If Obama were to testify under oath that he didn’t order a change in talking points, and someone reveals a “stained dress” to indicate that he lied, then there would be grounds for impeachment. Otherwise, forget it. What I’m suggesting is that a false verbal claim to the UNGA comes close to the “under oath” [...]

Jun 9, 2010 UN Security Council Resolution 1929

. . .all States shall prevent the direct or indirect supply, sale or transfer to Iran, from or through their territories or by their nationals or individuals subject to their jurisdiction, or using their flag vessels or aircraft, and whether or not originating in their territories , of [...]

Since Syria has come up, here’s something I just posted on moa. Perhaps one or more of you legal eagles can add to it. Reuters has an “exclusive” report on Iran’s “sanctions-busting”:

Exclusive: Iran flouts U.N. sanctions, sends arms to Syria: panel (Reuters) – Syria remains the top destination for Iranian arms shipments in violation of a [...]

Thanks for quoting Chomsky — he’s great. From my “Understanding Power — The Indispensable Chomsky:”

. . .In fact, at the time, Israel and Iran under the Shah (which were allies, tacit allies) came to be regarded by American planners as two parts of a tripartite U.S. system for controlling the Middle East. This consisted forst [...]

*Hey, it was great. We even stepped it up and finished a day early. The wildflowers (e.g. Mariposa lily) and views were fantastic. Had one 16-muile day with backpacks in the mountains (bragging). Very windy in that area and we saw many large wind generators mounted on the ridges. Just spinning away — each generator [...]

Liar, liar, pants on fire Obama is currently being charged with lying for changing the ‘talking points’ on Benghazi. He might have ordered it, or not, we don’t have any evidence. But we do know, from circumstantial evidence, that Obama lied about another, more important, essential Benghazi matter: What was Ambassador Stevens doing in Benghazi [...]

Thanx. See ya CTut.

Glad you liked Senator Morse. He would like your approach I’m sure, talking to people about matters that are of concern, matters that people can figure out on their own given a few facts. We’ve got some commenters above that seem to appreciate that. Speaking of heading out, I and my SO are heading out [...]

How can anyone improve on eCahn’s summary? Simple and exact. It’s always possible to describe situations in complex terms. That’s what drives think tanks and their huge expense accounts. Simple citizens aren’t qualified to understand such complexities, they say. Baloney. But it’s not necessary, as eCahn illustrates. Keep it simple, and then everyone can understand [...]

@ 23 Subaru Observatory, I take it, is the National Astronomical Observatory of Japan, located at the Mauna Kea Observatory on Hawaii, and which features the Subaru 8.2 meter telescope. Subaru is a term identifying a cluster of six stars, which the Greeks called the Pleiades. So there are six stars on the Suburu vehicle [...]

Paging one Dougie Feith to the phone…!

I know, but really both sides of the aisle starting (at least) with Clinton/Gore and their Iraq Liberation Act wanted Iraq. The country was on its knees from crippling sanctions, and the US military had the technology. What they didn’t have were more important — morality and [...]

Aloha back to ya Meanwhile, in Libya yet another US failure has worsened conditions not only for the locals but for Americans. There have been a series of disturbing security developments. Protests broke out Sunday in the capital. The U.S., Britain and France — the coalition that overthrew Muammar Qaddafi — issued a joint warning [...]

Erdogan is scheduled to visit Obama Thursday where he will be able to deliver his message about “burns, you know, serious burns and chemical reactions.” hah

After Sykes-Picot, the English writer (and traveler) Gertrude Bell achieved prominence in Iraq. She had traveled widely in the Middle East, and became a trusted adviser to the British forces advancing from Basra to Baghdad. Later Bell was instrumental in forming the new country of Iraq, and became known as the founder of modern Iraq. [...]

Partitioning of Syria is the main objective! I hadn’t heard that one before. Does Biden live again? The deep thinkers of the Potomac basin hardly think that far ahead, if at all. To them attacking Syria with surrogates is the best they can do when they can’t attack Iran — she’s too powerful. So do [...]

First Kerry flips, and then he flops. May 7: “So what we are going to undertake to do is to try to get in a position where they, representing the people they represent in Syria, the interests they represent, put people into the transitional government by mutual consent.” May 9: “The foreign minister will work [...]

– And Cindy Sheehan for Attorney General.

Post-Assad Syria? New government? An important part of any civil war is to have an organization to replace the government which is the target of the war. They ain’t got it in Syria. What they have is a guy the US calls “Prime Minister,” Ghassan Hitto, recently from Murphy, Texas. Hitto, who has zero allegiance [...]

And nobody, almost nobody, of any authority in Washington shilling for peace. In Moscow and Beijing, they are.

What we need is a ‘red line’ on renegade congress-critters, because the American people don’t want this Syria thing they’re cooking up in Washington.

(Reuters) – Most Americans do not want the United States to intervene in Syria’s civil war even if the government there uses chemical weapons, a Reuters/Ipsos poll showed on Wednesday, in a [...]