Podcasts about Mahmoud Ahmadinejad

The head of an Iranian secret service unit set up to target Mossad agents working in the Islamic Republic turned out to be an Israeli agent himself, according to former Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.   October 2nd 2024   ---  Please Like, Comment and Follow 'The Ray Appleton Show' on all platforms:   ---    'The Ray Appleton Show' is available on the KMJNOW app, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube or wherever else you listen to podcasts.    ---  'The Ray Appleton Show'   Weekdays 11 AM -2 PM Pacific on News/Talk 580 AM & 105.9 KMJ    | Website  | Facebook | Podcast |   -  Everything KMJ   KMJNOW App | Podcasts | Facebook | X | Instagram   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this episode of The President's Daily Brief: Putin's latest gamble seems to have failed. Russia's offensive in the Kharkiv region has stalled amidst heavy casualties and the arrival of western weapons. We'll examine a new report that suggests the White House is considering unilateral negotiations for the release of five Americans that are currently being held hostage in Gaza. According to a leaked memo, agents in California have been advised to release migrants from over 100 countries into the US, despite the Biden administration's new “crackdown.” In today's Back of the Brief, we'll have the latest in the Iranian Presidential elections, where America's old nemesis Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has been barred from seeking office. To listen to the show ad-free, become a premium member of The President's Daily Brief by visiting PDBPremium.com. Please remember to subscribe if you enjoyed this episode of The President's Daily Brief. Email: PDB@TheFirstTV.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

¿Cómo quedaron los resultados de las elecciones en el país? Corre a nuestro episodio especial, ahí te dejamos toooodos los detalles. Spoiler alert! México tiene su primera presidenta. El presidente de los Estados Unidos, Joe Biden, compartió un nuevo plan de Israel para lograr un alto el fuego y la tregua permanente en la Franja de Gaza. Este contaría con tres etapas para liberar a los rehenes del grupo islamistas, la retirada del ejército hebreo de la Franja además de la reconstrucción de esta parte de Palestina. El primer ministro Benjamín Netanyahu está encontrando resistencia del sector más conservador de su gobierno.Además… El partido del Congreso Nacional Africano perdió su mayoría en la asamblea nacional de Sudáfrica, por primera vez en 30 años; Hunter Biden, el hijo del presidente estadounidense, se enfrenta a una serie de juicios por falsificar una solicitud para obtener una licencia de portación de armas; El expresidente iraní Mahmoud Ahmadinejad buscará postularse para reemplazar a Ebrahim Raisi; Y el Real Madrid consiguió alzar su Orejona número quince tras vencer al Borussia Dortmund con un 2-0.Y para #ElVasoMedioLleno… Tras una prueba exitosa, Jordan Marotta, un niño de cinco años que nació sin un brazo, consiguió una prótesis biónica de la empresa Open Bionics.Para enterarte de más noticias como estas, síguenos en nuestras redes sociales. Estamos en todas las plataformas como @telokwento. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Matangazo ya nusu saa kuhusu habari za mapema asubuhi pamoja na habari za michezo.

In June 2009, millions of Iranians took to the streets to protest against what they considered a rigged presidential election.The hardline incumbent Mahmoud Ahmadinejad won 62% of the vote. All three defeated candidates disputed the results.The protests gave rise to the 'Green Movement', named after its signature colour, which opposed Ahmadinejad.Journalist Maziar Bahari was accused of being a Western spy and spent 118 days being interrogated in Iran's Evin Prison. He tells Dan Hardoon about the torture he endured.(Photo: Maziar Bahari in 2015. Credit: Slaven Vlasic/Getty Images)

EL ISLAM ESPERA VOLVER A SU MESÍAS   En 2005, el presidente iraní Mahmoud Ahmadinejad fue llamado ante el Consejo de Seguridad de las Naciones Unidas para explicar su determinación de desarrollar armas nucleares. Terminó su discurso con esta oración a Alá: “Te ruego que aceleres el surgimiento de tu último depositario, el prometido, ese ser humano perfecto y puro, el que llenará este mundo de justicia y paz”. El “prometido” en la oración de Ahmadinejad era una referencia al Duodécimo Imam, una figura en la enseñanza chiíta que es paralela a la figura de Al-Mahdi en la enseñanza sunita. En esencia, ambos títulos se refieren al mesías islámico que aún está por llegar. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/xos-french-diguez/message

