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  • Iran opens two new missile plants

    02/06/2010 12:21:45 AM PST · by sonofstrangelove · 20 replies · 914+ views
    AFP ^ | 02/06/2010 | AFB
    Defence Minister Ahmad Vahidi opened two new missile production plants on Saturday, just three days after Iran fired a rocket carrying live animals into space, state television reported. The plants will produce a ground-to-air missile dubbed the Qaem (Rising) and a surface-to-surface missile dubbed Toofan 5 (Storm), state television reported. The Qaem is designed to target helicopters at low and medium altitudes, it added. Iran unveiled the new plants as part of its celebrations for the 31st anniversary of the Islamic revolution later this month. On Wednesday, Iran launched a capsule carrying turtles, rats and worms aboard its Kavoshgar 3...
  • Terrorizing terrorists

    02/04/2010 3:58:28 AM PST · by Scanian · 10 replies · 311+ views
    NY Post ^ | February 4, 2010 | Ralph Peters
    As the administration fiddles and fumbles with its soft- on-terror policies at home, one Obama-blessed campaign abroad is hitting al Qaeda and its franchises hard: the drone war. Drones work. They kill terrorists. Important terrorists. And we don't have to squabble about where to put their shredded bodies on trial. For all the billions poured into Afghan pockets, the continuing giveaways to well-connected contractors, the abuse of our military as glorified aid workers and terrorist targets, and the general strategic incoherence in Washington, we're getting this one thing right.
  • STRAT-X

    01/27/2010 12:00:37 AM PST · by sonofstrangelove · 1 replies · 376+ views
    Air Force Magazine ^ | 01/01/2010 | Peter Grier
    In the mid-1960s, senior Pentagon officials became concerned about the state of the US nuclear deterrent force. The Soviet Union for years had been churning out more and more heavy intercontinental ballistic missiles—long-range, fast-flying, silo-based nuclear weapons. At the same time, the Soviet Union had begun building anti-ballistic missile (ABM) defense systems around important homeland targets. The two developments, either singly or in combination, had the potential to alter the strategic superpower balance. The problems were fundamental ones. First, increasingly numerous ICBMs posed a threat to America’s own weapons. How could the US maximize the portion of the nuclear arsenal...
  • North Korea may be readying missile tests

    01/26/2010 9:41:58 PM PST · by sonofstrangelove · 15 replies · 274+ views
    Space War ^ | 1/26/2010 | Lee Jong-Heon
    North Korea's military declared a no-sail zone off its west coast, including waters around South Korea's border islands, in an indication that it is ready to fire missiles into the South's territorial waters. The North's navy warned ships from sailing in designated waters along the maritime border, a move that preceded previous missile test-launches, defense officials in Seoul said Tuesday. The warning went into effect Monday and it to last until March 29. The no-navigation zone covers an area 2.5 miles south of the Northern Limit Line, an inter-Korean maritime border demarcated by the United Nations after the 1950-53 Korean...
  • Iran to unveil missiles during anniversary: commander

    01/26/2010 9:37:16 PM PST · by sonofstrangelove · 4 replies · 177+ views
    Space War ^ | 1/26/2010 | AFB via Space War
    A top commander of Iran's Revolutionary Guards said on Tuesday that the country's armed forces will unveil several missiles and weapons at the 31st anniversary of the Islamic revolution next month. Mehr news agency quoted commander Massud Jazayeri as saying: "Several missile and weapons projects will be unveiled during the 10 days of dawn (February 1 to 11) by armed forces." Jazayeri's announcement comes less than a week after Tehran said it will reveal three new satellites in February. Communications Minister Reza Taghipour said the three home-built communications satellites were Toloo (Dawn), Ya Mahdi and Mesbah-2. He did not give...
  • America's looming China challenge

    01/26/2010 3:19:12 AM PST · by Scanian · 5 replies · 418+ views
    NY Post ^ | January 26, 2010 | ARTHUR HERMAN
    A dangerous storm is brewing over the Pacific, as America and the People's Republic of China enter what may be their tensest decade since President Richard Nixon's visit to Beijing in 1972. The latest flash is the running fight over Internet freedom, with Google this month withdrawing from China in protest against government censorship. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is hitting Beijing over the issue, but it may be the least of our worries. On Jan. 11 China tested a new high-boost ballistic missile, the HQ-19, which some experts fear is part of China's ongoing program to find ways to...
  • Iran acquires upgraded non-conventional missiles from North Korea

