Posted on 10/30/2008 2:30:08 PM PDT by Earl Voak
Iran may have tested a series of nuclear weapons underground. The Israel Insider reported:
Iranian source: “Quake” Saturday was nuclear bomb test October 28, 2008 at 11:00amIsrael Insider exclusively reports that a seismic event this weekend in southern Iran may in fact have been a massive underground nuclear bomb test. According to the USGS, the tremor measuring 5.0 on the Richter scale took place Saturday night, October 25 just before midnight Iran time, with its epicenter at 26.70°N, 55.02°E, just north of the strategic straits of Hormuz, opposite Abu Dhabi.
The claim that the tremor was in fact a nuclear test came from an Iranian nuclear scientist who claims to be working in uranium enrichment for the project. A report published by Israel Insider on Friday, October 24 included a captionless map that portrayed the area of the seismic event that occurred the following night, based on location information previously provided by the Iranian source.
Israel Insider’s source reports that the test is in fact the second in a series. A 4.8 Richter scale event occurred on October 21 with an epicenter (26.70N, 54.96E) within 5 km (3 miles) of the October 25 tremor.
Israeli and foreign sources have long speculated that Iran has been in possession of ready nuclear bombs but would only begin testing them when a full production line for nuclear weapons is in place.
The source indicated that Iran is being assisted by China and North Korea. Israel Insider’s Iranian source reports that two “nuclear rockets” have been completed and are intended for use against the Jewish State in the coming months.
The site of the test and the development facility are believed to be in close proximity. The location appears to have been carefully selected. The area is exposed to significant seismic activity, which could serve to mask nuclear tests, although the recent spike in activity in that specific area significantly deviates from historical trends. A tremor measuring 6.2 struck the area on September 10, 2008 (its epicenter was 80km or 50 miles due west), the largest seismic event in the area in more than 33 years.
The location on the Persian Gulf near the straits of Hormuz would also facilitate delivery and transport of material and personnel. the strategic importance of the immediate area may also be intended to deter potential strikes against the facilities, which could close down the flow of a substantial percentage of the world’s oil.
There has been NOTHING in the mainstream media about this. Perhaps they think it would help the McCain/Palin ticket!
They think Obama is the 12th Iman.
I got this from FreeDominion.com as Forbes has supposedly yanked it off their site.
Commentary
Obama and Ahmadinejad
Amir Taheri 10.26.08, 1:33 PM ET
Is Barack Obama
the “promised warrior” coming to help the Hidden Imam of Shiite Muslims conquer the world?
The question has made the rounds in Iran since last month, when a pro-government Web site published a Hadith (or tradition) from a Shiite text of the 17th century. The tradition comes from Bahar al-Anvar (meaning Oceans of Light) by Mullah Majlisi, a magnum opus in 132 volumes and the basis of modern Shiite Islam.
According to the tradition, Imam Ali Ibn Abi-Talib (the prophet’s cousin and son-in-law) prophesied that at the End of Times and just before the return of the Mahdi, the Ultimate Saviour, a “tall black man will assume the reins of government in the West.” Commanding “the strongest army on earth,” the new ruler in the West will carry “a clear sign” from the third imam, whose name was Hussein Ibn Ali.
The tradition concludes: “Shiites should have no doubt that he is with us.”
In a curious coincidence Obama’s first and second names—Barack Hussein—mean “the blessing of Hussein” in Arabic and Persian.
His family name, Obama, written in the Persian alphabet, reads O Ba Ma, which means “he is with us,” the magic formula in Majlisi’s tradition.
Mystical reasons aside, the Khomeinist establishment sees Obama’s rise as another sign of the West’s decline and the triumph of Islam.
Obama’s promise to seek unconditional talks with the Islamic Republic is cited as a sign that the U.S. is ready to admit defeat. Obama’s position could mean abandoning three resolutions passed by the United Nations Security Council setting conditions that Iran should meet to avoid sanctions.
Seeking unconditional talks with the Khomeinists also means an admission of moral equivalence between the U.S. and the Islamic Republic. It would imply an end to the description by the U.S. of the regime as a “systematic violator of human rights.”
Obama has abandoned claims by all U.S. administrations in the past 30 years that Iran is “a state sponsor of terrorism.” Instead, he uses the term “violent groups” to describe Iran-financed outfits such as Hamas and Hezbollah.
Obama has also promised to attend a summit of the Organization of the Islamic Conference within the first 100 days of his presidency.
Such a move would please the mullahs, who have always demanded that Islam be treated differently, and that Muslim nations act as a bloc in dealings with Infidel nations.
Obama’s election would boost President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s chances of winning a second term next June. Ahmadinejad’s entourage claim that his “steadfastness in resisting the American Great Satan” was a factor in helping Obama defeat “hardliners” such as Hillary Clinton and, later, it hopes, John McCain.
“President Ahmadinejad has taught Americans a lesson,” says Hassan Abbasi, a “strategic adviser” to the Iranian president.
“This is why they are now choosing someone who understands Iran’s power.” The Iranian leader’s entourage also point out that Obama copied his campaign slogan “Yes, We Can” from Ahmadinejad’s “We Can,” used four years ago.
