Via Powerline (thanks to JWebb), “Satellite Blackout in Tehran”:
Blog of the Week Vital Perspective notes that the government of Iran is going from building to building in Tehran, smashing satellite dishes. This can only be construed as an effort to cut Iranians off, as much as possible, from news originating in the outside world. Which strikes me as ominous, especially with August 22 only five days away.
Notes Vital Perspective:
Some observers believe that the clampdown is aimed at keeping the government’s control over news regarding Iran’s dispute with the international community regarding its nuclear program.
In recent months, all news coverage on the issue in Iran has been done with the approval of the Supreme Council of National Security, prompting people who wish to be informed by non-government sources to watch and listen to television and radio from abroad.
Which all sounds very, well…Iranian, but does raise the question, why now?
August 22. A little less than a week away.
Smoke ‘em if you got ‘em, infidels.
I hope we’ve got a big bag of hammers on station close by…
Possibly an interesting tie-in: North Korea may be preparing for a nuclear test.
NorKs pop a nuke, then announce they’ve shared a few with the mullahs. Maybe the mullahs pop one of their own.
Lots of ominous, divergent threads coming together quickly – hope someone’s able to divine the warp from the woof.
ME: “HONEY?”
SHE “Yeah. Now what?”
ME: Clear your schedule for the 21st, because you damn hell ain’t going to midtown.”
Hey! Lucy! I thin Fred an Ethel an de Iranians are up to suthin’!
FWIW, I live in Canada, and the Cubans really aren’t any better than the Dominicans any more. So don’t feel bad that you can’t buy them; the only thing you’re missing is that “illegal” mystique, which ain’t worth that much. Fuente, Romeo y Julieta, and La Flor are all reliable, tasty, and affordable Dominican brands.
So you’ll have something to light up when the man comes around.
TW: ‘Cause we can still smoke in the West.
Looking really hard for a silver lining here! The Iranian people have become more and more disenchanted with their leaders. If MAD will work at all with Iran, it is the Iranian people who aren’t quite ready to be martyrs for a cause their “betters” tell them is true.
Behind the silver lining and back to awe-shit. What are the Mullahs planning to do that they don’t even want their own people to hear about?
Ah, it’s a little less than a week, Jeff–it’s actually five days after two days before the day after tomorrow.
IT’S APOCALICIOUS!
Should I spend my 401(k) now?
Everyone should check out this link. Seriously. And fill up the tank on the 21st.
http://www.redcross.org/services/disaster/0,1082,0_217_,00.html
TW: Indeed
Well, you can probably count out the French into Lebanon if the Iranians pop a nuke towards Israel….
…which probably initiate a volley of Jerichos heading east.
otoh, with that scenario, there probably won’t be a lot of ‘see, they didn’t have WMD’s’ blather, however, if you think the conspiro-nuts are in overdrive about who knocked over the WTC or hit the Pentagon, well, don’t you dare sit there mister, and try to tell THEM that those nasty Israelis didn’t nuke themselves to have an excuse, because…c’mon!
tw: on your feet or on your knees
Thanks for not misusing “begs” the question. Small comfort in these troubled times, but I’ll take what I can get.
Nobody is going to nuke anybody, but are you watching the Israeli govenrment comming apart at the seems? They could kill Sharon, that might bring some unity. Rove would do it. Peace
Imhotep, your faith in Mr. Ahmadinejad is touching.
Peace out.
tw: ball. Hey, Jeff, I think this belongs in the previous thread . . .
tw: faith. Okay, that’s more like it . . .
Peace?
Out!
Don’t you mean:
Piece?
Hey gang, as long as we’re questioning the timing and getting all apocalyptic, is it significant that Iran has major military maneuvers scheduled for August 20?
http://www.news24.com/News24/World/News/0,,2-10-1462_1984553,00.html
Yep, that democracy is nasty business. Better to have governments that take a ballpeen to sat dishes. It’s much more orderly.
Idiot.
Damn. Saw that earlier today and forgot it.
Yeah, they have something planned, or at the least want us to think they have something planned. Which, frankly, is a damned stupid thing to do.
Trident missile submarines have a way of focusing the mind. I wonder if we’ve let the Iranians know through back channels that they’re ready and waiting.
On August 22nd the Iranians will maliciously and savagely and without regard for human life,create more IRS officials.
There. It’s out.
Actually, John–Tridents would do a wonderful job of unfocusing a lot of minds. Vaporizing them, too…
Cue angry lefty troll who thinks we’re being both fraidy cats of the Iranian boogeyman AND too lighthearted about nuclear war. “Just think of the kittens!!!!”
In 3…2…1……..
Sure.
And what the hell, throw in an extra 80 cents and supersize that meal….