    01/25/2010 1:15:07 AM PST · by sonofstrangelove · 13 replies · 490+ views
    Geostrategy Direct ^ | 1/25/2010 | Geostrategy Direct
    Iran has acquired surface-to-air missiles modified with chemical weapons. Western intelligence sources said Iran has acquired modified SA-2 air defense systems from North Korea. They said Pyongyang has converted the SA-2 from a surface-to-air to a surface-to-surface missile. "The North Koreans took an old clunky SAM system and turned it into a tactical non-conventional missile with excellent accuracy," an intelligence source said. The sources said Iran was believed to have acquired the converted SA-2 in 2008. The system has been deployed along the Iranian coast near Qatar in what has become escalated regional tension. The heritage SA-2, a 1950s-era Soviet...
  • U.S. Official: Arming Of Hezbollah Could Spark Israel-Syria War

    01/17/2010 6:32:35 AM PST · by Fennie · 42 replies · 1,647+ views
    Haaretz ^ | January 17, 2010 | By Jack Khoury
    An American source says that Syria allowed Hezbollah operatives to train within its territory in the use of advanced SA2 anti-aircraft missile batteries, the Kuwaiti daily Al Rai reported Sunday. In an interview, the senior U.S. official warned that if Syria supplies Hezbollah with this type of missile, Israel will bomb Damascus and a war will likely ensue. According to the official, Israel has warned Syria not to allow the transfer of the SA2 missiles into the hands of Hezbollah, and views the transfer of such missiles as the crossing of a red line.
  • Pakistani officials: Suspected US missiles kill 4

    01/08/2010 9:45:44 AM PST · by NormsRevenge · 3 replies · 192+ views
    AP on Yahoo ^ | 1/8/10 | Rasool Dawar - ap
    PESHAWAR, Pakistan – Suspected U.S. missiles killed four people in northwest Pakistan on Friday, the latest in a surge of such attacks since a suicide bomber staged a deadly assault on CIA employees just across the frontier in Afghanistan. The attack was the sixth in just over a week in North Waziristan, an unusually intense bombardment that also follows repeated calls by the United States for Pakistan to do more against militants there blamed for attacks on American and NATO forces in Afghanistan. The area is the stronghold of the Haqqani network, an Afghan Taliban group with links to al-Qaida....
  • Missile Agency Refines Concepts For UAS

    01/04/2010 10:47:33 PM PST · by sonofstrangelove · 3 replies · 216+ views
    Aviation Week and Space Technology ^ | 01/04/2010 | Amy Butler
    Eight months after the U.S. Missile Defense Agency announced a renewed interest in technologies for “early intercept” of ballistic missiles, plans are beginning to take shape with a focus on the use of unmanned aerial systems (UAS) for ballistic missile target tracking. Requirements are not yet firm for this capability, but several architecture studies will provide data on how the agency will proceed and where it plans to put its funding in the forthcoming budgets. Early intercept (once called boost-phase or ascent-phase intercept) has been desirable for at least two reasons: •Intercept during the threat missile’s boost allows for it...
  • Russian missiles

    12/30/2009 3:05:49 AM PST · by myknowledge · 3 replies · 228+ views
    UPI ^ | December 29, 2009
    VLADIVOSTOK, Russia, Dec. 29 (UPI) -- A day after his country tested a long-range missile, Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said he is seeking information on U.S. defense plans. Putin, speaking Tuesday in Vladivostok in eastern Russia, said U.S. plans for defensive shields forces Moscow to develop additional offensive weapons to keep a "balance." He said if the United States had a strategic edge it may become more "aggressive." The United States and Russia are in negotiations to find a successor for the Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty of 1991. That agreement expired Dec. 5.
  • Egypt eyes U.S. missiles

    12/25/2009 9:28:39 PM PST · by sonofstrangelove · 13 replies · 500+ views
    Space War ^ | 12/23/2009 | UPI via Space War
    The U.S. Defense Security Cooperation Agency has signaled its intent to consider a rash of foreign military sales to Egypt, including the transfer of anti-tank missiles. The government of Egypt has also requested anti-ship missiles, engine upgrades for its fleet of F-16 jet fighters and Fast Missile Crafts worth an estimated $1.18 billion. The proposed sale is expected to "contribute to the foreign police and national security objectives of the United States by helping to improve the security of a friendly country which has been and continues to be an important force for political stability and economic progress in the...
  • USAF to beef up spending on Montana missile roads (ROADS!)

