Iranian exiles have produced more evidence that links Iran to making a nuclear bomb. Instead of me typing up how I feel about this, I will refer you to Hot Air which has basically stated everything I would have.
Oh, if anyone was wondering, my answer to the question at the top of the article would be “Ask me again on November 5.”
Well it seems that the Russians aren’t the only ones that are angry about Kosovo; several Asians nations are also voicing their fears that Kosovo’s secession might lead to similar moves in their regions. China, Indonesia and Sri Lanka all have pesky secessionist sects and they fear that this move by the western world to so readily recognize Kosovo will lead to their own run-ins with independence fever.
China, Indonesia and Sri Lanka on Monday criticized Kosovo’s declaration of independence from Serbia while Taiwan and Australia welcomed it, as Kosovo’s move appeared a litmus test of attitudes in Asia toward secession.
The Beijing government, which has threatened military action if Taiwan declares formal independence, voiced “grave concern” at Sunday’s action by the Kosovo Parliament in Pristina…
Taiwan quickly congratulated Kosovo on Monday in terms that echoed the desire of some Taiwanese for a complete political break with mainland China. “Despite a multitude of barriers, the people of Kosovo have insisted on an ideal that they believe in, which is to peacefully pursue independence, without being threatened or scared away,” Taiwan’s foreign ministry said in a statement on Monday…
Sri Lanka, which is not a current member of the Security Council, has its own longstanding struggle with Tamil secessionists, particularly in the north of the island nation. It also condemned the declaration of independence. “We note that the declaration of independence was made without the consent of the majority of the people of Serbia and is a violation of the Charter of the United Nations, which enshrines the sovereignty and territorial integrity of member states,” the Sri Lankan foreign ministry said, according to the state-run Daily News newspaper.
Not only is this February the month of love and US presidential primaries, its also election month for Pakistan. Their elections will be taking place this Monday, the 18th, and should be paid close attention to. The reason is that even though these upcoming elections are parliamentary elections, President Musharraf’s job well very well be on the line. This is because President Musharraf’s approval rating has been dropping and his party may lose the majority in parliament needed to keep him from being impeached.
Opposition parties have threatened to launch street protests if they believe the vote has been rigged. Although Musharraf is not up for re-election, he needs a commanding majority in the legislature to block any move to impeach him.
Recent opinion surveys show support for his ruling Pakistan Muslim League-Q fading and the opposition poised for a landslide victory.
Opposition politicians fear the results will be manipulated in hopes of assuring the ruling party enough seats to block any impeachment.
For those of you (like me) who have no idea what the Pakistan Muslim League-Q is, here is an article that gives a brief summary of Pakistan’s different parties. Also, if you were surprised to even hear that Pakistan even held elections, here is an article that sums up Pakistan’s form of government.
According to a diplomat, Iran has begun feeding small amounts of uranium gas (UF6 gas) into new centrifuges, one of the first steps to making enriched uranium. The new centrifuges are supposed to be able to produce 2.5 time more enriched uranium than the previous models Iran had. According to Simon Henderson, the director of the Washington Institute, this could mean shorter timelines.
Nevertheless, Henderson suggested that Iran might be in a position to build a bomb a lot sooner than many people thought.
“The timeline is not as generous as some people say it is, nor as the NIE (the recent US intelligence report) suggested it might be. It could be a matter of just one or two years,” Henderson said.
Two Pakistani Atomic Energy Commission workers were kidnapped yesterday along the Afghan border. This abduction came right after the Pakistani Ambassador to Afghanistan was reported missing. Pakistan has announced that it is starting to search for these missing men.
Pakistan has launched a massive search for the nation’s missing envoy to Afghanistan and two nuclear experts, who were abducted along with six others from the restive tribal area near Afghan border, foreign office said on Tuesday.
“Efforts are being made at all levels to find the missing ambassador”, Foreign Office Spokesman Muhammad Sadiq said…
Two officials of the Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission (PAEC) along with six others were also kidnapped on Monday by unidentified gunmen from a troubled northwestern area near the Afghan border.
“The PAEC officials Ziaullah and Bisaat Khan were kidnapped yesterday by unidentified armed men in Sheikh Badin area adjacent to the Lakki Marwat and Dera Ismail Khan districts,” local police chief Akbar Nasir earlier said.
