World War

(Reuters) – China PLA officers urge economic punch against U.S.

Senior Chinese military officers have proposed that their country boost defense spending, adjust PLA deployments, and possibly sell some U.S. bonds to punish Washington for its latest round of arms sales to Taiwan. Read More Here

(AntiWar) – AP Pulls Iran Nukes Story After Antiwar.com Exposé

Associated Press issued a story yesterday (Monday) entitled “Iran moves closer to nuke warhead capacity.” It was full of inaccurate and misleading information implying that Iran had admitted trying to enrich weapons-grade nuclear material. The story appeared on a wide variety of media. Read More Here

(TheStar) – U.S. missile defence plans aimed at Russia, top military official says

U.S. missile defence plans are a threat to Russian national security and have slowed down progress on a new arms control treaty with Washington, Russia’s top military officer said Tuesday. Read More Here

(Reuters) – Italy says Iranian militia attacked its embassy

Italy said dozens of members of Iran’s hardline religious Basij militia had tried to attack its embassy in Tehran on Tuesday, but Iranian media described the incident as a student protest and did not mention any violence. Read More Here

(Haaretz) – Four things Netanyahu needs for an Israeli strike on Iran

To give the green light for a military strike against Iranian nuclear facilities, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu requires evidence of a clear and present danger; the assurance of the Israel Defense Forces that it can do the job; domestic support; and also the consent of President Obama, who learned from his predecessors in the Bush family that you should only go to war in the Persian Gulf three years into your presidential term, after congressional elections. Tehran is in the crosshairs, but not before 2011. Read More Here

(Video) – Iran’s Nuclear Facilities: The Facts – Video Link Here

(IslamTimes) – ‘Iranian weapon ends Apache copters’ air supremacy’

A senior Iranian military official says Iran has developed a special weapon that can bring down Apache helicopters. Read More Here

(Film) – Iran is not the Problem

IRAN (is not the problem) is a feature length film responding to the failure of the American mass media to provide the public with relevant and accurate information about the standoff between the US and Iran, as happened before with the lead up to the invasion of Iraq. View Film Here

(ChristianScienceMonitor) – Most Iranians support Ahmadinejad and nuclear power, poll finds

Most Iranians support Ahmadinejad and the country’s nuclear program, even as they favor restoring diplomatic relations with the US. Read More Here

(CNSNews) – ‘Stop Sending Your Spies Here,’ Judge Tells China

With a message to Beijing to “stop sending your spies here,” a U.S. judge on Monday sentenced a Chinese-born former Boeing engineer to more than 15 years in prison for economic espionage and acting as an agent for China. Read More Here

(AsiaTimes) – Beijing beefs up cyber-warfare capacity

While the furor over cyber-attacks against Google has lapsed somewhat, the Sino-American confrontation over the larger issue of Internet security and global digital warfare is expected to intensify in the near future Read More Here

(Reuters) – US wants UN sanctions resolution on Iran within weeks

The United States wants the U.N. Security Council to approve a resolution within weeks, not months, laying the ground for new sanctions against Iran over its nuclear programme, the Pentagon said on Tuesday. Read More Here

(PressTV) – Leader says Iran stands tall in face of threats

Ahead of the anniversary ceremonies of the victory of the Islamic Revolution, its Leader said Monday threats against Iran emanate from the enemy’s inability to comprehend the divine roots of the Islamic Republic. Read More Here

(PressTV) – ‘Middle East will determine fate of the world’

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad says the Middle East is the region that “will determine the fate of the world.”
“The Zionist regime and its allies are on the losing side, and the free nations’ resistance is empowered,” Ahmadinejad said in Tehran on Monday during a meeting with Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine Secretary General Ramadan Abdullah Shallah. Read More Here

(LATimes) – U.S., EU castigate Iran for human rights abuses

The United States and the European Union on Monday condemned human rights abuses in Iran in the wake of the Islamic Republic’s announcement that it would expand its nuclear materials enrichment effort. Read More Here