    12/23/2009 10:39:30 PM PST · by This_far · 9 replies · 601+ views
    Helena Independent ^ | December 23, 2009 | AP
    GREAT FALLS, Mont. (AP) - The U.S. Air Force is aiming to spend up to $7 million annually through 2015 to spruce up roads where it transports personnel and equipment to Montana missile sites. Cascade County Road Supervisor Dave Sutton said the typical missile road maintenance programs only include applying new gravel every few years to roads leading to Malmstrom Air Force Base missile sites, the Great Falls Tribune reported.
  • Iran Long Range Missile Test Successful

    12/20/2009 3:11:26 PM PST · by John Semmens · 2 replies · 302+ views
    A Semi-News/Semi-Satire from AzConservative ^ | 19 December 2009 | John Semmens
    Ahmad Vahidi, Iran’s Minister of Defense, announced that the latest test of its Sajjil-2 missile was “a complete success. We will now be able to deliver the outputs of our peaceful nuclear development program to locations as far as 1900 kilometers away in a matter of minutes.” Vahidi noted that “this should serve as a warning to the Zionist terrorists that their days are numbered. The continued Jewish occupation of Palestine is now untenable. Withdrawal or annihilation are the only remaining options for them.” The Minister dismissed the possibility of an Israeli strike against Iran. “Muslims are not afraid of...
  • NatWest handed Al Qaeda terrorist 100% mortgage...

    12/19/2009 1:53:57 AM PST · by Cindy · 6 replies · 762+ views
    DAILY MAIL.co.uk ^ | Last updated at 2:42 PM on 16th December 2009 | by Daily Mail Reporter
    <p>"NatWest handed Al Qaeda terrorist 100% mortgage to buy £93,000 home he turned into a bomb factory"</p> <p>SNIPPET: "A bank has sparked outrage by handing over a 100 per cent mortgage to an Al Qaeda terrorist who smuggled himself into Britain.</p>
  • Official say U.S. missiles killed 17 in Pakistan (a swarm of Predators in action at the border)

    12/17/2009 9:14:05 AM PST · by NormsRevenge · 16 replies · 748+ views
    AP on the News-Gazette ^ | 12/17/09 | AP
    MIR ALI, Pakistan (AP) – Two suspected U.S. missile strikes, one using multiple drones, killed 17 people in a Pakistani tribal region along the Afghan border Thursday, local intelligence officials said. The officials said the second, bloodier attack involved five drones and 10 missiles – an unusually intense bombardment. The missiles rained on North Waziristan, considered a safe haven for many militants including groups determined to push the U.S. and NATO out of Afghanistan. The strikes in North Waziristan are especially sensitive because they risk angering Afghan-focused militant groups who have agreed to be neutral as Islamabad cracks down on...
  • Iran's Defense Minister Chants "Allah Akhbar" as He Orders Firing of New Long-Range Missile - Video

    12/16/2009 10:38:47 AM PST · by Federalist Patriot · 2 replies · 209+ views
    Freedom's Lighthouse ^ | December 16, 2009 | Brian
    Here is video of Iran's test-firing of a new long-range missile (Sajjil-2) today which has a range of 1,200 miles. The range is enough for Iran to hit Israel, parts of Europe, and U.S. military bases in the Gulf region. The video shows the Iranian defense minister chanting "Allah Akhbar" three times just before ordering the firing of the missile. . . . (VIDEO)
  • Chavez: Venezuela acquires thousands of missiles

    12/07/2009 5:18:43 PM PST · by NormsRevenge · 25 replies · 1,027+ views
    AP on Yahoo ^ | 12/7/09 | AP
    CARACAS, Venezuela – President Hugo Chavez said Monday that Venezuela has received thousands of Russian-made missiles and rocket launchers as part of his government's military preparations for a possible armed conflict with neighboring Colombia. "They are preparing a war against us," Chavez said during a televised address, repeating a charge he has been making for months. "Preparing is one of the best ways to neutralize it." Both Colombia and Washington deny having any plans to attack Venezuela, but Chavez argues they are plotting together a military offensive against Venezuela. Chavez says his government is acquiring more weapons as a precaution....
  • Hamas Terrorists Attack with Russian Anti-Tank Missiles

