August 1939 Alert from AP, with thanks to Herb:
Iran will launch a series of large-scale military maneuvers across the country and has not made plans for an end to the ongoing war games, the army said Thursday."The maneuvers are aimed at introducing Iran's new defensive doctrine," military spokesman Gen. Mohammad Reza Ashtiani was quoted as saying by state-run television.
He said the exercises would begin on Saturday in the south east of the country. "It will continue in the whole of Iran, stage by stage for an unspecified period," Ashtiani said.
The announcement came as Iran faces heightened international scrutiny because of its contentious nuclear program and for supporting the Lebanese Hizbullah guerrillas.
Iran denies Israeli accusations it is arming and training Hizbullah fighters.
Ashtiani praised Hizbullah for its month-long fight against Israel. "Human forces can decide fate of a war. We saw it in Lebanon," the general said, echoing Hizbullah claims it won the war by resisting a massive bombing and ground offensive for more than a month before a UN-brokered cease-fire came into place earlier this week.
The military spokesman said Iran's maneuvers reflected the current level of tension in the Middle East. "We have to be prepared against any threat and we should be a role model for other countries," local newspapers quoted Gen. Ashtiani, as saying. "Our army is ready to defuse all plots against Islamic Republic of Iran."
The military exercise, involving 12 infantry regiments, is called "The Blow of Zolfaghar," in reference to a sword that belonged to Imam Ali, one of the most revered figures of Islam for Shi'ite Muslims. A majority of Iran's 70 million people are Shi'ite.
It's interesting to note that every one of Iran's military training exercises like this has included a scenario for invading and taking over Mecca and Medina in Saudi Arabia......
exercises would begin on Saturday in the south east of the country. "It will continue in the whole of Iran, stage by stage for an unspecified period," Ashtiani said
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INTERESTING, since a Shi'ite blogger website that I ran across about a week ago had people saying that they expected their 12th Imam to appear in the south of Iran, gather an army and move into Southern Iraq to fight a battle and then move north towards Syria.
What with the weapons cache just found at the port in Iraq and the hundreds of thousands of protesters in Bagdad recently, there is a HUGE possibility that Iran military are going to align with Iraqi military Shi-ites in the south of Iraq and then fight our military in Iraq before moving on towards Israel/Syria.
I hope our government is putting all the pieces of the puzzle together. It's starting to form a very unattractive picture.
Let's hope they are prepared to immediately wipe out any army that might form in souhern Iraq.
Iran on the 'defensive'????? Huh?? Now, that'll be the day!!! Oh, give me a break!!!
This article makes the Bush Administration's do-nothing record with regards to Iran all the more infuriating. What is Bush waiting for?? DOOMSDAY??If he is, we could very well get it. Campaign contributions won't help us with this situation encase Bush and Condi didn't know it.
Holy god. Deliver us from Islam!
Islam, Islam uber alles,
Uber alles in der Welt...
The Goobs...............WHY THEY WILL FIGHT IN IRAQ.......................These declarations were often met with ridicule and disdain from the Shi’ite clerical establishment in both Iraq and Iran. His faction never sought to participate actively in post-war Iraqi politics and, as far as I know, he was not represented with any electoral slate in the 2005 elections. In fact, his movement can be more identified as a religious cult, rather than an active politico-social group.
He exhibits fanatical obsession with the reappearance of Imam Al-Mahdi (the hidden 12th Imam, and a descendant of Mohammed through his son-in-law Ali bin Abi Talib, in the beliefs of Shi’ite Twelvers), often alluding to current developments in Iraq as signs of his imminent return. Many of these signs were detailed in Ayatollah Mohammed Sadiq Al-Sadr’s writings, such as the operation of Western spies in Iraq against Saddam Hussein’s regime prior to the war.
