Egypt Announces Site of Its First Nuclear Plant: El Dabaa

by Gil Ronen Egypt’s President Hosni Mubarak announced Wednesday afternoon that the country’s first nuclear power plant will be built at El Dabaa on the Mediterranean coast. The Associated Press reported that Energy Minister Hassan Younis said the decision is intended to “prioritize national interests and gives a big boost to the Egyptian nuclear program.” […]

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US: We Have an Iran Strike Plan

by Elad Benari The US military announced on Sunday that it has a plan in place to strike Iran should the need arise to do so. During an interview with NBC’s Meet the Press, Admiral Mike Mullen, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff of the US, said that although he believes that a military […]

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Why Hasn’t Israel Bombed Iran?

by Bret Stephens   There are four theories as to why Netanyahu has not (yet) given the order to proceed. Why hasn’t Israel bombed Iran yet? It’s a question I often get from people who suppose I have a telepathic hotline to Benjamin Netanyahu’s brain. I don’t, but for a long time I was confident […]

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Russians Concerned Over Tehran Snub

by Hana Levi Julian Russians are registering concern over Moscow’s recent cancellation of its deal to sell Iran the S-300 anti-aircraft surface-to-air missile defense system. The move has prompted Tehran to ease away from Russia’s influence, warned a daily newspaper that reported Moscow will lose millions of dollars for cooperating with the United Nations on […]

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Islamist Turkey Overreaches

by Daniel Pipes National Review Online June 8, 2010 As typical Islamist-leftist theater to delegitimize Israel, late May’s Turkish-sponsored “Free Gaza” flotilla was tediously repetitious. As an illustration that Israelis don’t understand the kind of war they now must fight, the outcome was drearily predictable. But as a statement of Turkey’s policies and an augur […]

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Ahmadinejad: Obama Needs Iran

With typical provocative arrogance, Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has said in a letter addressed to the US president that Barack Obama’s power and success depends on Iran. Disclosing this Friday, April 16, the Iranian leader promised to publish the letter soon. “Obama should start cooperating with us in practice,” he said. “We don’t need you […]

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