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Sunday, March 8, 2015

THE RUGGED BEAUTY OF THE SOUTH OF CHILE AND ARGENTINA - Torres del Payne and Bariloche - Bariloche was a haven for fugitive Nazis - The story of one famed escaped Nazi who was welcomed there - And the book that says it has evidence that Hitler escaped to South America

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Staggering beauty of the 'end of the world': Adventurer travels 5,000 miles to capture dramatic landscapes of South America.
  • Jakub Polomski, who specializes in landscape and travel photography set out on a trip around South America 
  • The 29-year-old took around 5,000 shots from the journey, with only five per cent making the final cut 
  • Polomksi's love for the earth's beautiful and often mysterious landscape saw him travel to Argentina and Chile
  • Torres del Paine is a national park encompassing mountains, glaciers, lakes, and rivers in southern Chilean Patagonia
    Torres del Paine is a national park encompassing mountains, glaciers, lakes, and rivers in southern Chilean Patagonia
     
    CONTINUE READING, including article on Nazi-friendly town of Bariloche in Argentina, a haven for escaped Nazis.  And a link to article where writer says he has evidence that Hitler escaped to South America. 
    And see more magnificent photographs of the wild landscape of the region.

    Saturday, March 7, 2015

    THE EFFORT TO TOPPLE ISRAELI PM NETANYAHU - Prominent Israeli security officials organized in calling for suicidal policies, and one even dismissing Iran's nuclear threat - Is it a conspiracy? - What could be behind it?

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    What exactly has given such sudden impetus, organization, and unity to the anti-Netanyahu front? 
    Who stands to gain from Israel's partition?
    And from Palestinians gaining a sovereign platform to attack Israel?

    The issues of foreign interference and corruption
    in Israeli politics.




    It's only a few days before Israelis elect a new government, and an alarming number of signals indicate that something more than the usual dysfunctional Israeli politics is at work.
     
    It is not easy to speculate on this matter, so all we can do is assemble some clues to the machinations that could result in a political coalition backing the suicide of Israel  -  in the name of "peace".
     
    Martin Sherman
    A couple of days ago Martin Sherman, a brilliant analyst and a man with vision and integrity, wrote an article that he called the saddest column he had ever written. 
     
    In it he tells how Shabtai Shavit, former Mossad director, a man in whom he has entrusted his own life, a close friend and a mentor - had suddenly come out supporting a suicidal plan for Israel.  Sherman entitled his article "Selling surrender as strategy".

    Security officers call for the partition of Israel
     
    Shavit is not alone.  He has joined a new group of around 200 high-ranking former security officials called "Commanders for Israeli Security".

    Last November 100 security and intelligence officials signed a public letter to PM Netanyahu asking for a resumption of talks aimed at the partition of their own country for the creation of a terror Palestinian State. 
     
    Only in Israel would a group of top intelligence and security official advocate for the partition of the country in the name of "security".
     
    No other country would, voluntarily and forever, part with its historical heartland in exchange for the promise of peace by undemocratic here-today-gone-tomorrow tyrants.
     
    Bear in mind that Egyptians under the rule of former president Morsi of the Muslim Brotherhood were calling for the abrogation or "modification" of the much touted Peace Treaty with Israel  This only a few decades after being signed by Anwar Sadat -  who was assassinated for doing so, by the way.  Giving land away in exchange for a piece of paper is suicidal.
     
    Meir Dagan
    Meir Dagan
    Former Mossad director Meir Dagan went even further a few days ago when he characterized PM Netanyahu's speech to the US Congress as "bullshit".   He said Iran was not a threat to either Israel or the US.  
     
    Dagan also called for  a Palestinian state to avoid Israel becoming "a bi-national" state, and gave a keynote address at an anti-government rally where he said he was more afraid of his own government than of his enemies.  

     
    Netanyahu's appeasement - A secret document surfaces.
     
    As a background for some of these clues we need to take into account that PM Netanyahu is not the hawk he likes to present himself to be.  Under his years of tenure there has been a constant series of gestures of appeasement   and surrender to the enemy that never bode well for the country.  
     
    He still rides his hawkish reputation at election time, and today he is the most viable alternative to the suicidal left.
     
    But the chickens have come home to roost.
     
    The media have uncovered (possibly with help from the antagonistic White House)  a 2013 document detailing how far Bibi Netanyahu was willing to go in surrendering land to Palestinian terrorists. 
     
