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All at sea in dire straits

What are the wily Iranians up to? Are they intentionally trying to provoke an international incident or is their version of events correct? Or is this payback for their Iraqi consulate staff being kidnapped by the United Stupids? Claiming they were in Iranian waters, Iran has captured 15 British seamen, who have supposedly confessed their . . . → Read More if you dare: All at sea in dire straits

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Shilling for a War

Con Coughlin does it again in this waffly piece of shillery, overflowing with unnamed senior sources, claiming Israel is seeking authorisation from the Pentagon to whack Iran. Interestingly and simultaneously, the uber conservative Daily Telegraph broadcasts this story wherein Cheney warns that military action against Iran remains a possibility. AP debunks the Coughlin shillery swiftly. . . . → Read More if you dare: Shilling for a War

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Coalition of the Gobbling vs Iraq 1

With the planned withdrawal of all Danish troops by August 07, the Coalition of the Gobbling will lose another member entirely. Lithuania is considering removing its forces too. Bliar’s concurrent announcement of a reduction in troop numbers by one quarter is greeted with approval from Basrawis. The wily rodent and Bliar spin the troop reduction . . . → Read More if you dare: Coalition of the Gobbling vs Iraq 1

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Coalition of the Gobbling vs Iran IV

Posted by Dub and written by Douglas Herman, read the chilling Aftermath: Day 2 of the War With Iran. An excerpt: In the first fierce day of war, when coordinated air strikes on Iranian targets destroyed most of the Iranian air force and navy, the US military appeared invincible again. Wrecking a second-rate military power . . . → Read More if you dare: Coalition of the Gobbling vs Iran IV

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Luguvoy and the Timeline Change

Although Lugovoy has insisted that the meeting with himself, Kovtun and Sokolenko and Litvinenko occurred after Litvinenko’s rendevous with Scaramella at Itsu, it seems the timeline is being fixed by the media despite Scotland Yard not having released an “official timeline.” “Investigations in Britain have focused on the Pine Bar at London’s Millennium Hotel, where . . . → Read More if you dare: Luguvoy and the Timeline Change

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Spies in the Sushi Bar

So what was the method of delivery of the polonium to Litvinenko? It seems he did leave his food to visit the loo during the meal at Itsu. “A waitress at the Itsu restaurant said Litvinenko had been served sushi in a sealed box, but that he did leave it to visit the toilet. Scotland . . . → Read More if you dare: Spies in the Sushi Bar

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Who dun it? Litvinenko

Was it an assassination or suicide? If an assassination, who had the most to gain from Litvinenko’s death? Britain’s intelligence agencies last night claimed that the poisoning of the Russian dissident Alexander Litvinenko bore the hallmarks of a “state-sponsored” assassination. A senior Whitehall official told The Times that confirmation that the former Russian spy, who . . . → Read More if you dare: Who dun it? Litvinenko

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Who dun it? Gemayel’s assassination

Great article by Jonathan Cook: Key allies such as Britain’s Tony Blair are pushing strongly for engagement with Syria, both to further isolate Iran — the possible target of either a US or Israeli strike against its presumed ambitions for nuclear weapons — and to clear the path to negotiations with the Palestinians. Gemayel’s death, . . . → Read More if you dare: Who dun it? Gemayel’s assassination

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