A large number of Taliban and al Qaeda fighters "have lost all hope" and are seeking peace deals with the Afghan government since U.S. commandos killed Osama bin Laden last month, a senior Afghan official told The Washington Times this week.
He also confirmed reports that the United States has stepped up contacts with the Taliban, which sheltered the al Qaeda leader until U.S. forces toppled the brutal Afghan regime after the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon.
Ghulam Farooq Wardak, Afghanistan's education minister and a member of a peace council in charge of reconciliation efforts with the Taliban, described an "increase in the number of approaches" to the panel from militants since bin Laden's death on May 2.
The Afghan government has set three conditions for reconciliation: The militants must lay down their arms, renounce al Qaeda and respect the Afghan Constitution.
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They will lay down their arms, but as far as renouncing al Q and respect the Afghan Constitution, tell me another joke.
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Respect for the Constitution of the ISLAMIC REPUBLIC of Afghanistan (ratified January 26, 2004) shouldn't be a problem:
Preamble
In the name of Allah, the Most Beneficient, the Most Merciful
Praise be to Allah, the Cherisher and Sustainer of Worlds; and Praise and Peace be upon Mohammad,
His Last Messenger and his disciples and followers
Article Two
The sacred religion of Islam is the religion of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan. Followers of other faiths shall be free within the bounds of law in the exercise and performance of their religious rituals.
Article Three
No law shall contravene the tenets and provisions of the holy religion of Islam in Afghanistan.
Article Thirty-Five
The people of Afghanistan shall have the right, in accordance with provisions of the law, to form political parties, provided that:
Their manifesto and charter shall not contravene the Holy religion of Islam and principles and values enshrined in this constitution;
Article Forty-Five
The state shall devise and implement a unified educational curricula based on the tenets of the sacred religion of Islam,
Chapter Ten: Amendments
Article One Hundred Forty-Nine
The principles of adherence to the tenets of the Holy religion of Islam as well as Islamic Republicanism shall not be amended.
Seriously. This is what we're fighting and dying for.
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No, I am interpreting this move as an affirmation or attempt by AFPAK Milterrs to focus on POLITICAL-LEGAL JIHAD, as the US is still planning to proceed wid troops withdrawal as scheduled, + by most Pert, MSM-Net accounts the insurgency is still far from defeat despite battlefied + leadership losses.
To be sure, some MilTerrs will give up their arms, but IMO most will adopt a wait-n-see attitude + modus as per electoral power.
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ION DAILY TIMES>PK > PAKISTAN IN TURMOIL AFTER BIN LADEN RAID, vee a "Perfect Storm" of anti-Govt. internal + international criticisms, issues, public distrust, + Jihadi-led Militantism, Insurgency; PAK ARMY WEAKENED BY POST-ABBOTTABAD/OSAMA CRITICISMS OF ITS ROLE BUT IS STILL MORE THAN POTENT ENUFF AS AN INSTITUTION + GOVT. POWER-BROKER TO RESIST ANY DOMESTIC CHALLENGE TO ITS INFLUENCE IN ANY + ALL PAK GOVT AFFAIRS.
* PEOPLE'S DAILY FORUM > PAKISTANI TALIBAN ADOPT NEW STRATEGY? Large-scale, selective/directed mass attacks = Militant raids agz high-profile Pak Govt, Army targets.
* SAME > TALIBAN: MORE ATTACKS AGZ PAK GOVT, MILITARY FACILITIES TO END US-PAK ALLIANCE.
* SAME > TALIBAN: "NEUTRAL" MILITANTS, PRO-GOVT. TRIBALS TO REVOLT AGZ ISLAMABAD IFF PAK ARMY LAUNCHES NORTH WAZIRISTAN OFFENSIVE, as due to post-Osama US pressure.
versus
* NEWS KERALA > [Video]PAKISTANI MILITARY IS "BASICALLY A MAFIA" LOOTING THE COUNTRY'S WEALTH: LAW PROFESSOR [Trinity University = USA].
* SAME > [Video] PAKISTAN MILITARY BEHIND RECENT ATTEMPT TO ASSASSINATE ZARDARI.
A large number of Taliban and al Qaeda fighters have lost all hope and are seeking peace deals with the Afghan government since U.S. commandos killed Osama bin Laden last month, a senior Afghan official told The Washington Times this week.
