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Facing Obama, Iran Suddenly Hedges on Talks
ynetnews.com - 11/13/2008
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Western military officials who examined images from recent
Iranian missile test believe it is famous Shahab-3 missile
with new logo Ynet Iran declared Wednesday that it had test-fired a new generation of surface-to-surface missiles, named Sejil, with ...
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Experts: 'New' Iranian missile an old one - Israel ...
gatewaypundit.blogspot.com - 11/13/2008
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Another Campaign Promise Broken-- Obama announced at the
CNN YouTube debate last year that he would be
willing to meet with the world's dictators including the Iranian regime in his first year in office. Here's the video: Here is the transcript ...
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Scrubbed... Obama's "Talks Without Preconditions" Line ...
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Did Iran Actually Test Fire A Missile Yesterday?
A Blog For All —
... , Iran claims to have test fired a new two-stage missile with a reputed range of 1,200 miles. They even provided Reuters with footage of a test firing. I was skeptical of the test firing given the Iranians' propensity to lie about their weapons tests. It looks like I was right to be skeptical because there's no proof that it actually happened. As Hot Air points out , there's no independent confirmation that the launch took place. A medium range missile would have been detected by US sources or other foreign intel services. They would have seen evidence of the launch, transit ...
On That Iranian Missile Launch
Pirate's Cove —
... missiles, named Sejil, with a 2,000-kilometer (1,200-mile) range, capable of reaching Israel and US bases in the Gulf.
However, Western experts told the London-based Times it was probably just another name given to the Shahab 3 missile which had been test-fired on previous occasions.
So, real missile, probably old missile type repackaged.
On another note, it appears that Iran no longer wants unconditional, direct talks with the US. Heh! See Hot Air. ...
On That Iranian Missile Launch
Stop The ACLU —
... it was probably just another name given to the Shahab 3 missile which had been test-fired on previous occasions. So, real missile, probably old missile type repackaged. On another note, it appears that Iran no longer wants unconditional, direct talks with the US. Heh! See Hot Air .
All Politics Is Local, Even In Iran
Newshoggers.com —
... All this provides neocon hawks with the perfect opportunity to bang the "prefidious Iranians" drum, and Ed Morrissey doesn't miss that chance: ...
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