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Cyber Attack on USA Expected Tuesday?

February 11th, 2010 · 1 Comment

It was almost 9 p.m. in Tehran as I published this post, and people around the world are still trying to decide what Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s threatened “punch” against the West is going to be.  Some influential Americans appear to think it might come as a cyber attack.

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Iranian Leader Planning ‘Dirty Bomb’ Attack

February 1st, 2010 · 1 Comment

Late last night, I noted on my Facebook wall that Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad had issued threats against the West, this time saying Iran will deliver a harsh blow to the “global arrogance” on this year’s anniversary of the Islamic Revolution, Feb. 11.

Because I pay scant attention to the Islamic Republic’s holiday calendar, I decided [...]

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Uncle Jay Explains the News: Oct. 12, 2009

October 13th, 2009 · No Comments

“Acronym” is Uncle Jay’s word of the week, and he employs them frequently while covering a wide range of topics (below) in this week’s edition of Uncle Jay Explains the News:

NASA blew up the moon;

Miley Cyrus decided to dump her Twitter page in order to regain some of her privacy — and then she sang [...]

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Which Country is Helping Iran Most?

October 1st, 2009 · No Comments

Which country is providing the most behind-the-scenes support for the Islamic Republic of Iran?
Most certainly making light of the fact that China imports a large percentage of its oil from Iran, my friend David Donar at Political Graffiti produced the cartoon at right which shows Uncle Sam behaving timidly in the face of a diminutive, [...]

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United Nations Despots Captured in Ink

September 24th, 2009 · No Comments

Hats off to David Donar at Political Graffiti for “U.N. AMERICAN,” his latest effort that captures the aura of two of the world’s most-despised dictators, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and Libya’s Mu’ammar Qaddafi.  Both men delivered nonsensical addresses at the United Nations yesterday.
BTW: In case you missed them, below are links to three UN-related posts [...]

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