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Israel Stations Nuclear Subs Off Iran Coast

Posted on 30. May, 2010 by in General, Israel, Middle East

Israel Stations Nuclear Subs Off Iran Coast

Three German-built Israeli submarines equipped with nuclear cruise missiles are to be deployed in the Gulf near the Iranian coastline. The first has been sent in response to Israeli fears that ballistic missiles developed by Iran, Syria and Hezbollah, a political and military organisation in Lebanon, could hit sites in Israel, including air bases and [...]

Secret U.S. Memo Urges War on Iran

Posted on 18. Apr, 2010 by in General, Iran

Secret U.S. Memo Urges War on Iran

A secret memo by US Defense Secretary Robert Gates urges Washington to consider the use of military force against Iran if diplomacy fails to scrap the country’s nuclear program. In what seems to be a new twist in US efforts to tackle Iran’s enrichment activities, The New York Times reveals that a three-page memorandum, which [...]

Exxon Mobil made $45 Billion in ’09, Paid No Federal Income Tax. Zero.

Posted on 07. Apr, 2010 by in General, Middle East

Exxon Mobil made $45 Billion in ’09, Paid No Federal Income Tax. Zero.

The joke goes, The economy is so bad Exxon Mobil laid off 25 Congressmen.  If only. Turns out the economy is never really bad for the oil giant, and the last thing they would want to do is cut off support to members of Congress who allow them to pull off the remarkable trick of [...]

NATO Bombing Kills Four Civilians, and Some Terrorists Too

Posted on 06. Apr, 2010 by in Afghanistan, General

NATO Bombing Kills Four Civilians, and Some Terrorists Too

KABUL – A NATO airstrike on a residence in southern Afghanistan killed four civilians and four insurgents, an Afghan official and the military alliance said Tuesday. Afghan authorities and NATO said they had launched a joint investigation into the deaths, which could further strain relations between President Hamid Karzai and his international allies. According to [...]