He also confirmed reports that the United States has stepped up contacts with the Taliban, which sheltered the al Qaeda leader until U.S. forces toppled the brutal Afghan regime after the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon.
Ghulam Farooq Wardak, Afghanistans education minister and a member of a peace council in charge of reconciliation efforts with the Taliban, described an increase in the number of approaches to the panel from militants since bin Ladens death on May 2.
The Afghan government has set three conditions for reconciliation: The militants must lay down their arms, renounce al Qaeda and respect the Afghan Constitution.
[Pak Daily Times] The Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa ... formerly NWFP, still Terrorism Central... government has demanded the Afghan president stop Taliban from attacking Upper Dir district while criticising the NATO ...the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. Originally it was a mutual defense pact directed against an expansionist Soviet Union. In later years it evolved into a mechanism for picking the American pocket while criticizing the style of the American pants... for ignoring terrorists' cross over from Afghanistan.
"We have demand President Hamid Maybe I'll join the Taliban Karzai ... A former Baltimore restaurateur, now 12th and current President of Afghanistan, displacing the legitimate president Rabbani in December 2004. He was installed as the dominant political figure after the removal of the Taliban regime in late 2001 in a vain attempt to put a Pashtun face on the successor state to the Taliban. After the 2004 presidential election, he was declared president regardless of what the actual vote count was. He won a second, even more dubious, five-year-term after the 2009 presidential election. His grip on reality has been slipping steadily since around 2007, probably from heavy drug use... to take steps against attacks from Afghanistan by Taliban in Upper Dir district," said the provincial government's front man Mian Iftikhar Hussain while briefing media on a cabinet meeting chaired by Chief Minister Ameer Haider Hoti. The meeting discussed Wednesday's cross-border attack launched from the territory of Afghanistan. Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa police chief Fayaz Toro briefed the cabinet on the situation in Upper Dir where security forces suffered casualties in festivities with the Afghan Taliban last week.
The provincial cabinet also questioned the NATO's ability to stop such attacks, according to the government's front man. "The NATO could have stopped these attacks, if it had liked doing so," he maintained. and said, "We may conclude that the NATO, by not stopping these attacks, was, actually, supporting the Taliban."
This was the first time when Hussain was seen using strong words against the NATO.
In the attacks, the Taliban torched schools and damaged other infrastructure while overrunning security checkposts and killing over two dozens security officials. The provincial government also demanded the federal government that all Frontier Constabulary officials serving outside the province should be called back to beef up security in the northern districts which are under the threat of further offensives by the Afghan Taliban.
Hussain said that the meeting was of the view that the frontiers should be guarded by the army instead of the Levy. "Police and paramilitary forces cannot guard the borders. The FC is a provincial force and it should not be used by the federal government in Islamabad and Bloody Karachi," said the front man, adding that "without wasting any more time, Islamabad should send all FC personnel back to Balochsitan."
The Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa government also expressed anger over the delay in giving teeth to anti-terrorism laws as juggedhard boyz were freed on bail due to "toothless laws". "We need strong laws to deal with terrorism." He said the provincial government would encourage lashkars in Dir and Chitral to check attacks by the Taliban.
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KABUL, Afghanistan - U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Saturday during his farewell trip to Afghanistan that success of the U.S. mission is paramount and the most costly thing of all would be to fail.
Gates, whos retiring as Pentagon chief at months end, flew to Afghanistan from a security conference in Asia to bid goodbye to U.S. troops and Afghan leaders. Gates planned to meet with soldiers and Marines in eastern and southern Afghanistan. He also scheduled talks with Afghan President Hamid Karzai, who has been sharply critical in recent days of NATO airstrikes that have killed and wounded civilians.
Gates told reporters before arriving in Kabul that although the war has proved costly in blood and money, budget concerns should not cut short the drive to succeed.
President Barack Obama has pledged to begin withdrawing American troops in July, but no final decisions have been made on the size of that withdrawal or the pace of subsequent troop reductions. Many in Congress are arguing for an early U.S. exit from Afghanistan, now that al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden has been killed. They say the cost of the conflict, at more than $100 billion a year, is unsustainable.
Gates disputed that reasoning. Success of the mission should override everything else because the most costly thing of all would be to fail, he said before flying to Afghanistan.
Now that does not preclude adjustments in the mission or in the strategy. But ultimately the objective has to be success in the mission that has been set forth by the president, he said.
