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(BLOG) Nuclear Iran: The Point Of No Return

"It is possible that at some point in the next 12 months, the imposition of devastating economic sanctions on the Islamic Republic of Iran will persuade its leaders to cease their pursuit of nuclear weapons.

It is also possible that Iran’s reform-minded Green Movement will somehow replace the mullah-led regime, or at least discover the means to temper the regime’s ideological extremism.

It is possible, as well, that 'foiling operations' conducted by the intelligence agencies of Israel, the United States, Great Britain, and other Western powers—programs designed to subvert the Iranian nuclear effort through sabotage and, on occasion, the carefully engineered disappearances of nuclear scientists—will have hindered Iran’s progress in some significant way.

It is also possible that President Obama, who has said on more than a few occasions that he finds the prospect of a nuclear Iran 'unacceptable,' will order a military strike against the country’s main weapons and uranium-enrichment facilities."





(NEWS) The US Army Needs A Torah Scroll

"Ah, the things you can learn by searching the many websites devoted to government contracting, job recruitment and materiel.

The U.S. Army wants a Torah scroll.

And not just any Torah scroll: they want a Sephardic Torah -- that is, a Torah prepared especially by and for Jews of Sephardic, or Spanish, descent. Why? One's mind conjures up all sorts of special operations scenarios, but probably, the Army needs a new Torah for observant Jews who go through basic training. A good Torah will cost you about $40,000."