    The government's giveaway, according to the documents, is not surprising because PM Netanyahu was the first ever PM who made the offer of statehood for the Palestinians an official one.  He did it at a 2009 speech where he called for two states for two peoples.
     
    That in itself was a major concession to the Palestinians.   The land he felt entitled to give away is Judea and Samaria -  which has been Jewish for thousands of years, the Biblical and historical Israel.  He is willing to give it away to the Muslim conqueror for the purpose of creating another Arab terror state.
     
    What prevented Netanyahu's vision from becoming a reality was the contentious issue of Jerusalem.  The Arabs covet it.  The Jews insist it is the foundation stone of Judaism and the reason why so many Jews came back to Israel.  Jerusalem is in Judaism's DNA.
     
    Netanyahu would be willing to explicitly give it away, but he has always been afraid that the price is too steep:  his own political survival.  So he obfuscated, and allowed Arabs to build facts on the ground all over Jerusalem, as well as across the Green Line, to make their claims to the land irreversible. 
     
    What Arabs want
     
    They - the 'moderates' and the extremists - want the destruction of Israel.  The 'moderates' are willing to achieve their goal through a "Piece" agreement that will give them a sovereign launching pad for the decisive attack on Israel. 
     
    The 'moderate' Fatah charter expresses this goal clearly.  And the 'moderate' Fatah has a militant wing called the Al Aqsa Martyrs' Brigade that does the actual killing, while Fatah only pays salaries to the terrorists who kill Jews.  It only appears complicated, but in simple terms, all Palestinians want Israel to be wiped off the map.  They only disagree on the methods.
     
     
    What Israelis want
     
    Who knows?

    It's been said that - having lost all hope of a peace agreement with the Arabs - Israelis are now voting on domestic issues.  It could be.  Because in the important issue of borders the difference between the main parties is rather fuzzy.
     
    Latest polls indicate that the suicidal left, that has misappropriated the word "Zionist" to its name,  and the fake-right wing Likud are neck-to-neck.
     
    Why would Israeli voters lean towards a leftist Labour party that wants to openly give away the Jewish heartland to the Arabs?

    Unfortunately, the alternative - Likud - holds secret talks with the same purpose, while proclaiming that "Israel's security is paramount". 

    Substantially the same - with different tempo and styles.
     
    Where are the true Israeli patriots in this game? 
     
    Something that intrigues observers is how the pro-land of Israel movement has never solidified into a true national force.
     
    It is possible that intelligence services control those organizations, never letting them get too popular or too powerful, and exerting control over their leaders.
     
    Just a few years ago there was a coalition for the annexation of Judea and Samaria called the National Union.  They got enough votes to have a respectable representation in the Knesset, but once there they became rather passive and complacent. 

    The National Union made no attempt to expand its base, to communicate its message across the country, to really make a difference.  They were apparently content with just being a token representation of the genuine right wing movement, and so in the next election they were wiped out. 
     
    That leaves Israel with two choices:  the left that calls itself Zionist but that wants to empower the Arabs and give away the store, and the fake right wing Likud and other minor parties that  want to empower the Arabs and give away the store, but under certain conditions. 
     
     
    The real puppet master in Israel:  The State Department
     
    US Sec. of State Kerry
    Everything is fair in love and war, and the State Department has been involved in a covert war against Israel for many years.

    While publicly proclaiming support for Israel - to appease the pro-Israel American public - the State Department has been consistently pursuing pro-Arab policies and arming Israel's enemies to the teeth, in the hope that they will be able to crush Israel in the next war. 

    The US also sells weapons to Israel, but that's just good business for their military industry.  They have forced Israel to become dependent on the US, thus preventing Israel from developing its own.  And in times of war, the US has withheld the supply of badly needed weapons and ammunition to Israel.

    This US war against Israel has intensified under the Obama administration to the point where the usual diplomatic niceties that made it appear as if the US and Israel were friends forever have been tossed to the side. 
    See links to a two-part timeline of the US-Israel history at the bottom of this page, showing how hostile and malevolent US policy has really been.
    Their base is their Consulate in the Arab-populated area of Jerusalem.  A consulate to the Palestinians, not to the Israelis.  The White House has called the Jewish presence in their ancient capital of Jerusalem "illegitimate'.
     
    The US Consulate keeps tabs on everything that goes on in Israel, no matter how minor.  They have connections with political officials, with journalists, with the military, and with whoever has some influence in the country.  And they develop their own  persuasive methods to gain influence over them.
     
