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The New Iran Man at the State Department's Iran Desk
The New Iran Man at the State Department's Iran Desk
The caviar is flowing in Tehran.
Iran Accuses 3 Detained Americans Of Espionage
huffingtonpost.com — TEHRAN, Iran � A senior Iranian prosecutor says three Americans detained on the border with Iraq have been accused of espionage. Tehran chief prosecutor Abbas Jafari Dowlatabadi says the three "have been accused" and that investigations were continuing, according to the state news agency ... (more) Iran Accuses 3 Detained Americans Of Espionage
Iranian Rockets Captured by Israel Identical to Rockets Fired At U.S. Bases in Iraq
Iranian Rockets Captured by Israel Identical to Rockets Fired At U.S. Bases in Iraq
pajamasmedia.com — The massive, Hezbollah-bound cache aboard the MV Francop included a type of rocket that Shiite militias fired at U.S. troops two years ago. (more) Iranian Rockets Captured by Israel Identical to Rockets ...
With Preconditions Met, Obama Hosts Netanyahu
With Preconditions Met, Obama Hosts Netanyahu
directorblue.blogspot.com — Dan from New York:WSJ, November 9, 2009Seeking Conditions First, Obama Hosts NetanyahuShowing New Discomfort, White House Wanted Quid Pro Quo to MeetThe White House waited several days to confirm that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu could meet with President Barack Obama Monday, and ... (more) With Preconditions Met, Obama Hosts Netanyahu
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I think we know where this is going
Knowledge is Power — ... 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 is not a neutral arbiter; he serves on the advisory board of the National Iranian American Council (NIAC), widely considered to be the de facto lobby for the Iranian regime in America. ...

National Iranian American Council Member Replaces Dennis Ross at State Dept. Iran Desk
Solomonia — ... NIAC is a highly controversial group, reviled by many Iranian Freedom activists as just a front for the Mullahs. Ed Lasky explains at American Thinker: The New Iran Man at the State Department's Iran Desk ...

Larwyn's Linx: Dems Declare War on American People, Constitution
Doug Ross @ Journal — ... Insensitivity Following Shooting : NBC Chicago Memo to ABC: There's a Reason He's Not Called Smith : AT Glenn Greenwald's mastery of ellipses : Patterico They Still Don't Get It : Grand Rants Climate & Energy Auto Execs Urge Fuel Taxes of $8/Gallon to Increase Fuel Efficiency : DailyTech World The Hole at the Heart of our Strategy : Steyn Reality Raises Its Head as Media Wakes Up About Administration’s Middle East Failures : Rubin The New Iran Man at the State Department's Iran Desk : AT (Lasky) Sci-Tech Islam’s Darwin ...

Paul Rahe: Obama's gestures, part 4
Power Line — ... and to stiff our friends. We should not for a moment underestimate the significance of this. It means that he believes our policy in the Cold War wrong-headed, and it means that he intends to line us up now with the likes of Hugo Chavez, Vladimir Putin, Fidel Castro, and Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. It is by no means an accident that the man in the State Department now in charge of our policy towards Iran is on the board of Iran's main front-organization in the United States. Ed Lasky's report regarding this matter is well worth reading. ...

Calling Glenn Beck
Southern AppealEd Lasky points to a disturbing appointment at State: 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 from publicly since). Should America be concerned? Yes. Limbert is not a neutral arbiter; he serves on the advisory board of the National Iranian American Council (NIAC). What is the National Iranian American Council? The Council is widely considered the de facto lobby for the Iranian regime in America. It opposes sanctions on Iran, soft-pedals any ...

Obama replaces Dennis Ross with Iranian regime lobbyist
Hyscience — ... More evidence that weak-kneed, Muslim-supporting, Barack Obama is willing to sacrifice his own future for the advancement of Iranian interests and the reduction of supposed Israeli/Jewish influence. ...

Actions speak louder than words
Israel Matzav — ... left his position as President Obumbler's chief envoy to Iran to join the National Security Council. Until now, Ross did not have a replacement. Now he has one. Meet John Limbert . John Limbert will be the ...

Are Iranian Weapons Flowing Through Your Country's Ports?
Confederate Yankee — Are Iranian Weapons Flowing Through Your Country's Ports? The 500 tons of Iranian rockets, grenades, ammunition and mortar shells that Israel intercepted on the MV Francop was destined for Hezbollah terrorists in Lebanon, a fact that Iran's friends in the Obama White House will not doubt seek to downplay if not outright ignore. That means that a media largely compliant to the Administration's wishes will fail to pick up on the alarm sounded by Israel, which noted the weapons they intercepted had first been shipped into an unsuspecting third country, unloaded, transferred, ...

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