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Posted by William A. Jacobson on February 12, 2013 15 Comments
South Korea thinks so, via AP: North Korea is believed to have conducted a widely anticipated nuclear test Tuesday, following an earthquake that monitoring agencies around the globe said appeared to be unnatural. The South Korean Defense Ministry, which raised its military alert level after...

Posted by Bryan Jacoutot on January 04, 2013 16 Comments
An edict was issued on Wednesday by Iranian authorities ordering Isfahan’s 1.5 million residents to leave the city because pollution in the area “has reached emergency levels.” Skeptical of Iran’s explanation for the evacuation, some believe it to have been prompted by more than just...

Posted by Bryan Jacoutot on November 17, 2012 5 Comments
UN Watchdog: Iran makes significant nuclear steps How long did we have until the world reached Netanyahu’s “red line?” From CNN: Iran has made a significant advancement in its nuclear program with the completion of its underground uranium enrichment facility near the holy city of...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on May 28, 2012 40 Comments
This is a little scary, particularly if it were put in the wrong hands. Via The Times of Israel: A new, unprecedented computer virus called “Flame” (or “sKyWIper”) has hit Iran, the West Bank, and other Middle Eastern locations. It is already considered one of...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on May 20, 2012 19 Comments
It looks like Obama is going to get the “grand bargain” which has been the point of U.S. policy towards Iran since the Obama administration stood silently as Iranians took to the streets in June 2009. The grand bargain theory assures the Iranian theocracy’s continued control over...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on December 11, 2011 10 Comments
Some stuff: How much is that drone worth to the Russians and Chinese?  And who believes the Iranians brought it down softly without help? Watching Obama’s 60 min interview.  Expecting the worst.  Doubt I’ll do a separate post about it, but who knows. Palestinian Authority...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on May 25, 2010 2 Comments
The perpetually anti-Israel British newspaper The Guardian ran an article suggesting that Shimon Peres of Israel offered to sell nuclear weapons to South Africa in the 1970s. The article was based upon minutes of a meeting recently uncovered, which, depending upon how you interpreted the...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on December 24, 2009 6 Comments
The Obama administration’s strategy of engagement with Iran has been an abysmal failure. The administration hoped that a policy of silent acceptance of Iranian repression of protesters in June would yield results at the negotiating table. But the much ballyhooed breakthrough in September regarding uranium...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on December 08, 2009 5 Comments
When protests over a fraudlent election spread in Iran last June, the Obama administration insisted that it needed to tread carefully so as to leave open the possibility of dialogue with the Iranian regime on the nuclear issue. The possibility of a regime change instigated...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on November 07, 2009 4 Comments
As Obama heads to Capitol Hill today to round-up some reluctant Blue Dog Democratic votes to ruin our health care system, raise taxes, and get the IRS involved in our lives even further, I was wondering if Obama could answer this unimportant question: How’s that...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on October 29, 2009 6 Comments
The crowning achievement of Barack Obama’s negotiation without precondition strategy on Iran was Iran’s alleged agreement to ship its uranium abroad for reprocessing. This supposed agreement — which was never as significant as it seemed — was touted as proof that Obama’s approach was correct....

Posted by William A. Jacobson on October 02, 2009 11 Comments
I wish this headline in the NY Times was a joke, but it is not: U.S. Wonders if Iran Is Playing for Time or Is Serious on Deal This is a “news analysis” piece, so the Times will be all over the nuance angle: But...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on April 20, 2009 3 Comments
CQ Politics reports, based on an anonymous source, that California Democratic Representative Jane Harman “was overheard on an NSA wiretap telling a suspected Israeli agent that she would lobby the Justice Department to reduce espionage-related charges against two officials of the American Israeli Public Affairs...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on March 12, 2009 7 Comments
While the Obama administration considers pulling back on continuing to develop technology to provide a missile shield for Europe and beyond, the Iranians have made important developments in missile technology. This is not coming from Chas Freeman’s dreaded Israel lobby, but from a Russian military...
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