STRATEGY SHIFT IN THE MIDDLE EAST

The Israeli armed forces are no longer able to control the ground. Lebanon (2006), Gaza (2008). Their tanks, Russian RPG. Their navy, land-sea missiles supplied to Hezbollah by China equipped with anti-jamming system. air dominance, Russian S-300, currently being shipped.

Iraqi Kurdistan engineered by the United States, economic development under Israeli control. Washington’s support of separatist Kurds under PKK compelled Turkish military to turnaround, Atlantic Alliance, no longer

Israel, an enemy tone with Tel Aviv escalate since ecip Erdogan and Shimon Peres spared at Davos.

Iraqi chaos, quasi-state in Kurdistan, forced regional neighbours to work together. Washington attempted to destabilize them all

United States and Israel covertly supported Turkey (PKK) and Iran (Pejak) and Kurds in Syria. result, Iran-Syria-Turkey triangle

Iran, leader of the Shiites. After Bremmer’s destruction of Iraqi Baath. Syria, leader of the secular. Turkey, cradle of Sunni. This alliance dropped divide and rule. end to the Fitna. Abdullah of Saudi invited Ahmadinejad to Mecca

"de-Baathisation" of Iraq unting season former executive officers. one million Iraqis have been welcomed to Syria. Initially immigration economic crisis, digested provided highly qualified executives.

turmoil by the United States in Yemen forced Saudi royal family to support King Abdhallah’s appeasement. Syria and Iran, Hariri Lebanese-Saudi clan asked to reconcile with Bashar al-Assad, recognize armed Lebanese Resistance, opening the way for a government of national unity

Washington may still destabilize, several attempts. corrupt Syrian generals to overthrow Bashar al-Assad foiled.

The multiple attacks orchestrated by the CIA in the non-Persian provinces of Iran failed to trigger separatist revolts. While the colour revolution, organized by the CIA and MI6 during the presidential election, was been drowned out by a human tidal wave. To the tens of thousands of protesters in the northern neighbourhoods of Tehran, the rest of the country responded with a massive demonstration of 5 million people.

Washington is incapable of Gladio military dictatorship in Turkey.

Washington and Tel Aviv could also fabricate fraudulent files. since 2007 Israel discovered nuclear research in Syria. Iran, vast programe of a similar nature. Syria of Scuds into Lebanon. But the accusations do not stand up, Colin Powell regarding Iraqi’s alleged possession of weapons. There have been numerous IAEA inspection, only found normal.

Petraeus set off alarm, game played by the Israelis in Palestine, in Iraq
thwarted U.S. plans. GIs in Iraq and Afghanistan hostages to Turkey, Syria and Iran
as they are the only ones to pacify rebellious populations. Israel strategic ally
has become a burden

regional enemies are now shields. Moscow has repositioned With Israel, Russia reaffirmed settlement of the conflict based on UN resolutions (including right of return and Madrid conference. return of territories, two-state solution. There are one million ex-Soviets in Israel, Moscow wants to forestall exodus. advocated reconciliation ofFatah and Hamas. met Khaled Mechaal. Russia supports rapprochement
between Iran, Syria and Turkey. entered a phase of intense cooperation. opened borders, liberalised trade, economies energised. Russia has no intention of staying out. a Turk can enter Russia. Earlier this year Hillary Clinton ordered Syria distance from Resistance. al-Assad immediately alongside Ahmadinejad, Nasrallah signed "Treaty. Khaled Mechaal could not attend, but Hamas involved

Rosatom and Atomstroyexport, completing nuclear plant in Iran (Bushehr)
another one in Turkey launched in seven years, similar project in Syria

Russia’ to provide means to accelerate development that Westerner denied so long. Stroitransgaz and Gazprom transit of Syrian gas to Lebanon. Beirut being prevented by its Israeli neighbour from exploiting its large reserves offshore. Russia new naval base in Syria confirmed. delivery of S-300 missiles to Tehran to protect Iran from U.S. and Israeli threats, Medvedev warned the United States against a war in Iran. endorsed denuclearization, dismantling of the Israeli nuclear arsenal. Russia helping Turkey clear disputes with Greece and Armenia including Cyprus and Nagorno-Karabakh
Thus, Ankara permanently from Tel Aviv and Washington. Turkey and Armenia established
relations. Russian to build a pipeline, Samsun to Ceyhan. Ankara in the South Stream
Russia ensures Tehran-Damascus-Ankara triangle shockwave could spread to the Caucasus