A viagem de Lula à China cumpre a meta inicial de seu governo no campo da diplomacia: demonstrar uma equidistância dos EUA e da China, a fim de buscar se beneficiar das relações com os dois países. Essa foi a postura dos dois primeiros governos de Lula e, obviamente, faz muito sentido, dado o posicionamento histórico brasileiro de neutralidade no que é possível. Thiago de Aragão, analista políticoPor mais que a lógica na cabeça de Celso Amorim, assessor-chefe da Assessoria Especial do presidente Lula, seja baseada na noção de equidistância, o que muda desde quando Lula encerrou seu segundo governo é a situação geopolítica global. Lula conversou com Joe Biden em sua ida aos EUA e deixou claro ao presidente americano que não tomará parte em ações de contenção da influência chinesa na América Latina. Não era o que Biden queria ouvir, mas tampouco foi uma surpresa para o governo americano. Xi Jinping certamente não pedirá para o Brasil tomar uma posição pública de aliança com a China e antagonismo em relação aos EUA, pois a diplomacia chinesa não funciona assim. No entanto, muita coisa mudou nesses últimos anos. O mundo está mais polarizado do que nunca e Lula, mesmo com o seu alto interesse em política externa, precisa estar atento a detalhes que normalmente não são levados em conta por assessores próximos. Em primeiro lugar, as tensões entre China e EUA são crescentes e dinâmicas. Os nervos estão à flor da pele, e o governo brasileiro deve tomar muito cuidado com o que o presidente Lula dirá em Pequim. Um posicionamento a favor da China contra Taiwan cairia muito mal na comunidade internacional. Assim como Lula minou a possibilidade de mediar um cessar-fogo entre Ucrânia e Rússia a partir do momento que dividiu, irmãmente, a culpa pela guerra entre os dois países. Em relação a Taiwan, o ideal é ficar quieto e não mencionar nada nessa linha. Um segundo ponto importante é que certamente Lula e seus assessores mais próximos sabem que a “tecnologia” é o ponto central das tensões entre EUA e China. A Huawei é vista como um grande risco por americanos e europeus, enquanto o governo Lula não vê a empresa chinesa dessa forma. Um eventual anúncio de cooperação e/ou de comercialização de produtos tecnológicos ligados às listas de sanções impostas pelos americanos contra a China poderá prejudicar e muito a ampliação de empresas americanas e europeias operando no Brasil. No campo das telecomunicações, por exemplo, poderia surgir uma crise de confiança no fluxo de dados entre empresas no Brasil que trabalham com operadoras que utilizam os kits de 5G da Huawei. Terceiro ponto: o posicionamento chinês a favor da Rússia na guerra da Ucrânia é público e notório. Um comunicado conjunto entre Lula e Xi nessa linha, independentemente da mensagem que saia dos dois, não seria bem recebido e seria visto como um erro diplomático. Dada a posição de Xi em relação à guerra, qualquer coisa que saia da boca de Xi sobre esse tema, com Lula em pé ao seu lado, seria prejudicial. Apesar desses riscos “operacionais”, a viagem não deixa de ser extremamente importante para o país. A China, como principal parceira econômica do Brasil, inevitavelmente estimula a ida de uma enorme comitiva brasileira. Enquanto os acordos que serão discutidos e assinados no campo do agronegócio e comércio serão indubitavelmente positivos, os que poderão surgir nas áreas de cooperação em ciências e tecnologia merecem uma atenção maior aos riscos. A diplomacia brasileira está acostumada a missões presidenciais repletas de alegrias, oba-oba e boas notícias. A ida de Lula à China conterá tudo isso, dado o perfil do presidente brasileiro. No entanto, desde a ida de Lula ao Irã em 2010 para tentar, ao lado de Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, fechar um acordo nuclear, o Brasil não tem um presidente visitando um país onde riscos silenciosos podem se tornar custosos, seja por uma frase mal colocada ou um sorriso fora de hora. O ponto de interrogação permanece em relação à esdrúxula ideia da diplomacia brasileira de mediar uma solução para a guerra na Ucrânia. Obviamente, China e Rússia se colocarão a favor do plano brasileiro, pois beneficia claramente a Rússia ao tentar equiparar os atos russos aos ucranianos. Lula é um presidente ativo na política externa e benquisto em vários países do mundo. Isso não quer dizer, no entanto, que entenda dos detalhes e nuances dos temas complexos da geopolítica global. O projeto de mediar o fim da guerra, apresentando tudo que a Rússia sonha em ter, prejudica e muito a imagem do Brasil no mundo, mesmo em um momento em que praticamente qualquer coisa que Lula faça gere resultados melhores do que a bizarra política externa de Ernesto Araújo e Jair Bolsonaro. Na China, Lula terá em Xi Jinping um aliado para esse plano de mediação, justamente por ser inatingível e benéfico apenas para a Rússia e, consequentemente, para a China.

