Posted on 12/13/2005 8:11:15 PM PST by DoctorZIn
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State Department: Iran's referral to UNSC "just a matter of time"
The Jerusalem Post:Reporting Iran to the UN Security Council for defiantly pressing ahead with its suspect nuclear program is just a matter of time, a senior US State Department official suggested Monday.
"Clearly our patience is limited. We're now talking 'when' or 'how' rather than 'whether' we will report them to the Security Council," which has the power to slap Iran with sanctions, said the official, speaking on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to discuss the issue with journalists.
Iran is engaged in "many activities that raise concern," the official said. "This is all about a weapons program, not a civilian program. It's a bright red line" indicating the Tehran regime is seeking nuclear weaponry, he said.DoctorZIn:
We were down by almost 600 votes and caught up. We moved into the lead with a 100 vote margin. Then we were down by 200.
But our friends coming on strong. We have been endorsed by other blogs up for similar awards in other categories, such as:
Best New Blog, Atlas Shrugs.
Best Humor/Comics Blog, Cox & Forkum.
Best of the Top 250 Blogs, Dean's World.
Best European Blog (Non UK), Free Thoughts.
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- Safa Haeri, Iran Press Service published a report: Who is Ahmadinejad and what is he up to?
- Iran Focus reported that Iran is setting the grounds to influence Thursday’s parliamentary elections in Iraq by sending its agents across the border in large numbers.
- Aljazeera reported that Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has stood by his latest attack on Israel and asserted the world was "on the verge of change."
- EUbusiness reported that Germany will ask EU leaders to sign up to a joint declaration condemning the latest anti-Israeli statement from Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.
- The Associated Press reported that Mohamed ElBaradei said the United States will need to give Iran a security guarantee before a final agreement can be reached.
- Dow Jones Newswires reported that European Union foreign ministers called on Iran Monday to show greater respect for human rights.
- RIA Novosti reported that Ahmadinejad's recent statement on Israel is unacceptable to Russia.
- Israelinsider.com reported that Iran commissioned its second domestically built submarine, a craft that can fire missiles and torpedoes simultaneously.
- Daily Times Pk reported that Iran has successfully tested surface-to-sea missiles with a range of 110 kilometres.
- Yahoo News reported that Iran's outspoken President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad pledged a "serious investigation" into the crash of a military plane in central Tehran.
- Saul Singer, The National Review warned the Europeans that by failing to deal with Iran, and wrapping themselves most tightly in international law are actually those responsible for turning that law into a dead letter.
- Shervin Omidvar, RooZ Online reported that Abdol-Fattah Soltani the lawyer defending a group of student activists will remain behind bars.
- Morteza Mohseni, Rooz Online reported that the minister of intelligence is curbing reporting on the air crash.
- Omid Memarian, Rooz Online reported that air crash victims families are complaining about the government response.
- Hamed Irani, Rooz Online warned that Ahmadinejad’s new diplomats are incompetent and lack basic language skills.
- Hossein Bastani, Rooz Online reported that Ahmadinejad is claiming to be in touch with the 12th Imam.
- The Telegraph reported that an Iraqi insurgent group has kidnapped four Iranians.
- And finally, Cox & Forkum published another cartoon about the Weblog Awards and they endorsed this blog for best Middle East blog.
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Posted on 12/13/2005 4:51:49 PM PST by RonDog
Our very own FReeper "Doctor ZIn" is now involved in a very important online contest between HIS website "Regime Change IRAN", and the equally well-respected "IRAQ the Model."BOTH have been nominated as finalists for the "Best Middle East blog" in the Annual Weblog Awards.
As Doctor ZIn posted on a previous thread:
www.WEBLOGawards.org
Earlier today I wrote the folks over at Iraq the Model, last year's winner of the weblog award and current leader in the polls.So, since "Iraq the Model" won LAST year...
I told them that I admired their work and was therefore frustrated that we are "competitors" in the weblogawards.
They [the folks over at Iraq the Model] wrote back, almost immediately:"I want you to know that I'm a big fan of your blog and I check it almost everyday!
I'm also in support of freedom for the people of Iran who deserve real democracy and true liberty.
Honestly, if your blog wins the title, I will be just as glad as if it were my blog."
...and since the elections in Iraq show that tremendous progess is being made over there -- in spite of DNC/media reports to the contrary......and since Doctor ZIn is a FReeper...
...and since Iran is currently governed by a MAD MAN......and since "Iraq the Model" is O.K. with "Regime Change Iran" winnning THIS year:
Please CLICK HERE to vote:
http://weblogawards.org/2005/12/best_middle_east_or_africa_blo.phpPlease vote RIGHT NOW, while you are thinking about it for:"Regime Change IRAN"
Done.
Haven't we seen this scenario played out twice before somewhere???? Oh yeah Gulf War I and Gulf War II.
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