Iran is officially a nuclear state; Number of illegals decreases in U.S.; Niall Ferguson rebuffs Tim Geithner
From today’s podcast:
And the award for least shocking story of this early year goes to? Iran is a nuclear state! How about some more sanctions, because they’re working marvelously.
The number of illegal aliens in the U.S. has decreased from 11.6 to 10.8 million in 2009. See? I told you there was a bright side to [...]
Moody’s hints at lowering U.S. credit rating; Egyptian sources: Israel planning to attack Iran
Links for today’s podcast:
Moody’s warns U.S. of credit rating fears
U.S. debt to hit proposed ceiling by end of February
Egyptian sources: Israel preparing to attack Iran
Iranian threat ratchets up
Here are the links to the news stories for today’s podcast:
U.S. missile test mimicking Iran strike fails
U.S. raises stakes on Iran by sending in ships and missiles
Ahmadinejad: “Iran to deliver telling blow to global powers on Feb. 11″
Is Israel about to attack Iran’s nuclear facilities, or is this a response to an increased Iranian threat?
Iranian protestors: Inexorable courage
Liberty, when it begins to take root, is a plant of rapid growth.
–George Washington
A valiant event occurred in Iran on Monday. The New York Times reported that 88 Iranian professors from Tehran University signed a letter asking the Iranian supreme religious leader, Ali Khamenei, to cease the use of violence against protestors. The letter harshly [...]
Ahmadinejad says U.S., Israel lack “courage” to attack Iran
Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is actually telling the truth for a change.
He is calling ours and Israel’s bluff. He’s calling out the cowardice of our two countries.
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said Monday that the threat of a U.S. or Israeli military strike against Iran was no longer an issue because “they don’t have the courage” [...]
Benjamin Netanyahu: Clarity Unmatched
“Yesterday, the man who calls the Holocaust a lie spoke from this podium. To those who refused to come here and to those who left this room in protest, I commend you. You stood up for moral clarity and you brought honor to your countries.
But to those who gave this Holocaust-denier a hearing, I say [...]
SecDef Gates: Diplomacy Best Option for Iran, No Military Option
That stooge known as our Secretary of Defense, Robert Gates (aka the new John McCain), is out there spewing liberal filth and policy again. This time it’s on Iran:
Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates says that economic sanctions and diplomacy — not military action — for now appears the best way to force Iran to halt [...]
ACORN in Iran?
Iran to Get New Russian Air Defense Systems
And the flood of troubling news of Russia’s growing hostility towards America continues:
Iran is set to receive an advanced Russian-made anti-aircraft system by year-end that could help fend off any preemptive strikes against its nuclear facilities, senior Israeli defence sources said on Wednesday.
First delivery of the S-300 missile batteries was expected as soon as early [...]
Condoleeza Rice: Iran Not Serious at Nuke Meeting
No! I truly believed that the Iranians would come to this meeting with every intention of seriously negotiating. Right.
Apparently Secretary of State Condoleeza Rice was a little surprised:
At the meeting, Iran had been expected to respond to a package of incentives offered in exchange for halting enrichment of uranium, which can be used to [...]