    12/06/2009 2:50:27 PM PST · by Nachum · 8 replies · 598+ views
    INN ^ | 12/6/09 | Tzvi Ben Gedalyahu
    (IsraelNN.com) Terrorists in Hamas-controlled Gaza escalated attacks against Israel Sunday and fired Russian-made anti-tank missiles for the first time. The missiles exploded in the fields of Kibbutz Alumim, adjacent to the separation fence, and no injuries or damage was reported. The advanced missiles were of the type usually fired from helicopters, and they carry a larger payload and have a longer range than anti-tank missiles that previously have been used in attacks against Israel.
  • Man Arrested in Philadelphia in Alleged Missile Smuggling Plot

    11/24/2009 8:48:38 AM PST · by RDTF · 13 replies · 821+ views
    Fox ^ | Nov 24, 2009
    An alleged plot to send anti-aircraft missiles and guns to Syria or Iran was thwarted after a key figure was arrested in Philadelphia, the FBI said in documents released Monday. -snip- He was after missiles that could "take down an F-16," the affidavit says. Little did Tarraf know, he was requesting the weapons from an undercover agent, according to documents. The affidavit alleges that Tarraf paid a $20,000 cash deposit to the agent in July for machine guns and shoulder-fired Stinger missiles, MyFoxPhilly.com reported. The documents say Tarraf's dealings with the undercover officer date back to June 2007. -snip-
  • Centerville Man Charged in International Theft Ring

    11/24/2009 4:05:09 PM PST · by Never on my watch · 11 replies · 897+ views
    13WMAZ ^ | November 24, 2009 | Bernard O'Donnell
    The FBI says a Centerville man is charged with buying and shipping about 7,000 stolen cell phones in connection with an international ring trafficking weapons and stolen goods. According to the FBI, Hussein Ali Asfour of Centerville is charged with conspiracy to transport stolen property and faces up to five years in prison. A criminal complaint in the case listed his address as 100 Cross Link Trail. USA Today reports that Asfour was charged along with four other men, including three accused of trying to buy Stinger anti-aircraft missiles and machine guns destined for Syria or Iran. USA Today describes...
  • Turks Build Chinese Ballistic Missiles

    11/10/2009 6:05:05 AM PST · by myknowledge · 6 replies · 401+ views
    Strategy Page ^ | November 10, 2009
    Turkey has displayed the first of 200 Chinese B611 ballistic missiles, that it is building under license. The B611 is a two ton missiles with a half ton warhead and a range of 280 kilometers. The missile is carried, and launched, in an 8x8 cross country truck. Some trucks are designed to carry two missiles. The B611 uses a solid fuel motor, and its basic guidance system will land the warhead within 150 meters of the aiming point. Using GPS for guidance will improve that to less than 30 meters.
  • Iran tested advanced nuclear warhead design – secret report

    11/05/2009 5:31:12 PM PST · by OldDeckHand · 11 replies · 868+ views
    Guardian.Uk ^ | 11/06/09 | Julian Borger
    Exclusive: Watchdog fears Tehran has key component to put bombs in missiles The UN's nuclear watchdog has asked Iran to explain evidence suggesting that Iranian scientists have experimented with an advanced nuclear warhead design, the Guardian has learned. The very existence of the technology, known as a "two-point implosion" device, is officially secret in both the US and Britain, but according to previously unpublished documentation in a dossier compiled by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Iranian scientists may have tested high-explosive components of the design. The development was today described by nuclear experts as "breathtaking" and has added urgency...
  • Over 60 tons of advanced arms and missiles found on vessel [Israel]

    11/04/2009 5:20:36 AM PST · by SJackson · 29 replies · 1,337+ views
    Special Navy forces discovered weapons and ammunition on a cargo ship overnight Tuesday, after boarding the Francop some 100 nautical miles west of Israel flying an Antiguan flag. Defense officials said the 140-meter long Francop, captured near Cyprus, was carrying arms sent by Iran and destined for Syria and Hizbullah. More than 60 tons of weaponry were on board, in dozens of containers. The Francop carried hundreds of containers. A significant amount of 122 mm. Katyusha rockets, likely made in Iran, assault rifles, mortar shells and grenades were found on board. Israel Radio reported that advanced anti-aircraft platforms not before...
  • N. Korea to continue missile tests for upgraded version: expert(recent test is for developing KN-06)

