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2012-01-23 Syria-Lebanon-Iran

U.S. aircraft carrier goes through Strait of Hormuz without incident

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Posted by tipper 2012-01-23 01:00|| || Front Page|| [11133 views ] Top

Posted by gorb 2012-01-23 01:37|| 2012-01-23 01:37|| Front Page Top

#2 Sorry about the size of that image. I hit submit instead of preview by accident!

Posted by gorb 2012-01-23 01:38|| 2012-01-23 01:38|| Front Page Top

#3 "yawn..."

Posted by Skidmark 2012-01-23 01:52|| 2012-01-23 01:52|| Front Page Top

#4 Ta da! Fixed it for you, gorb. Inside the right angle bracket add "valign=top align=right width=300 /" only without the quotes.

Posted by trailing wife 2012-01-23 04:51|| 2012-01-23 04:51|| Front Page Top

#5 Thanks, TW!

Posted by gorb 2012-01-23 06:04|| 2012-01-23 06:04|| Front Page Top

#6 "Sea if Fire, Death to the Great Satan, yadda yadda...." loud-mouthed punks. How's that CVN bitchslap feel?

Posted by Frank G 2012-01-23 08:07|| 2012-01-23 08:07|| Front Page Top

#7 In other news, EU adopts Iran oil embargo.

Now it remains to be seen whether oil is fungible enough for this to not matter, or if it is too much for Iran.

Posted by Anonymoose 2012-01-23 12:09|| 2012-01-23 12:09|| Front Page Top

#8 And the Iranian media won't report it happened. The bluster was for internal consumption anyway. Question is how many Iranians were able to see the passage with their 'lying eyes'.

Posted by rjschwarz 2012-01-23 14:43|| 2012-01-23 14:43|| Front Page Top

#9 HMS Argyll, huh? The Golden Boar, "Lest We Forget"...

Posted by mojo 2012-01-23 15:29|| 2012-01-23 15:29|| Front Page Top

#10 Again, Iran will prefer to stay on the strategic Media, Diplomatic defensive AMAP ALAP, until such time it is ready to formally declare it has or intends to develop NucWeaps.

The so-called OWG ISLAMIST-JIHADIST CALIPHATE + RELATED WILL NEED NUCLEAR WEAPONS AS A MATTER OF COURSE SINCE ONE OF ITS MAJOR EXISTENTIAL PREMISES IS PARITY, IFF NOT SUPERIORITY OR DOMINANCE, TO THE NON-MUSLIM WORLD = JUDEOCHRISTIAN "GREAT POWERS".

Moreso as per the post-Cold War, post-911 concept of a "MULTI-POLAR" WORLD.

We see the Islamist-Jihadist desire for Nukes over + over again at MEMRI + other Blogs, vee Radical Clerics, Top Govt. Leaders. etal.

As per IRAN-VS-THE-ABE, IMO as long as the US = US-Allies refrain from launching a de facto ground war = invasion + occupation of Iran, THE LATTER WILL CONTINUE ON WID ITS DEV OF ITS NUCPROG.

Lest we fergit, ANALYSTS/PERTS = expect Iran to dev at least a RELIABLE "DIRTY" NUCBOMB(S), OR PCORRECT LOW-YIELD URANIUM BOMB, 2012 NLT 2015.

Still comes down to NO GROUND WAR + OCCUPATION OF IRAN = IRAN GETS ITS NUKES.

Posted by JosephMendiola 2012-01-23 19:42|| 2012-01-23 19:42|| Front Page Top

#11 See also DEFENCE.PK/FORUMS > BRITAIN, US, + FRANCE SEND [six] WARSHIPS THROUGH STRAIT OF HORMUZ, as warning to Iran.

and

* WORLD NEWS > IRAN: WE WILL CLOSE STRAIT OF HORMUZ.

* SAME > FOLLOWING [adoption of] NEW EU SANCTIONS, IRAN SAYS CLOSING THE STRAIT OF HORMUZ IS NOW ITS LEGAL RIGHT.

* DEFENCE.PK/FORUMS > [WAPO] OIL PRICES RISE AS IRAN RENEWS THREAT TO CLOSE STRATEGIC WATERWAY, NATURAL GAS RISES.

* RUSSIA TODAY > IRAN WILL "DEFINITELY" CLOSE STRAIT OF HORMUZ OVER EU OIL EMBARGO.

* SAME > PENTAGON PREPARED: US SET FOR OPERATION "IRANIAN FREEDOM" [???].

ARTIC > SecDef PANETTA = No regional Mil Buildup necessary for US to deal or handle current Iran threat.

* WAFF > [Mohammad Kowsari] "IRAN WILL MAKE WORLD UNSAFE FOR US".

* SAME > EU BANS IRANIAN OIL, TEHRAN RESPONDS WID THREATS.

ARTIC > ANALYSTS = Iran could be ready to begin making NucBombs next year [2013]???

* SAME > FORMER IRANIAN INTELLIGENCE MINISTER URGES IRAN PREEMPTIVE ACTION ON EU OIL EMBARGO, i.e. Tehran should stop any and all Oil Exports to EU NOW, + NOT wait for June 1st, IN ORDER TO PUT A COSTLY/PROHIBITIVE ECON = ENERGY CRIMP ON US + EU, espec to deter any MilAction agz Iran.

IRAN PUTTING HEAT ON THE BAMMER???

Posted by JosephMendiola 2012-01-23 21:01|| 2012-01-23 21:01|| Front Page Top

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