    The White House had no compunction about sending its own team of experts to advise the leftist parties on how to manipulate the electorate, mobilize the Arab vote, and topple Netanyahu.   This is interference of the highest degree, and yet, they did it.  Openly.  No shame about it.
     
    That is what we see.  What goes on behind closed doors is much more insidious.
     
    That's why it's not surprising that just before a key national election  suddenly an organization of security-linked Israeli officials springs up calling for the partition of the country in exchange for absolutely nothing.  In any other country this would be tantamount to treason.  Not in Israel.
     
    Martin Sherman bitterly writes about his friend and mentor Shabtai Shavit's group :

    Recently, however, Shavit has chosen to affiliate himself with a newly formed group of around 200 high-ranking former security officials (brigadier-generals and above in the IDF and their equivalents in the Mossad, Shin Bet and Police), which calls itself “Commanders for Israeli Security.”
    CIS has taken upon itself to promote a “vision” for the resolution of the Arab-Israeli conflict, based on the Saudi Peace Plan – a.k.a. the Arab Peace Initiative (API), and a regional arrangement with the “moderate” Arab states. 
    The API in effect calls for the return to the indefensible pre-1967 lines (with “comparable and mutually agreed minor land swaps” – whatever that might mean). 
    In exchange for this the Arab states would, allegedly, consider the Arab–Israeli conflict over, sign a peace treaty with Israel and establish normal relations, within the framework of a comprehensive peace. 
    According to CIS’s prescription, the durability of this unlikely arrangement will be underwritten by the goodwill and credibility of some of the most decadent, corrupt and unstable regimes on the planet, all located in the world’s most tumultuous region, in which uncertainty is the only certainty.


    Divine justice? 
     
    Among the most vociferous voices calling for the expulsion of Jews from Gaza back in 2005 were Israelis living in  the Gaza Belt, an area which consists in part of Israeli secular kibbutzim (communal farms) surrounding Gaza.  
     
    Well, once the Jews from Gaza were gone, there was no barrier between the Hamas jihadists and the Jewish farms.  This past year this threat was made more obvious with the Hamas terror tunnels dug straight into some of those secular Jewish communities.
     
    Many Jews living in the Gaza Belt were forced to evacuate until the IDF cleared the tunnels.  But they know that many of the tunnels remain, just waiting for the moment to strike one of those Jewish families who so wanted the Jews out of Gaza.

    The same situation is bound to happen to all of Israel, if the Palestinians succeed in getting their state.  But it will be of many more orders of magnitude.

    No inch of Israel will ever be safe again.  And Israel won't be able to hit terror tunnels or rocket launching pads because - unlike Gaza now - the state of Palestine will be a sovereign nation backed up by Middle East bullies such as Iran and Turkey.

    Many people think that the State of Israel will eventually be dismantled, not because of a major military attack by its enemies, but as a result of a series of fateful decisions made by the secular pro-Palestinian  Israeli left - while patriotic Israelis slept.
     
     
    TSS
     
     
     
     



    THE ISRAELI-ARAB CONFLICT - FOUR BASIC FACTS YOU NEED TO KNOW
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    THE JEWISH-ARAB CONFLICT IS NOT ABOUT LAND - HISTORY PROVES IT
    Arab genocidal acts and threats against Jews date from before there was a modern state of Israel, way before there was even talk of an 'occupation'
     http://ottersandsciencenews.blogspot.ca/2014/10/the-jewish-arab-conflict-is-not-about.html
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    Continue reading, access links, including a flashback to the 2005 Israeli withdrawal from Gaza - motivated by what it is alleged to be corruption on the part of then PM Ari Sharon, as well as other allegations of corruption against many top officials over the years.

    Friday, March 6, 2015

    SATIRE - WHY NOT USE THE PRECAUTIONARY PRINCIPLE IN IMMIGRATION POLICY? - The high cost of Muslim immigration - And it was not a Star Wars spaceship that Harrison Ford crashed on a golf course.

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    SATIRE By Zbiegniew Zwgstkstwig

    I was out golfing last weekend when I ran into a couple of old buddies.  For some reason they had stopped playing and were engaged in a heated conversation.  OK, it was more like an argument.  A fight, actually.  
     
    This did not look good, and since we've been good friends since college, I thought it was my duty to intervene.  I approached them. 
     
    They ignored me.  They seemed to be ready to hit each other over the head with their golf clubs.  
     
