WAITING FOR THE OTHER SHOE

Like many of you I am waiting for Ahmadi-Nejad to make good on his statement he will announce the end of fear of Israeli nukes. So far, Hezbollah leader, Hassan Nassrallah has made similar noises and verbal hints but the Iranian President appears to have bitten his tongue. Possibly, while whatever he intended to disclose gets readied. Perhaps, though less likely, because he has had second thoughts with the imminent destruction of his Hezbollah children by an Israeli invasion - before they can have his intent prepared for activation by leading Israel to the heart of his project. Since the original information source was good, in that context, the only reasonable explanation - apart from those previously posited - to the Iranian announcement, focuses on two aspects: 1. The WMDs originating and moved from Iraq and stored in both Syria and Lebanon - at exact locations well-known to Western intelligence, being brought out of their storage (not launch) silos and other pre-constructed sites in both countries. 2. The likelihood of Ahmadi-Nejad sticking to an old plan to use ample fissionable material obtained from various countries to set off an underground nuclear detonation, claim nuclear weapon capability from inside the shrine of Imam Reza, Saint of Miracles in the holy city of Mashhad on August 22nd - the date Prophet Mohammad ascended to heaven - and announce he has several nuclear missiles aimed at Israel. Again intelligence sources know he has at least four operationally sound nuclear warheads on mid-range Shahab 3 missiles he can deploy - not just against Israel and but nearly into Greece. The still being tested Shahab 4 and 5 could potentially reach mid-Europe but have not been sufficiently proved to risk wasting a still scarce Iranian nuclear device. Of course there is a third aspect - but to everyone's astonishment, probably way down the list on Ahmadi-Nejad's reasons for silence or hesitation - retaliation by Israel and the West.

To this fanatical believer in the Hojatieh principles that his beloved, sacred 12th Imam Mehdi will only return to redeem the world if there is enough suffering, pain, oppression, misery and bloodshed to make it worth the 'End of Times' Redeemer's notice, sacrificing the whole world or his own Iran to achieve this "higher purpose" is acceptable.

He would prefer, however, to go out with a bang by eliminating Israel and earning his place in Islamic history.

Irradiating his Hezbollah, Hamas or other Arab surrogates, proxies or allies means little or nothing to Ahmadi-Nejad in the broader picture, anymore than Pol Pot cared about killing millions of his countrymen, who may have had any modicum of intelligence or education with which to oppose him.

Here, most analysts and readers lose touch with reality. Not theirs - but that perceived by Ahmadi-Nejad and his neo-Iran sidekicks. What seems unthinkable to us stands as perfectly reasonable and totally acceptable to this Hojatieh lunatic fringe.

Equate them in your mind to the carricatured, long haired and bearded Christian billboard carriers screaming the words written on them: "Repent, the end of world is at hand!" The only difference, other than the religion, stems from the frenzied billboard proponents not having nuclear weapons, an armada of suicide bombers and control of a whole country's resources with which to "enforce" their fears, hopes or off-center minds/beliefs.

In the midst of this virulent, devastating threat to the world, it was sad to discover yesterday how limited our intelligence is about Ahmadi-Nejad and what the Iranian populace thinks and feels. Or how it manifests among decision makers.

U.S. Senators believe - or pretend to believe - that Ahmadi-Nejad is dearly loved inside Iran, that the populace is grateful to him for "giving them a life" and that he has NO OPPOSITION for whatever he does.

Last week they were astonished and amazed to see poster after poster of current time period, mass demonstrations against the regime and Ahmadi-Nejad when these were presented to them.

This aspect shows either an intentional withholding of evidence/truth from the Senate and Congress by the intelligence agencies in order to fan into flame the anti-Bush feeling being spread by Democrats or an abysmal dereliction of duty by the CIA and State Department in their briefings of the lawmakers.

