jpost.com - 17 days ago
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Hundreds of tons of weaponry, ten times the size of the Karine A shipment of 2002, were seized in an overnight raid Tuesday by the Israeli navy, some 100 nautical miles west of Israel, officials said. Defense officials said the 140-meter long Francop, intercepted near Cyprus, was carrying arms ...
latimesblogs.latimes.com - 20 days ago
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It was near the end of a meeting
Wednesday between Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei and a group
of university students when the man who is Iran's highest political and spiritual authority asked if there were any other questions. He spotted...
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IRAN: Concern over fate of star student who spoke out to ...
commonsensewonder.blogspot.com - 15 days ago
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Caroline Glick is sounding some alarm bells. It
also sounds like Obama threatened Israel recently and made
them publicly back his efforts to appease the Iranians: ALL IN all then, on the surface, this past week seemed like a horrible week for the mullahs. But appearances can be deceiving. ...
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Things Are Going Well for Iran, Unfortunately
commonsensewonder.blogspot.com - 15 days ago
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Any Takers Left for Obama’s Iran Policy? Posted
By Evelyn Gordon On November 6, 2009 It’s hard
not to be impressed by the sheer range of people who publicly lost patience with Barack Obama’s Iran policy this week. Most noteworthy, of course, was the Iranian opposition, whose activists chanted ...
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Chavez loves the Mullahs and that's good enough for Obama
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How's that engagement policy working out for us?
Betsy's Page —
... if Iran is at all interested in Obama's "engagement?" In a message on the eve of the anniversary, "Supreme Guide" Ali Khamenei called on "true Muslims" to show "unquenchable anger against the Great Satan." The newspaper Kayhan promised "the largest crowds in Iran's history." In fact, it is the Iranian people who are showing more fortitude than the American president as anti-Khamenei crowds gathered in counter-protest. And just in case, there was any doubt about Iran's real goals, we had the story of the huge arms shipment headed to Syria and ultimately bound for Lebanon ...
From Iran with Gov
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... from Iran bound for Syria and Hezbollah on board the Francop. The weapons seized on the ship included some 3,000 rockets of various types, as well as 60-millimeter mortars, 7.62-rifle Kalashnikov-ammunition, F-1 grenades and 122-millimeter Katyusha rockets. The ship's cache was reportedly ten times the size that of the Karine A's that Israel seized in 2002.
How did Israel do it? Israel must have some intelligence that led to the operation, but the Jerusalem Post emphasizes due diligence:
After several days of the Israeli ...
Hope/Change Iran Sends Tons of Weapons to Hizballah
The Jawa Report —
November 05, 2009 Hope/Change Iran Sends Tons of Weapons to Hizballah Via Jpost: Hundreds of tons of weaponry, ten times the size of the Karine A shipment of 2002, were seized in an overnight raid Tuesday by the Israeli navy, some 100 nautical miles west of Israel, officials said. Defense officials said the 140-meter long Francop, intercepted near Cyprus, was carrying arms sent by Iran and destined for Syria and possibly also Hizbullah. The weapons seized on the ship, which was sailing under an Antiguan flag, included some 3,000 rockets of various types, as well as bullets and ...
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From Iran with Gov
powerlineblog.com 16 days ago — Below John refers to Israel's seizure of weapons from Iran bound for Syria and Hezbollah on board the Francop . The weapons seized on the ship included some 3,000 rockets of various types, as well as 60-millimeter mortars, 7.62-rifle ...
The New Karine A
commentarymagazine.com 17 days ago — Israeli Navy commandos seized a cargo ship last night en route from Iran to Syria. It contained 10 times the arms that the Karine A attempted to deliver from Iran to the Palestinians in 2002, enough weapons, according to the head of the Israeli Navy, ...
bound Iran ship carried hundreds of tons of arms
haaretz.com 18 days ago — Israel Navy Chief Brig. Gen. Rani Ben-Yehuda said Wednesday that an arms ship seized near Cyprus earlier in the day had been carrying hundreds of tons of weapons. Israeli commandos seized the ship before dawn on Wednesday and defense officials said ...
Bad news for Israel...
commonsensewonder.blogspot.com 14 days ago — The New Iran Man at the State Department's Iran Desk By Ed Lasky John Limbert will be the senior Iran official at the State Department, replacing Dennis Ross who has moved to the National Security Council (and who has not been heard of publicly since). Should America be concerned? Yes. Limbert ...
Arms ship: How Iran tried to dupe Israeli intelligence
ynetnews.com 16 days ago — Hezbollah-bound vessel carrying vast amounts of weapons, ammunition left Iranian port 10 days ago; cargo was transferred to German ship, seized a few hours after leaving Egyptian port on Tuesday. IDF: Syria planned to transfer arms to Lebanon by land ...
Should Israel Attack Iran?
aei.org 29 days ago — Online registration for this event is closed. Walk-in registrations may be accepted. Iran's nuclear weapons development continues apace, threatening the security of its neighbors and the international community. According to a recent survey by the Pew ...
At the J Street meeting
americanthinker.com 16 days ago — The Washington conference of the new organization "J Street" was a fascinating but scary cultural experience.
Bad Options on Iran -- By: Michael Rubin
article.nationalreview.com 10/5/2009 — O n October 1, Pres. Barack Obama ascended the podium in the Diplomatic Reception Room at the White House and declared negotiations with Iran a tentative success. “The P5-plus-1 is united, and we have an international community that has reaffirmed ...
Jerusalem Post
jpost.com 10/15/2009 — Israel is making preparations to carry out military attacks in Iran after December, a French magazine reported overnight Wednesday. According to a report in Le Canard Enchainé quoted by Israel Radio, Jerusalem has already ordered high-quality combat ...
Who Didn't Get the Memo--Israel's President or its D.C. Ambassador?
tpmcafe.talkingpointsmemo.com 10/13/2009 — Israel's parliament, the Knesset, reopened today after a long break for the summer and the Jewish holidays. In line with protocol, Israel's president opened the winter session and Shimon Peres had this to say on the linkage between reaching peace ...
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