More Iranian Double-Talk

Iran declares it's capture of a Romanian company's oil rig as being "not an act of Hostility".

"On Wednesday, the Romanian government reacted angrily to reports that the Iranian military had fired on the rig's crew before police seized it."
"Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad later discussed the incident by phone with Romanian President Traian Basescu. Mr Ahmadinejad told him it was "not an act of hostility".

Mr Ahmadinejad told Mr Basescu that the seizure was a trade dispute "involving procedures in line with Iranian legislation," the Romanian presidential office said."

"In line with Iranian legislation", well that means that Iranian's whole dang government is engaged with stealing oil-rigs using warships and armed forces.
"Romania's oil firm GSP earlier said Iranian troops had seized the Orizont rig after firing from a nearby ship."
It also said that 26 of its workers there were being held.
GSP said the allegations(non-hostile acts) were "fabricated", adding that Tehran's actions amounted to piracy.
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Hamas kills Palestinian motorist in Gaza

"Hamas gunmen shot and killed a Palestinian motorist on Monday when he refused to stop at a roadblock they had set up in the southern Gaza Strip, witnesses said."

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Why does Hamas need to have a roadblock in the southern
part of the Gaza Strip for? Manned by assault rifle wielding troops instead of policemen? Southern Gaza is alot closer to Egypt, who has good relations with Gaza's inhabitants, than Israel.
Looks to me like just another example of a group of "Thugs" armed well enough to Dominate the local citizens.
Accidents do happen when a Nation is forced to use it's armed forces around civilians. This is not the case here. A roadblock in Southern Gaza is not protecting anyone from Israeli's from the North. These are troops being used to impose a paid organization's agenda, irrespective of the local peoples views. They are in effect holding the area's people hostage. Hamas causing alot of pain, suffering, and death to alot of innocent people.

Iran has No Fear of UN

Iran opens nuclear reactor in defiance of UN

"Iran opened a plant Saturday that produces heavy water which could be used to develop a nuclear bomb.
Iran has ignored the UN Security Council's resolution, calling it illegal."
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Iran's leadership is even telling it's uninformed people that this new Nuclear facility is to be used to diagnos cancer. I have never heard of a Nuclear plant being used for that..

Biased reporting or Paid for Disinformation?

This is the worst case of propaganda that I have ever seen paraded as a news report.
I have heard of BBC being that way but, I looked at at this and was still shocked.
The terrorists that fire explosive rockets at innocent women and children( actually aim them at elementary schools) are complaining about land they themselves had turned into a battlefield ( gangs(thugs) stalking around with AK-47s, shooting, murdering, kidnapping, and robbing).
Now this Welfare "nation" is trying to get sympathy and More Checks from the UN.
Remember this reporter's name, Alan Johnston, cause he's full of Shit or paid well.
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Tehran is capable of wreaking havoc in Iraq.

Since the collapse of Saddam Hussein's regime, Iran has methodically built and strengthened its military, political and religious influence in Iraq. Iran's Revolutionary Guard has extensively infiltrated Iraq's Ministry of the Interior and police force, both mainstays of Shiite power.
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US General Says Iranian Forces Do Training in Iraq.
A senior U.S. military spokesman says Iranian forces have infiltrated Iraq to provide training, money and equipment to Shi'ite extremists and fuel their insurgency. The officer went farther than others have in detailing Iran's alleged role in Iraq's violence.
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The issue of Iranian support for militant groups in Iraq arises within the context of
the accession to power in Iraq of pro-Iranian political groupings that had been active
against Saddam Hussein’s regime for many years, and had long enjoyed Iranian support.
More..CRS report for Congress....

Turkey is no Iranian proxy

Turkey helps foil transfer of arms from Iran to Lebanon


Turkish authorities have managed to prevent several Iranian and Syrian aircraft from flying into Lebanon to transfer weapons to Hezbollah, the Jerusalem Post reported on Monday.
According to the report, Israeli and the U.S. intelligence agencies warned Turkish authorities last Friday that several Lebanon-bound Iranian planes, loaded with arms meant for the Hezbollah, were making their way over Turkish airspace.
Shortly after Turkey was tipped off, Iranian officials ordered the planes to return to their point of departure.
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Stand proud Turkey!!

Iran still "serious" about stalling about Atomic Bomb

Iran's Top Nuclear Negotiator Says Country Is Ready to Enter 'Serious Negotiations'
TEHRAN, Iran Aug 22, 2006 (AP)— Iran's top nuclear negotiator said Tuesday that Tehran was ready to enter "serious negotiations" over its disputed nuclear program but did not say whether it was willing to suspend uranium enrichment the West's key demand.
"Iran is prepared as of Aug. 23 to enter serious negotiations" with the countries that proposed the package, state-run television quoted Larijani as telling the envoys.
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Iran is stalling until they do have the "bomb". Iran has been working over-time trying to form alliances with China,North Korea, Venezuela, and lately South Africa.

Iranian forces strike...



Iran 'attacks Romanian oil rig'
A Romanian oil company says one of its rigs stationed in the Gulf has come under fire from Iranian troops. BBC News.

