Meanwhile, Back in Byzantium…

In David Fromkin’s book, “A Peace to End All Peace”, he makes a corollary
between the unrealized causes of World War One and Middle East tensions
that weren’t so apparently prevalent, or easily discovered, due to an
inability to gather intelligence in a region that here-to-for had not been
mapped for the West.
Forward almost a century…In the Middle East there is a new leader – one who has acquired nuclear capabilities. (Before,and after) Whether that capability was transferred from a former regime during the U.N’s elusive “cooling off” period or not remains to be revealed by those in the know, when it is safe and convenient to do so. Nevertheless, he is a new player on a global Block and for all appearances intends to wield a power either for himself or at the behest of another that could winnow the Earths flock…

Islam, in a sense is a religion that adheres to the view that human nature
is inherently evil and that there is a just and contrite punishment for
whenever and however that evil might decide to show itself. In order to
keep control of its’ adherents, it must subvert any notions that might
question its validity. Which is why intellectualism and “free thought” are
ideas that are shunned rather than promulgated for the good of those involved,
and it’s leaders have a propensity toward isolationism and fear.
It comes off as an amalgam of a failed version of communism confounded even
more by the words of a vociferous and punishing God spoken through none other
than a prophet.
All of this rather than just another version of an abusive authoritarian.
For now we’ll call it a variation on a scheme.

Added by Colorado Conservative. Image appears at Chronwatch.
Iran confirms uranium enrichment
http://www.2la.org/syria/iraq-wmd.php
http://www.washingtontimes.com/national/20040816-011235-4438r.htm
Iran seeking to draw western Afghanistan into its sphere of influence

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