    11/01/2009 2:42:21 AM PST · by TigerLikesRooster · 3 replies · 331+ views
    Yonhap News ^ | 10/31/09
    N. Korea to continue missile tests for upgraded version: expert SEOUL, Oct. 31 (Yonhap) -- North Korea is expected to continue short-range missile tests with the aim of developing an advanced KN-06 missile, according to a U.S. expert. Bruce Bennett, a senior researcher at the RAND Corp., said that the North's launch of five KN-02 missiles on Oct. 12 was part of efforts to develop a more advanced KN-06 missile, Radio Free Asia (RFA) reported Saturday The KN-02, an upgraded version of the Russian SS-21, is known to have a range of up to 120 kilometers.
  • NKorea completes launch site for larger missiles

    10/26/2009 11:06:55 PM PDT · by sonofstrangelove · 5 replies · 336+ views
    Space War ^ | 10/26/2009 | Staff Writers
    North Korea has completed work on a new west coast site capable of launching improved intercontinental ballistic missiles, according to senior South Korean officials quoted by Yonhap news agency. The Dongchang-ri base has been under construction for several years despite long-running international efforts to shut down the communist state's missile and nuclear programmes. "The construction is as good as finished," one South Korean official told Yonhap on condition of anonymity. "The necessary facilities are all there." Another official said the North has been testing missile parts such as boosters at the site about 200 km (125 miles) northwest of Pyongyang....
  • Yemeni Officials Facilitating Iranian Missile Shipments?

    10/24/2009 4:38:39 PM PDT · by Cindy · 6 replies · 376+ views
    THE JAWA REPORT - blog ^ | October 23, 2009 10:50 AM | Posted by Jane
    SNIPPET - QUOTE: Possibly the mystery of the three recent incidents of exploding Yemeni fishing boats can be explained as Iranian missile shipments. The following article asserts Iran is shipping from an African country, likely Sudan, to Yemen. A Yemeni fishing boat also exploded in a Sudanese port and Yemen's Midi Island is a new transit point for Sudanese refugees. Once there's a smuggling route established for weapons, the boats often also transport refugees. However this report is taken from a Yemeni government stooge newspaper, Akhbar al Youm, which once announced that Ayatollah Sistani and I (me Jane) wrote the...
  • Selling China The Rope To Hang Us

    10/16/2009 5:37:32 PM PDT · by raptor22 · 9 replies · 710+ views
    Investor;s Business Daily ^ | October16, 3009 | IBD staff
    National Security: On the eve of a visit by China's No. 2 ranking military officer, the Obama administration loosens export controls on technology that will benefit Chinese missile development. It's deja vu all over again. The Pentagon has announced that Chinese Gen. Xu Caihou will visit the United States and meet with Defense Secretary Robert Gates on Oct. 26. Xu is vice chairman of the People's Liberation Army Central Military Commission. While here, Xu will visit American military installations around the U.S., including the U.S. Pacific Command. Perhaps Xu will bring with him a note of thanks for the administration's...
  • Russia and India To Develop Supersonic Missile Invincible to Interception

    10/16/2009 6:37:22 AM PDT · by bogusname · 28 replies · 1,260+ views
    Pravda ^ | October 16, 2009 | (Pravda.Ru)
    Russia and India will start the development of a new supersonic missile nearly invincible to interception. No army in the world has anything similar to it. The sum of the investment has not been defined yet, but it can be expected to reach billions of dollars. The missile is to become a successor of the supersonic missile BrahMos (known as Yahont in the Russian army) that is now installed on ships, land missile complexes and may soon be installed on Su-30 MKI fighter jets and submarines. This possibility was discussed on Tuesday at the meeting of an intergovernmental committee on...
  • Kuwaiti paper: Syria transferred 1/4 of its missile arsenal to Hizbullah