Gates said before the visit that numerous factors are being weighed, including the impact of troop reductions on the willingness of NATO allies to sustain their troop commitments through 2014. That is the target date for Afghans to take the lead security role across the country.
We dont want to precipitate a rush to the exits, Gates said.
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[Al Jazeera] The UN Security Council has called on the Khartoum government to withdraw its forces immediately from the Abyei region, a key area of dispute in the north-south division of Sudan next month.
There has been no agreement on which country the oil-producing region should belong to when south Sudan becomes independent on July 9, but the northern military seized it on May 21, sparking fears of a renewed civil war.
"The council demands that the government of Sudan withdraw immediately from the Abyei area," said a unanimous formal council statement read out at Friday's meeting of the 15-nation body by Gabon Ambassador Nelson Messone, this month's president.
The north's move into Abyei followed an attack the day before on northern troops and UN peacekeepers that the Security Council itself has said was carried out by southern forces. The council has already deplored that attack.
But in its statement on Friday, the council condemned Khartoum's continued maintenance of military control over Abyei, which it called a "serious violation" of north-south peace accords. The two parts of Sudan ended a 20-year civil war in 2005 and southerners voted for independence in January.
The council said that failure by Khartoum to comply with the 2005 peace deal could undermine benefits it was due to receive. However, The essential However... it did not elaborate.
The council's statement was held up for several days by disagreements between member states over how toughly it should be worded, diplomats said.
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Britain demonstrated its solidarity with the cause of the Libyan rebel forces in a dramatic fashion yesterday, as the foreign secretary, William Hague, became the first government minister to visit their stronghold of Benghazi in the east of the country. Following his unannounced visit he said he had seen the "inspiring" hope of many Libyans for freedom.
Hague's visit came in the wake of the first attacks by British Apache helicopters which targeted Muammar Gaddafi's troops, destroying a radar station and a military checkpoint during a night-time raid.
Hague and the international development secretary, Andrew Mitchell, discussed a political roadmap for Libya's future with the head of the National Transitional Council (NTC), Mustafa Abdul Jalil. The council is recognised by the UK as the legitimate post-Gaddafi government and has been given significant non-military assistance by the British government. Hague stressed the importance of "developing plans for a competent, inclusive and transparent administration that includes clear civilian control of military and regional representation".
The ministers spoke about British humanitarian assistance, visited a medical centre and laid a wreath at Commonwealth war graves before meeting citizens in Benghazi's Freedom Square.
"We are here today for one principal reason: to show our support for the Libyan people and for the National Transitional Council, the legitimate representative of the Libyan people," Hague said. "We are here together as part of a coordinated and strategic approach to Libya ensuring that our military, diplomatic and development actions are aligned."
Renewing calls on Gaddafi to go, he said the dictator was "isolated internationally and domestically" and "continues to abuse human rights without mercy or compunction".
Hague added: "Of course we all want a political, not a military, solution to any conflict, including this one. But that is only possible if Colonel Gaddafi will go.
"You only have to talk to the people here, see the graffiti that is written on all the walls, listen to anybody in the street, to realise that there isn't a political solution that involves Gaddafi still being at the head of Libya."
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[Ma'an] Egypt's public prosecutor on Saturday referred 48 people to trial for their involvement in deadly Mohammedan-Christian festivities last month.
The 48 accused were referred to Cairo's supreme state security court for "premeditated murder, harming public security, inciting sectarian tension, burning a church and possessing weapons with the purpose of carrying out terror [acts]," the prosecutor's office said.
Fierce festivities broke out on May 7 between Christians and Mohammedans in northwest Cairo's working-class district of Imbaba where 12 people were killed, scores injured and a church set ablaze, according to court figures.
The National Council for Human Rights had put the corpse count at 15.
Of the 48 accused, 22 are in preventative detention and the search continues for the remaining 26, the prosecutor said. What's the religious identity of the 48?
Egypt has been gripped by insecurity and sectarian strife since a revolt that toppled President Hosni Mubarak ...The former President-for-Life of Egypt, dumped by popular demand in early 2011... on February 11.