QUOTE from President Lincoln they have forgotten. If the presenter, who showed the photos ,or even I, have this information, why does our legislative branch not receive it too? And continues to be under the misapprehension that the average Iranian Joe Six-pack would support Ahmadi-Nejad with his or her life? And then passes this disinformation on to his or her constituents?

Remember, the UNELECTED pre-Condi State Department is a vast bureaucracy, which openly says their role is to "negotiate" not act or invite action and tries to impose wishy-washy policies from fear of being wrong or creating a "ruckus". Or offending their liberal counterparts in Europe with whom they chat.

So many, both the old guard there and in the unelected CIA, which openly shows insubordination verging on sabotage, if not treason, to their Commander in Chief at every step - act not for the good of our nation but because they dislike the President or his policies.

Like the unelected MainStream Media (MSM) they impatiently decide what's best for our country - to hell with those in positions of responsibility they do not like. Then petulantly impose their opinions in damaging ways.

"Cutting off your nose to spite your face and too bad if it hurts our country " is the theme adopted by too many left of center proponents like these:

and spinmeister Kennedy

To inject a touch of humor into the increasingly nerve wracking situation the world faces, read these and the punchline at the end and try to have a good weekend:

They (including Senators etc.) Walk Among Us

Some guy bought a new fridge for his house. To get rid of his old, still working fridge, he put it in his front yard and hung a sign on it saying: "Free to good home. You want it, you take it". For three days the fridge sat there without even one person looking twice at it. He eventually decided that people were too un-trusting of this deal. It looked too good to be true, so he changed the sign to read: "Fridge for sale $50". The next day someone stole it. Caution ... They Walk Among Us While looking at a house, my brother asked the real estate agent which direction was north because, he explained, he didn't want the sun waking him up every morning. She asked, "Does the sun rise in the North?" When my brother explained that the sun rises in the East, and has for some time, she shook her head and said, "Oh, I don't keep up with that stuff." They Walk Among Us! I used to work in technical support for a 24/7 call center. One day I got a call from an individual who asked what hours the call center was open. I told him, "The number you dialed is open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week." He responded, "Is that Eastern or Pacific time?" Wanting to end the call quickly, I said, "Uh, Pacific" . . . . . They Walk Among Us! My colleague and I were eating our lunch in our cafeteria, when we overheard one of the administrative assistants talking about the sunburn she got on her weekend drive to the shore. She drove down in a convertible, but "didn't think she'd get sunburned because the car was moving". . . . . . They Walk Among Us! My sister has a life saving tool in her car it's designed to cut through a seat belt if she gets trapped. She keeps it in the trunk . . They Walk Among Us! My friends and I were on a beer run and noticed that the cases were discounted 10%. Since it was a big party, we bought 2 cases. The cashier multiplied 2 times 10% and gave us a 20% discount. They Walk Among Us! I was hanging out with a friend when we saw a woman with a nose ring attached to an earring by a chain. My friend said, "Wouldn't the chain rip out every time she turned her head?" I explained that a person's nose and ear remain the same distance apart no matter which way the head is turned. . . . . . They Walk Among Us! I couldn't find my luggage at the airport baggage area. So I went to the lost luggage office and told the woman there that my bags never showed up. She smiled and told me not to worry because she was a trained professional and I was in good hands. "Now," she asked me, "has your plane arrived yet? " . . . . . . They Walk Among Us! While working at a Pizza Parlor I observed a man ordering a small pizza to go. He appeared to be alone and the cook asked him if he would like it cut into 4 pieces or 6. He thought about it for some time before responding. "Just cut it into 4 pieces; I don't think I'm hungry enoughto eat 6 pieces". Yep, They Walk Among Us too. Where do you think we get the people who fill all the jobs? They walk among us, and reproduce! NOTE: A Farsi translation has been made of the "Know thy Enemy" article (as below) and of "Carter's Illegal Demands on the Shah" and will be posted very soon on the Bilingual-Farsi section.