Iran steps up training of Hamas retaliation force

Posted by Matt in February 21st, 2010 | no comment

Published in Iran, Israel, Middle East, Confrontation, Future War, Gaza Strip, Hamas, Hamas Gunmen, Iran, Israel, Jewish State, Nuclear Facilities, Retaliation, Security Official, tehran

Iran has increased exponentially its training of Hamas gunmen both in the Gaza Strip and abroad, a senior Egyptian security official told WND.
The official said Iran believes there will be a confrontation with Israel this year over Tehran’s nuclear facilities and has thus stepped up training of Hamas, whose gunmen will be instrumental in carrying [...]

Chinese see U.S. debt as weapon – Washington Times

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

Published in China, Chinese Weapon, diplomacy, Economics, Luo, Military Affairs, Military Matters, Researcher, Retaliation, Root Cause, Washington Times

“Our retaliation should not be restricted to merely military matters, and we should adopt a strategic package of counterpunches covering politics, military affairs, diplomacy and economics to treat both the symptoms and root cause of this disease,” said Gen. Luo, a researcher at the Academy of Military Sciences.
Chinese see U.S. debt as weapon – [...]

China’s Threat: Bluffing or Real?

Posted by Matt in February 2nd, 2010 | no comment

Published in China, beijing, China Threat, Chinese Economy, Destabilization, Doubt, Financial Catastrophe, Grand Scheme Of Things, Measures, Point Of View, Rapid Growth, Retaliation, S Market, sanctions, Scheme Of Things, Symbolic Actions, U S Treasury, Unhappiness

However, China’s will to take such measures is in doubt. China is aware that, despite its huge holdings of U.S. treasury debt, imposing serious sanctions on U.S. firms will leave it exceedingly vulnerable to U.S. retaliation. The Chinese economy, for all its rapid growth, is fundamentally misaligned, and its leaders are struggling to make adjustments [...]

An Israeli Preventive Attack on Iran’s Nuclear Sites: Implications for the U.S.

Posted by Matt in January 15th, 2010 | no comment

Published in Conflict, Iran, Israel, Middle East, Nuclear, Adversaries, Hamas, Haps, hezbollah, Iran Iraq War, Iran Nuclear, Islamic Jihad, Missile Barrage, Palestinian Islamic Jihad, Range Ballistic Missiles, Retaliation, rockets, Scud, Shahab-3, Surface Missiles, Syria, Tehran Regime, Terror Campaign, Unmanned Aerial Vehicles, Warheads

Iran’s retaliation for an Israeli strike is likely to be fierce, protracted, and multi-pronged. Iran is likely to bombard Israel with its Shahab-3 medium-range ballistic missiles, possibly armed with chemical, biological, or radiological warheads. Such a missile barrage would amount to a terror campaign, similar to the “war of the cities” during the 1980-1988 Iran-Iraq [...]

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 [...]

Weston: U.S. Israel Will Stop Iranian Bomb

Posted by Matt in December 30th, 2009 | no comment

Published in Iran, Israel, Allies, Bomb, Bush Doctrine, Conclusion, History Professor, Independent, Iran, Israel, Israel And The Middle East, Michael Weston, Newsmax, Nuclear Weapons, Probability, Retaliation, United States

Weston says that any attack by israel on Iran will be with the blessing of the United States. If Iran and its allies retaliate against Israel and the Middle East literally blows up, who do you think is going to be blamed?
If you are subsequently thinking about retaliation against Israel, who else is going to [...]

Israelis ponder the perils of hitting Iran – UPI.com

Posted by Matt in December 30th, 2009 | no comment

Published in Iran, Israel, Emptive Strikes, Firepower, Iran, Israel, Israeli Commentators, Israelis, Knockout Blow, Nuclear Facilities, Nuclear Weapons, Perils, Retaliation, Upi

Amid mounting concern that Israel may unleash pre-emptive strikes against Iran to attack its nuclear facilities, some Israeli commentators are preaching restraint.
They warn that Israel does not have the firepower to deliver a knockout blow to Iran’s perceived drive for nuclear weapons and faces a potentially withering Iranian retaliation the likes of which they have [...]

There’s Only One Way to Stop Iran – NYTimes.com

Posted by Matt in December 26th, 2009 | 1 comment

Published in Iran, Air Force, American Military, Anti-Americanism, Bombings, Contributor, Dirty Work, Eagerness, Enriching Uranium, Global Reach, Hawks, Iran, Islamic World, Israel, Nytimes, Op Ed, Pentagon, Retaliation, United States, weapons

The final question is, who should launch the air strikes? Israel has shown an eagerness to do so if Iran does not stop enriching uranium, and some hawks in Washington favor letting Israel do the dirty work to avoid fueling anti-Americanism in the Islamic world.
But there are three compelling reasons that the United States itself [...]

China Dares Currency Reprisals

Posted by Matt in December 10th, 2009 | no comment

Published in China, beijing, China Currency, Corporates, Current Situation, Dares, Economic Distress, English Proverb, Horse To Water, Intransigence, Mid Term Elections, Reprisals, Retaliation, Scapegoats, Scope, Sentinel, Stimulus, Sums, Target, Unemployment, Yuan

US economic distress could trigger retaliation against the cheap yuan
“You can lead a horse to water but you can’t make it drink”. This old English proverb sums up the current situation with the US economy. The government is intending to throw in yet more budgetary stimulus but it seems a better than even chance that [...]

DEBKAfile – Iran threatens to invade Pakistan, “crushing response” for US, UK

Posted by Matt in October 19th, 2009 | no comment

Published in Iran, Al Qods, Baluchistan, British Intelligence, Debkafile, Eastern Neighbor, Gaza Strip, invasion, Iran, Jafari, Lebanon, Mohammad Ali, Nur Ali, Pakistan, Retaliation, Retaliatory Measures, Revolutionary Guards, Sistan, Suicide Bombing, tehran, terror

The commander of Iran’s Revolutionary Guards (IRGC) Maj. Gen. Mohammad Ali Jafary, Monday, Oct. 19, threatened “crushing” retaliation against the US, UK and Pakistan including the invasion of its eastern neighbor. Tehran links all three to the suicide bombing attack in Sistan-Baluchistan Sunday, Oct. 18, which killed 42 people including seven senior Guards officers. One [...]