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The Arab countries that are importers of oil are in desperate trouble. I'm concerned that other poorer countries that import oil the same is true. I don't understand why most governments don't see this or can't do anything about it. This is a short fuse. Russia working with us on Libya is reality for them. They see the potential for greater instability. No jobs, no food, no money, where's the Arab spring?. Throwing money at this is no solution. This area of the world is know for its corruption. Some leaders may be corrupt but instability will prove to be far worse. This is the Arab way. Get out and they will sort this out. Impose yourself upon them will only bring years of conflict upon yourself and them. The house of Saud wants stability and should be encouraged and given support. They should step up to the plate and lead benevolently(tremendous boost in national pride).
Otherwise they will fall apart as well. The time to act is now. The hounds of war are howling. Sectarian violence, Tribal blood conflicts will only increase as things fall apart. Soon there will be no boarders as people try to escape this black hole of despair. If this area of the world wants stability declare a ceasefire of all hostilities. Work with area stable countries as they have the most to lose now. The USA, Russia, EU and even China must unify to make this work. That help is not more money(protect families and institutions start there). Submit to arbitration. Begin with Egypt as a model which then will show other countries that it will work and gain trust. The greater the prosperity the stronger the hope of a better future and stability. Act now!.
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None of that is going to happen, Dale. The Saudis are not interested in benevolence to feed their national ego -- demonstrated by them loaning Bahrain several units of troops in tanks or whatever to help put down the Shiite underclass, which has been getting derive.
Part of the reason Egypt is in such desperate straits is because they've kept the poor on subsistence farms, barely able to feed their families, rather than allowing the clever ones to rationalize farming so the country would be able to mostly feed itself, and would not be teetering on a knife edge even in good times, But maintaining the old ways kept people without skills employed, and too busy to revolt -- much more important to the generals running the country behind the screen of the politicians than it was to make sure people would be ok when the world economy got rocky.
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TW I don't dispute what you are saying. I want a different approach only. The culture is part of the solution. The House of Saud is on the brink themselves. Many imperfections exist but right now we need stability. One time I said it can't get worse and the fellow I told that to said "you wanna bet!". Things I believe are going to get much worse. Support those in authority. Support the people. Then there is a chance the events will subside. Then they will be better able to deal with internal and external pressing issues.
Britain demonstrated its solidarity with the cause of the Libyan rebel forces in a dramatic fashion yesterday, as the foreign secretary, William Hague, became the first government minister to visit their stronghold of Benghazi in the east of the country. Following his unannounced visit he said he had seen the "inspiring" hope of many Libyans for freedom.
Hague's visit came in the wake of the first attacks by British Apache helicopters which targeted Muammar Gaddafi's troops, destroying a radar station and a military checkpoint during a night-time raid.
Hague and the international development secretary, Andrew Mitchell, discussed a political roadmap for Libya's future with the head of the National Transitional Council (NTC), Mustafa Abdul Jalil. The council is recognised by the UK as the legitimate post-Gaddafi government and has been given significant non-military assistance by the British government. Hague stressed the importance of "developing plans for a competent, inclusive and transparent administration that includes clear civilian control of military and regional representation".
The ministers spoke about British humanitarian assistance, visited a medical centre and laid a wreath at Commonwealth war graves before meeting citizens in Benghazi's Freedom Square.
"We are here today for one principal reason: to show our support for the Libyan people and for the National Transitional Council, the legitimate representative of the Libyan people," Hague said. "We are here together as part of a coordinated and strategic approach to Libya ensuring that our military, diplomatic and development actions are aligned."
Renewing calls on Gaddafi to go, he said the dictator was "isolated internationally and domestically" and "continues to abuse human rights without mercy or compunction".
Hague added: "Of course we all want a political, not a military, solution to any conflict, including this one. But that is only possible if Colonel Gaddafi will go.
"You only have to talk to the people here, see the graffiti that is written on all the walls, listen to anybody in the street, to realise that there isn't a political solution that involves Gaddafi still being at the head of Libya."
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[Bangla Daily Star] Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday voiced her strong stance to eradicating terrorist and Death Eater activities from Bangladesh whatever it costs to establish peace in the region.
"I am ready to face any sort of risk to establish peace in the region. I won't tolerate any terrorism or militancy, nor allow doing so in any other country using the soil of Bangladesh," she said.
Hasina announced her strong resolve at the inaugural session of the two-day Asia Pacific Peace Conference at Osmani Memorial Auditorium in the capital.
The conference, organised by Bangladesh Peace Council, was chaired by its president former water resources minister Abdur Razzak.
Representatives from different countries including Paleostine, Sri Lanka, Pakistain, Vietnam, Bhutan, India, Australia and Nepal also spoke on the occasion.
