescing Sunni/Shia (i.e. a Wahhabi-Taliban ruled Pakistan if Musharraf cannot hold on and the Twelver Shias of Iran).
To complicate the reading of Turkey’s direction further, the Turkish generals have not hesitated in the past to boot out an elected leader if he did not comply to the beloved Ataturk secular revolution.
You might say a Wahhabi-Taliban terrorist will not get along with an Iranian radical Shia nation because the hatred between the two sects has existed since the assassination of Mohammed’s nephew (and I think son-in-law by marriage). The irony is Iran has been playing the enemy of my enemy is my friend game.
Iran has openly aided al Qaeda and the Taliban in Afghanistan (even protecting some al Qaeda elites and UBL’s family). Plus Iran has been training Sunni Hamas the official offshoot of the Muslim Brotherhood of Egypt.
Here is another chaotic scenario to add: Certainly the Saudi royals will line up with America because the West pays them the money for their oil to make the royals ridiculously wealthy. However a significant amount of the royals and wealthy Saudi elites only give lip service to the Wahhabi dominating school of the Saudi Peninsula by providing money for the Wahhabi leadership. BUT the Saudi government leadership is socially Western outside the borders of Saudi Arabia.
A prince of a Saudi bloodline that has totally conformed to the Wahhabi way may be developed as a usurper of the throne by the typical Mohammedan way of securing power: killing all the rivals to power.
If that scenario was permitted to occur then a huge mess could begin that might last years or seconds depending if a button pushing Islamist finds a nuclear arsenal.
And that is just the intra-regional conflict.
Due to the entire world running on oil; I guarantee China and Russia will decide what benefits their respective national interests and may line up with the Islamists for a trade guarantee of oil for weaponry.
O did I mention that Hindu dominated India is a nuclear power as well. India has been cozy with Russia and contemptuous of China; however I strongly suspect Hindu India will align with the faction (i.e. Western coalition led Arabs) that prevents the hated Muslims from gaining a toe hold on India’s land. There is much bad blood between Hindus and Muslims that actually may make the Jewish/Muslim conflict look like a picnic.
Conquering Mohammedans would slaughter and torture Hindus until they realized it was more profitable to enslave them with humiliation (contrary to their Quran). Thus the Muslim Mughal Empire of Northern India humiliated Hindus until the British came along. That was a long time!
Jews and Christians humiliated for their faith under conquering Muslims; however in the Quran they were named as people of the book. That meant according to the Muslim Scriptures Jews and Christians had three choices of lifestyle after conquest: Conversion to Islam, substandard humiliating no rights as dhimmi paying a jizya tax, or death.
The Hindus are considered polytheists; therefore their only (initial) choices were conversion or death.
Now this has been a very simplistic run down of what the fuse lit by UBL could do calling for a revolution in Pakistan and naming U.S. ally Musharraf an apostate. I am certain someone with more expertise could add to the complexity of developing scenarios in the Middle East and the interconnectedness of a globalized economy; nonetheless I am also certain you get the picture of what is impending. And take note: As the Middle East conflagrates in conflict, who lines up with whom is far from etched in stone. The National Interests of the moment will form the puzzle of who sides with whom in the greater scheme of the clear mutual enemies.
Krauthammer on the enigmatic Israeli air strike on something or some place in Syria: he believes it may portend ominous military confrontations in the future of the Middle East.
There is no doubt that the Middle East is becoming more and more complex in the interaction of the nations and their agendas in the region.
Who is aligned with whom? Does Israel have any friendly Arab nations that will fight on its side? Since the Palestinian-Arab people are apparently divided between Hamas and the Palestine Authority, will the PA become an ally of Israel to squash Hamastan? Will Israel attack Syria? Will Syria attack Israel? Will Hezbollah attack Israel at the bequest of Iran? Will Shi’ite Hezbollah team up with Sunni Hamas (add a smidgeon of the Syrian military into the mix) in a two front assault on Israel with Iran waiting in the background to decide whether or not to become personally involved in such a fracas? Will Saudi Arabia, Egypt and Israel team up to confront Iranian aspirations to be the hegemon of the Middle East? Will America abandon the Middle East (and its Western Democratic ally Israel) to allow the nations to duke it out and enter a weakened battle weary area to indulge on perceived (depending who runs the White House) National Interests? OR will the dang Middle Eastern erupt into global war because of outside National Interests such as Russia, China, Japan, India, America and the EU? AND if a global war erupts who will side with whom?