IRAN'S TWITTER REVOLUTION

Thus, the first warning that the adventurous project to mount a "Twitter revolution" in Iran was doomed to fail had to come from the Israelis
Saudi Arabian media's unprecedented, vicious personal
attack on both Khamenei and President Mahmud Ahmadinejad -
Its principal interlocutor, former Iranian president Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, has vanished from the chessboard
Meir Dagan, head of Israel's Mossad, let it be known that a win by Iranian opposition candidate Mir Hossein Mousavi in the presidential election on June 12 would have spelled "big problems" for Israel.
In an extraordinary media leak
Mousavi is
the one who began Iran's nuclear program when he was prime minister."
Israel signaled to Tehran it had nothing to do with any "color" revolution
there is no scope for a "color" revolution in today's Iran.
Amir Taheri admits:
Mousavi kindled hopes in the West - notably London, Paris and Berlin - and some "pro-West" Arab capitals.
a known factor as foreign minister
prime minister during 1981-89

never that he was a modernist or reforme
Mousavi when he was in power, "developed a wide network of contacts in the US, Europe and the Arab countries".
He recalls that the man who led the lengthy Algiers
talks, which resulted in the release of the American hostages in 1981, Behzad Nabvi, is still assisting Mousavi. So is Abbas Kangarioo who held secret negotiations with the Ronald Reagan administration in what came to be known as the Iran-Contra deal. Kangarioo, a key advisor and friend of Mousavi, also has the distinction of having "developed a network of contacts in intelligence and diplomatic circles in Europe and the US".
his principal appeal at home is confined to the urban middle classes who wish the "Khomeinist revolution would just fade away ... People like Mousavi and former presidents Mohammad Khatami and Hashemi Rafsanjani have long ceased to be regarded as genuine revolutionaries".
a weak interlocutor without a "Khomeinist base" like Mousavi could never make concessions

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Ahmadinejad restored the connectivity of the regime with the radical populist discourse. "Four years ago", Taheri writes, "the image of the regime was one of a clique of mid-ranking mullahs and their business associates running the country as a private company in their own interest
'downtrodden' base saw itself as the victim of a great historic swindle
he hit at many corrupt practices and threatened to bring key figures to justice, but stopped short of landing the big catch. The big question is whether Ahmadinejad will cast his net wide in his second term.
Last week's power-play showed that Khamenei effectively thwarted Rafsanjani's attempt to rally the clerical establishment in Qom.
members of the Assembly of Experts said in a statement that "enemies of Iran" were masterminding the "unrest and riots" over the presidential vote through its "hired elements" Berlin - and some "pro-West" Arab capitals.

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a known factor as foreign minister

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prime minister during 1981-89

LOST IN TRANSLATION

I took my translation - "the regime occupying Jerusalem must vanish from the page of time" - from the indefatigable Professor Juan Cole's website where it has been for several weeks.

But it seems to be mainly thanks to the Guardian giving it prominence that the New York Times, which was one of the first papers to misquote Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, came out on Sunday with a defensive piece attempting to justify its reporter's original "wiped off the map" translation. (By the way, for Farsi speakers the original version is available here.)

Joining the "off the map" crowd is David Aaronovitch, a columnist on the Times (of London), who attacked my analysis yesterday. I won't waste time on him since his knowledge of Farsi is as minimal as that of his Latin. The poor man thinks the plural of casus belli is casi belli, unaware that casus is fourth declension with the plural casus (long u).

BUSH MUST BE WIPED OFF THE FACE OF THE MAP...

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..."the occupation regime over Washington must vanish from the page of time"



Which is it?

But, protested Bush, who had just been told by Putin that he wouldn’t even be allowed to launch a "surgical" attack – much less another war of aggression – against Iran from our "temporary" air base in Azerbaijan,

"We've got a leader in Iran who has announced that he wants to destroy Israel."

(That’s a lie, of course. Ahmadinejad has never made such an announcement.)

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