Posted in Iran on Feb 6th, 2012
I know. This isn’t the first time that you’ve heard that. But, maybe it’s the first time that you’ve heard Iran talk about a preemptive strike against Israel, with the intention of killing all the Jews in Israel and everywhere else.
I’ve been wondering for a while how Iran would deal with the knowledge that Israel intends to attack Iran’s nuclear weapons facilities, and it looks like Iran is giving us a hint.
Up to now, Israel has been playing a psychological game of cat and mouse. They’ve released information indicating that they won’t attack for a while. Then, they release information indicating that they might attack as soon as tomorrow.
I know. This isn’t the first time that you’ve heard that. But, maybe it’s the first time that you’ve heard Iran talk about a preemptive strike against Israel, with the intention of killing all the Jews in Israel and everywhere else.
I’ve been wondering for a while how Iran would deal with the knowledge that Israel intends to attack Iran’s nuclear weapons facilities, and it looks like Iran is giving us a hint.
Up to now, Israel has been playing a psychological game of cat and mouse. They’ve released information indicating that they won’t attack for a while. Then, they release information indicating that they might attack as soon as tomorrow.
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In 1939, while Germany was busy invading Poland, the rest of the world was busy doing nothing. They had declared war on Germany, but that’s as far as it had gotten – which was a shame because we later found out that we could have stopped Germany completely with very little effort.
Here’s a bit from the Wikipedia entry on the Phoney War:
At the Nuremberg Trials, Alfred Jodl said that “if we did not collapse already in the year 1939 that was due only to the fact that during the Polish campaign, the approximately 110 French and British divisions in the West were held completely inactive against the 23 German divisions.”
In 1939, while Germany was busy invading Poland, the rest of the world was busy doing nothing. They had declared war on Germany, but that’s as far as it had gotten – which was a shame because we later found out that we could have stopped Germany completely with very little effort.
Here’s a bit from the Wikipedia entry on the Phoney War:
At the Nuremberg Trials, Alfred Jodl said that “if we did not collapse already in the year 1939 that was due only to the fact that during the Polish campaign, the approximately 110 French and British divisions in the West were held completely inactive against the 23 German divisions.”
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Posted in Egypt, Gaza, Hamas, Iran, Terrorism on Jan 19th, 2012
This is something that we’ve been worried about for a while – the Sinai border with Israel.
It is routinely used by Bedouin to smuggle all kinds of things into Israel – drugs, prostitutes, weapons and terrorists. Until now, Egypt has had a tight control on access to the Sinai and few weapons and terrorists have been able to gain access. Not so now.
Libyan weapons are flowing unchecked into the Sinai and terrorists are having a field day – with a free hand to do what they want. This is NOT good news to anyone that wants to see peace in the Middle East. Hamas no longer needs to just shoot rockets into Israel from Gaza, they can now launch attacks over land on Eilat and into southern Israeli cities.
This is something that we’ve been worried about for a while – the Sinai border with Israel.
It is routinely used by Bedouin to smuggle all kinds of things into Israel – drugs, prostitutes, weapons and terrorists. Until now, Egypt has had a tight control on access to the Sinai and few weapons and terrorists have been able to gain access. Not so now.
Libyan weapons are flowing unchecked into the Sinai and terrorists are having a field day – with a free hand to do what they want. This is NOT good news to anyone that wants to see peace in the Middle East. Hamas no longer needs to just shoot rockets into Israel from Gaza, they can now launch attacks over land on Eilat and into southern Israeli cities.
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Posted in America, Iran, Personal Notes on Jan 13th, 2012
I’m afraid that my sense of humor gets me into a lot of trouble. And, I like talking to Israelis, and I do that every chance I get. However, Israelis try very hard not to give themselves away, because YOU might be a terrorist. Unfortunately, for Israelis, it’s hard to hide nationality.
A few months ago I spoke to a number of Israelis here in Taipei, and got a number of responses:
“I only speak English” – in a thick Israeli accent.
“Are you talking to me?”
I’m afraid that my sense of humor gets me into a lot of trouble. And, I like talking to Israelis, and I do that every chance I get. However, Israelis try very hard not to give themselves away, because YOU might be a terrorist. Unfortunately, for Israelis, it’s hard to hide nationality.
A few months ago I spoke to a number of Israelis here in Taipei, and got a number of responses:
“I only speak English” – in a thick Israeli accent.
“Are you talking to me?”
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Posted in Iran on Jan 10th, 2012
How is THAT for distressing news?
It seems that Israel may be contemplating the discarding of a military option for dealing with Iran’s nuclear weapons program. This may be just an analysis of potential alternatives, or it could be a sign that Israel believes that there is no long term answer to Iran’s desire to acquire nukes – especially if they must ‘go it alone’.
It may also be an attempt by Israel to misdirect the world as to her intentions.
Whatever the case, it is unsettling to see Israel contemplating the possibility that no one will find a way to keep Iran from successfully testing a nuclear device.
How is THAT for distressing news?
It seems that Israel may be contemplating the discarding of a military option for dealing with Iran’s nuclear weapons program. This may be just an analysis of potential alternatives, or it could be a sign that Israel believes that there is no long term answer to Iran’s desire to acquire nukes – especially if they must ‘go it alone’.
It may also be an attempt by Israel to misdirect the world as to her intentions.
Whatever the case, it is unsettling to see Israel contemplating the possibility that no one will find a way to keep Iran from successfully testing a nuclear device.
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