    May I say first that Mark is a fellow with old-fashioned values, a conservative with little patience for liberals, or progressives, as they like to call themselves. 
     
    And Kevin is a born progressive.  Son of hippies, he drank liberalism with his mother's milk. 
     
    But in spite of their differences, Mark and Kevin have remained friends through the years.  Last Sunday, however, that friendship was put to the ultimate test.
     
    Hold it, guys, I said.  What is the problem?  It's such a beautiful day and ...
     
    "Oh, shut up", said Mark.  "Kevin here can't seem to grow up.  He's stuck in the 60s, complete with John Lennon songs going through his head." 
     
    "That's not true," argued Kevin.  "I'm just upholding multicultural values that make our country great.  As Obama said..."
     
    "Oh, Kevin, shut up you too," said Mark.  "Zbiegniew, you're a cool-headed guy.  You be the judge.  Here's the issue:  whenever there is a product that fails to comply with the expected requirements, the government takes it off the shelves and issues a recall.  And as a first step, we stop manufacturing or importing such product.  Think of automobiles, or baby cribs, or pharmaceuticals.   It happens, right?" 
     
    "Well, yes," I said.  "The government is responsible for keeping us safe.  It's an important part of their job."
     
    "Correct!"  said Mark. "So what about the case of immigration from certain countries that produce jhadis that hate, threaten, and kill our citizens?  And when they're not doing that they are demanding that we modify our laws and customs to accommodate 7th century Sharia laws?"
     
    "Now, wait a minute," interjected Kevin, red in the face.  "That's so unfair.  Most Muslims - and I think you're referring to them in this case - are peaceful and law-abiding citizens.  Why should good people hoping to migrate into our lands suffer for the misconduct of a few?"
     
    "Kevin has a point," I said.
     
    It's all about the precautionary principle, replied Mark.   As  I already mentioned:  if a product has a high chance of doing harm, we ban it, or suspend it, until the manufacturers can prove that they have corrected its flaws.
     
    "Mark too has a point," I said.
     
    "Just this morning I happened to read the budget allocated to combat jihadism in my country," said Mark, who happens to be a Canadian.  "It's not only extremely high but growing exponentially.   More Muslim immigrants equals more expense to combat home terror, and quite likely more acts of terror.  We need to put a moratorium on Muslim immigration until we can be certain that they can integrate peacefully into our societies, and that they won't require an army of intelligence officers to keep tabs on them.  We can't afford it."
     
    "The financial aspect is certainly a consideration," I said, "particularly in times when we have to cut back on social spending."
     
    Kevin interrupted:  "But immigrants contribute to the economy.  They buy stuff.  They set up businesses."
     
    "In Europe and the US they are mostly on social assistance," argued Mark.  "That's another cost added to the policing and such."
     
    "Muslims also contribute to science and philosophy and art," said Kevin. 
     
    "Name one," snarled Mark.
     
    Kevin got even closer to Mark's face as he said: "You are just being a racist and an Islamophobe,  You think your culture is better than those of others.  How wrong you are.  All values are relative." 
     
    At that moment a plane flew over very close to the ground.  We all looked up, then ran for cover. 
     
    Kevin was flailing his arms and screaming, Don't hit me, Don't hit me!  I'm a liberal!  I'm a progressive!  I love Muslims! I  love Islam!
     
    The plane crashed not far from us.Crash site: Firefighters who responded to the crash scene say Ford was alert and conscious when they pulled him from the World War II-era plane
     
    Later we found out it was only actor Harrison Ford who chose to crash his malfunctioning aircraft on a golf course so as not to hurt anyone. 
     
    Much calmed down, Mark, Kevin and I sat down for coffee.   Kevin looked rather subdued.  Mark was keeping generously silent about our previous discussion.  Let the facts speak for themselves.
     
    Copyright Zbigniew Zwgstkstwig
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    RELATED
     
     
    Injury prone: Thursday's crash comes just months after Ford, 72, was airlifted from the set of the new Star Wars movie for an ankle injuryActor Harrison Ford crashes his vintage plane on a golf course after engine failure
     
    And no, it was not  a Star Wars spaceship that crashed. 
     
