Iran Nuclear Standoff #2

[cycloneye]

http://www.storm2k.org/phpbb2/viewtopic ... 03&start=0

Thread #1


http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/13948731/

Iran sets the date for a response to offer by the Europeans about the Nuclear issue.

[sunny]

Just in from cnn.com:

Iranians were believed to be present at North Korea's July 4 missile tests, assistant Secretary of State Chris Hill, the chief U.S. negotiator with Pyongyang, testified today.

[wx247]

I saw that alert come up on cnn.com but I have yet to see any news coverage on this issue. Hmm...

[sunny]

I saw that alert come up on cnn.com but I have yet to see any news coverage on this issue. Hmm...

It's on the drudge report now.

[Janice]

Iranians were believed to be present at North Korea's July 4 missile tests, assistant Secretary of State Chris Hill, the chief U.S. negotiator with Pyongyang, testified today. Watch live on CNN Pipeline Now


U.S.: Iranians witnessed N. Korea missile test

Thursday, July 20, 2006; Posted: 11:49 a.m. EDT (15:49 GMT)




WASHINGTON (Reuters) -- One or more Iranians witnessed North Korea's recent missile tests, deepening U.S. concerns about growing ties between two countries with troubling nuclear capabilities, a top U.S. official said Thursday.

Asked at a U.S. Senate hearing about reports that Iranians witnessed the July 4 tests, Assistant Secretary of State Chris Hill, the chief U.S. negotiator with Pyongyang, replied: "Yes, that is my understanding" and it is "absolutely correct" that the relationship is worrisome.

Hill's comments are believed to be the first public U.S. confirmation that Iranian representatives observed the seven tests, which involved one launch of a long-range ballistic missile, which failed soon after being fired, and six tests of short and medium-range missiles.

Hill said the six succeeded in hitting their target range.

But U.S. officials have long said that Iran and North Korea have been collaborating and have expressed serious concerns that cash-strapped Pyongyang was keen to sell missiles and possibly also nuclear material.

"Our understanding is that North Korea has had a number of commercial relations in the Middle East with respect to missiles," Hill said.

North Korea-Iran ties are of even more concern now as the militant Islamic group Hezbollah, which is backed by Iran, is trading rocket fire with Israel, Hill and Republican Sen. George Allen of Virginia said during the hearing of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee.

[cycloneye]

Those two are very close partners and are helping each other in the missile front.

[cycloneye]

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/14091422/

After a quiet period,it looks like things will heat up if Iran rejects the UN Resolution.

[BEER980]

Connect the dots, follow the trail. When you think about each event and how it fits you see the bigger picture. This whole region could get real hot in the near futute. Look at all the players and how this game is being played out right now. Can you guess where this is going?

"This year, we are told, the Muslim commemorations associated with their calendar date 27 Rajab will occur on August 22. On this a most celebratory date in the Islamic calendar, best-selling author and Islamic scholar Robert Spencer reminds that the Prophet Muhammed made his ascension into heaven from the Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem, an event known as the Miraj. “[T]he Night Journey has become firmly embedded in the Islamic consciousness,” Spencer notes, “such that Muslims today celebrate it as one of the central events of Muhammad’s life.” And now, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has selected that as an auspicious date to create a light over the skies of Jerusalem such as the world has never seen since the Miraj."

[Brent]

What happened to the July 12th deadline the U.N. set?

What a worthless organization.

[Cookiely]

Connect the dots, follow the trail. When you think about each event and how it fits you see the bigger picture. This whole region could get real hot in the near futute. Look at all the players and how this game is being played out right now. Can you guess where this is going?

"This year, we are told, the Muslim commemorations associated with their calendar date 27 Rajab will occur on August 22. On this a most celebratory date in the Islamic calendar, best-selling author and Islamic scholar Robert Spencer reminds that the Prophet Muhammed made his ascension into heaven from the Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem, an event known as the Miraj. “[T]he Night Journey has become firmly embedded in the Islamic consciousness,” Spencer notes, “such that Muslims today celebrate it as one of the central events of Muhammad’s life.” And now, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has selected that as an auspicious date to create a light over the skies of Jerusalem such as the world has never seen since the Miraj."

I read a long time ago (can't remember the book, guess I'm getting old), that the last prophesy before the tribulations was the destruction of the dome of the rock. Wouldn't it be ironic if the Dome of the Rock was destroyed by a muslim. Anyone remember the book?

[Brent]

Big headline on Drudge:

Israel may "go it alone" against Iran



http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite? ... 2FShowFull

[feederband]

Big headline on Drudge:

Israel may "go it alone" against Iran



http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite? ... 2FShowFull

They are backed into a corner...They will have to do something...