Yeah man this is what I am talking about: Wars and Rumors of Wars. I did not even mention transnational Islamist multiple terrorist organizations which are more numerous than just al Qaeda.
Here is what got me thinking on this geopolitical lava dome ever growing until some kind of pressurized explosion occurs: Guy Bechor writing for the YnetNews.com Opinion section speculates that all these juicy arms deals to Saudi Arabia, Egypt and Israel is a message that America will eventually pull out of the Middle Eastern region to allow those nations to deal with the nuke WMD aspirations of hegemonic hungry Iran.
Now think about that speculation! Saudi Arabia (Wahhabi Sunnis), Egypt (Muslim Brotherhood Sunnis) and Israel (secular and religious Jewish Zionists) as a Middle East team against radical Shi’ites managed by Iran (including a remarkable smattering Sunnis). Could the Saudi’s and Egypt cooperate militarily with Israel for a common goal of neutralizing an Iran ramping up to become armed with nuclear WMD?
The only thing I see is chaos!
Syria’s history of deception, making deals, breaking deals and aiding factions of terrorists and their enemies by constantly switching sides is the essence of Syria’s political nature. Assad will only keep a deal with Israel if there is a perceived huge benefit that will not hinder Syrian National Interests. Incidentally Syrian National Interests is more about money to be made for the Assad dynasty than any official political ideology or Islamist politico-theology publicly endorsed (or repudiated depending on the money).
Olmert is insane to deal unless he has a plan to offset Syrian duplicity. Olmert’s history does not suggest he is smart enough to have such a plan of action.
Israeli daily: Olmert willing to withdraw from Golan Heights
Olmert to Assad: Israel willing to pay "price of peace"Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert recently relayed a secret message to Syrian President Bashar Assad saying Israel knows the price of peace and will be willing to pay it, the Israeli daily Yedioth Ahronoth reported today.
According to the report, Olmert told the Syrian leader that Israel would return the disputed Golan Heights in exchange for a comprehensive peace agreement and the severing of Damascus’ alliance with Iran and terror groups in the region.
The newspaper quoted a senior Israeli as saying that Assad has yet to respond to Israel’s offer.
The report alleged that US President George Bush gave Olmert the green light for negotiations with Syria in an hour-long phone conversation last month, and that the two leaders will further discuss the possibility of talks during their scheduled meeting at the White House on June 19.
A Syrian diplomat in London denied the report, saying that Damascus had not received any invitation from Israel to open negotiations, Israel Radio reported. (ICEJ email – 6/8/07)
This is a deal that the Israeli government has to know is insane! Olmert’s premiership absolutely needs to be terminated. Ironically the Assad government has publicly allowed plausible deniability for Olmert. Does “Land for Peace” sound like Olmert or not? Hello, Olmert’s Convergence plan: we pro-Israel people must be aware.
Mean while both Israel and Syria are overtly preparing for war.
The Six Day War between Israel and hate filled Arab nations in 1967 culminated with a Jewish victory after being attacked. The important outcome of the victory was that Jerusalem was no longer a divided city; Israel had won the City of David from hateful Mohammedans.
It has always been a wonder to me as to why Israel did not immediately control the land Al-Aksa Mosque and the Dome of the Rock were located. Those blaspheming pieces of architecture were built smack dab on the location of the holiest site to the Jewish people – the Holy Temple first built by Solomon, rebuilt by Zerubbabel and beautified by Herod.
If Israel had immediately taken control of the management of the Temple Mount at worst there would be no difference in hostilities today and at best the beginning of yet another restored Jewish Temple. Now it would be difficult to impossible to establish management of the Temple Mount. The Arabs have convinced the West that those Mosques are in the realm of Mohammedan holiness as Mecca and Medina. Israel would have to deal with the public outrage of Western Lefties and Mohammedan faithful.
The only way that Israel could fully control the Temple Mount today is if yet another invasion by the surrounding Arab and Mohammedan nations transpire to once again obliterate Israel. Then I hope (pending an Israeli victory) someone in the Israeli government will do something to satisfy the heritage of observant Jews and expectant Christians.