     
     
    Star Wars fan Iwan Thomas posted pictures on Twitter purporting to show the moment the Millennium Falcon crashed into the golf course
     
     
    And a weasel had not taken over control of the craft:
     
     
    One user incorporated the weasel, whose was pictured riding a woodpecker earlier this week, to make this hilarious meme
     
    See pictures - real and photo-shopped - of a weasel hitching a ride on top of a woodpecker
     
     
    The inimitable Harrison Ford, as Han Solo in Star Wars, and as Indiana Jones:
     
    Ford is best known for his brave film characters Han Solo (above)from Stars Wars and Indiana Jones
     
     
        Facts behind the satire
     
     
     
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    Thursday, March 5, 2015

    SATIRE - WHEN BENJAMIN NETANYAHU'S SACRILEGE MADE NANCY PELOSI CRY

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    When Benjamin made Nancy cry

    SATIRE By Zbiegniew Zwgstkstwig

    My friend is an old journalist.  He is also a journalist of the old school.  By that I mean he tends to do things the old way.  I'll just call him Frank.  He asked me not to use his real name.
     
    Netanyahu Congress Speech
    Frank writes for a Midwest newspaper.  He's a tough no-nonsense type of guy.  He's also smart and fearless. 
     
    We have known each other for decades already, so I was intrigued when he gave me a call to say he needed someone to  talk to. 
     
    The man seemed shaken and upset.  We agreed to meet right away at a coffee shop. 
     
    He was already sitting at a booth facing the door when I came in.  Frank does not drink but he seemed to be in need of a serious drink.  His tie was askew, had dark circles under his eyes,  and a confused look on his face.
     
    Netanyahu Speech"You know I don't write about national politics anymore,' he said, as a way of introduction.  'I write about city politics.  Midwest politics.  Something I understand", he added. 
     
    "Anyway, we are short staffed and my boss asked me to cover the Israeli PM's speech to Congress.  I agreed.  An easy assignment.  And I could use a little vacation trip to Washington, I thought.  How wrong I was.  This, Zbiegniew, has been a life-changing experience for me."
     
    "Please explain," I asked.
     
    "Well, first of all I tried to get some background.  I knew I could not dream of interviewing the president, so I tried some of his closest advisors.  Man, that was tough. 
     
    Embedded image permalink"It's as if all I had to say was 'Israel' and 'Iranian deal' and they would go into a weird mode and start telling me how much the president cared about Israel, how deep to his heart was the security of that country, and so on."
     
    "We all know that the president cares about Israel," I said. 
     
    "OK, he does, but I wanted to go beyond that and discuss the issue that brought Benyamin to Washington, that is, the Iranian nuke negotiations. 
     
    "And let me tell you:  I've never seen public officials so nervous before.  No.  Nervous is not the right word.  It was more as if I had somehow committed a social faux pas.  You know what I mean? 
    As if I had offended them.   
     
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    "I couldn't understand it," Frank continued.  " When I insisted on discussing the issue they became increasingly defensive. 
     
    "It's not as if I was asking them about a close relative's secret scandal. I was just asking about negotiations with a foreign country on something as important as a nuclear weapon."
     
    "These discussions are delicate," I told Frank.  "You have to take into account the cultural differences, and the seriousness of the possible outcomes."
     
    Political Cartoons by Michael Ramirez

    "Certainly," said Frank, as he gulped down his third cup of coffee.  "But I was not asking for their secret codes.  I just wanted to know the basics, you know?  What is the final goal; do they consider the Iranian trustworthy; how are they going to verify that the Iranians stick to the agreement; how well are Iranians abiding by previous agreements; and so on. 
     
    "Let me tell you.  It was a struggle," said Frank asking for another coffee.  "All they kept telling me was that  I need to trust the president, that he could not possible be wrong and make a bad agreement.
     
    "Finally a White House aide had some pity on me.  He took me aside, sat me down, and told me this was the new Washington.

    "I was the elderly guy from the boondocks, and he was going to be generous and decipher the new Washington manners code for me.
     
    "First of all, the aide said, it's bad form to question the president's decisions. 
     
    "But he's the elected president of the country, I argued.  He's supposed to be under media scrutiny.  It's normal.  It's tradition.
     
    "Not in this case, said the aide.  You see, it's regarded as RACIST to question his judgment." 
     
    At this point Frank held his head with both his hands in a gesture that could have been puzzlement - but was most likely despair, and got a faraway look on his eyes.

    "OMG, Zbiegniew," he sighed.  
     
    "Please tell me more," I urged Frank.
     
    "Well, I was so confused I asked the aide to please elaborate.  He was rather vague but what I got from him was that questioning the president's judgment was questioning everything about him and his suitability for the office because of his race.  Or something like that.  The president had already determined his deal with the Iranians was the best possible deal, and so this must be true.  Questioning it was tantamount to sacrilege."
     
