National Security
10 Russian spy suspects plead guilty at N.Y. hearing
All 10 of the accused Russian spies held in the United States pleaded guilty Thursday at a hearing in Manhattan, a key step in a reported deal under negotiation with Russia for the largest swap of espionage detainees since the Cold War.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Michael Farbiarz said at the start of […]
CIA Chief: Iran has enough uranium for two nuclear bombs
CIA Director Leon Panetta says Iran probably has enough low-enriched uranium for two nuclear weapons, but that it likely would take two years to build the bombs.
Panetta also says he is doubtful that recent U.N. penalties will put an end to Iran’s nuclear ambitions.
He says the penalties could help to weaken Tehran’s government by creating […]
Obama Administration to Back Anti-Israel Resolution at UN Next Week (Hope and Change)
THE WEEKLY STANDARD has learned that senior Obama administration officials have been telling foreign governments that the administration intends to support an effort next week at the United Nations to set up an independent commission, under UN auspices, to investigate Israel’s behavior in the Gaza flotilla incident. The White House has apparently shrugged off concerns […]
Iran’s Ahmadinejad says Israel is ‘doomed’ (Liberals who voted Obama should be proud /sarc)
SHANGHAI — Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said on Friday Israel was “doomed” and singled out US President Barack Obama for scorn, blaming Washington for orchestrating new nuclear sanctions against Tehran.
Speaking during a visit to the World Expo in Shanghai, Ahmadinejad denounced the UN Security Council’s sanctions resolution adopted Wednesday with Chinese and Russian backing as […]
PRESS CONFERENCE DISASTER: OBAMA FORCED TO SIDE WITH BP
Obama faced repeated questions implying and literally asking if the Deepwater Oil Spill was his Katrina.He defended the administration’s response: “This has been our highest priority since day one.”
But here’s the catch. For him to make that claim, Obama is forced to claim authority over the BP response from the start — saying he could […]
Hypersonic scramjet sets record in first flight (X-51A update)
In its first flight attempt, the X-51A WaveRider Wednesday completed the longest supersonic combustion ramjet-powered flight in history, flying nearly three and a half minutes at a top speed of Mach 5, although it fell short of its target duration and speed, according to Boeing.
The unmanned aerial vehicle was released from a U.S. Air Force […]
Some US troops in Afghanistan patrol with unloaded weapons
Commanders have reportedly ordered a U.S. military unit in Afghanistan to patrol with unloaded weapons.
Some soldiers are being ordered to conduct patrols without a round chambered in their weapons, The US Report has learned from an anonymous source at a forward operating base in Afghanistan. Our source was unsure if the order came from his […]
USA Is BUYING Time For Its Iran Stragtery
With Iran having just done a big military excerise Thursday, it is becoming much more clearer that the options are getting fewer and fewer.
(Excerpt) Read more at annem040359.wordpress.com
Iran begins war games in Gulf, Strait of Hormuz
Iran’s elite Revolutionary Guard on Thursday started large-scale war games in the Persian Gulf and the strategic Strait of Hormuz, state television reported.
Read more at MyWay
Iran “Orders” U.S. to Exit Afgahistan; Says Israel Will “Collapse”
As we have apparently abdicated out moral authority as global peace-keeper — being that the subtext of the Obama administration’s foreign policy is to cleanse distasteful “American arrogance” from the delicate palettes of world dictators — it is no surprise that Iran’s theocratic figurehead, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad ratcheted up his bellicose rhetoric at the country’s annual […]
PENTAGON PLANNING FOR MILITARY STRIKE ON IRAN; ‘LAST OPTION’
The nation’s top military officer said on Sunday that a U.S. strike against Iran would go “a long way” to delaying its nuclear program but that he considered doing so his “last option” right now.
Read the whole story at Reuters
Defense Secretary Robert Gates Warns U.S. Lacks Strategy on Iran Nukes
From Fox:
“A memo from Defense Secretary Robert Gates to the Whitehouse warned that the United States lacks a nimble long-term plan for dealing with Iran’s nuclear program, according to a published report.”
A “nimble” - “long-term plan”?,—-for dealing with a nuclear armed Islomofascist regime,– that is motivated to bring about the return of the hidden Mahdi?
Sorry, […]
RUSSIA DECLARES: IRAN NUKE REACTOR READY IN AUGUST (Please pray for Israel)
A reactor being built by Russia at Iran’s Bushehr nuclear power plant is scheduled to open in August, the head of Russia’s state nuclear corporation said on Wednesday.
“The launch is scheduled for August. We’re on schedule,” Sergei Kiriyenko told reporters in Argentina during a visit. “Bushehr doesn’t threaten the regime of nonproliferation in any way. […]
Pres. Obama: “Whether We Like It or Not, We Remain a Dominant Military Superpower” - Video 4/13/10
Here is video of President Obama today at a news conference closing his “Nuclear Security Summit,” where he made the odd statement that “whether we like it or not, we (United States) remain a dominant military superpower, and when conflicts break out, we get pulled into it.” He makes the statement around the 1:00 mark […]
French President: Will not give up nuclear weapons
France will not give up its nuclear weapons, because doing so would “jeopardize” its security, President Nicolas Sarkozy has said as global leaders gathered for a summit on nuclear security.”I cannot jeopardize the security and safety of my country,” Sarkozy told CBS News hours before US President Barack Obama opened the landmark summit of 47 […]
New Arms-Cut Treaty Requires U.S. Senate Approval (Will Republicans roll over for Barry?)
After President Obama and Russian President Dmitry Medvedev sign a new arms-reduction treaty in a Prague ceremony April 8, the treaty will face scrutiny in the U.S. Senate and Russian Duma for final approval…The U.S. Constitution requires that for any treaty to be ratified, it must be approved by at least a two-thirds vote of […]
Ahmadinejad ridicules Obama’s strategy: ‘Wait until your sweat dries and get some experience’… ‘He is an amateur’…
Iran – Iran’s hard-line president on Wednesday ridiculed President Barack Obama’s new nuclear strategy, which turns the U.S. focus away from the Cold War threats and instead aims to stop the spread of atomic weapons to rogue states or terrorists.Obama on Tuesday announced the new strategy, including a vow not to use nuclear weapons against […]
Obama to Limit Potential Uses of Nuclear Weapons
The Obama administration is locking up the country’s nuclear weapons for all but the most “extreme circumstances,” pledging in a new policy not to develop new nuclear weapons and to limit the use of the ones in storage — even for self defense.
The new strategy stops short of declaring the United States will never be […]
Russia reserves opt-out of arms treaty with US
The new U.S.-Russian arms control treaty is a much better deal for Russia than its predecessor, but Moscow reserves the right to withdraw from it if a planned U.S. missile defense system grows into a threat, Russia’s foreign minister said Tuesday.
(Excerpt) Read more at news.yahoo.com
Breaking News: Iran Nuclear Scientist Defects to U.S. In CIA ‘Intelligence Coup’
An award-winning Iranian nuclear scientist, who disappeared last year under mysterious circumstances, has defected to the CIA and been resettled in the United States, according to people briefed on the operation by intelligence officials.
he officials were said to have termed the defection of the scientist, Shahram Amiri, “an intelligence coup” in the continuing CIA operation […]