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Smart Iran Bomb?
FOX News: Iran Vows to Use ‘Smart’ Bomb Against Enemies
Iran vowed Sunday to use a new 2,000-pound “smart” bomb against its enemies and unveiled mass production of the new weapon, state television reported.
The government first announced development of the long-range guided bomb Thursday, saying it could be deployed by the country’s aging U.S.-made F-4 and F-5 fighter jets.
“We will use these (bombs) against our enemies when the time comes,” Defense Minister Mostafa Mohammad Najjar said on state television Sunday.
Iran often announces new weapons for its arsenal, but the United States maintains that while the Islamic Republic has made some strides, many of these statements are exaggerations.
The broadcast included a brief clip of a fighter jet apparently dropping one of the bombs, which destroyed a target on the ground.
The defense minister continued his threats as state television showed him unveiling a mass production line for the weapon in Tehran. …
Emanuel Winston, a Middle East analyst at the Houston-based Freeman Center for Strategic Studies, said Thursday that Iran’s smart bomb claim sounded “plausible” but said that it would be less dangerous than a missile development program given the limited range of the country’s aircraft.
So SMART Ahmadinejad may have ALERTED France to Iran’s threat to Europe and their neighbors, including Israel.
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Senator Larry Craig Watch: Idaho Senate Replacements
Sen. Larry Craig, R-Idaho, is seen during a hearing Thursday, May 25, 2006, on Capitol Hill in Washington. Craig of Idaho pleaded guilty in August 2007, to misdemeanor disorderly conduct after being arrested at the Minneapolis airport. Roll Call, a Capitol Hill newspaper, which first reported the case, said on its Web site Monday, Aug. 27, 2007, that Craig was arrested June 11 by a plainclothes officer investigating complaints of lewd conduct in a men’s restroom at the airport.
Assuming Craig resigns (Flap gives him to Thursday, maybe tomorrow), Patrick Ruffini has the Idaho Senate succession law and the possilbe replacement candidates here.
Update:
Drudge has some links:
BROKEBACK BATHROOM: SENATOR BUSTED IN AIRPORT SEX STING…
CRAIG’S LIST: TERROR IN THE TOILETS…His Own Private Idaho…
‘I should not have pled guilty’…
Romney flushes Craig video…Â
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Iran Nuclear Watch: Sarkozy – Iranian Bomb or Bomb Iran
France President Nicolas Sarkozy addresses ambassadors at the opening of the French Ambassadors Conference at the Elysee Palace in Paris August 27, 2007. Sarkozy said on Monday a diplomatic push by the world’s powers to rein in Tehran’s nuclear programme was the only alternative to “an Iranian bomb or the bombing of Iran”.
France’s Sarkozy raises prospect of Iran airstrikes
What the HELL are the United States, Israel and now France waiting for?
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Michael Ramirez on Iran and the Spread of Islamic Extremism
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Senator Larry Craig Watch: Should Craig Stay or Go?
Sen. Larry Craig, R-Idaho, is seen during a hearing Thursday, May 25, 2006, on Capitol Hill in Washington. Craig of Idaho pleaded guilty in August 2007, to misdemeanor disorderly conduct after being arrested at the Minneapolis airport. Roll Call, a Capitol Hill newspaper, which first reported the case, said on its Web site Monday, Aug. 27, 2007, that Craig was arrested June 11 by a plainclothes officer investigating complaints of lewd conduct in a men’s restroom at the airport.
Craigs gotta go – He’s a PERV – at least he left the Romney Campaign.
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Fred Thompson Watch: Thompson Loses Communication Director
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yr9oujGR7BY[/youtube]
Hugh Hewitt has it RIGHT abut Fred Thompson.Not a good Monday for the NON-candidate.
Fred Thompson is starting late and the quesion is out there: Is Fred READY for prime time?
Republican presidential hopeful, former U.S. Sen. Fred Thompson R-Tenn., holds a baby pig at the Iowa State Fair Friday, Aug. 17, 2007, in Des Moines, Iowa.
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California Restaurant Owners Support Tax Increase to Pay for Health Care
Of course, the California Restaurant Association members will support either a sales or payroll tax increase to pay for health insurance for the uninsured.
Why?
So, as employers they won’t get stuck with the bill to pay for the health care of their low wage employees.
Everyone agrees that Californians should have the best health care available. The disagreement comes as to the financial responsibility for the massive costs.
Arnold’s 2007 health care plan is dead and the Governator has stated he will veto the Democrat’s plan to increase employer’s payroll taxes mandating health care insurance. And voters will never approve a sales tax increase.
The deadline for legislative action is September 15th.
Nothing will happen in the California Legislature this year – and thankfully so.
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Arnold Schwarzenegger Watch: Health Care FLOP
Michael Ramirez on California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger’s Radical Health Care Proposal
Arnold Schwarzenegger Watch: California Governor Schwarzenegger Proposes RADICAL Health Care Reforms
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Attorney General Alberto Gonzales to Resign Today
Attorney General Alberto Gonzales applauds President Bush during a ceremony at the Justice Department in Washington, Monday, Feb. 14, 2005 where Gonzales was sworn in as United States Attorney General. Bush administration officials say Gonzales will announce his resignation Monday, Aug. 27, 2007.
United States Attorney General Alberto Gonzales will announce his resignation today.
Will the President immediately appoint (recess appointment) a successor?
Update:
Word is that he submitted his resignation letter last Friday and that a likely temporary replacement for Gonzales is Solicitor General Paul Clement, who would take over until a permanent replacement is found.
Stay tuned……..
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Day By Day by Chris Muir August 27, 2007