    "That explains Nancy," I ventured.
     
    Nancy Pelosi
    "Exactly!" said Frank.  "Nancy's reaction to the Israeli PM's speech was the most graphic expression of this new Washington.  Like most Democrats she adores President Obama, and as a delicate, sensitive woman she was rendered into tears when seeing the Israeli PM challenge the president.  And in front of Congress!  It was beyond bad manners.  It was sacrilege.  
     
    "She was so shaken by this experience" - continued Frank - "that she turned her back on the PM in the middle of the speech, as if she had seen horns on the man.  I think she crossed herself, but I'm not sure.
     
    "Now, I realize I'm not the only one who has made such faux pas, continued Frank.  A teenager - a black teenager at that - had the temerity of posting a video of himself criticizing the president, and I heard that as punishment Facebook just suspended his account. 

    Political Cartoons by Chip Bok
     
     
    "I'm rather thankful to that White House aide," said Frank, finally.  "I'll have to be very careful how I word my news report now.  I'm nearing retirement and I don't want to jeopardize my job.  But I needed to talk to someone, Zbiegniew, I just needed a shoulder to cry on.  Thanks for coming over."
     
    "Anytime, Frank.  Anytime." 

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    Wednesday, March 4, 2015

    VOLCANO VILLARRICA'S SPECTACULAR ERUPTION - Located in CHLE, and part of the Pacific Ring of Fire

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  • The volcano, located near the popular tourist resort of Pucon, is one of South America's most active
  • Television pictures showed orange lava and ash shooting into the night sky when it erupted on Tuesday
  • Some 3,385 people had been evacuated as a preventative measure, said Interior Minister Rodrigo Penailillo 

  • Here are some magnificent views:

    Thousands of nearby residents have been evacuated, partly because of the risk of snow-melt from the eruption causing floods

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    WHAT IRAN REALLY WANTS - The Ayatollahs mean what they say.

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    By Dr Mordechai Kedar

    Why Netanyahu must shout the truth from every possible stage before it is too late.

    With Netanyahu's speech to Congress as a backdrop, Israel has demanded allowing the negotiations with Iran to reach the implementation stage, in order to prevent deterioration of the relationship between Iran and the West.
     
    It also hopes to prevent a military show of force or sanctions that will push the Iranian regime to the wall, causing it to engage in radical and uncontrollable behavior – on the line of "may I die with the Philistines" (the biblical judge Samson's words as he brought the Philistine temple down on himself as well as on his enemies).

    A long term examination of years of Iranian publicized information, starting with the Ayatollah's 1979 takeover of the country, shows that the Iranian leaders are motivated by several factors.

    But no matter what the situation or context, one motivating factor moves to the fore, while the others continue to have background influence. This article will survey the Ayatollahs' motivation for acquiring the weapons that will deter anyone who tries to face them in the future, starting with the main one.

    Regional Hegemony

    Iran's rulers see their country as a regional power, and they will do anything to strengthen this position. They feel that they are the key actor in the international arena, because of their military power, the size of their nation, its territory, daring and willingness to suffer for the fulfillment of its aspirations.

     
    They feel that a country like theirs does not have to be satisfied with being "just another country", and that it ought to be the primary force in the region by right.

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    NETANYAHU'S SPEECH TO CONGRESS - A forceful speech but too little too late - Israel made the mistake of submitting to White House threats, and missed its chance to destroy Iran's nuclear facilities when it was still possible to do so.

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    It had mostly symbolic value because current attempts to stop Iran from becoming a nuclear power are just too little, too late. 
     
    All anyone can do now is to stall the process and prevent the Obama administration from facilitating it through a very bad deal.
     
    There was a time when Israel could have bombed Iran's initial nuclear sites, the way it did in Iraq.   But the White House told Israel, don't you dare.  And Israel acquiesced.  Now Iran has greatly advanced its program and has hidden nuclear facilities that nobody outside Iran even knows about. 
     
    While this pro-Iran US administration is not expected to do it, increased sanctions against Iran could curtail that country's ambitions to dominate the Middle East, while delaying its nuclear development.  
     
    It's a tinder-box neighborhood.  But instead of lending support to Israel -  the only democratic and civilized country in the region -  the White House has endeavored to humiliate, pressure,  relentlessly attack the Jewish state, and demand its partition  - while praising the values of Islam at every available opportunity. 
     
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