Iran's Navy Attacks and Boards Romanian Rig in Gulf (Update3)
Aug. 22 (Bloomberg) An Iranian naval vessel fired on the rig owned by Romania's Grup Servicii Petroliere (GSP) in the Salman field and took control of its radio room at about 7:00 a.m. local time, Lulu Tabanesku, Grup's representative in the United Arab Emirates said in a phone interview from Dubai today.

`The Iranians fired at the rig's crane with machine guns,'' Tabanesku said. ``They are in control now and we can't contact the rig.'' The Romanian company has 26 workers on the platform, he said.

Axis of Evil mobilized for action?

BBC News Tuesday, 22 August 2006, 06:13 GMT 07:13 UK
N Korea condemns US-South drills.


According to the official KCNA news agency, Pyongyang described the drills as "an undisguised military threat" and a "war action".
US and South Korean troops began the military exercises on Monday.
The drills are an annual event, and the North usually issues a strongly-worded statement against them.
But this year, tensions are higher than normal because of international anger at the North's recent decision to test-fire a series of missiles.
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Iran conducting military exercise.
Last Updated Sat, 19 Aug 2006 18:24:57 EDT
The Associated Press
Iran has launched a series of large-scale military exercises, state-run television reported on Saturday.
The television report said the military exercise would be conducted in 14 of the country's 30 provinces and could last as long as five weeks.
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The 500 million man Army

A Chinese link to Middle East conflict

By Abdullah Al Madani, Special to Gulf News

Beijing first began exporting Chinese-made missiles to Tehran in 1985, during the Iran-Iraq war, when it supplied weapons to both sides. At the time, Chinese missile exports were purely driven by commercial considerations. The most important aspect of the alliance, however, is Tehran's access to the technology being developed by the Chinese People's Army, particularly in the area of cruise and ballistic missiles. This has long been an issue of great concern for the Americans.

Read more...http://www.gulfnews.com/opinion/columns/region/10061326.html

And these Chinese are hungry..

Chinese draught affects millions.

At least 18 million people have been affected by China's worst drought in 50 years, according to the state news agency Xinhua.

By 15 August this year, natural disasters had killed 2,006 people, affected more than 316m others and caused economic losses of 160bn yuan ($20bn), the ministry estimated, according to Xinhua.In Chongqing there has been no rain for more than 70 days, and two-thirds of the rivers have dried up, Xinhua said.

The problem has also affected huge areas of farmland, with crop failures and the death of cattle.

Read morehttp://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/5261918.stm

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More threats from a Confident Iran

Iran test launches 10 missiles

Tehran rejects preconditions for nuclear talks

Monday, August 21, 2006 Posted: 0100 GMT (0900 HKT)

TEHRAN, Iran (CNN) -- Days before a U.N. deadline to accept limits on its nuclear program or face possible sanctions, Iran's armed forces tested surface-to-surface missiles Sunday in the second stage of war games near its border with Iraq.

The war games occurred as Iran again rejected any preconditions for further talks on giving up its uranium-enrichment program.Brig. Gen. Kiumars Heidari, a military spokesman, told the IRNA that Iranian forces test-fired Iranian-made Saeqeh (Thunderbolt) missiles and surface-to-water missiles in southwestern Khuzestan Province, which adjoins Iraq.

State-run TV showed video of 10 missiles being launched from mobile launching pads, The Associated Press reported.Iran's state-run television said the missile was built based on domestic know-how, although outside experts say much of the country's missile technology originated from other countries.

Read more at CNNhttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/08/20/iran.wargames/

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Real Rain for Israel Instead of Rockets

  "An unusual brief summer rain storm dropped hail and rain on some areas of the Upper Galilee and Golan Heights Sunday for up to an hour as a heat wave strengthened its hold over the country. Reservists in tents near the Lebanese border reported their tents and mattresses were soaked. Temperatures began to rise and the heat wave will peak on Wednesday, but no relief is expected before Friday night or Saturday."

The Israeli soldiers are the ones outside in the heat while Hezbella is bunkered down inside of their buildings and fortifations. I bet alot of the badguy's rockets where caught out in this.

 A sudden soaking could wreak havoc on their solid propellent and wiring.....

 May the soldiers get some relief

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Iran Again Insists on Uranium Enrichmint

RadioFreeEurope

August 20, 2006 -- Iran today reiterated that it will not suspend uranium enrichment, ruling out the main demand in a nuclear proposal backed by six world powers.

Iran said it would formally respond by August 22 to an offer made by the United States, Russia, China, France, Britain, and Germany. The six have offered incentives for Iran to suspend enrichment, a process that can have both military and civilian uses.

Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Hamid Reza Assefi said in Tehran outstanding issues should be decided by negotiations. He added, however, that "uranium enrichment is not on our agenda."

The UN Security Council already passed a resolution demanding Iran suspend enrichment by August 31, or face possible sanctions.

The Iranian Foreign Ministry also said today UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan will visit Tehran in the coming weeks, presumably to discuss the nuclear issue.

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