tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post7783717298056063042..comments2024-03-18T21:26:34.716-05:00Comments on TYWKIWDBI ("Tai-Wiki-Widbee"): This graph does NOT mean Iran is working on a bombMinnesotastanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01382888179579245181noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-65111777111677170652012-12-04T11:42:11.691-06:002012-12-04T11:42:11.691-06:00Thank you!Thank you!Paulo Ugolinihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11288626497894824632noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-68593485961063918822012-12-04T09:34:02.753-06:002012-12-04T09:34:02.753-06:00Paulo, I'm currently reading this article -
h...Paulo, I'm currently reading this article -<br /><br />http://harpers.org/archive/2012/11/the-mad-mullah-myth/<br /><br />- which is apparently not available fulltext for free online. I may blog excerpts later.Minnesotastanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01382888179579245181noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-4102440480180873882012-12-04T09:09:00.971-06:002012-12-04T09:09:00.971-06:00Stan,
I forgot to link you to this interview with...Stan,<br /><br />I forgot to link you to this interview with Col. Lawrence Wilkerson, former Chief of Staff for U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell:<br /><br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-D85qiTG9YM<br /><br />Here Wilkerson states that there's people pushing for war on the iranian side as well. It's an interesting take: it doesn't derive from the vulgar fear mongering - the nonsensical idea that Iran is willing to attack Israel, something that would only bring a world-wide war against them and bring legitimacy and support for the israeli regime - but rather argues that for a parcel of the iranian elite, having to defend iranian territory from military agression is a way to hold on power.<br /><br />Of course, in a doublethink paradigm, it can be used as a reason to attack Iran as well.Paulo Ugolinihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11288626497894824632noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-51289318765242762032012-12-03T07:02:02.093-06:002012-12-03T07:02:02.093-06:00It seems journalism nowadays suffers from pretty l...It seems journalism nowadays suffers from pretty low standards. It reduces to overhearing something cool at a bar, then writing it down, putting the word "EXCLUSIVE" in bold red letters in the title and there you go. The scarier the better.<br /><br />"EXCLUSIVE: MMR vaccine causes autism!"<br />"EXCLUSIVE: Ice age coming!"<br />"EXCLUSIVE: Immigrants eating puppies!"<br /><br />What happened to checking stuff? Or was that never a thing?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-72079381370584429852012-12-01T21:25:05.135-06:002012-12-01T21:25:05.135-06:00Wow, 5 whole paragraphs all sumly stating nothi...Wow, 5 whole paragraphs all sumly stating nothing.<br /><br />I would have to work very hard and for a very long time to accomplish something of that magnitude. Bravo A!Rosenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-8338590960356536662012-11-30T14:55:37.983-06:002012-11-30T14:55:37.983-06:00Forgot to say: why would the AP propagate a hoax g...Forgot to say: why would the AP propagate a hoax graph? Lack of fact checking and quality control perhaps? You mean like the faux photos they've been busted on? Nooooooo, say it ain't soooooo... --A.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-24418876535771211112012-11-30T14:49:14.236-06:002012-11-30T14:49:14.236-06:00Ok, so there are "people" who believe th...Ok, so there are "people" who believe that Iran is working on a nuclear weapon and they are sufficiently concerned that they'd prefer to strike pre-emptively rather than wait for hard evidence: a strike on them. What I find troubling is the attitude that Iran could not possibly be working on a nuclear weapon. They simply are not. There's no evidence--more on that in a sec--that they are, so, they must not be. Under-estimating the other guy/enemy is a classic mistake, often with deadly consequences. It is exactly what America did before 9/11, what England did before 7/7 and what Spain did 3/11, which under-estimations were exploited by those intent on exploiting any weakness.<br /><br />As for evidence: can we agree that obtaining such evidence, especially since far too many insist on physical proof, dismissing circumstantial evidence as if it is meaningless, is fundamentally impossible by legitimate means and in such a form that it convinces everyone who beholds it as incontrovertible? <br /><br />Let me stand at the other end of the argument and pose it this way: Iran is eager to start a war with someone and how many guesses do we need to figure out who that is. <br /><br />Frankly, ever since the hostage taking of 444 days back in '79, and then how they handled the recent Green Movement, I've regarded Iran's regime with great distrust. So, I'm still waiting for Iran to do something (not just say the right words, because they do that a little too well and only to buy time) that makes me think they deserve the benefit of the doubt from me. They have failed miserably for decades and I'm not optimistic. <br /><br />I have a sincere question for 'Stan--truly, why do you trust Iran or why do you think someone wishes to launch a war against Iran that seems groundless? Honest questions, just curious to understand your perspective. --A.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-86391054590044047512012-11-30T14:31:41.729-06:002012-11-30T14:31:41.729-06:00Rational consideration of the geopolitical place I...Rational consideration of the geopolitical place Iran holds lead to the conclusion that the country wouldn't want to develop a bomb, but certainly would work to develop the capacity to produce a bomb - in a period of months - in case its borders suffer even greater menace from Washington. That's consistant with official reports the Pentagon lays down annually to Congress and with commentary on the most prestigeous peer-reviewed journals, such as Foreign Affairs. It's just a matter of looking things up.Paulo Ugolinihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11288626497894824632noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-19360768199730348882012-11-30T11:42:50.997-06:002012-11-30T11:42:50.997-06:00I suggest that readers Google:
Albert Pike WWIII q...I suggest that readers Google:<br />Albert Pike WWIII quote<br /><br />There are people who desperately want and WILL trigger a war with Iran.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com