Don’t even talk like that.
if they believe seymour hersh – does anybody?! – they might be expecting to get whacked by the iaf/usaf soo.
so this effort might be aimed at controlling the domestic news/spin better afterwards.
that’s the bright side.
i actually do fear that they will attack the little and the great satans on 8/22.
they are religious fanatics and the significance of the date is real to them.
and i believe that the noko nuke test is – like the 7/4 missile test: a sales demonstration for iran.
I’m thinking there should be some good apocalypse parties happening. Sort of like a hurricane party, only better.
I am inventing a new drink: The 12th Imam. I’m guessing it should have tequila in it, or maybe gin. I will exprment and reprort.
choice
The Americans REALLY don’t like the whole sneak attack thing. I ended up dead and Whisker Boy lives in a cave.
Just saying…
Ya know, not to be overly dramatic or to put too much stock in the doomsday talk, but I had been planning to book a vacation for the end of the year. I’m still planning on it, but I’m not going to make any reservations until Thursday of next week.
There are a lot of crazy people ramping up to something totally batshit, and they all seem to be on the same schedule. And it looks like their due date is very, very soon.
The nervousness over 8/22 will turn out to be a fart in a tornado. The tornado beginning to swirl is the West getting serious about Iran’s ambitions, thanks to their obvious complicity in the initiation of hostilities with Israel, and the world media is (more tepidly than they could be) bringing long overdue attention on Iran’s ambitions and how it might backfire on the entire ME.
But what do your Levis think?
Me, I am disappointed to find that Rosetta Stone doesn’t have Farsi…just Arabic or Pashto. Hmm, which one to try (after the 22nd , natch).
might we be in for some follow up on 9-11 as well……..?
I’m still lacking in nervousness over this August 22 thing.
I’m now thinking Iran plans to test-launch a couple of Taepodongs or whatever they’re called, and the dish-smashing is in case these samples don’t do any better than Kimbo’s did last month.
Be a damn shame if a dummy missile launched at Tel Aviv came down in Damascus instead…
Excuse my ignorance, but what is the significance of 8/22?
TW: Other. As in, I must be living in an’other’ world or under a rock…
I saw this over on Jihad Watch: Tips for visiting a mosque
There’s a prominent a mile from my home, the King Fahd Mosque.
Maybe the wife and I can set aside a nice some time for a visit. But will I have to get her fitted for a burka?
I’ve been watching the date for a few months now. Crap. Best case of worst case scenarios, running through my head. I’m just hoping it’s another Y/2K.
As Leeden says, Faster, Please. Like, how about in four days?
T/w: Finally. I hope not.
It has significance in Islam, and also happens to be the date that Iran stated it would respond to the U.S. request to halt its nuclear program.
McGehee:
That’s a very interesting interpretation. Don’t you suppose, though, that they might do the same for a nuke test?
Thanks Brian.
Is it just me, or do all Muslims seem like f*cking maniacs?
Nevermind. That is probably politically incorrect.
Yeah, but it won’t last long if we do two shots each time Ahmadinejad says ‘Kill the Jews!’
The NorKs set off a nuke, maybe Tehran too? The Norks at Souk and Tehran at Tel Aviv. All that would be left of the NorKs will be burnt bodies. All that will be left of Tehran is green glass. Could be the best thing could happen to the world. Finally expose the deadly fools for what they truly are.
My fav band is releasing their next cd that day – “About to Rage”
Heh!
The Hobo
Then someone who had two too many shots would wreck his car, and tell the cops that it’s all the Jews’ fault!
I’m remembering that line for Glory.
I’ll enter it in the contest for ‘best quips in the mortal coil’ contest.
Also…
If the Apocalypse is gonna start, it might as well start with Tequila.
I’ll start by consuming a bottle of Captain. Then we can continue with me passed out on the floor.
We wouldn’t be able to keep up. I mean, who would be refilling the shots? And what happens when we run out?
Oh right.
Has anyone seen my key to Vault 13? And my G.E.C.K?
You know, just in case.
TW: Family? – I think its mocking me. Or could it be a sign?
August 22 is also the date that they are going to consecrate that crescent memorial to Flight 93 in Pennslyvania too! They are going to have bonfires at both ends of the crescent which will direct everyone’s gaze towards Mecca! Shit this is going to be a barn burner of a day!
I’d seriously consider selling off some stocks in energy interests and buying into stocks for security and weapons manufacturers.
Seriously, people, check it out!
Sort of linking a theme here:
What is really wonderful is that the NSA has to cease and desist all wiretapping activity until the supreme court hears the case again.
Indeed, days before the 12th imam speaks his mind – well, we won’t have any idea because some hippy judges have sold us out.
Just even thinking about Jimmay Carter makes my stomach fill with bile.
I know it’s a sinful, terrible thought, but why did it have to be Reagan and not Carter?
This article at MEMRI is interesting.
Excerpts:
Suggestive. Suggestive and alarming.
Maybe it is Carter, too, given the quality of his public pronouncements of late.
