Kerfuffles

Seems that DoctorZin has not read Kerfuffles’ post about why “Lebanon Is Under Attack”, as he is reporting, 7.13.2006:

Iran behind Hezbollah’s war on Israel .

• Eli Lake, The New York Sun reported that President Bush is blaming Iran and Syria for Hezbollah’s killing of eight Israeli soldiers and kidnapping of two more.
• Meir Javedanfar, Meepas reported Israel ’s government fears that the kidnapped Israeli soldiers may be on their way to Iran .
• MEMRI.org published excerpts from articles and statements in the Iranian, Syrian, and Lebanese media on the on the emerging conflict between Israel and Hezbollah.

Israel is warning Beirut: “Nothing In Lebanon Is Safe … Beirut Could Be Next”

How did this crisis escalate so far so quickly? The Mainstream News Media (aka MSM) is reporting that their Middle East analysts are pointing fingers at George W. Bush, saying that it was probably his administration that convinced Hezbollah to open a second front against Israel. Knowing that the Israeli government would not stand by meekly as their very existence as a nation was being threatened, Mr. Bush decided that the time could not be better than to divert attention from his own war-mongering woes, for Israel to start its own bombing campaign in the region.

The MSM analysts are saying that Israel grossly overreacted to the capture of a few of their soldiers. After all, in such a small country as Israel is, soldiers are going to lose their way from time to time, and stray from the primrose path and find themselves at the gates of Hell, also known as Gaza. With distances deceptively short between Beirut and Tel Aviv (only 130 miles), the MSM analysts are cautioning the Israelis that, in the immortal words of Rodney King, they are just going to have to learn to “all get along.” (MSM )

Tehran is obviously making a bomb.

Gary Metz aka DoctorZin sends news that the German website Die Welt has just published a report that the IAEA tried to stop entitled: “Atomic Secrets: The man who knew too much”. Gary writes that this is the first time the IAEA’s Chief Inspector has spoken out publicly. Here are a few excerpts:

When Baradei went to Tehran in April for consultations, the chief negotiator of the Shiite theocracy, Ali Larijani gave him an ultimatum to fire Chris Charlier. …

Mohammad El-Baradei acted swiftly in accepting the demand.

Chris Charlier had made himself highly unpopular in Tehran since 2003. ” I am not a politician, I am a technician and as such the only thing which interests me is whether Iran ’s nuclear program is a civil or military one “, Charlier states. “The inspections have to reach an unambiguous conclusion”.

“I believe they are hiding what they are doing with their nuclear activities . …

Charlier notes the results of inspections and lists the tricks and deceptions of the Tehran rulers, which leads the inspectors in Vienna to a single conclusion: based on pieces of the puzzle gathered by Charlier, “Tehran is obviously making a bomb.” …

Mohammad El-Baradei promised Ali Larijani , the most trusted person of Iran’s Supreme Ruler Ali Khamenei not only to remove Charlier, the team leader of the inspectors, but also to no longer allow him access to any documents in Vienna, relative to Iran’s nuclear program.

Read the entire article here: The Man Who Knew Too Much

DoctorZin provides a review of this past week’s [6/18/06 - 6/24/06] major news events regarding Iran. (The reports are listed in chronological order, not by importance) READ MORE

The Experts.

• Kenneth R. Timmerman, The Washington Times explains why the recent US decision to join talks with Iran is a slippery slope and why the US should be supporting the Iranian opposition.
• Amir Taheri, Gulf News argued that talking about talks [this time with Iran] is an old tactic used whenever adversaries run out of ideas about their next move.
• Michael Ledeen, The National Review Online reported that some day we will be forced to deal fully with the war we are in, and when that happens we’re going to discover a lot of very nasty problems about the future of America. Maybe we’d tackle the tough issues if we got that we’re at war.
• Amir Taheri, Asharq Alawsat asked: Interested in big power games? If yes, reserve a balcony seat to watch a new version of “The Great Game” taking shape in western and central Asia, in which Iran is emerging as an important player.
• Louis J. Freeh (former FBI Director), The Wall Street Journal reminds us of the evidence gathered that Iran was responsible for the Khobar Tower bombing in Saudi Arabia that killed 19 and the Clinton administration’s pitiful response.
• The Washington Post reported that Henry Kissinger said: "Iran has to take a decision whether it wants to be a nation or a cause," Kissinger explained. "If a nation, it must realize that its national interest doesn’t conflict with ours."

Regime Change Iran is reporting that the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee is holding hearings on the Iran Freedom Act. Call your Senators today and ask them to support this important bill today.