Iranian Alert - August 28, 2006 - Iran tests a submarine launched missile.

Regime Change Iran ^ | 8.28.2006 | DoctorZin

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Iran tests a submarine launched missile.

• MyWayNews reported that Iran test fired a new submarine-to-surface missile during war games in the Persian Gulf on Sunday. A brief video clip showed the long-range missile, called Thaqeb, or Saturn, exiting the water and hitting a target on the water's surface within less than a mile.

 

Iran's Foreign Minister admits the Islamic Republic is against democracy and human rights.

• De Velt Blog reported that they are sure Iran's Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki didn't mean it to say it so plainly when he said: 'that the US aggrandizes such deceitful notions as democracy and human rights so as to impose its hegemonic policies.' They're against democracy and human rights. Got that everyone?

 

Iran tries to put opposition broadcasters out of business.

• IranMania reported that Iran warned it would prosecute any individual or business inside the country from working with foreign-based Persian language satellite channels.

 

Newsweek interviewed Reza Pahlavi.

• Rachel Makabi, Newsweek International interviewed Reza Pahlavi to get his thoughts on the standoff, the effectiveness of U.S. policy toward Iran and his ongoing work with Iranian dissidents. Reza described Iran's standoff with the West as a "Race against time."

 

Here are a few other news items you may have missed.

• Joseph Klein, FrontPageMagazine.com reported that despite all of its public bluster, Iran recognizes that it suffered a serious setback to its long-term strategic interests as a result of the Hezbollah-initiated war against Israel. He explained how the UN turned Iran's defeat into a victory.
• A cartoon on how the Mullahs achieved "victory" in Lebanon: We Won.

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[mkjessup]

Can we can expect that this sublaunched missile will be at least as accurate as those thousands of Iranian-supplied Hizbollocks unguided rockets (4000+) that got lobbed willy nilly at Israel for about a month?

[M1Tanker]

With even a small (5 kiloton) nuke, how accurate does it have to be?

Anti-Sub Warfare may now come back in style. If these subs go into international waters or approach US territories, then we must now assume they are there to attempt a nuke launch.

[Edgerunner]

a Seawolf probably already has the signatures of all of Iran's ocean going war vessels.

[johnny7]

Don't belittle these fazools on their hardware... it's the evil in their heart and their fanatic will that is their strong-suit. When we wade into these bastids... it better be with the attitude of a cold-blooded killer.

[M1Tanker]

having the signature is nice. I'm sure the USN has been tracking these for years (they were Soviet subs after all).

I'm more for having a firing solution myself....

[mkjessup]

Don't belittle these fazools on their hardware... it's the evil in their heart and their fanatic will that is their strong-suit. When we wade into these bastids... it better be with the attitude of a cold-blooded killer.

Oh I agree with you 100 percent, and my belief is that if these Islamofascists want to be martyrs and go find out about the 72 virgins and the big buffet table, that we should be doing everything in our power to help them get there.

Our enemies have proclaimed their intentions to kill us, each and every one of us, can ANYONE tell me why we should be cutting them an inch of slack?

It's kill or be killed, and we better get with the f'in program pronto.

[mkjessup]

With even a small (5 kiloton) nuke, how accurate does it have to be?

Good point but I'm not convinced that the Iranians are that far along in getting a nuke small enough to go on one those sub launched missiles, although I readily admit that I may be mistaken on that.

Anti-Sub Warfare may now come back in style. If these subs go into international waters or approach US territories, then we must now assume they are there to attempt a nuke launch.

I heartily agree, and I think that we should already be shadowing ALL Iranian subs and that it wouldn't be a bad idea to send a message to Mr. Shout-Down-The-Well-At-The-12th-Imam by sinking his damn subs right NOW, to-DAY, and let them wonder what happened and why they're not getting any more radio traffic from their vaunted submariners.

They might suspect that the U.S. sunk their boats, but how in Hell are they going to prove it?

Let 'em try.