    10/16/2009 2:08:03 AM PDT · by Cindy · 9 replies · 1,023+ views
    JPOST.com - JERUSALEM POST ^ | Oct 15, 2009 9:12 | Updated Oct 15, 2009 16:04 | n/a
    SNIPPET: "Security sources in Jerusalem told the paper that the missiles, now held by Hizbullah, could hit every part of Israel, Channel 10 reported. Iranian and Syrian officers were reportedly training the Hizbullah operatives in using the new missiles and in operating early warning systems intended to alert the group of Israeli jets."
  • Obama loosens missile technology controls to China

    10/15/2009 7:09:49 AM PDT · by Joiseydude · 52 replies · 1,886+ views
    WashingtonTimes ^ | Thursday, October 15, 2009 | Bill Gertz
    President Obama recently shifted authority for approving sales to China of missile and space technology from the White House to the Commerce Department -- a move critics say will loosen export controls and potentially benefit Chinese missile development. "It's as though Commerce's mishandling of missile-tech transfers to China in the 1990s never happened," said Mr. Sokolski, a former Pentagon proliferation specialist. "But it did. As a result, we are now facing much more accurate, reliable missiles from China." Mr. Sokolski said he expects the U.S. government under the new policy to again boost Chinese military modernization through "whatever renewed 'benign'...
  • Is Obama A Fool?

    10/14/2009 11:39:57 PM PDT · by OldDeckHand · 30 replies · 1,321+ views
    Powerlineblog.com ^ | John Hinderaker
    Scott is on record as believing that he is; I have reserved judgment. President Obama's apparently unilateral concession to Russia in abandoning our anti-missile defense system in central Europe, with no publicly-acknowledged quid pro quo, may support the view that in international relations, at least, Obama is a fool. But we need to be fair here: it is possible that this seemingly unilateral giveaway was, in fact, a bargain, and that Obama got something from the Russians, presumably in relation to Russia's client Iran, that has not yet become public. So this report on Hillary Clinton's trip to Russia is...
  • North Korea readying to fire more missiles: report

    10/12/2009 6:45:19 PM PDT · by Jet Jaguar · 16 replies · 801+ views
    Reuters ^ | Oct 13, 2009 | n/A
    orth Korea may be preparing to launch more short-range missiles a day after the communist state fired a barrage of missiles, South Korea's Yonhap news agency said on Tuesday, quoting a government source. Indications of additional launches are coming from the western part of the Korean peninsula, the source was quoted as saying. North Korea has issued a warning for vessels to stay out of waters off its coasts
  • Taliban film shows leader is dead

    10/01/2009 12:06:45 PM PDT · by Berlin_Freeper · 18 replies · 803+ views
    news.bbc.co.uk ^ | September 30, 2009 | BBC
    The Taliban in Pakistan have released a video confirming that their former leader Baitullah Mehsud is dead. A video received by the BBC shows the body of the former head of Pakistan's largest Taliban group lying in a room. It is not clear where it was taken. Mr Mehsud was killed on 6 August in the tribal region of South Waziristan in a missile attack by a suspected US drone.
  • China's New Missiles Can Hit U.S. Ships, Taiwan

    09/30/2009 5:05:02 PM PDT · by sonofstrangelove · 13 replies · 745+ views
    Newsmax.com ^ | 9/29/2009 | Reuters
    <p>Upgraded missiles will feature prominently in China's military parade on Thursday which celebrates 60 years of Communist Party rule, the Xinhua news agency said, citing a commander of the service that controls nuclear weapons.</p> <p>Foreign observers will be watching to see what weapons the People's Liberation Army shows off.</p>
  • China to display missiles that could hit American ships

    09/29/2009 7:56:30 PM PDT · by Saije · 45 replies · 1,032+ views
    LA Times ^ | 9/29/2009 | David Pierson
    For the first time in a decade, Beijing on Thursday will showcase its latest armored vehicles, ballistic missiles and fighter jets in a demonstration of military ambition meant to befit the nation's economic rise. The display of hardware -- part of the nation's 60th anniversary celebrations -- will no doubt stoke national pride. But it's also a chance for China to show an international audience that the world's third-largest economy is investing heavily in defense technology, a strategic sector that Beijing believes will strengthen its regional security and global influence. Expected to be on display is a new generation of...
  • Iran Nukes And A Communist Appeasing President Obama

