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Posted by William A. Jacobson on December 30, 2010 3 Comments

As a follow up to my post the other day regarding the reopening of a rare earth minerals mine in the U.S., China announced yesterday that it was slashing exports:China, which produces about 97 percent of the global supply of the metals used in the...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on December 15, 2010 6 Comments

The Stuxnet malware has set back the Iranian nuclear program by two years, according to a German expert quoted in The Jerusalem Post (h/t @Allahpundit):The Stuxnet virus, which has attacked Iran’s nuclear facilities and which Israel is suspected of creating, has set back the Islamic Republic’s...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on December 05, 2010 12 Comments

A traditional method of sending a powerful message to those who seek to harm you is to use their own weapons against them.The Israelis did this to great effect during the 1982 invasion of Lebanon, in which the Israelis captured an almost unimaginable quantity of...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on November 29, 2010 8 Comments

Fox News had an interesting article on Friday about the stuxnet malware, and how it was ingeniously constructed to disrupt the Iranian nuclear program:"In other words the worm was designed to allow the Iranian program to continue but never succeed, and never to know why."But that...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on October 23, 2010 12 Comments

There are many take-aways from the Wikileaks documents dump.  The left is focused on the failure of the U.S. to stop Iraqi-on-Iraqi brutality and torture.  But there is a theme in the documents which has enormous implications not so much for the past, but for...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on October 15, 2010 31 Comments

Mahmood Ahmadinejad completed his trip to Lebanon.  While almost everyone had anticipated he would be more provocative than usual, Ahmadinejad was merely as provocative as usual.  Ahmadinejad attended a rally about three miles from the Israeli border, but did not approach the border fence as...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on October 11, 2010 5 Comments

As of now, Iranian President Mahmood Ahmadinejad is scheduled to arrive in Lebanon on October 13, and to conduct a joint appearance with Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah on October 14.The situation is very tense and provocative.Ahmadinejad will go to South Lebanon as far south...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on October 03, 2010 11 Comments

The Stuxnet malware apparently was designed to damage or destroy industrial system controllers of the type used in Iran's nuclear program.It is too early to assess what, if any, damage has taken place in Iran because of the secrecy of the Iranian regime.  Based on...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on September 30, 2010 16 Comments

The New York Times reported on a possible reference to the Book of Esther in the Stuxnet code.  Queen Esther, of course, saved the Jews of Persia from the evil Haman, as celebrated in the Jewish holiday Purim.Now, a Symantec researcher has found a reference in the...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on September 30, 2010 5 Comments

Because until it hits one of my computers, it's still cool.The New York Times says there is a hidden reference to Book of Esther in the code.  Flag, or false flag?It's all over China.  Flag, or false flag?Iran has delayed the opening of its nuclear reactor,...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on September 28, 2010 6 Comments

...Who wants to be the one to flip the "on" switch at an Iranian nuclear facility now?-------------------------------------------- Follow me on Twitter, Facebook, and YouTube ...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on September 28, 2010 15 Comments

I'm glad this has happened to them, not us.  As reported by The Washington Post:Iran suspects that a foreign organization or nation designed "Stuxnet," a quickly mutating computer worm that has been infiltrating industrial computer systems in the Islamic republic, a high-ranking official said Monday....

Posted by William A. Jacobson on September 25, 2010 12 Comments

According to the website DEBKAfile, an Iranian official has acknowledged that some 30,000 Iranian industrial computers are infected with the Stuxnet malware:Mahmoud Alyaee, secretary-general of Iran's industrial computer servers, including its nuclear facilities control systems, confirmed Saturday, Sept. 25, that 30,000 computers belonging to classified...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on September 07, 2010 4 Comments

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Posted by William A. Jacobson on August 13, 2010 4 Comments

The international outcry over Iran's practice of stoning women accused of adultery is having an impact on the normally insular Mullahs, as reported by The Guardian:Iran appears to be quietly changing the sentences of Iranians awaiting death by stoning to hanging after international outcry following...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on June 22, 2010 2 Comments

The decision by Israel to "ease" the blockade of Gaza has evoked pretty strong opinions as to whether it represents a wise strategic move by Israel (my view) or a caving in which strengthens Hamas.One thing is clear, however, the easing of the land blockade...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on June 08, 2010 17 Comments

Remember Joe Biden's comment that hostile forces would test Obama in his first six months?Well, whatever tests have come before, the big test is about to take place, as Russia, Iran and Turkey are uniting to break American influence in the greater Middle East and...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on June 07, 2010 2 Comments

Is it any wonder why our foreign policy is failing at a miserable pace?Hillary Clinton just announced that Iran may attempt to pull a "stunt" to derail U.N. sanctions efforts: Clinton said she fully expected Iran to "pull some stunt" in the coming days to...

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