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Iran News Round Up: Anniversary of Embassy Takeover
[Thanks to Ali Alfoneh and Ahmad Majidyar for their compilation; (E) signifies English link] Diplomacy: Embassy Seizure Anniversary (Nov. 4, 1979) Alef News Agency publishes memoirs of some of the members of the Students of the Line of the Imam about the embassy take over: Mrs. Forouz ...
Did Palin Suggest We're At War With Iran?
tpmelectioncentral.talkingpointsmemo.com — Uh oh. More trouble for Sarah Palin on the foreign policy front. In an interview with Fox's Greta Van Susteren yesterday, Palin professed confidence in victory on Tuesday as follows: We realize that more and more Americans are starting to see the ... (more) Did Palin Suggest We're At War With Iran?
Pentagon official: Iran will soon be able to attack Europe | Iran news | Jerusalem Post
Pentagon official: Iran will soon be able to attack Europe | Iran news | Jerusalem Post
jpost.com — The head of the Pentagon's Missile Defense Agency said Friday that Iran was not far from attaining the means to use missiles against all of Europe and against the US in five to six years, Israel Radio reported. Lt. Gen. Henry A. Obering III was ... (more) Pentagon official: Iran will soon be able to attack ...
Barack Obama For President
Barack Obama For President
andrewsullivan.theatlantic.com — On a spectacular September morning more than seven years ago, our world changed. I remain one of those who believe that that day remains indelible, and its lesson unforgettable. The civilized democratic world came under attack from a small ... (more) Barack Obama For President
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Obama, Coal & looming disaster
The Anchoress — ... , brought to you courtesy of radical Islamists who took an accurate read on President James Earl Carter, a fella who also - like Obama - thought being nice to despots what the better way. More on that, here. ...

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