Posted on 10/27/2006 8:52:31 AM PDT by DoctorZIn
Top News Story
"Supreme Leader" suspicious of US military exercise in the Gulf.
- BBC News reported that Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, referring to planned US military exercises in the Gulf, described the military maneuvers as dangerous and suspicious.
- Reuters reported that Iran's supreme leader on Tuesday urged Arab and Muslim nations to be vigilant and stay united to stave off what he described as the "treacherous plots" of the United States and Israel.
US and allies seek technology ban on Iran.
- Time reported that The U.S. and its allies want the U.N. Security Council to ban the sale of missile and atomic technology to Iran and end most U.N. help for its nuclear programs. The proposal also would commit U.N. member nations to denying entry to Iranian officials involved in developing missiles or nuclear systems.
- The Washington Post reported key European states on Tuesday circulated their own draft resolution imposing nuclear and missile-related sanctions on Iran after failing to reach agreement with Washington.
El Baradei: Islamic Republic's second enrichment facility is now ready.
- The Washington Post reported that Mohamed ElBaradei said Iran has taken another step in its ability to enrich uranium and that Iranian technicians had pieced together a second line, or cascade, of 164 centrifuges and are days away from using the cascade to enrich uranium.
Here are a few other news items you may have missed.
- Amir Taheri, Gulf News reported on three events in the past weeks in Iraq that have highlighted the growing isolation of the jihadists and their Saddamite allies.
- The Scotsman reported that Ehud Olmert, Israel's prime minister, yesterday put a controversial ultra-nationalist in charge of handling Israeli policy towards Iran's nuclear program.
- The Daily Motion hosts a film of the arrest of Ayatollah Kazemeini-Boroujerdi.
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This moron should know better than to be worried before an election.
After is a different story.
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Reports say the US-led naval exercises based near Bahrain will practise intercepting and searching ships carrying weapons of mass destruction and missiles. The Iranian foreign ministry official said the US-led exercises were not in line with the security and stability of the region. Instead, they are aimed at fomenting crises, he said. He complained that it was the warmongering of neo-conservatives in America who want to win the mid-term US congressional elections in November. The manoeuvres come as America is pushing for tough UN sanctions on Iran, prohibiting nuclear cooperation or sales of ballistic missiles. Our correspondent says it is not yet clear whether the UN would authorise the searching of ships heading to Iran. HUMINT - Let's hope some Iranian ships are interdicted. Thwarting the community of free nations, Iran deserves to be inconvenienced, if not more... |
USS Enterprise and USS Eisenhower (and support ships) are in the region. The Iwo Jima battle group is also in the area. Iranian leadership better think hmmmmmmmmm.
Now THAT'S a Big Stick!
I like the timing, too...........FRegards
The "Supreme Leader" may not be so 'supreme' after the election :)
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