The premier said that she herself and her party Awami League always stood against any sort of terrorism and militancy.
Mentioning that terrorism and militancy now posing a threat to the world peace, she said, "This should be stopped with iron hand."
Hasina said one cannot fight against terrorism and militancy alone. She urged the world community to engage in a collective effort for eradicating all elements against the peace.
In this connection, the premier mentioned that poverty is the main setback to peace. "Sometimes poverty gives birth to terrorism and militancy. We should also work together to fight against the poverty," she said.
She said poverty and peace cannot live together. Apart from that, it is also important to establish democracy and human rights. ...not to be confused with individual rights, mind you...
She criticised the developed countries for spending huge amount in producing arms and ammunition. "If you slightly reduce your expenses in this sector, it is possible to improve the living standard of around nine billion poor people across the world," she said.
In this context, she reiterated the government's stand regarding the people of Paleostine and said: "We are always beside Paleostine... brothers and sisters of Paleostine, we are beside you."
"We will eradicate jihadis at home, but support Arab terrorists abroad."
The PM said Bangladesh is in favour of establishing peace in the globe and is committed to contributing its utmost for establishing peace around the world.
Do they regularly send off brigades on UN missions like Pakistan? Do they march and countermarch as well?
About the trial of war criminals in Bangladesh, she said that it is not possible to establish peace in the country without ensuring rule of law. "The trial is on to establish rule of law in the country."
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The latest diggers to die in Afghanistan - Lieutenant Marcus Case and Lance Corporal Andrew Jones - will be honoured with a ramp ceremony at Melbourne's Tullamarine Airport on Monday.
Lance Cpl Jones, 25, was shot dead by a rogue soldier of the Afghan National Army who was serving alongside him at the Chora Valley base on May 30.
Lance Cpl Jones, from the Amberley-based 9th Force Support Battalion, was born in Melbourne and was on his first deployment to Afghanistan after serving in East Timor.
Lt Case, 27, died when an Australian Army Chinook helicopter crashed during a resupply mission in southern Afghanistan, also on May 30.
He was involved in a routine mission when the helicopter made an uncontrolled landing.
Lt Case died in the crash while five other ADF personnel were wounded.
The army pilot from the Sydney-based 6th Aviation Regiment was also born in Melbourne and on his first deployment to Afghanistan.
According to the Turkish daily Hurriyet, U.S. may offer Ankara to host major Israeli-Palestinian peace talks if it mends its ties with Israel and prevents upcoming Gaza-bound flotilla.
According to Hurriyet, U.S. officials have been trying to get a sense of how Turkey would react to such a proposal, and one U.S. official said that Ankara seems unlikely to accept the offer without Israel apologizing for the IDF raid.
Israel won't apologize. The people running this play do not look like professionals. Again.
[Dawn] Interior Minister Rehman Malik Pak politician, current Interior Minister under the Gilani administration. Malik is a former Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) intelligence officer who rose to head the FIA during Benazir Bhutto's second tenure. He later joined the Pak Peoples Party and was chief security officer to Bhutto. Malik was tossed from his FIA job in 1998 after documenting the breath-taking corruption of the Sharif family. By unhappy coincidence Näwaz Shärif became PM at just that moment and Malik moved to London one step ahead of the button men. on Saturday said that a sitting Supreme Court judge would probe the liquidation of Saleem Shahzad.
Talking to APP, Rehman Malik said that "the government will announce the constitution of inquiry commission within two days as the summary in this regard has already been moved."
Malik said that the people involved in the killing of Saleem Shahzad would be brought to justice soon.
He said that during the budget speech of Federal Finance Minister, the attitude of opposition was uncivilised.
Malik said that the budget was friendly and provided relief to the common man. He said that government employees were given 15 per cent raise in their salaries.
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As the U.S. military draws down forces in Iraq, the State Departments plans to take over the American role may falter because of lack of money, inadequate housing for increased personnel and unforeseen events, according to a new inspector generals report.
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See also PEOPLE'S DAILY FORUMS > [Contracted]US PROJECTS IN WAR ZONES [Afghanistan, Iraq] UNSUSTAINABLE, STUDY FINDS.
Que surpise, surpise, the US may end up having to foot = pay most, iff not all, of the pertinent $$$ bills to see 'em completed, as there are strong doubts on local Afghan, Iraqi Govt's ability to engage in viable costs-sharing, esepc after the US begin its phased troops withdrawals from these countries, US MAY UNILATER FACE SERIOUS "NEW WAVES OF WASTE"???