    09/28/2009 1:37:15 PM PDT · by MsHeather · 2 replies · 415+ views
    True Reagan Christian Conservatives ^ | Sept 28, 2009 | MsHeather
    Several months ago I used to comment in the New York Times and the Washington Post, and I was castigated and villified when I said that Iran's nuclear technology had advanced further than the media was letting on. I did state that if we ever wound up with a leftist Democrat President, it could be far worse. Now I stand vindicated. Iran is vigorously pursuing several missile and space programs at an almost feverish pace with impressive achievements. The Iranians have upgraded their ballistic missiles to become satellite launchers. To orbit a satellite is a highly sophisticated endeavor. It requires...
  • MUSLIM WORLD: NO BROTHERLY LOVE FOR OBAMA

    09/28/2009 9:58:25 AM PDT · by Psion · 15 replies · 857+ views
    The Last Crusade ^ | 28, Sept. 2009 | Randy Wyles
    Isn’t so easy from the hot seat is it, Barry? thelastcrusade.org by Randy Wyles specialopsandnews.com 28 September 2009 I wondered how long it would take for the “usually suspects” to start raising their heads above the sand dunes again. Over the weekend, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad thumbed his nose at the west by launching Iran’s newest long range missile and didn’t appear too concerned that we now know about his secret uranium-enriching facility, while Libyan leader Muammar Qaddafi proposed an African-Latin American defense alliance at an intercontinental summit hosted by, who else, Venezuela’s Hugo Chavez. Snakes eventually return when you don’t...
  • Iran Test-Fires Medium-Range Missiles During War Games - Video 9/28/09

    09/28/2009 5:34:19 AM PDT · by Federalist Patriot · 3 replies · 221+ views
    Freedom's Lighthouse ^ | September 28, 2009 | BrianinMO
    Here is a video report on Iran's test-firing of medium-range missiles Sunday night, as they continue to ratchet up tensions with the United States and the West. Iran fired short-range missiles the day before.. . . (VIDEO)
  • China to display upgraded missiles in Oct 1 parade

    09/27/2009 6:22:30 PM PDT · by Flavius · 3 replies · 465+ views
    Upgraded missiles will feature prominently in China's Oct 1 military parade which celebrates 60 years of Communist Party rule, the Xinhua news agency said, citing a commander of the service that controls nuclear weapons.
  • Iran Test-Fires Short-Range Missiles - Iranian TV Video Report 9/26/09

    09/27/2009 6:38:10 AM PDT · by Federalist Patriot · 5 replies · 301+ views
    Freedom's Lighthouse ^ | September 27, 2009 | BrianinMO
    Here is a Press TV (Iranian English language TV) video report on Iran's successful launch of short-range missiles overnight. The report says it was done as a part of "War Games" being conducted by their military. This is all part of their "cat and mouse" game on inspections. They say one day they will allow inspections but then the next day do something militaristic like this to prove how tough and defiant they are. Iran's totalitarian government is not one that can be trusted. President Obama is "whistling past the graveyard" if he thinks they can be believed or trusted...
  • Iran test-fires missiles amid nuclear tension

    09/27/2009 3:59:54 AM PDT · by reaganaut1 · 49 replies · 3,002+ views
    Reuters ^ | September 27, 2009 | Fredrik Dahl and Hossein Jaseb
    TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iran test-fired missiles on Sunday to show it was prepared to head off any military threat, four days before the Islamic Republic is due to hold rare talks with world powers worried about its nuclear ambitions. The missile maneuvers coincide with escalating tension in Iran's nuclear row with the West, after last week's disclosure by Tehran that it is building a second uranium enrichment plant. News of the nuclear facility south of Iran added a sense of urgency to a crucial meeting in Geneva on Thursday between Iranian officials and representatives of six major powers, including the...
  • IRAN TESTS MULTIPLE MISSILE LAUNCHER - STATE TV

    09/26/2009 10:44:38 PM PDT · by gura · 22 replies · 1,289+ views
    BNO News ^ | 9/27/2009 | BNO News
    IRAN TESTS MULTIPLE MISSILE LAUNCHER - STATE TV. Headline only at this time.
  • Iran Plans Yom Kippur Missile Test

