Ahmadinejad and the Mahdi |
Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad surprised not only many Westerners but also many Iranians when, during his first speech at the United Nations, he prayed for the hasty return of the Hidden Imam, ... Posted by iranaware on Sat, 11 Oct 2008 06:01:00 PST |
The Woe in Afghanistan |
Is the war in Afghanistan becoming the woe in Afghanistan? Tuesday marks the seventh anniversary of the U.S. invasion of the country, and despite many successes, the trends are not looking good.CNN's ... Posted by iranaware on Thu, 09 Oct 2008 08:37:00 PST |
Does Ahmadinejad Speak for Iran? |
Hooman Majd, author of The Ayatollah Begs to Differ, has an unusual background: His father had been a diplomat for the Shah of Iran, and his family fled the country to escape the Islamic revolution. H... Posted by iranaware on Thu, 09 Oct 2008 08:35:00 PST |
WE ONLY GET ONE STRIKE. |
by Moshe SharonAn Israeli attack on Iran seems inevitable. If it succeeds, it will return to Israel its deterrent power and send a clear message to the saber-rattling jihadists that they were too earl... Posted by iranaware on Sat, 27 Sep 2008 11:10:00 PST |
Who is Ahmadinejad |
To understand Ahmadinejad's mind set and behavior requires a close scrutiny of the elaborate and intricate theology of Hujjatiyyah Shiism, perhaps the most fundamentalist of the numerous Shiite sects.... Posted by iranaware on Tue, 23 Sep 2008 03:37:00 PST |
The Bomb in the basement |
Political scientists are fond of assuming "rationality." But regarding Iran, neither the US nor Israel has acted in its own self-interest. Each has already allowed a threat to reach a point of possibl... Posted by iranaware on Wed, 10 Sep 2008 06:38:00 PST |
The Sixty-Day War |
y the time Sarah Palin took the stage last week at the Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul, Minnesota, her selection as John McCain's running mate was looking like an even bigger gamble than when he'd anno... Posted by iranaware on Mon, 08 Sep 2008 05:23:00 PST |
The next presidents next war |
With both parties' U.S. presidential and vice presidential nominees now set, American voters have their last opportunity to decide whether Democrats or Republicans can field the team best qualified to... Posted by iranaware on Mon, 08 Sep 2008 04:47:00 PST |
The Reality of a Palestinian State. |
Dean Acheson, the American statesman and President Truman's Secretary of State, was quoted as saying: "No people in history have ever survived who thought they could protect their freedom by making th... Posted by iranaware on Fri, 29 Aug 2008 08:44:00 PST |
The Ramifications of a Palestinian State. |
With many issues now surfacing in the US presidential campaign, few are more important than the next president's position on "Palestine" To date, neither candidate has been open on this issue. Would o... Posted by iranaware on Fri, 29 Aug 2008 08:43:00 PST |