[Iran Press TV] Iranian Foreign Minister Ali Akbar Salehi says despite the pressure by hegemonic powers Iran is the most influential country in the Mohammedan world.
"Despite all pressures, the Islamic Theocratic Republic of Iran is a pioneering country among Mohammedan states, and this advancement is due to the Islamic foundation laid by the late Imam [Khomeini]," Salehi said on the sideline of the 22nd anniversary of the passing of the late founder of the Islamic Theocratic Republic in Tehran on Saturday.
Salehi described Imam Khomeini's endeavors as a movement "based on rights and justice" that will persist until it involves other "justice-seeking nations," IRNA reported.
"Iran is the first Mohammedan country that has launched a satellite into space, used stem cell technology and achieved self-sufficiency in nuclear field," Salehi pointed out.
Iran is self-sufficient in radioisotopes used in medical treatments and it is set to produce industrial isotopes in the upcoming years.
In addition to nuclear technology, Iran is a leading country in nanotechnology, colonization and medicine in the Middle East and in the Mohammedan world.
Currently, Iran is one of the 10 countries that produce embryonic human stem cells, has successfully cloned a sheep and is set to clone a cow within three to five years.
Iran also launched its first domestically-produced satellite, Omid (hope), into orbit in 2009. To date, only eight countries have put domestically-made satellites into orbit.
Under a 20-year development plan, Iran aims to become a base for high technology and a scientific powerhouse in the region.
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Currently, Iran is one of the 10 countries that produce embryonic human stem cells, has successfully cloned a sheep and is set to clone a cow within three to five years.
Shortround: "So how you guys gonna clone a cow?"
SCIENTIST: "Hey, we figured this one out fast! First you take a mommy cow and a daddy cow who love each other very, very much, and then.."
Shortround: "Oy, gevalt..."
Mike
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The Arab world does not recognize Iran as such. Iran is in love with themselves. The Muslim world is fractured with different beliefs. Imposing your faith will gather some sheep but not all. They are not in locked step as they would have you believe.
Our own media does this broad brush stroke as well.
TEHRAN (FNA)- Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad stressed that Washington is nearing its endpoint as its hegemonic political and economic plots against the regional and world nations have reached a deadlock.
The United States, which is the world's leading hegemonic power, is on the verge of collapse and will soon fall apart, President Ahmadinejad said in a ceremony marking the 22nd demise anniversary of the late Founder of the Islamic Republic, the late Imam Khomeini (PTUI), at Imam Khomeini Mausoleum in Southern Tehran Late on Friday.
Ahmadinejad stressed that hegemonic powers have reached a dead end, adding efforts to achieve prosperity for mankind will soon be "downhill all the way."
"The hegemony front is at the end of the road," Ahmadinejad reiterated.
"[Global] hegemony, today, is the last impediment to the Islamic monotheism front, and if we can overcome this hurdle, the Islamic monotheistic movement to achieve prosperity will be all downhill all the way," he underlined.
Earlier, Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei had stressed that the recent events in the region herald imminent demise of the arrogant powers and change in the world equations in the near future.
"Not only corrupted and despotic rulers but the United States and other world powers with an aggressive nature will finally suffer a defeat by nations and God's promises will come true," Ayatollah Khamenei said in a meeting with head and members of Iran's Experts Assembly in March.
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That is different than you? You never "had it" to start with. Iran has more than a 25% un-employment rate - and most of what they count as employed are just bribes and family shennagans or tribal honor.
But again, nothing the US or Israel do is really your business.
Video is mislabeled. Aircraft is an Ilyushin Il-76 AWACS that fled Iraq to Iran during Desert Storm and in Iranian service became intimately involved w/ an F-5.
A multi-volume chronology and reference guide set detailing three years of the Mexican Drug War between 2010 and 2012.
Rantburg.com and borderlandbeat.com correspondent and author Chris Covert presents his first non-fiction work detailing
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Chris gives us Mexican press dispatches of drug and gang war violence
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Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday voiced her strong stance to eradicating terrorist and
As the U.S. military draws down forces in Iraq, the State Departments plans to take over the American role may falter because of lack of money, inadequate housing for increased personnel and unforeseen events, according to a new inspector generals report.
