Saudi Arabia gives Israel clear skies to attack Iranian nuclear sites

Saudia air defenses have been tested and will stand down if Israeli jets pass through them on the way to bombing Iran nuke sites. Despite the tension

between the two governments, they share a mutual loathing of the regime in Tehran and a common fear of Iran’s nuclear ambitions. “We all know this. We [...]

Mujahideen Victory Day: Afghans still voiceless decades later

A US withdrawal does not mean abandoning the Afghans. Afghanistan suffers from too much foreign meddling, not a lack of it. And through all of it, the Afghans themselves remain completely helpless to the fate of their own country. [...]

Israel attack on Hezbollah and Lebanon may be imminent, King of Jordan

One congressional source told me that the word the King used was ‘imminent‘ with regard to the potential outbreak of war.

Anon tipster at Zero Hedge says Israel will attack Iran, possibly by summer, with ok of US.

I am also hearing that Israel will not attack w/o the OK of the US. Israel [...]

The protesters are winning in Iran

“Baseej find themselves surrounded by the flames of their own motorcycles” as protesters pelt them with rocks. (Quite a change from the early protests when baseej drove motorcycles through the crowds clubbing and killing people.)

Remember, if you are caught and put in jail there for protesting you are quite likely to be repeatedly [...]

Protesters fight back in Iran, police beaten, police cars burned

Andrew Sullivan has continuing coverage including reports that police are sometimes refusing to follow orders to shoot protesters. Their corrupt, brutal, illegal government may yet fall. Let’s hope so.

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Daughter of Ahmadinejad’s advisor applies for asylum in Germany

She hopes her father will see the error of his ways and support the Green Movement.

As one of the employees of the Islamic Centre in London quietly told me, the Green Movement has penetrated every layer of the Iranian society, its not a question of if the Green Movement wins, its just a question [...]

New York says welcome, Mahmoud

Voices for Iran. Protest Ahmadinejad at the UN

Join us in New York City on September 22-24 as we raise our Voices for Iran and demand Ahmadinejad be held accountable for crimes against the Iranian people. We aim to have in one location the biggest international action ever in support of Iranian rights.

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I wonder, will the lunatic fringe of [...]

Mousavi’s chief adviser and others arrested

They were part of Committee for the Tracking of Prisoners.

Enduring America says this could be the defining showdown.

Somebody very important has decided enough is enough with the pressure for enquiries into post-election Government activities, even if those enquiries were going to be defined tightly enough to limit the pressure on the system.

The [...]

Was ‘hijacked’ Russian ship intercepted by Mossad and carrying missiles to Iran?

Could be, says Tikun Olam.