Posted on 02/17/2006 8:52:33 AM PST by IrishMike
IRAN IS ACTING ON ITS ASSESSMENT OF THE WEST'S STRENGTH AND RESOLVE: Sometime in late November or early December, Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei gathered his top advisors for an overall strategic review. The athmosphere was highly charged, because Khamenei's doctors have diagnosed a serious cancer, and do not expect the Supreme leader to live much more than a year. A succession struggle is already under way, with the apparently unsinkable Hashemi Rafsanjani in the thick of it, even though Khamenei and his increasingly powerful son Mushtaba, is opposed to the perennial candidate-for-whatever. Despite this disquieting news, the overall tone of the conversation was upbeat, because the Iranians believe they see many positive developements, above all, "it has been promised that by 8 April, we will be in a position to show the entire world 'we are members of the club' ".
(Excerpt) Read more at NationalReview.com ...
Hard to be looking up ones own ass, but the Iranians sure have got the art down pat. Soon they might discover something...
I have GOT to get quicker on the trigger. You beat me to it.
I think Ann Coulter is right: bomb the hell out of Syria, permanently disarm Iran, and maybe take out Kuwait and Saudi Arabia while we're at it (the last two being my additions). Didn't Patton say (of the Russians) 'we're going to have to fight them anyway, we might as well do it while we have the army here'?
Your link doesnt work.
see post 5 for proper link
I put in upper case L and should have left it lower case,
I've never seen where upper / lower case made a difference until today,
Sorry
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