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Tag Archives: Iran
Christian Rimsha Masih’s Alleged Blasphemy in Nuclear-Armed Pakistan
As evidenced by the recent ill-treatment of Christian Rimsha Masih, the average Pakistani Muslim, in approving that treatment, appears to take his or her Islam straight. In the past 24 hours, Rimsha, so that she does not get murdered prior … Continue reading
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Tagged atheism, atheist, blasphemy, Iran, Islam, netanyahu, nuclear proliferation, nuclear war, Pakistan, Rimsha Masih
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The Gamblers: Voucher Gambler Paul Ryan Meets Casino Mogul Sheldon Adelson in Las Vegas Today
Concerning Paul Ryan’s activity today, this is in the NYT: Paul Ryan . . . traveled to Las Vegas to meet with Sheldon Adelson, the casino mogul who has pledged to spend up to $100 million to defeat the president. Wow. … Continue reading
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Tagged Florida, Iran, medicare, Ohio, paul ryan, sheldon adelson, the pope
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I Had a Nuclear Terrorism Nightmare This Morning
I don’t believe that dreams, in some psychic sense, have predictive powers. But I also don’t believe that dreams are wholly random “night-static.” Like Freud, I assume that dreams are at least sometimes routes to otherwise unconscious wishes and anxieties … Continue reading
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Tagged Iran, Los Angeles, nuclear terrorism, nuclear war, terrorism, war
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Khamenei Strategist Alireza Forghani: “In the name of Allah, Iran must attack Israel by 2014”
You can’t say we weren’t warned. This was in the Jerusalem Post yesterday: Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s strategist provided the legal and religious justification for the annihilation of Israel and the Jewish people, in a document published on conservative Farsi website Alef. Reports … Continue reading
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Tagged 2012, Holocaust, Iran, Israel, nuclear terrorism, nuclear war, terrorism, war
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Nuclear Religious War Watch: An Israel-Iran “Short War”?
Short war scenarios tend to be delusional, but Benjamin Netanyahu appears to think that he can initiate one against Iran. Seriously. The following was reported in the Washington Post yesterday: A “short-war” scenario assumes five days or so of limited Israeli … Continue reading
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Tagged death, Iran, Israel, life, nuclear terrorism, nuclear weapons, peace, religious war, terrorism, tragedy, war
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WWJFKD: What Would John F. Kennedy Do (About Iran)?
An Egyptian elementary school teacher and Islamic Brotherhood supporter, Ala al-Din, leaving Friday prayers in Cairo last week, told a reporter for Ynet, Eldad Beck, something I regard as quite chilling: [A]ll Egyptian Muslims are willing to embark on Jihad … Continue reading
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Tagged atheism, cuban missile crisis, Iran, Iranian missile crisis, Islam, Israel, muhammad, nuclear weapons, religion, samson, secularism, temple of Baal
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Cassandra 2012
___ I’m feeling increasingly bleak about the human future going into 2012. I say this without the least pleasure because I have two small children (one is five, the other is eight). I don’t want anything I point to here … Continue reading
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Tagged 2012, apocalypse now, Cassandra, H1N5, Iran, Israel, pessimism, predictions, The Book of Revelation, the end, The Plague
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Iran vs. Israel in 2012: Cuban Missile Crisis 2.0?
The Jerusalem Post today quotes Wim Kortenoeven expressing concern over Israel’s ongoing existence should Iran acquire nuclear weapons. Kortenoeven, described by the Post as “a leading expert on the Middle East” and an official of Holland’s Party of Freedom, is … Continue reading
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Tagged cuban missile crisis, curtis lemay, Iran, Islam, Israel, jfk, Judaism, World War II
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Today’s Nervy Nuclear Iran Quote
The following comes from Raymond Learsy at PoHuff, summarizing part of a report in the New York Times from Nov 5, 2011: [T]he International Atomic Energy Agency Report . . . is expected to spell out that Iran has conducted tests … Continue reading
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Iranian Cleric Calls Israel a Cornered Cat
The Jerusalem Post today quotes Ayatollah Mahmoud Alavi, a senior cleric in Iran, as saying that Israel (which he calls “the Zionist regime” and “a cornered cat”) “will receive a crushing response from the Islamic Republic” if it tries to take out Iran’s … Continue reading
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