Al-Hassani often points out that the al-messiah al-dajjal, or the antichrist, has entered Iraq in the form of the U.S., heralding the reemergence of the 12th Imam, and that Hassani’s followers will act as the Imam’s foot soldiers to restore justice to the world and, more significantly, to fight the corrupt clerical establishment (in reference to false clerics in Iraq and Iran). This claim is often reverberated by Sadr’s Mahdi army, as Omar noted in a recent post.
Many Sadrist followers in Iraq, including their offshoot movements, strongly believe that the Americans (and Jews) came to Iraq to kill Imam Al-Mahdi or to prevent his return. In this context, you can realise the significance of the bombing of the Askari shrine in Samarra last February for the Shia masses, especially if you know that the basement adjacent to the shrine is where Imam Al-Mahdi was known to have disappeared during the 9th century, and is where he is believed to rise again
http://healingiraq.blogspot.com/
Careful pythagoras
You might get in trouble for mentioning God. I was just told we can't discuss prophesy or quote scriptures, etc.
Saber rattling ?
Well, we feel comfy in NOT rattling ICBMs and B52s, but they are there, and the B52s are flying all over the world at the orders of the SAC...
Attcking directly our troops in Iraq ? that could be a good idea, for us !
Shepard Smith on Fox News was just reporting from Lebanon how Hezbullah seems to have disappeared, perhaps melting into the general population.
A re-grouping and training in Iran seems more plausible.
-XRDC
Don't be bitter Gooby. It ain't Christlike.
-XRDC
Good Lord - I hope you people from MI5, MI6, DOD, FBI, CIA, Shin Bet, Mossad and all the rest are on highest alert as well.
Many pieces of information seem to be saying something big next week. Don't assume they are rational enough to see the huge mistake. Hitler and Napoleon never did.
Good Lord - I hope you people from MI5, MI6, DOD, FBI, CIA, Shin Bet, Mossad and all the rest are on highest alert as well.
Many pieces of information seem to be saying something big next week. Don't assume they are rational enough to see the huge mistake. Hitler and Napoleon never did.
I almost expect to hear reports that the 12th Imam has been spotted next week.
This is very ominous considering all of the August 22nd warnings we've been hearing. I'm with Plague on this one and expect to see something big next week.
Military "exercizes" have been the prelude for many-a-war.
XRDC
The Goobs ain't bitter. In fact, she is sitting here smiling as she types this. I do get excited when I see things taking place and I just wanted to share what I knew.
I meant no offense to anyone, especially staff members and Robert Spencer himself. It was the first time I had been told not to mention biblical stuff...so of course, I had to be SURE it was coming from someone legitimate and not one of the 'mean-nasties' that frequent this site.
That's the end of my discussion on Biblical prophesy. At least I made my point and JW was kind enough to leave my comments on the board.
What military 'exercizes?'
This is pure troop movement to be in the right place at the right time.
That's the end of my discussion on Biblical prophesy. At least I made my point and JW was kind enough to leave my comments on the board.
dont worry...those with ears hear...and those with eyes see.
pythagoras
You asked why Bush and our government are waiting and if they are waiting for doomsday...
I'll tell you exactly why they have done nothing.
Russia supplied Iran with nuclear technology AND also entered a 'defense pact' with Iran and Syria. Russia will back them if they are attacked.
WE DO NOT HEAR ABOUT THIS IN THE MEDIA - BUT IT IS A FACT.
China is supportive of Iran which supplies it with much of its oil. They may also back them up if we attack.
What happens if we or Israel attack Iran or Syria? A counter-attack from Russia or China?
Not because Russia or China cares squat about Iran or Syria. They only care about their OIL and IRAN knows this!
storagemanager
I'm with you on that and thanks for the political explanation on why Iran will attack Iraq.
I firmly believe that is the reason for the troop movement. August 22 is Monday.
People get ready.
"we should be a role model for other countries..."
