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The Coming Strike on Iran and Why This Christian Feels Israel Needs to Do It, Not the USA

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from  http://www.timesofisrael.com/full-text-of-hasan-rouhanis-speech-at-the-un/ Full text of Hasan Rouhani’s speech at the UN ‘Iran seeks to resolve problems, not to create them,’ Iranian president says. ‘Nuclear weapons and other weapons of mass destruction have no place in Iran’s security and defense doctrine.’ BY TIMES OF ISRAEL STAFF September 25, 2013, 2:00 am from  http://www.gatestoneinstitute.org/4007/israel-warning-iran Prime Minister Netanyahu's speech at the United Nations from:   http://www.policymic.com/articles/65983/netanyahu-un-speech-2013-transcript-full-text-of-general-assembly-address - he presents an historic argument on why Rouhani and Iran cannot be trusted despite the "charm offensive" from:   http://www.cnbc.com/id/100884040 Israel's Final Warning on Iran by Yaakov Lappin October 7, 2013 Lappin states:  With no military threat, Iran has no incentive to stop its nuclear progress. Iran might well concl...

The Elephant in the (Middle Eastern) Room

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Much attention is focused on events in Syria and Egypt and for good reason. However, the elephant in the room is Iran. While there are serious concerns about Islamists, the breakdown of society and the future of both Egypt and Syria, those concerns pale in comparison with the possibility that very soon Iran could possess a nuclear weapon. To bring the world's attention, especially the United States and President Obama's attention, back to Iran, President Netanyahu showed up on CBS' Face the Nation on Sunday. You can find out what he said in its entirety either by transcript (here) or by video (here) . For those lacking in time, here is a summary: 1) They're building ICBMs to reach America "the American mainland within a few years. They don't need these missiles to reach us, they already have missiles that can reach us," warns Netanyahu 2) They're pursuing enriched uranium to build a nuclear bomb  3) They're doing that after t...