Archive for the ‘Middle East’ Category
December 28th, 2011 | 
Author: AMERICA'S DRIVE FOR MIDDLE EAST … – The Race for Iran
www.raceforiran.com12/28/11
We largely agree with his more specific criticisms of Kroenig's article, although we take issue with his drive-by assertion that some of the Iranians who would be victims of a U.S. attack on their country “despise the clerical …
Preparing to Attack Iran with Nuclear Weapons: “No Option can be …
Preparing to Attack Iran with Nuclear Weapons: “No Option can be taken off the Table.” by Michel Chossudovsky. Global Research, December 26, 2011. “When a US sponsored nuclear war becomes an “instrument of peace”, …
Seems like Obama understands that Panetta is an anti-Semite!
According to a just released report, the "Israelis went ballistic", after US Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said earlier this month that,
"An attack on Iran’s nuclear facilities could consume the Middle East in a confrontation and a conflict that we would regret".
Israeli Ambassador to Washington Michael Oren lodged a formal diplomatic protest, which prompted the White House to reassure Jerusalem that the administration had its own "red lines" that would trigger a strike on Iran and that there would be no need for Israel to operate unilaterally.
And a short time later Panetta told CBS’s ’60 Minutes’ that,
"Should Iran proceed with developing a nuclear weapon then we will take whatever steps necessary to stop it".
Will Israel Attack First?
Three senior US military officials have confirmed that analysts in the Pentagon were trying to predict which developments in Iran could lead to a preemptive Israeli strike on the Islamic Republic’s nuclear facilities.
The report said that despite repeated requests going back to 2009, Netanyahu’s government has not agreed to ask the US for permission or give significant advanced warning of any pending strike.
What Are The Red Lines?
Matthew Kroenig, who served as special adviser on Iran to the Office of the Secretary of Defense between July 2010 and July 2011, offered some of the possible, "red lines" for a military strike on Iran.
"If Iran expels international nuclear weapons inspectors, begins enriching its stockpiles of uranium to weapons-grade levels of 90%, or installs advanced centrifuges at its main uranium-enrichment facility in Qom".
Kroenig also mentioned that the Islamic Republic announced in 2009 that it was set to construct ten new uranium enrichment sites.
"I doubt they are building 10 new sites, but I would be surprised if Iran was not racing to build some secret enrichment facilities".
"Progress on new facilities would be a major factor in our assessment of Iran’s nuclear program and shape all aspects of our policy towards this including the decision to use force".
And in a recent Foreign Affairs article he argued that the US should strike Iran’s facilities!
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Israel – Light onto Nations: Growing forests in the desert
Once the trees are mature, it's possible that they could become a renewable source of biofuel to reduce dependence on fossil fuels. This is another area of great interest to Israel and just about every other country on the planet …
Technion LIVE: Cornell – Technion – Together in Vision
www.technioniit.com12/3/11
During his visit, he planted a now-famous first palm tree that still stands in front of the old Technion building in Hadar. … Its graduates helped to build the county's infrastructure and started the high-tech industries that today make Israel a modern country with the greatest concentration of high-tech startup companies anywhere outside of Silicon Valley. More than 70 percent …. Israel's 10th Nobel laureate on his way to Stockho. … Technion Nanocrystals for Solar Power …
I recently received a link to the following video and thought it well worth posting.
Please note that it was made 6 years ago.
Israel is certainly no angel, and both its politicians and its army make their fair share of mistakes.
But regardless of whether you’re pro or anti Israel, you’ve surely got to admire its upside and wish that other countries could or would achieve the same positive results.
Please post your comments, and if they don’t flame or use abusive and/or hateful language, then they’ll be approved.
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