Connected? I don’t know. But it does seem a little too coincidental.
Because of the terrorist activities that have been generating from the Gaza Strip, Israel has decided to retaliate with slowly cutting off its electricity and fuel.
Israel’s Supreme Court on Wednesday upheld the government’s decision to reduce fuel and electricity deliveries to the Gaza Strip as a form of “economic warfare” against the armed Hamas group in control there.
In doing so, the three-judge panel rejected the arguments of Israeli and Palestinian human rights groups that the blackouts and shortages caused by the cuts represent a form of collective punishment against Gaza’s 1.5 million residents.
“We emphasize that the Gaza Strip is controlled by a murderous terror group that operates incessantly to strike the state of Israel and its citizens, and violates every precept of international law with its violent actions,” the judges wrote.
The ruling clears the way for the Israeli government to begin reducing its delivery of electricity to Gaza on Feb. 7, and to continue cutting back the shipments of fuel used to run Gaza’s power plant, generators and vehicles. Most of Gaza’s electricity is supplied by power lines from Israel.
I like it how not only is Hamas a terrorist group, its a “murderous” terrorist group. Way to go Israeli Judges for not being politically correct!However, Israel is probably going to get a lot of crap from the international community for this and this incident will probably end up being discussed in today’s democratic debate. Be prepared to hear stories about how the US and Israel are the reasons why all these terrorists exist in the first place.
Israel has been taking a lot of flak in the news this past week due to it stopping the normal flow of commercial goods into the Gaza Strip. Many have said that this Israeli “blockade” eventually led to a blackout throughout Gaza. However, when looking at the facts more closely, one will find that the terrorist organization Hamas is actually responsible for the outage. Take a look at what Bob Owens from Pajamas Media has to say about this:
By Sunday evening, Gaza City was in a complete blackout. And of course, it was Israel’s fault. Or was it?
Hamas spokesmen blamed Israel for the power shortage, claiming that they were forced to shut down power because of a fuel shortage brought about by the blockade. That same night, Al Jazeera began live broadcasts of a “spontaneous” candlelight protest in a darkened Gaza. The heart-wrenching images were broadcast throughout the Arab world and picked up by wire services and cable news outlets internationally.
It was great theater, but it was far from accurate news reporting. Gaza was not without electrical power during that time, and both the darkness and the candlelight protests were the results of a calculated ploy by Hamas.
The Gaza Strip receives 70 percent of its electricity from the Israeli Electric Company (IEC) (perhaps the only power company in the world regularly attacked by their customers.) Egyptian power companies chip in another five percent. The energy flowing into Gaza from Israel and Egypt, and making up three-quarters of Gaza’s power supply never ceased and never slowed during the “blackout.”
And who is responsible for these blatant falsehoods being paraded as facts worldwide? If you guessed the MSM then you are correct. Remember: a little bit a skepticism can often help you find a whole lot of truth.
This morning, Hamas militants blew up several holes in the fence surrounding the Gaza Strip which has allowed thousands of Palestinians to pour into Egypt.
Hamas militants blew 15 holes in a security fence separating the Gaza Strip and Egypt, enabling thousands of Palestinians to leave the blockaded enclave to search for food and supplies.
After detonating bombs along the fence at about 4 a.m. local time today, militants used bulldozers to remove barbed wire and concrete emplacements, witnesses said. By late afternoon, as many as 350,000 people, a fifth of Gaza’s population, had crossed into Egypt, Israel’s Haaretz daily said, citing the United Nations.
Gateway Pundit has more on this story and how the “Jews” are being blamed for all of this.
Power Line has a great article that shows just what success in Iraq looks like. What makes this article so great you ask? All the pretty pictures and graphs of course. The information on those pictures and graphs is also pretty cool.
Gateway Pundit just posted stating how wonderful the movie “Kite Runner” is and I agree wholeheartedly. I saw it over winter break and thought that is was an awesome movie. I haven’t read the book, but its a pretty good bet that the movie is a poor reflection of just how good the book is. Therefore, from this reasoning we can assume that the book is absolutely spectacular. I plan on buying the book soon (aka whenever my poor college student bank account can afford it) but for you who have the money, Amazon.com has it for a great price.