    09/26/2009 9:55:41 PM PDT · by Nachum · 5 replies · 531+ views
    Israel National News ^ | 9/26/09 | staff
    (IsraelNN.com) Iran will hold missile defense exercises on Sunday, Iranian media reported Saturday. The exercises will coincide with the Yom Kippur holiday, the holiest day of the year according to Judaism and the anniversary of the beginning of the 1973 Yom Kippur War.
  • Russia Scraps Missile Launch by Poland

    09/19/2009 8:45:21 PM PDT · by Captain Kirk · 53 replies · 1,428+ views
    AP ^ | September 9, 2009 | VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV
    Russia said Saturday it will scrap a plan to deploy missiles near Poland since Washington has dumped a planned missile shield in Eastern Europe. It also harshly criticized Iran's president for new comments denying the Holocaust. Neither move, however, represented ceding any significant ground. A plan to place Iskander missiles close to the Polish border was merely a threat. And while the Kremlin has previously criticized Tehran for questioning the reality of the Holocaust, Russian leaders have refused to back Western push for tougher sanctions against Iran. still remains unclear whether Moscow will make any significant concessions on Iran and...
  • Poles, Czechs: US Missile Defense Shift A Betrayal

    09/18/2009 8:13:52 AM PDT · by Upstate NY Guy · 55 replies · 1,346+ views
    Breitbart ^ | 9/18/09 | Vanessa Gera
    <p>WARSAW, Poland – Poles and Czechs voiced deep concern Friday at President Barack Obama's decision to scrap a Bush-era missile defense shield planned for their countries.</p> <p>"Betrayal! The U.S. sold us to Russia and stabbed us in the back," the Polish tabloid Fakt declared on its front page.</p>
  • Obama helps strengthen General Electric-Putin ties

    09/17/2009 11:04:55 PM PDT · by American Dream 246 · 5 replies · 624+ views
    Washington Examiner ^ | 9/18/09 | Timothy P. Carney
    Reuters reports an interesting nugget in the wake of President Barack Obama's decision to grant Vladimir Putin his wish and kill the Eastern European missile shield: Shortly after the pullback on the shield programme was announced, Russia's government said Prime Minister Vladimir Putin would meet several U.S. executives on Friday from firms including General Electric, Morgan Stanley as well as TPG, one of the world's largest private equity firms General Electric may be the company with the closest ties to the Obama administration (if not, GE is second only to Goldman Sachs), and here we see the company benefiting from...
  • AP NewsBreak: Nuke agency says Iran can make bomb

    09/17/2009 10:45:11 AM PDT · by NoObamaFightForConservatives · 108 replies · 4,384+ views
    google.com/hostednews/ap/article ^ | September 17, 2009 | google.com/hostednews/ap/article
    (AP) – 18 minutes ago VIENNA — Experts at the world's top atomic watchdog are in agreement that Tehran has the ability to make a nuclear bomb and is on the way to developing a missile system able to carry an atomic warhead, according to a secret report seen by The Associated Press.
  • AP NewsBreak: Nuke agency says Iran can make bomb

    09/17/2009 10:46:20 AM PDT · by American Dream 246 · 450+ views
    Breitbart ^ | 9/17/09 | Breitbart
    VIENNA (AP) - Experts at the world's top atomic watchdog are in agreement that Tehran has the ability to make a nuclear bomb and is on the way to developing a missile system able to carry an atomic warhead, according to a secret report seen by The Associated Press. The document drafted by senior officials at the International Atomic Energy Agency is the clearest indication yet that the agency's leaders share Washington's views on Iran's weapon-making capabilities. It appears to be the so-called "secret annex" on Iran's nuclear program that Washington says is being withheld by the IAEA's chief. The...
  • Chavez announces Russian missile purchase

    09/12/2009 6:56:14 AM PDT · by SolidWood · 28 replies · 1,645+ views
    AFP ^ | September 12, 2009 | AFP
    CARACAS — Amid rising tensions with neighboring Colombia, Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez announced late Friday that his country would soon take delivery of Russian-made missiles with a range of 300 kilometers (185 miles). "We have signed some agreements with Russia. Soon we will begin receiving some missiles," Chavez said during a meeting with supporters in front of the presidential palace. He underscored the reliability of the Russian weaponry, but stressed that his country had "no plans to attack anybody." But the announcement came amid rising tension between Caracas and Bogota over Colombia's decision to allow the United States access to...