- The US and Friends disagree over how many nuclear warheads, rounded to the nearest jillion, Iran is building right now. Israel’s estimate is quite a bit higher than that of the US, which doesn’t think Iran could make a single warhead even if it wanted to, which it does. [New York Times]
- Plus, unless Iran says it’s cool with letting weapons inspectors come check out just how many weapons it’s incapable of making, the US will FORBID everyone on Earth—LOOKING AT YOU Hong Kong and Dubai—from donating to Iran’s nuclear wish-list. [Washington Post]
- Barack and Michelle Obama are very committed to playing with awesome lightsabers for as long as it takes until Chicago wins the 2016 Olympics. [CNN]
- Najibullah Zazi, America’s famous captured near-terrorist, will be arraigned this morning in New York, where he will be charged with trying to blow it up. [WSJ]
- Almost 300 people have died or gone missing during the Philippines’ terrible flooding. Ugh, and there are literally two more storms on the horizon. [AP]
- Guinea soldiers engaged in horrible violence, rape, murder, etc. towards Guinea protesters, killing 87 people. Oh yes and also all this happened in a major sports stadium. [LA Times]
May 26, 2012
DAILY BRIEFING
September 29, 2009
Braggy Iran Is Really Not Doing Itself Any Favors By Possibly Exaggerating How Dangerous It Is
by Juli Weiner 8:23 am September 29, 2009
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“Iran want’s Nuke…eh? Let’s give ‘em Nuke…” – Tzipi Livni
Bibi and Ahmedinejad just should get a hotel room and fuck already.
Of course Israel wants to over estimate the Eye-ranicans nukular strength on the basis of well founded (but now infectious to the US Amerikuh) paranoia and the need to spank some Muslin heads/asses with JDAMs and 4500 pound Bunker Buster bombs. Throw in the Iranian leadership’s propensity for making bombastic overblown statements, anyone with a semblance of sense knows that things will not end well for anyone involved.
Iran and Israel both need a timeout or be sent to bed early with no TV…
Fine, FINE Iran, have your goddamn nukes already, just plz, don’t twitter about it!
Iran can just take their nikes and shove them up their arse. In a Saudi Palace conference hall hopefully.
Sorry, but you are looking for something that isn’t here.
Why is it they always want to blowup NY? Why not somewhere else, like, say, Battle Creek MI?
[re=421784]Monsieur Grumpe[/re]: We’ve got a nutball here in Illinois trying to blow up a federal courthouse. Not getting as much attention because he’s, well, a nutball.
[re=421779]contentsunderpressure[/re]: nukes, nikes…what’s the diff?
Of course Iran wants nukes. If your army is so shitty that Saddam Hussain could score a draw against you then you need a better class of weapons.
[re=421784]Monsieur Grumpe[/re]:
Do you have something against Rice Krispies?
Wait, what’s that noise?
Nvm, just the sound of Nostradamus beating off in his grave.
Hey, France! Heckuva job setting up your former colonies for independence.
[re=421785]pondscum[/re]: He was the one with the SUV and cell phone that were both supplied by the FBI? Sounds like they should throw that one back and hope he breeds other “terrorists” as stupid as he is.
[re=421787]Cape Clod[/re]: Not so shitty any more. Hezbollah fights using Iranian weapons and tactics and they do pretty well. I would expect at least the equivalent from the Iranian Army and better from elite R.G. units.
[re=421790]Terry[/re]: Better off blaming the UK (specifically British oil interests) for the lovely state of Iran at present. Oh, and Eisenhower helped. Some stuff happened back in 1953 or whatever that may have had some negative consequences into the future…
Make Iran and all terrorist read SP and JTP’S books. Maybe they will finally sympathize with the bullshit we got to put up with and find something else to do.
Uh, Iran, there was this guy next door to you? Who pretended he had much badder weapons than he really did? That didn’t work out so good for him.
This happened a major sports stadium what?
[re=421792]x111e7thst[/re]: A ginger calling himself Talib Islam. Like anyone would take that serioulsy. NAME FAIL!
[re=421792]x111e7thst[/re]: Exactly. And why is this shit in the press, again? They caught two losers with this same technique (one in Dallas, this fool in Springfield), and now they’re tipping their pitches in the news?
What is the farthest possible distance from Iran and Israel? Cuz that’s where I want to move. I’m thinkin’ New Zealand.
[re=421796]rocktonsammy[/re]: Or they will shoot themselves to stop the pain.
In Guinea they arrested the opposition leader & while he was in jail his house was ransacked & his library destroyed. Book learnin’ is feared and loathed in equal measure by reactionary elements the world over. Next time the crybaby right in US America whines about our “dictator-in-chief” let’s ask them how many of theirs were killed at their take bake ‘merica square dance. Go to Guinea, they’ll give you something to cry about.
[re=421784]Monsieur Grumpe[/re]: A few years ago, some guy wanted to blow up a strip mall in Rockford, Illinois. I think he was going to trade some stereo equipment for bomb material(to an FBI agent). I shopped at that mall- I have no idea why someone would think blowing it up would be a good terrorist idea- except someone who would trade stereo equipment for bomb material.
[re=421795]ForTheTurnstiles[/re]: The reference is to Guinea. And if you want to blame empires for their troubles, you can start with the Ghana Empire, followed by the Soso Kingdom, Mali Empire, Songhai Empire, and finally the French, who left 51 years ago. Pretty much all the Guineans’ fault since then, except for a brief interlude with Portuguese mercenaries in 1970.
[re=421790]Terry[/re]: Divide & conquer is a great way to subdue a colony. Tends to make a right mess, however, when you leave. I believe Congo & Rwanda are the textbook examples here. Also, Terry was referring to Guinea, I do believe.
[re=421790]Terry[/re]: Bonus France fail: Guess who sold Dimona to Israel?
[re=421795]ForTheTurnstiles[/re]:
Guinea is a former French colony and the subject of the last item on the list.
Jules, we think you meant to say the Guinean massacre happen *in* a major sports stadium.
The U.S. just needs to introduce the Israeli and Iranian leadership to Joe the Plumber and Sarah Palin. Then, tell them that if they keep fucking up, we appoint one of them as viceroy to their country after the eventual war.
I seem to remember V.S. Naipaul writing that in Africa, armies are strictly for domestic use.
[re=421809]finallyhappy[/re]: Funny, last time I traded bomb materials for stereo equipment I blew up my speakers.
[re=421802]bureaucrap[/re]: new zealand is supposed to be pretty fuckin’ awesome. i may join you….especially if the people posting the ‘obama death polls’ have their way…
Guinea pigs.
The problem with Guinea is that all of those demonstrating, democracy loving working class people are living on top of all of those sweet gold, diamond and aluminum ore fields. Also, Western “democracies” keep selling more fancy bullets and guns to the assholes who want to hand it all over to The Man.
[re=421784]Monsieur Grumpe[/re]: Nah…go for Springfield and make the Crick look more like the crusty brown donut it is.
[re=421793]x111e7thst[/re]: If by “they do pretty well” you mean “Israel lit up half of Beirut in hell-fire” I guess Hezbollah has done “pretty well”.
BTW, poor Africa. Even it’s most crazy dictators can’t get the Western media’s time of day, anymore. Nearly 200 people slaughtered in Conkery? **yawn** Does it have oil?
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