A Peculiar Blog

Once again Iran is in the news, once again it’s because they’re refusing to halt their uranium enrichment program. The US state department is once again talking about sanctions:

Just in case you thought China was the only country doing stuff like this, they’re not. The Iranian government is working on a law that’s going to “toughen punishment for harming mental security in society” (translation: give the government more license to kill people that openly disagree with it.) They’re already blocking websites that either have sexual content, anything religious that does not agree with Islamic doctrines, and of course, anything that doesn’t agree with government approved politics.

Welcome back!It seems like it’s a seasonal thing anymore. Just as the eyes of golf pros and amateurs alike turn toward the greens and the Cobra golf gear in the pro shop when the weather turns warm and Spring approaches, so also will Iran voice denials of doing anything wrong or underhanded when people [...]

 Powered by Max Banner Ads I know this sounds really familiar. A news story about the U.N. Security council deciding to impose sanctions on Iran because of it’s nuclear program.
The problem is, we’ve seen this thing before. Not only have there been a number of sanctions imposed against Iran without any apparent effect on [...]

 Powered by Max Banner Ads Iran is taking a road that they absolutely don’t want to be on…
PENTAGON: IRANIANS HARASSED NAVY SHIPS
In what is being called a serious provocation, Iranian Revolutionary Guard boats
harassed and provoked three U.S. Navy ships in the strategic Strait of Hormuz,
officials said Monday.

Can they possibly think that this kind of thing is [...]