Yes, and you will be a role model...you will be an example for the muslim world to behold. Men will examine your burned and crumbled ruins, your insolent and aggressive policies, your jihad mentality and begin to comprehend to themselves, "What must we do to keep this from happening to us?" And, hence, a muslim might finally be interested in peace. Indeed, Iran, the fulfillment of your desire to be a spectacle to the world is approaching; the fat lady has not sang yet, but she is at the microphone and she is clearing her throat. Her song will be the last one you hear.
Anyone seen this!??? BREAKING NEWS
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/5261456.stm
Something is obviously afoot to get the U.S. involved in a conflict beyond the Iraqi border, probably in concert with al-Sadr's Mahdi Army. The little man in Iran is feeling his oats after seeing Hezbollah apparently drive Israel out of Lebanon. He now realizes that the U.S. is more willing to engage in endless diplomacy rather than decisive military action, so will try to use this and worldwide antiwar sentiments to rid the 'Islamic Republic' of the Great Satan. With the U.S. in retreat, he and his allies will be free to set their sights on Israel.
Fantastic Announcement!: The 12th Imam has arrived. Indeed, he has arrived and it turns out it is ME (peacebeuponme)! Yes, I (peacebeuponme..pbum)am the 12th Imam. My (pbum)first act as the long-awaited leader of shiite (tempted to make a spelling error there...) muslims is to command all faithful muslims to marytr themselves immediately. I (pbum)have just arranged with the moongod allah (not to be confused with the God of Israel)to order up a couple million more virgins for your arrival. But hurry, supplies won't last long. Of course once the virgin is defiled she must be killed for getting herself raped, which all of you faithful followers already fully understand and practice. And don't worry about waiting for the infidel to approach, go ahead and take out your own neighborhood now. You wouldn't want the Palestinians to make an agressive move against the IDF and beat you to the virgins, would you? And don't listen to the infidel when he tries to tell you what is actually right and wrong, good and evil and thus, how you might preserve your life by altering your behavior. No, mohammed told us what is right and what is wrong. And he killed many innocents to prove how right and good he was. What does the infidel know? He believes that some Jew came back to life from the grave. We don't believe in life, we believe in death, we want all the infidels dead dead dead. So prepare yourselves for martyrdom immediately and purify yourselves by saying 300 chants of, "I hate everybody like mohammed did. I hate everybody like mohammed did. I hate everybody like mohammed did..." This mantra should adequately prepare you for your courageous act of martyrdom. And after you kill yourself and pass to the other side, don't pay any attention to those flames...it's, er, well, um, it's a campfire, yeah, a campfire where we are all gonna sit around and roast our weenies. The 12th Imam has spoken (peacebeuponme....anyone seen my iPod?)
I wonder if this is the buildup towards the explosion of open war next Tuesday...
Oh great!!
Iran is getting ready to attack I mean running "War Games" .
North Korea is supposed to be doing their first underground nuke test in a day or so , maybe they have to show Iran that the nuke and-or nukes that the Iraninans purchased will work.
AND WILL SOMEBODY PLEASE BAN "stars"
Well this is it. This is the beginning of the show, people. August 22 is Tuesday. Iran is getting ready to attack, as I and others predicted.
The world as we have known it for 60 years, is about to change.
We must prepare for what may come, in all my long years of life I have never seen so many storm clouds!
God guide us in the tremendous struggle that lays ahead for us!
God bless our Jihad Watch family, Robert and Hugh for their service to us and the future of Civilization.
I as I read the news of Irans military exercises, sitting on my terrace over looking the New York skyline in the distance the glow of the Empire State Building, I wonder what the future of my city will be.
I know one thing, I am ready to fight, as ready as I will ever be.
Bring it on I am ready to win.
I was a child when I first heard this, it is very appropriate today.
