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[Eurasia Press & News] Eurasia Press & News » Iran Blasts Rice’s Spiteful Remarks: Washington’s push for additional UN penalties contradicts a recent report by 16 US intelligence bodies that endorsed the civilian nature of Iran’s programs. Following the US National Intelligence Estimate (NIE) and similar reports by the IAEA head - one in November and the other one in February - which praised Iran’s truthfulness about key aspects of its past nuclear activities and announced settlement of outstanding issues with Tehran, any effort to impose further sanctions on Iran seems to be completely irrational.

[Untitled] Risks To Rise In 09 Among Israelis, Palestinians - World - Javno: Risks To Rise In 09 Among Israelis, Palestinians Deep ideological fissures on both sides make for an exponentially greater risk of violent conflict.

[RealClearPolitics - Articles] RealClearPolitics - Articles - Beyond Iraq: Although Washington cannot abandon treaty commitments it has made to eastern European states or sacrifice the independence of Georgia or Ukraine, it could offer various incentives to secure increased Russian cooperation on Iran -- such as U.S. support for Russia's accession to the World Trade Organization, U.S. restraint on ballistic missile defense installations in Europe, a slowdown in the pace of NATO enlargement, or financially lucrative arrangements such as a possible Russian nuclear fuel bank or Russian involvement in an international nuclear-fuel-enrichment consortium.

[Reloading Images] Reloading Images |: RELOADING IMAGES initiated a similar project in Tehran and Berlin in 2007, taking place as a work-in-progress, three-week workshop in both cities. RELOADING IMAGES Damascus builds up on these previous experiences and is developed .

[Freedom Bloggers] Arabs in Arabic: Actually What You Hear is What You Get”¦”¦.: The Washington Post’s David Ottoway writes of how Syria needs and benefits from the alliance with Iran. But he continues, “Western and Arab sources…feel, nonetheless, that the Syrian-Iranian friendship is unnatural [and] short-term.” Syrias regime is thought too secular to stick with Tehran very long. He also, however, provides extensive quotes from Syrian officials who insist–with detailed arguments–that the alliance is here to stay.

[Wake Up From Your Slumber - The Truth Will Set You Free] War and the "New Middle East": US Coalition Building and the Arab ...: It is in the context of the dismal state of the Arab World in 2007 and the events leading to the Arab League’s 19th non-emergency summit in Riyadh that the poet Ali Ahmed Said Asbar, known by his famous alias Andunis, told Dubai Television on March 11, 2007 that the Arabs have become extinct or are on their way towards extinction. Andunis, a professor of Arabic literature and a candidate for a Noble Prize, complained about the inert state of the Arab World and likened the Arabs to the ancient Greeks, the Pharaohs of Egypt, and the Sumerians of Mesopotamia: “We [the Arabs] have become extinct.

[War in Context] War in Context - NEWS & VIEWS ROUNDUP: December 17: The West confronts an Iranian regime that has reconceptualized its national interests - choosing strategic gain over economic growth. Neither economic distress nor additional sanctions are likely to alter Tehran’s course.

[Syria Comment] The Nuclear Mess - Where Does it Leave Syria?: For several years the UN investigation into the Hariri murder gave neo-cons hope that they would be able to carry out regime-change in Syria on the cheap, by tripping up Syria’s leadership in a web of international sanctions, UN strictures, and legal snares. The Hariri investigation seems to have petered out and no longer inspires much enthusiasm, even in the most neo-con of circles. The American backed Israeli strike on the military plant on the Euphrates has opened up a new avenue for international probes.

[netwmd.com - The War to Mobilize Democracy] netwmd - What They Say Isn’t What You Hear: An article by regime fan Rime Allaf in Novosti press agency on November 25 notes: “For three decades, the Syrian-Iranian relationship has survived a sustained Western effort to break the alliance…and to shift the politics of both regimes.” But nothing will weaken this partnership unless the regime in one of these countries falls.

[Untitled] The MEMRI Blog - Full Blog Entry: Iranian TV Report on the Heavy Metal Scene in Tehran Channel 3 (Iran) - August 26, 2008. In the Footsteps of Al-Zawraa TV, a Channel Affiliated with Al-Qaeda and the Saddam Regime Broadcasts Anti-US Terror Attacks - This Time from Syria .

[Untitled] The West has no memory | Antony Loewenstein: The West has no memory. Published by. Antony Loewenstein. 15 December 2008 in General. A British diplomat in Baghdad:. We are in the thick of violent agitation and we feel anxious”¦ the underlying thought is out with the infidel. ...

[Untitled] netwmd - An Obama Administration in the Middle East: A Symposium: By contrast, Moscow’s actions that are either not harmful or are actually helpful include: cooperating to some extent with U.S. and European efforts to prevent Iran from obtaining nuclear weapons, not providing Iran and Syria with the more advanced weapons systems that they want, and not supporting America’s opponents in Iraq or Afghanistan. In addition, Moscow maintains good relations not just with Arab governments allied to the United States but also with Israel–a far cry from its behavior during the Cold War when the USSR actively sought to weaken or even overthrow these governments.

[Untitled] Syria Comment » Archives » News Round UP (6 December 2008): The minister said exports to countries such as China, India, Iran, Iraq and Syria as well as countries in the Gulf region, North Africa and Central Asia would continue to grow in the near future, adding that acting in solidarity with its neighbor countries against the global crisis would have positive effects. Tüzmen also noted that a recent formal visit from China to Turkey brought a new series of business contracts signed between Turkish and Chinese firms amounting to $261 million.

[Great Adventure Ministries, Inc.] How Close To War With Iran? « Great Adventure Ministries, Inc.: This could be interpreted as giving Iran the go-ahead to acquire atomic weapons while committing the West to sit on its hands until Iran drops the bomb.  Understandably, people in Jerusalem trust neither the mullahs to abandon their atomic ambitions nor the U.S. to effectively deter Iranian action.  After all, what happens to the “umbrella” insurance policy when Tehran threatens Washington with Armageddon?

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