After an extensive search in Google Maps, I have determined that Iran is not where I thought it was all these years. Seriously! No, after seeing how the leadership mistreats its citizenry and then considering the hatred, bigotry and outright lunacy of said leadership, I’ve determined that the country of Iran is actually an infected … Continue reading
Q: What is stranger than fiction? A: Iran’s government. Evidently, a woman identified as Ashtiani (the woman who would be stoned) said in the interview broadcast late Wednesday that she was an unwitting accomplice to her husband’s murder. The woman’s face was blurred and her words were voiced over in what the TV report said … Continue reading
Now why would a country of 1.3 billion people, the vast majority of which live at a subsistence level, want to develop a missile that could take down a US aircraft carrier from 900 miles away? Hmm? A move that, if true, will change the current defense posture of the US. A country that, like … Continue reading
Let’s see if I have this correctly. An attorney by the name of Mohammad Mostafaei was defending a highly publicized case involving a woman facing possible execution by stoning. Sakineh Mohammadie Ashtiani was convicted of adultery in 2006 and was originally sentenced to death by having rocks thrown at her. (It seems she confessed to … Continue reading
On Sunday, July 25, 2010, the United States and South Korean military will begin joint exercises which will involve 8,000 US and South Korean troops, 200 aircraft and 20 ships, including the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier the USS George Washington. In a statement released by the North Korea’s National Defense Commission, “The more desperately the US … Continue reading
According to the mothers of the three hikers that are being held in Iran, a magazine article that contradicts government claims they crossed the border before their arrests is “concerning” and raises many questions. The article written for the July 12 edition of The Nation cites two witnesses who said they saw members of Iran’s … Continue reading
Maybe it’s time for the US to take a back seat. Like the saying goes, ‘the old gray mare she just ain’t what she used to be’ may apply to the United States and what appears to be rouge nations showing her to the back of the bus. It seems that the more we get … Continue reading
The following are key points from the text of the report issued on May 25th by the North’s KCNA news agency. “The Committee for the Peaceful Reunification of Korea, accordingly, formally declares that from now on it will put into force the resolute measures to totally freeze the inter-Korean relations, totally abrogate the agreement on … Continue reading
The mothers of three Americans jailed in Iran returned to New York empty-handed Saturday, with one of the women saying leaving their children behind was almost more than they could bear. At a brief news conference at John F. Kennedy International Airport shortly after they returned to the U.S., Cindy Hickey thanked the Iranians for … Continue reading
