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More thinking on Iran
Worldview Thought for the Day Last week, I posted on what I was thinking about the ongoing protests in Iran, which post I believe I need to clarify. I do not, in any way, doubt the sincerity of the protesters … Continue reading
Posted in History, Iran, Nations, News, World Watch, Worldview Item of the Day
Tagged Iran, liberty, Revolution
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Thinking about Iran
Worldview Thought for the Day
Is it all a ruse?
After all, just beneath the thin veneer of West-pleasing democratic motions lies the dictatorship of the Grand Ayatollah. That same dictatorship underlay the previous administration of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. That same dictatorship has been behind Iran’s nuclear, biological, and chemical weapons programs since the 1980s.
I am not saying that the millions of people protesting all over Iran are not sincere. Instead, I am saying that the same dictatorship of the Grand Ayatollah that has been orchestrating things in Iran since it first overthrew the Shaw in 1979 could very likely be allowing the events unfolding there now for its own purposes. […] Continue reading
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Tagged History, Iran, ruses, Thinking
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Speaking of ambition
On the same day that North Korea decided to conduct its second nuclear test, Iran decided to sail six of its warships into international waters, including the strategically important Gulf of Aden, in the continuation of defiant military maneuvers that … Continue reading
Looking ahead
We all hope that the year coming is better than the year past. It is a human desire to want better than what we have had, and new years bring that that idea to full boil. Usually, I try to be optimistic about a coming year, but 2009 is the first year in quite a while where I am not able to muster that optimism. Instead, I will try to be pragmatic. […] Continue reading
Posted in Government, History, Iran, Israel, Nations, Pakistan, United States, World Watch
Tagged Predictions, Years
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Six days to go
Six days to go until we elect the man who will have to deal with the inevitable crises of the next four years.
Senator Joe Biden was not off the mark when he pointed out that world will test the next president. The world’s intent to challenge the United States is already clearly evident. These tests will not even be manufactured, as Biden suggested, except for, perhaps, the test caused by the consequences of retreating from Iraq before that country is ready to care for itself without our help. Instead, these tests will be the natural extension of the forces at play in the world as it already is. […] Continue reading
Posted in Afghanistan, China, Current Operations, Defense, Elections, Foreign Policy, Future Military, Government, Iran, Iraq, Military, Nations, North Korea, Pakistan, Politics, Security, Syria, United States, Voting, World Watch
Tagged Elections, Nations, Tests
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