Infecting Iran's Nuke Program
Shortly before Russia inserted the fuel rods into Iran's Bushehr nuclear reactor on August 21, some experts warned it would be the last opportunity for Israel to destroy the facility and prevent Iran from going nuclear. Israel did not, and now we may know why: A "cyber superweapon" had infiltrated the site's computer networks and it is likely the reason why the reactor’s operation has been delayed. This is just the latest attack in a covert war that has thus far prevented Iran from possessing nuclear weapons. [more...]
Chavez Meets Defeat
Hugo Chavez’s "roller-coaster is going down," declared Carlos Ocariz, a mayor that is part of the anti-Chavez Coalition for Democratic Unity, this week. Ocariz and other Venezuelan opposition activists had reason to be hopeful. Hugo Chavez's transformation of Venezuela into an anti-American harbor for drug traffickers and terrorists ran into resistance on Monday. The Venezuelan opposition took away the two-thirds majority in the National Assembly held by Chavez’s party, winning 52 percent of the vote and at least 61 of the 165 seats. All of Chavez’s dirty tricks to undermine his opponents failed to prevent a majority of voters from acting to arrest their country’s decline into dictatorship. [more...]
Widespread Fraud Alleged in Afghan Election
At least 600 attacks by the Taliban disrupted the vote while evidence is emerging that President Hamid Karzai manipulated the ballots.
President Obama was right when he privately said he risks losing "the entire Democratic Party" over the war in Afghanistan. With public opinion already souring on the war, the president can’t afford much else to undermine confidence in the effort. Now it is known that President Karzai is on and off medication for manic depression and Afghanistan has held parliamentary elections with even more fraud and violence than the tainted "re-election" of Karzai. [more...]
Did Secretary of State Clinton Indirectly Call for Regime Change in Iran?
Secretary of State Clinton and the Obama Administration as a whole has not made it U.S. policy to support the Iranian opposition, but some things Clinton has said indicates to me they want to very gently embolden them. I know I’m speculating, but I can’t help but get the feeling that Clinton privately wishes more was being done. [more...]
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