Yeah, I see how launching a rocket has something to do with “peaceful” energy production. Or, of course, it could be the first step to creating a missile that can be equipped with biological, chemical or a nuclear warhead, which can reach both Israel and Europe. Perhaps that does have “energy production” value–a nuclear winter sure would cool the weather down dramatically in the Middle East, requiring less use of those pesky air conditioners, which we all know contribute to the scourge of global warming.
Negotiating isn’t always done in words. Sunday, Iran launched a suborbital rocket, a day before the Security Council was to weigh more sanctions on Iran’s nuclear enrichment. Was this a shot across the West’s bow? Or partly a warm-up for striking a deal?
At the least, the 94-mile-high launch was a wake-up call about Iran’s potential as a global military player, much like Russia’s 1957 Sputnik launch escalated the cold war and started the space race.
The rocket itself, perhaps built with North Korean help, could be converted within a few years to a type that delivers a warhead 3,000 miles away. That would help lift Iran’s military posture from purely defensive to a first-strike capability.
Iran’s ambition to project power beyond the Middle East was clear enough after Russia launched two satellites for it in 2005. Iran now hopes to put four more satellites into space by 2010 by itself. They could simply provide Internet access and other telecommunications, or some might be used for military surveillance.
Oh yeah, I’m sure Iran is extremely concerned about making sure its people have better internet access. That ‘military surveillance’ concern is just another lie by the Bush administration so it would have an excuse to stop the completely innocent and put upon Iranian regime. Aren’t you glad we’ve got the Democrats running things now? Perhaps one of the reasons they’re obsessed with stopping President Bush is because they believe they can actually have some success. Stopping what others are doing is infinitely easier than coming up with an idea of your own that takes progressive action. Whereas the Dems have absolutely no vision or consensus on how to stop the world’s genocidal maniacs. Yeah, under today’s Democrat party leadership, the future looks so much brighter.
With this sort of thing going on in our own congress, no wonder Ahmadinejad feels so omnipotent. Columnist Bridget Johnson notes the nature of the Dems comments about Iran and how it’s about time the obsession with Bush takes a backseat to doing what’s necessary to stop the Iranian genocidal train wreck.
Maybe Israel is doing a little non-verbal negotiating with Iran.
Israel seeks all clear for Iran air strike
Israel is negotiating with the United States for permission to fly over Iraq as part of a plan to attack Iran’s nuclear facilities, The Daily Telegraph can reveal.
I really wonder if this story is even true. Iran has released footage of their military war games exercises (sabre rattling), but they released no footage of the launch. Don’t you think they would’ve done that to prove it? I find it highly unlikely, if they did this, the Iranians did it with help from North Korea either. I’d say if they got anything they got it from China. They’re right next door, and they know how to do this. China could’ve traded the technology for Iranian oil.