righteousrantings.blogspot.com - 2/20/2009
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Giving a brief statement after his formal appointment to the position of Israel's Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu said: "Iran is seeking to obtain a nuclear weapon and constitutes the gravest threat to our existence since the war of independence. The terrorist forces of Iran threaten us from ...
Israel's Iran Game
swampland.blogs.time.com 4/22/2009 — I have no doubt that Israel is--legitimately--freaked out by Iran, although not so much by the prospect of an Iranian bomb as by Iran's support for Hezbollah and Hamas. (The only plausible use of an Iranian bomb would be as a deterrent against ...
Has Obama Given Up On Iran?
powerlineblog.com 5/21/2009 — Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is back in Israel after meeting with President Obama. The Jerusalem Post reports that the sense is growing that Obama has given up on preventing Iran from becoming a nuclear power:
There are growing indications ...
Will Israel Attack Iran?
outsidethebeltway.com 4/18/2009 — There’s an article in the Times of London today claiming that Israel’s air force is on standby, just waiting for the order from Israel’s government before mounting an air assault against Iran’s nuclear development sites:
The ...
No time for diplomacy
israelmatzav.blogspot.com 3/17/2009 — While Nero Obama fiddles, Iran is leaving no time for diplomacy (Hat Tip: The Corner). While the administration is fixated on the Palestinian problem, Iran is changing the strategic map of the Middle East in its drive for regional hegemony. In fact, the Palestinian issue is rapidly becoming an ...
Iran Still Trying To Tell Obama What To Do
stoptheaclu.com 2/7/2009 — Notice that this did not happen while Bush was President? Sure, the Iranians railed at Bush, the USA, the EU, Zionists, etc, but they were not trying to dictate policy and get any of the aforementioned to change their tunes. But now, with the Obambi ...
Going it alone?
israelmatzav.blogspot.com 12/4/2008 — The JPost is reporting on Thursday that the IDF is preparing to attack Iran on its own, with or without American support. "It is always better to coordinate," one top Defense Ministry official explained last week. "But we are also preparing options ...
Israel Will Hit Iran Unless Obama Says "NO"
tpmcafe.talkingpointsmemo.com 4/18/2009 — Terrific piece by Roane Carey , Managing Editor of THE NATION in ALTERNET.
Carey, who is spending a half year teaching in Israel, has no doubts that Israel plans to attack Iran unless President Obama lays down the law with Netanyahu.
Carey ...
News from The Associated Press
hosted.ap.org 6/3/2009 — MOSCOW (AP) -- Israel does not intend to bomb Iran, Israel's foreign minister said Wednesday, stepping back from suggestions it might attack a foe it says is bent on developing nuclear weapons. Speaking at the end of a three-day visit to Russia, ...
If Israel Attacks Iran, 49% Say U.S. Should Help
rasmussenreports.com 5/7/2009 — Forty-nine percent (49%) of Americans say that if Israel launches an attack against Iran, the United States should help Israel. The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey found that 37% believe the United States should do nothing while ...
First 100 days: Back from Great White N. —
First Read 2/20/2009
"President Obama and Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper, emerging with smiles after a meeting in Harper's office and a working lunch, said this afternoon they had agreed to work closely on stimulus plans to tackle the global recession, to ...