Fears that Iran Wants to Trigger Mideast War

Posted by Matt in March 11th, 2010 | no comment

Published in Iran, Israel, Middle East, War, Allies, Confrontation, Economic Sanctions, Envision, Fears, Gaza, Israel, Lebanon, Middle East, Mideast War, Neighbors, New War, Nuclear Activities, Sanctions On Iran, Syria, tehran, United States, West Bank, World Citizen

As the United States steps up its campaign to impose economic sanctions on Iran, fears are growing in Washington and in the Middle East that Iran will try to trigger a new war in the region in order to shift attention from its nuclear activities, throw the U.S. and its allies off balance, and put [...]

Hamas, Hezbollah Could Push Israel To War | AVIATION WEEK

Posted by Matt in March 3rd, 2010 | no comment

Published in Israel, Middle East, War, Aviation Week, Conflict, Defense Analysts, Hamas, hezbollah, Iran, Israel, Israel War, Lead, Neighbors, Proxies, Syria

Israel is always on high alert when it comes to the potential for war with its neighbors, particularly the two groups viewed as proxies of Iran and Syria: Hamas and Hezbollah. Though neither seems particularly eager for a full-blown conflict with Israel at present, defense analysts see a number of developments that could lead to [...]

China Reverts to Aggressive Stance in the South China Sea

Posted by Matt in February 22nd, 2010 | no comment

Published in China, Aggressive Stance, Center Dr, Dr Richard, Epoch Times, Henry L Stimson, Henry L Stimson Center, Maritime Issues, Military Action, Neighbors, Regard, Richard Cronin, South China Sea, Territorial Claims

“Especially in the South China Sea, China has become increasingly assertive—even provocative—towards its neighbors in regard to maritime issues,” said Dr. Richard Cronin, Henry L. Stimson Center. Dr. Cronin testified that it appears that China is switching back to its pre-1995 stance when it takes up military action to back up its territorial claims in [...]

War game shows how attacking Iran could backfire – KansasCity.com

Posted by Matt in February 21st, 2010 | 2 comments

Published in Iran, Israel, War, Attacking Iran, Brookings Institution, Clash, Game Shows, Gaza Strip, Israel, Lebanon, Middle East Policy, Neighbors, Nuclear Challenge, Nuclear Weapons, Persian Gulf, Proxies, Reinforcement, Saban Center For Middle East Policy, Simple Solution, Straits Of Hormuz, Tank, War Game, World Game

Apparently, the war game doesn’t include the use of nuclear weapons by Israel to obliterate its neighbors.
Instead, Iran attacks Israel, both directly and through its proxies in Lebanon and the Gaza Strip. It misinterprets U.S. actions as weakness and mines the Straits of Hormuz, the world’s chief oil artery. That sparks a clash and [...]

The Associated Press: Iran vows to stand by Hezbollah against Israel

Posted by Matt in February 18th, 2010 | 2 comments

Published in Iran, Israel, Associated Press, Evil Ways, Final War, hezbollah, Iranian President, Israel, Israel War, Israelis, Neighbors, News Agency, News Iran, News Press, State News, War In The Middle East

The next war in the Middle East will be the final war between Israel and its immediate neighbors. One of these two groups will not survive.
“The preparations should be of the level that, if they (the Israelis) want to repeated the mistakes of the past (by attacking), then their case should be closed once [...]

Greece’s economic crisis could signal trouble for its neighbors – washingtonpost.com

Posted by Matt in February 9th, 2010 | no comment

Published in Economy, Financial, Debt Crisis, Economic Crisis, Economic Problems, European Countries, Government Spending, Greece, Neighbors, Sovereign Debt

But the underlying economic problems facing Greece and some other European countries mean that radical cutbacks in government spending and more social pain are likely to follow as these countries move to avert a sovereign debt crisis, in which nations find themselves unable to pay on their obligations.
Greece’s economic crisis could signal trouble for [...]

Is this Israel’s calm before the storm? – The Globe and Mail

Posted by Matt in February 6th, 2010 | no comment

Published in Israel, assad, Avigdor Lieberman, Calm Before The Storm, Clashes, Deadlock, Flare, Globe And Mail, Globe Mail, Intelligence Assessment, Intifada, Israeli Cities, Israeli Foreign Minister, Likelihood, Neighbors, Nuclear War, Observers, Palestinians, Probability, Sabre Rattling, Syrian Officials

2010 might be calm, but 2011 won’t. I anticipate that 2011 will bring nuclear war to the Middle East as Israel’s neighbors launch a preemptive attack to destroy Israel once and for all.
There might be a Third Intifada with the Palestinians, but it’s hard to know when this could occur. It could be 2010 or [...]

French Officials Rationalize Naval Rearmament of Russia – The Jamestown Foundation

Posted by Matt in January 26th, 2010 | no comment

Published in Europe, Military, Russia, Class Ships, Excuse, Fleets, France, French Government, French License, French Officials, helicopters, Jamestown, Jamestown Foundation, Mistral-ClassWarship, moscow, NATO, Nato Member, Naval Rearmament, Neighbors, Partner Countries, Periphery, Power Projection Capability, Russia, tanks, Warship

The approval process for boosting Russian naval power is moving forward in the French government. Paris and Moscow are negotiating the sale of one French-built Mistral-class warship to Russia, to be followed by construction of three or four such ships in Russia under French license.
These intentions, amount to a program of naval rearmament for Russia, [...]

Energy Wars: Russia’s Neighbors Get Even – TIME

Posted by Matt in January 25th, 2010 | no comment

Published in Energy, Belarus, blackmail, Current, Face, kremlin, moscow, Neighbors, Oil Prices, Quarrel, Risk, Russia, Soviet Republic, standoff

This January, all eyes are trained on Belarus, which has been having its own quarrel with Moscow over oil prices, threatening European energy supplies once again. But three weeks into the current standoff, there’s been a twist: Kazakhstan, another ex-Soviet republic, stepped in last week to offer Belarus its own oil. Now the Kremlin’s most [...]

Doomsday Clock set back by a minute – washingtonpost.com

Posted by Matt in January 14th, 2010 | 3 comments

Published in general, Amount Of Time, Armageddon, Atomic Scientists, Biological Agents, Clock Set, Doomsday Clock, Fireworks, Four Minutes, Iran, Israel, Middle East, Missile Attack, Missiles, Neighbors, Nuclear War, Nuclear Weapons, Preemptive Strike, Retaliation, Self Destruction, Thursday Morning

Well, they did it. They actually moved the clock back by one minute instead of moving it forward by four minutes. These guys are out of touch with reality.
Israel’s neighbors are girding for war with chemical and biological agents in their missiles. How long can this go on before war actually breaks out? Of course [...]