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 | Iranian Test Missile |
· Krehbiel Commentary · Sunday, Feb 10, 2008, 11:58 AM · 169 words · 
I heard about this alarming story in passing on WRVA the other day, so I did a little digging to find out what really happened. As far as I know, this story was wholly ignored by American media in the face of Super Tuesday.
| Slow Monday |
· Krehbiel Commentary · Monday, Aug 28, 2006, 10:16 AM · 84 words ·
Ye gods, there's nothing at all to write about. The Islamic Courts Union continues to take over Somalia, making them a possible future target in the war on terror. The media continues to desperately hope that a massive super-hurricane blows into New Orleans this season. A bunch of people died in various violent Middle Eastern countries, while the number of people that died in America from routine traffic accidents remains unreported. And Iran continues to rattle sabres, daring anyone to stop them.
| U.S. Intelligence Pwned? |
· Krehbiel Commentary · Monday, Dec 10, 2007, 10:00 PM · 60 words · 1 comment ·
It seems that Great Britian shares my concern that Iranian counter-intelligence pwned U.S. intelligence when the NIE declared that Iran stopped their nuclear weapons program in 2003. This quote is funny: "[A British source said,] 'It's not as if the American intelligence agencies are regarded as brilliant performers in that region. They got badly burned over Iraq.'"
| NIE About Face |
· Krehbiel Commentary · Friday, Dec 7, 2007, 1:03 AM · 65 words ·
I haven't read that NIE report, but it seems awfully strange that our intelligence community has made a complete 180-degree reversal of their findings about Iran. Also, I can't help but recall that the intelligence community was duped by Sadaam into thinking Iraq had WMD... it seems possible that Iran is duping the same intelligence community into thinking they shut down their nuclear weapons program.
| On Ahmadinejad Speaking at Columbia |
· Krehbiel Commentary · Tuesday, Sep 25, 2007, 6:22 PM · 220 words · 1 comment ·
| Iran Not Quite All There |
· Tuesday, Jan 10, 2006, 10:58 AM · 123 words
I couldn't find anything particularly noteworthy to mock in this morning's blogosphere, but I did come across a rather frightening article about Iran's president (Iran leader's messianic end-times mission). The more I read and hear about Iran and their president, the more frightening that situation gets. Mr. Ahmadinejad sounds a bit like a loose canon. A wacko bean, if you will. It's like if Pat Robertson had been elected president of the U.S.
| Iran Seeks Answers |
· Tuesday, Jan 31, 2006, 1:35 PM · 86 words
"I am not making this up." Here's some cheery news from Iran: Iran Invites Blair to Holocaust Denial Conference. Yes, you read that right. Iran is holding a conference to "scientifically" determine the facts about the Holocaust. Praise Allah that we have Iran around to help us get to the bottom of the really difficult and mysterious aspects of the last century. At last, we'll finally hear the truth about one of the most well-known and well-documented mass murders in human history.
| Don't Forget About Iran |
· Krehbiel Commentary · Monday, Mar 26, 2007, 3:48 PM · 218 words · 1 comment ·
Seemingly lost in the midst of Gonzales-gate is the recent abduction of 15 British sailors by Iran. Iran claims the British were in Iranian territory, while the British and Iraq claim they were in Iraqi waters. (Not to scare anyone, but the incident sounds vaguely reminiscent of the impressment of American sailors by the British which eventually led to the War of 1812. At least Iran isn't making the British sailors serve in their navy.)
| Webb's Bill And Iran |
· Krehbiel Commentary · Monday, Mar 5, 2007, 6:41 PM · 326 words · 2 comments ·
I heard on the radio this morning that Sen. Webb (D-VA) introduced a bill that will prevent the President from going to war without Congressional approval. Of course, as the story unfolded throughout the day, it turned out that Webb's bill will just prevent the President from using the 2002 Iraq authorization for action against Iran "in some cases," which is quite a bit less bold than the 2-second morning radio sound bite led me to believe. (FOX News has more on the story.) I don't disagree with the idea, though I have my doubts about it passing in the current political climate. You know Republicans are somehow going to turn it into a bill about supporting the troops. ("If you don't support infinite executive power to invade anywhere at any time, you don't support the troops!")
| Eric Cantor: Not My Fault |
· Krehbiel Commentary · Monday, Feb 12, 2007, 7:52 PM · 164 words · 1 comment ·
Still in a busy work cycle, so not much time for blogging. I know it's a bit late for this, but since Eric Cantor is my representative, I should probably make a comment about his antics on Hardball last week. My comment is: Don't blame me -- I voted for the other guy.
| Oh My, A Chinese Satellite Killer |
· Krehbiel Commentary · Thursday, Jan 18, 2007, 8:03 PM · 129 words ·
Wow, I just saw this: U.S. official: Chinese test missile obliterates satellite. That's some scary stuff right there. The only consolation is that it only has a 25% success rate so far. I hope we have a similar weapon. But then even if we did, we couldn't exactly defend against people trying to blow up our satellites. And losing satellites would have a rather significant impact on our economy, not to mention our military superiority. Let's hope China won't be in the mood to sell that satellite-killing technology to people like, say, Iran. Oh wait, China is one of the few countries that actually does business with Iran. Doh!
| Who Broke Up With Who? |
· Krehbiel Commentary · Tuesday, Sep 19, 2006, 1:55 PM · 147 words ·
Looks like the media focus for today is the important topic of whether or not President Bush will get into a fist-fight with Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad in the hallways of the UN. Serious Jerry Springer fans want to know.
| Bring On The Sanctions |
· Krehbiel Commentary · Wednesday, Aug 23, 2006, 12:01 PM · 223 words ·
Great news! Iran is still leading us toward the next World War! They refused the package of incentives the UN offered for them to give up nuclear enrichment, offering instead a meaningless counter-proposal. So bring on the sanctions, baby!
| The Next Move In The Iranian Chess Match |
· Krehbiel Commentary · Tuesday, Aug 22, 2006, 9:36 AM · 209 words ·
Let's check in with Iran to see how the diplomacy to stop the next World War is going. Previously, the UN offered a package of incentives to Iran for them to stop enriching uranium, with the unprecedented support of Russia and China. I don't remember ever hearing what the incentives actually were, but presumably it was good stuff. Iran responded by saying they would respond formally today, August 22. In the meantime, Iran has continued to state that they will never give up their right to enrich uranium, prompting a new industry of wildly popular Iranian bumper stickers that read, "you can take my enriched uranium when you pry it from my underground, bomb-proof bunkers."
| Progress With Iran? |
· Krehbiel Commentary · Saturday, Jun 3, 2006, 2:35 PM · 385 words ·
I've been encouraged by recent news regarding Iran. Russia and China appear to be getting on board with sanctions against Iran, and that's definitely a good thing. The U.S. offer of talks with Iran -- if they suspend their nuclear enrichment -- is a good step. (I'm not precisely sure what we would talk about after their nuclear enrichment is under control, though.)