A number of Khomeinist officials have indicated their preference for Obama over McCain, who is regarded as an “enemy of Islam.” A Foreign Ministry spokesman says Iran does not wish to dictate the choice of the Americans but finds Obama “a better choice for everyone.” Ali Larijani, Speaker of the Islamic Majlis, Iran’s ersatz parliament, has gone further by saying the Islamic Republic “prefers to see Barack Obama in the White House” next year.
Tehran’s penchant for Obama, reflected in the official media, increased when the Illinois senator chose Joseph Biden as his vice-presidential running mate. Biden was an early supporter of the Khomeinist revolution in 1978-1979 and, for the past 30 years, has been a consistent advocate of recognizing the Islamic Republic as a regional power.
He has close ties with Khomeinist lobbyists in the U.S. and has always voted against sanctions on Iran.
Ahmadinejad has described the U.S. as a “sunset” (ofuli) power as opposed to Islam, which he says is a “sunrise” (toluee) power.
Last summer, he inaugurated an international conference called World Without America—attended by anti-Americans from all over the world, including the U.S.
Seen from Tehran, Obama’s election would demoralize the U.S. armed forces by casting doubt on their victories in Iraq and Afghanistan, if not actually transforming them into defeat.
American retreat from the Middle East under Obama would enable the Islamic Republic to pursue hegemony of the region.
Tehran is especially interested in dominating Iraq, thus consolidating a new position that extends its power to the Mediterranean through Syria and Lebanon.
During the World Without America conference, several speakers speculated that Obama would show “understanding of Muslim grievances” with regard to Palestine.
Ahmadinejad hopes to persuade a future President Obama to adopt the “Iranian solution for Palestine,” which aims at creating a single state in which Jews would quickly become a minority.
Judging by anecdotal evidence and the buzz among Iranian bloggers, while the ruling Khomeinists favor Obama, the mass of Iranians regard (and dislike) the Democrat candidate as an appeaser of the mullahs. Iran, along with Israel, is the only country in the Middle East where the United States remains popular. An Obama presidency, perceived as friendly to the oppressive regime in Tehran, may change that.
Amir Taheri is the author of 10 books on Iran, the Middle East and Islam. His new book The Persian Night: Iran Under the Khomeinist Revolution will be published by Encounter Books in November.
Earthquake Details
Magnitude 5.0
Date-Time Saturday, October 25, 2008 at 20:17:20 UTC
Saturday, October 25, 2008 at 11:47:20 PM at epicenter
Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
Location 26.533°N, 54.985°E
Depth 28.8 km (17.9 miles) set by location program
Region SOUTHERN IRAN
Distances 125 km (80 miles) NW of Ra’s al Khaymah, United Arab Emirates
130 km (80 miles) WNW of Al Khasab, Oman
145 km (90 miles) NNW of Dubai, United Arab Emirates
235 km (145 miles) NNE of ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates
Location Uncertainty Error estimate not available
Parameters NST= 74, Nph= 74, Dmin=152 km, Rmss=0 sec, Gp= 47°,
M-type=body magnitude (Mb), Version=R
Source Institute of Geophysics, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran
Event ID us2008ypbs
This event has been reviewed by a seismologist.
Not even for great justice?....:(
I was pretty sure it was something like that.
Thanks for the picture.
Twelfth Imam bump
How much coverage is the MSM giving this?
(as if I couldn’t guess, but I can hope)
Well said my FRiend, and excellent points.
Jimmy Carter (to quote a past tagline of mine) is the Skidmark in the panties of American history.
The stain of Carter’s treason and disgrace can never be erased, and while the greatest President of the 20th Century (Ronald Reagan) successfully changed the course of our Nation before it was too late, the damage done by the bumbling, abysmal and malevolent Carter was irreparable, the empowering of Islamofascist terrorists began with Carter’s screwing the political pooch on a global scale.
And Carter’s more recent anti-Semitism and hatred of traditional American values has been revealed, and as one author said not too long ago, “electing Jimmy Carter as President was as close as the American people have ever come to randomly picking a name out of the local telephone book and saying ‘ok, you be President’”
And if elected, Barack Hussein Obama will be Jimmy Carter’s second term.
I am no geologist, but I am pretty sure that they can tell underground nukes form natural earthquakes. If they set off a nuke, I don’t see how they could keep it quiet.
I believe a scenario where Iran places a nuke on the border in say Lebanon. They explode it when a northerly wind is blowing sending a nuclear cloud over much of Israel.
As for the collateral damage? Iranian leaders may feel martyring these Lebanon residents is well worth the price to take out Israel.
Also it could easily be Egypt or another neighbor who is selected to have to bomb go off in.
Thank you for the welcome. I posted the article because I was concerned it might be true, and thought a few would read it. I was completely surprised by the number of comments.
I learned a lot more about the subject just from reading the comments, plus a lot of new things on related subjects. All are topics I don’t see in the newspapers.
I found this Free Republic forum to be very interesting and useful, and will continue to read here.
/bingo
Don’t know if there’s much difference but, I believe they are pollsters for Barry.
They must be having a collective nervous breakdown, then...:)
Good!
I know.
[hee hee hee!]
Profound of course.
I have that on a decorative garden stone and nobody ever “gets it”...:)
Some people are even too busy to “get” a lot of things. Oh, do I relish just the smallest joys - I am so busy myself of late with a pretty intense school curriculum - yet I enjoy looking at the trees, the leaves, smelling the air, enjoying the crackling fire my husband made last week since it got pretty cold at night here (in the 30’s), and so on.
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