Gathering Storm
Happy Birthday
The Gathering Storm, May 8, 2008
Thursday, May 8, 2008
It should be a joyful time for Israel this week, as the country prepares to celebrate its 60th anniversary . The air hangs heavy, however, as the reality of a nuclear Iran in the region grows closer every day. Appearing before journalists earlier this week, Israeli President Shimon Peres, one of the last members of Israel's founding generation, issued birthday wishes as well as concerns about the future of the nation. [Read More]
Trouble in Tehran
The Gathering Storm, May 6, 2008
Tuesday, May 6, 2008
As U.S. and Iraqi officials released new evidence this week of Iran's training, funding, and arming of terrorists in Iraq, Iranian Cleric Ahmad Khatami said in a Friday prayer broadcast on state radio "If maniacs in Washington or Tel Aviv seek to take (military) action, the Iranian nation will slap them so hard they will not get off the floor." [Read More]
The Gathering Storm
Thursday, May 1, 2008
A possible Israel-Syria peace agreement brokered by the Turkish suffered an apparent set-back when the Syrians said it would not sever ties with Iran and Hezbollah as part of any deal. [Read More]
"The Peace Pipeline"
The Gathering Storm, April 29, 2008
Tuesday, April 29, 2008
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad began a three-nation tour of Asia on Monday with stops scheduled for Pakistan, Sri Lanka, and India in attempts to strengthen diplomatic and trading relations with the South Asian countries. [Read More]
Ahmadinjad, Chavez, and a New Power in Paraguay
The Gathering Storm, April 24, 2008
Thursday, April 24, 2008
"If we want to build the country, maintain our dignity and solve economic problems, we need the culture of martyrdom." That's the latest from Iran's Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. AFP reports that in a speech on Wednesday, Ahmadinejad described martyrdom as a "quick and shortcut way to reach the summit of salvation." Though he did not explain exactly how dying for one's religious beliefs would help the Iranian economy. [Read More]