Seriously, you crazy neocons, you realize the threat from Iran is only there to distract you from the upcoming gay marriage amendments.
Just admit it already. There’s no room under the Republican tent for us gay people.
And this whole Iran thing is like some controlled demolition of our civil liberties, silently usurping our right to have hot gay sex. I mean marriage.
Crafty, just like those Jews.
Why can’t everyone be more universal like me?
Well, a couple of days ago Yahoo’s Mid East slideshow had a couple of “Lebanese relief workers” walking around in a (clearly conventional) bomb crater with a Geiger counter, looking for traces of uranium. Prefatory to what? If Hizballah suddenly get anxious to get the hell out of southern Lebanon, I think we’ve got an issue. Otherwise, I’m not too worried.
lol, either way…
….YES!
TW: Special!
For heaven’s sake, JG, if Pamela at Atlas Shrugged wrote as many posts about her boobs as you do about your penis I’d tell her to try different meds.
So: try different meds, you perv, and stop bothering us about your dick!
As in, to keep people from finding out it failed? It’s my understanding that a uranium-based weapon is damn near impossible to screw up.
Unless, y’know, you’re setting it off by hand or something, but that form of “screwing up” would be a consequence of the bomb working, as opposed to not.
My conclusion about a test launch is that achieving the bomb itself isn’t necessarily what Iran, nor its suppliers, want the world to have a definite answer to—but if they can demonstrate that when they get the bomb they’ll be able to hit what they’re threatening to hit, that will set off reverberations.
Until they can do that, their Israel-threatening missile is relegated to the same credibility heap as their stealth speedboats and their supersonic submarines.
Am I right in thinking you don’t mean Viagra?
Just asking.
AFAICR, depleted uranium is about as radioactive as, well, dirt. That’s the point, isn’t it?
Heck, when I was a kid I was at one of those “hands-on” science museums, and they had these slugs of different metals, all the same volume. You could lift each one to feel the difference density makes. There was aluminum, steel, lead, and uranium.
Would it have hurt the press to ask someone (or a couple people) who have a little knowledge on the subject if the pics and claims pass the laugh test?
Been done. It’s basically a mint julep with virgin blood. I guess you can use tomato juice instead.
Good God, is this fuck- and suck-fest still going on? How much poon can Pasty dole out?
Thanks for the laugh, RiverC. Don’t forget the spare chip for the water purifier!
Soundsh licht the esspearment ish alrethy in progresh…
I just read this on ThreatsWatch..
Iran Announces Major Defense Exercises Days Ahead of Expected August 22 Nuke Deal Response and Potential NoKor Nuclear Test
RiverCocytus,
I’m sorry, but any apocalyptic drink needs a healthy (i.e. unhealthy) portion of 151.
Please do share the recipe, though. I really want to be able to go into a bar someday and order one. And by that I mean that the Islamists haven’t closed them all.
McGeehee:
Yes, that’s what I meant. I should have been clearer.
Mine too, and I’d forgotten when I posted that this is the type of bomb we’re worried about. Though I have wondered whether Iran’s uranium program amounts (by happenstance, not by design) to misdirection: get us to agonize and negotiate over it, while meantime they try to get their hands on some plutonium when and where we’re not looking. At least that’s what I’d do if I were them and the uranium enrichment were encountering this much scrutiny.
Ha!
…
… her male readership would TRIPLE!
[Sorry for the misspelling, McGehee.]
My informants explain all… The big fella is going to come out of his well on Aug 22 and to celebrate the mullahs are going to fire a one-off nuke tipped missile at Tel Aviv. Its all a spin doctoring operation.
Aug. 22? That’s my sons birthday. As far as I know Ahmedinajad is not on his birthday pal’s list. But then he does spend ALOT of time on the internets…
TW: “Whatever happened to peace, love, and understanding?”
Hey Fat Bitch…I mean Big Girl,
Perhaps if you spent more time reading this blog, instead of about it, you would come off as, well, less stupid.
And who is this “us” you speak of. Are you an elected representitive, or just planetary in stature?
TW:Behind. A moon?
Big Girl: Oops, wrong thread.
And I’ve heard that a plutonium weapon is far more complicated to bring off. The risk of failure would certainly be significant.
I’d hate to think they’d be able to get some Pu without someone noticing. That would be bad on many, many levels.
As for the misspelling, JSP, don’t worry about it.
Ok guys…Thunder Thighs is trying to tell us her penis envy has gotten the better of her and doesn’t like us talking about our….
GREAT ROARING SATAN 8 INCH CUT NUCLEAR TIPPED COCKULAS…
So you know what that means….
PAAAAAARRRRTTTTYYYYY!!!!!11!!1
TW: girls should be chained to the stove…AND GET ME A COLD ONE BITCH!
I got yer 12th fuckin’ Imam, right here!