War Speech?September 3, 1939?House of Commons
These short remarks were delivered by Winston Churchill at the outbreak of World War II and were originally omitted from INTO BATTLE, the first volume of World War II speeches, but quickly inserted. They appear also in BLOOD SWEAT AND TEARS (the US/Canadian edition of INTO BATTLE) and WINSTON S. CHURCHILL: HIS COMPLETE SPEECHES 1897-1963, Robert Rhodes James, editor, NY: Bowker, 1974, vol. 6.
In this solemn hour it is a consolation to recall and to dwell upon our repeated efforts for peace. All have been ill-starred, but all have been faithful and sincere. This is of the highest moral value--and not only moral value, but practical value--at the present time, because the wholehearted concurrence of scores of millions of men and women, whose co-operation is indispensable and whose comradeship and brotherhood are indispensable, is the only foundation upon which the trial and tribulation of modern war can be endured and surmounted. This moral conviction alone affords that ever-fresh resilience which renews the strength and energy of people in long, doubtful and dark days. Outside, the storms of war may blow and the lands may be lashed with the fury of its gales, but in our own hearts this Sunday morning there is peace. Our hands may be active, but our consciences are at rest.
We must not underrate the gravity of the task which lies before us or the temerity of the ordeal, to which we shall not be found unequal. We must expect many disappointments, and many unpleasant surprises, but we may be sure that the task which we have freely accepted is one not beyond the compass and the strength of the British Empire and the French Republic. The Prime Minister said it was a sad day, and that is indeed true, but at the present time there is another note which may be present, and that is a feeling of thankfulness that, if these great trials were to come upon our Island, there is a generation of Britons here now ready to prove itself not unworthy of the days of yore and not unworthy of those great men, the fathers of our land, who laid the foundations of our laws and shaped the greatness of our country.
This is not a question of fighting for Danzig or fighting for Poland. We are fighting to save the whole world from the pestilence of Nazi tyranny and in defense of all that is most sacred to man. This is no war of domination or imperial aggrandizement or material gain; no war to shut any country out of its sunlight and means of progress. It is a war, viewed in its inherent quality, to establish, on impregnable rocks, the rights of the individual, and it is a war to establish and revive the stature of man. Perhaps it might seem a paradox that a war undertaken in the name of liberty and right should require, as a necessary part of its processes, the surrender for the time being of so many of the dearly valued liberties and rights. In these last few days the House of Commons has been voting dozens of Bills which hand over to the executive our most dearly valued traditional liberties. We are sure that these liberties will be in hands which will not abuse them, which will use them for no class or party interests, which will cherish and guard them, and we look forward to the day, surely and confidently we look forward to the day, when our liberties and rights will be restored to us, and when we shall be able to share them with the peoples to whom such blessings are unknown.
Also, excerpt from Blood, Toil, Tears and Sweat
First Speech as Prime Minister?May 13, 1940?to House of Commons
"We have before us an ordeal of the most grievous kind. We have before us many, many long months of struggle and of suffering. You ask, what is our policy? I can say: It is to wage war, by sea, land and air, with all our might and with all the strength that God can give us; to wage war against a monstrous tyranny, never surpassed in the dark, lamentable catalogue of human crime. That is our policy. You ask, what is our aim? I can answer in one word: It is victory, victory at all costs, victory in spite of all terror, victory, however long and hard the road may be; for without victory, there is no survival. Let that be realised; no survival for the British Empire, no survival for all that the British Empire has stood for, no survival for the urge and impulse of the ages, that mankind will move forward towards its goal. But I take up my task with buoyancy and hope. I feel sure that our cause will not be suffered to fail among men. At this time I feel entitled to claim the aid of all, and I say, "come then, let us go forward together with our united strength."
Time for the Zoroastrians, Jews, Christians and Bahais to get out of iran.
im not much of a prophet of doom,preferring to look on the bright side of life,but i think that its becoming blatantly obvious that an evil plan is afoot,may not be on the 22nd...but who knows?
All in the name of Allah and Mohammed (please pee upon him)
ps...has anyone used yahoo answers? its a good way to reach a wider audience and tell them the truth about jihad.