Archive for the 'Iran' Category

Yemen: The War In Yemen–Starring Saudi Arabia, Iran, U.S., Contractors, And Al Qaeda

    I am sure I am missing someone, because this war has all sorts of players getting involved.  What I have done below, is posted all the current events in Yemen that everyone should key in on, and I also tried to bring in some industry stuff as well.
   The things the caught my attention […]

Cool Stuff: TED–Bruce Bueno De Mesquita Predicts Iran’s Future


PMC 2.0: Social Networks as Foreign Policy, The Onion Router, and Humari Awaz

Defense Secretary Robert Gates, who has written about the efficacy of samizdat in undermining the Soviet Union, sees a similar dynamic at work here. “The freedom of communication and the nature of it,” he has said, “is a huge strategic asset for the United States.” 
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    These three stories are all inter-related and based on this […]

PMC 2.0: A Simple Idea to Influence Iran

    This is an important article in that it identifies a crucial element of any PMC 2.0 type strategy.  To insure that the opposition of your enemy, has the means to protest your enemy online.  To actually insure that there are proxy servers available to the masses, and if not, to provide it. This is […]

Iran: Nuclear Site Could Pose Test to U.S., Israel Ties

   I posted the main story last for a reason. This new nuclear site is a game changer in my opinion. It only accelerates and agitates the process, and time is not on our side here.
    And then there was the speech. Netanyahu’s speech at the UN was the exact opposite of Gaddafy’s, meaning it […]

Weapons: The 9K132 “Grad-P” Rocket

   This latest conflict in Israel has highlighted an interesting weapon.  Enter the 122 mm Grad Missile, or the 9K132 Grad-P rocket.  Why is this different from the Kassam rockets and other homemade stuff?  The range and lethality.  It can go 20 plus kilometers and it is a factory made rocket.  That means more Israeli […]

News: US Renews Appeal to Iran on Missing American

US renews appeal to Iran on missing American
November 21, 2008
WASHINGTON (AP) — The State Department has renewed an appeal to Iran for information about a former FBI agent, Floridian Robert Levinson, who went missing in Iranian territory 20 months ago.
Spokesman Sean McCormack said Friday that Iran has not responded to a recent request through Swiss […]

News: The Secret War on the Dollar by Oliver North

     Thanks to Doug for sending me this.  I was reading about these ’super notes’ (close to perfect counterfeit dollars) awhile back, and in light of the current economic events, this is somewhat concerning.  The dollar is going to be taking lots of hits here, and these counterfeiting operations or war on our dollar […]

News: FBI Seeks Information About Former Agent Bob Levinson, Missing in Iran

   This is an interesting one, because Bob has been missing since last year.  I am glad that the FBI is getting involved on this and putting out the word.  Hopefully they will get some movement on this.  It is possible that this could be an isolated case, but more than likely this is a […]

Funny Stuff: Iran’s Use of Photoshop and Too Many Missiles

And Here is the Story about Iran’s Photoshopped Missile Test Photo.