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2012-01-09 Syria-Lebanon-Iran

Panetta Says U.S. to 'Respond' if Iran Blocks Strait of Hormuz

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Posted by Fred 2012-01-09 00:00|| || Front Page|| [7 views ] Top
File under: Govt of Iran

#1 Leon,

If you let the Prez gut your Defense budget the way he wants, you won't have enough money to buzz the Super Bowl with a Piper Cub.

Posted by Bill Clinton 2012-01-09 10:23|| 2012-01-09 10:23|| Front Page Top

#2 ION PAKISTANI DEFENCE FORUM > IRAN INTENSIFIES EFFORTS TO INFLUENCE POLICY in [post-2014] AFGHANISTAN.

Iran repor begins courting the Taliban.

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* DEFENCE.PK/FORUMS > HOW PAKISTAN'S UNSTABLE TRIBAL AREAS [FATA, FANA] THREATEN CHINA'S CORE INTERESTS | FATA-BASED MILITANTS [AL-Qaeda + Turkestan Islamic Party/TIP] THREATEN CHINA'S CORE INTERESTS, i.e. national stability + territorial integrity + China's form of Socialist Governance.

ARTIC > CHINESE STATE OFICIAL/COMMENTATOR = iff violent forces = separatist Militants in XINJIANG gain ground, CHINA MAY BE FORCED TO TAKE STRONG MEASURES INCLUD TO INTERVENE MILITARILY IN BOTH AFGHANISTAN + PAKISTAN.

China also demanded to set up PLA-controlled milbases in the tribal araes iff Pakistan can't or won't make serious efforts agz the Hard Boyz, PAKISTAN CAUGHT BETWEEN A ROCK + HARD PLACE [US-NATO on one, NERVOUS CHINA + PLA on the other].

IRAN BEHIND DOOR#3, BOB.

Posted by JosephMendiola 2012-01-09 21:09|| 2012-01-09 21:09|| Front Page Top

#3 - You crossed the red line!
- So what?
- OK, but don't cross this dark red line!

Posted by European Conservative 2012-01-09 21:58|| 2012-01-09 21:58|| Front Page Top

#4 TOPIX > [Voice of Russia] IRAN CALLS FOR JOINT MILITARY DRILLS WID NEIGHBORS.

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* SAME > IRAN BEGINS URANIUM ENRICHMENT TO 20% [HEU fissile material easily convertible into NucWeaps].

* WORLD NEWS > IRAN ATTACK [by US-Israel, one or both] TO TERMINATE IN VORTEX OF WAR.

US Analyst David Swanson for GlobalResearch.com.

ARTIC > SWANSON = VICIOUS CYCLE OF RETALIATION, RESPONSE + COUNTER-RESPONSE(S), by US + Iran may induce or consequently lead to de facto World War???

* SAME > IRAN SCOFFS AT UK DESTROYER DISPATCH.

IN iran's view, deployment of RN HMS DARING is "insignificant".

Posted by JosephMendiola 2012-01-09 22:59|| 2012-01-09 22:59|| Front Page Top

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