One last thing: It boggles my mind that Western nations that are the cradle of Christianity do not recognize the city of Jerusalem as Israel’s Capitol city. Not even the United States of America maintains their Ambassador in Jerusalem. This is a cruel snub in the face of constant Arabic and Mohammedan attacks through the years.
I pray that peace be upon the City of Jerusalem and Capitol of the returning King Jesus (Father I pray in Jesus' Name). Yeah I know, the “King Jesus” part is not exactly the same Jewish expectation, yet the Temple Mount under Jewish control is a united Evangelical Christian and Observant Jewish goal.
JRH
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To the Honourable Uri Lupolianski, Mayor of Jerusalem
Malcolm Hedding
Executive Director
International Christian Embassy Jerusalem
Tue, 15 May 2007
We heartily join in celebrating with you and the Jewish people the reuniting of your beloved city of Jerusalem forty years ago, the most remarkable of the many 'miracles' of the Six-Day War. This was nothing short of a biblical milestone, as the Hebrew prophets had promised that one day the Almighty would return the Jewish people to the heart of Jerusalem and would comfort you here.
Yet Jerusalem remains a "burdensome stone" among the nations, as borne out by the decision of much of the international community to boycott this year's Jerusalem Day observances. It was during a similar time of diplomatic isolation in 1980, when the last remaining national embassies departed from this city, that the International Christian Embassy Jerusalem was established as an act of solidarity and comfort with the Jewish people in your ancient claim and deep spiritual connection to this city.
Today, the International Christian Embassy Jerusalem represents millions of Christians worldwide who share a love and concern for Israel based on enduring biblical principles and promises.
The Jewish restoration to Jerusalem in modern times is one of the clearest cases of historic justice ever, whereby a people longing to return to a land and a holy city from which they were violently uprooted millennia ago finally realised that sustaining dream. Yet due to Arab pressures and threats, the Jewish return to Jerusalem has been perversely turned into an immoral act. This we cannot condone!
The momentous events of June 1967 demonstrated once more that God is indeed sovereign over human history, as is declared in the second Psalm, which also affirms a glorious future for Jerusalem. We are determined to stand by your side and see you through to that time when all nations shall flow together unto Zion (Micah 4:1-2).
May we all see the good of Jerusalem in our day!
The True Peace of Jerusalem
John R. Houk
© May 15, 2007
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The ICEJ stands at the forefront of a growing mainstream movement of Christians worldwide that supports Israel based on Biblical principles and promises.
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**The letter by Malcolm Hedding was distributed via an email from media@icej.org)
NewsMax alludes to the addition of the USS Nimitz to the Fleet in the Indian Ocean as a possible reason for Iran giving up on using the British Marines as propaganda and manipulation bait.
Victor Davis Hanson (astute military historian) provides a reason not to bomb Iran. Hanson thinks Iran is going the way of the old Soviets; i.e. imploding politically.
Personally I believe even if Iran is having inner political struggles, an implosion that terminates the present regime will not work out the same as the Soviet Union collapse. Iran’s psychos will take someone down with them. The best case scenario would be a civil war between the Clerics and those of weary of Ayatollah rule. The worst case scenario is the Clerics massacring their Iranian opponents and launching whatever lethal weaponry in their possession against American Allies and Israel.
SlantRight.com Thread: HERE.
The EU’s Solana has pretty much given the go ahead to to seek the return of the Golan Heights which they lost in a failed invasion of Israel. The Golan Heights have been a huge strategical buffer utilized by Israel to keep the crazy Assad dynasty at bay.
Carolyn Glick has written an essay showing the last time a Western power showed disinterest toward inter-Arab relations, Kuwait was invaded by Saddam Hussein. Glick senses that Solana’s statement is encouragement for Syria to do the same thing with Israel.
Does it seem far fetched? Hardly! With the mutual back slapping between Syria and Iran as well as the public displays mutual defense memos and such, Syria indeed seems to be just waiting for the best timing to take on Israel.
The crisis in Israel’s corner is the incompetent leadership provided by the Olmert team. The Prime Ministry of Olmert is the most confused and weak leadership Israel has had – EVER.
The desert wolf is circling the prey to take yet one more shot at obliterating Jews in their homeland.
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