Every minority—every ethnic or religious subgroup—has its own internal conversations. Often, in the modern age, that's resulted in specialized journalistic outlets. Jewish newspapers; Christian TV stations; Muslims journals. But just as fascinating are journalists who take their particular identity, and use it as a lens through which to help general audiences view the world. What, indeed, does it mean for a reporter who is Jewish—or Christian, or Muslim, or Buddhist—to write for The Atlantic, or Business Insider? To do original reporting in Ukraine, or Somalia or Syria? On today's episode, Rabbi Lamm spoke to Tablet Magazin's Armin Rosen about what it means to learn and write about the wide world Biblically and Jewishly. They talked world travel; music festivals; the connection between death and joy in popular culture; the intertextuality of hip hop; what makes Orthodox Jews different from and similar to other Jews; Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's 2007 address at Columbia University; the importance of 1st century Rome and Jerusalem for understanding contemporary politics; novels about Brazil; and much more! Good Faith Effort is a production of Bnai Zion and SoulShop.

Guests featured in this episode:Azadeh Moaveni, the Iranian-American writer and journalist who has been covering the Middle East for more than two decades. A renowned expert on Iran, the Islamic State, as well as Middle East Politics and Islamic society in general, she has focused her work on how women are impacted by political conflicts, and how their social and political rights are affected by militarism and Islamism.  In 2005, she published the international bestseller Lipstick Jihad, a memoir recounting her experience of the Iranian reform and women's rights movements. The following year saw the publication of Iran Awakening: A Memoir of Revolution and Hope, co-authored with the Nobel Peace Laureate Shirin Ebadi.  GLOSSARY:What are Iran's morality police?(02:33 or p.1 in the transcript)"Gasht-e-Ershad," which translates as "guidance patrols," and is widely known as the "morality police," is a unit of Iran's police force established under former hardline president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. Wearing the hijab became mandatory in Iran in 1983. It was not until 2006 that the unit began patrolling the streets, tasked with enforcing the laws on Islamic dress code in public. According to Iranian law, all women above the age of puberty must wear a head covering and loose clothing in public, although the exact age is not clearly defined. In school, girls typically have to wear the hijab from the age of seven, but that does not mean they need to necessarily wear it in other public places. A major part of Iran's social regulations are based on the state's interpretation of Islamic Sharia law, which requires both men and women to dress modestly. However, in practice, the "morality police" have in the past primarily targeted women. There are no clear guidelines or details on what types of clothing qualify as inappropriate, leaving a lot of room for interpretation and sparking accusations that the "morality" enforcers arbitrarily detain women.  Morality police squads have in the past been made up of men wearing green uniforms and women in black chadors, garments which cover the head and upper body. Those detained by the "morality police" are given a notice or, in some cases, are taken to a so-called education and advice center or a police station, where they are required to attend a mandatory lecture on the hijab and Islamic values. They then have to call someone to bring them "appropriate clothes" in order to be released. source What is the Iran nuclear deal?(20:06 or p.5 in the transcript)The Iran nuclear agreement, formally known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, is a landmark accord reached between Iran and several world powers, including the United States, in July 2015. Under its terms, Iran agreed to dismantle much of its nuclear program and open its facilities to more extensive international inspections in exchange for billions of dollars' worth of sanctions relief. Proponents of the deal said that it would help prevent a revival of Iran's nuclear weapons program and thereby reduce the prospects for conflict between Iran and its regional rivals, including Israel and Saudi Arabia. However, the deal has been in jeopardy since President Donald Trump withdrew the United States from it in 2018. In retaliation for the U.S. departure and for deadly attacks on prominent Iranians in 2020, including one by the United States, Iran has resumed some of its nuclear activities. In 2021, President Joe Biden said the United States would return to the deal if Iran came back into compliance. Renewed diplomacy initially seemed promising, but after stop-and-go talks, it remains unclear if the parties can come to an agreement. source Democracy in Question? is brought to you by:• Central European University: CEU• The Albert Hirschman Centre on Democracy in Geneva: AHCD• The Podcast Company: Novel Follow us on social media!• Central European University: @CEU• Albert Hirschman Centre on Democracy in Geneva: @AHDCentreSubscribe to the show. If you enjoyed what you listened to, you can support us by leaving a review and sharing our podcast in your networks! 

Featuring Eskandar Sadeghi-Boroujerdi and Golnar Nikpour on the history of modern Iran. This is the fifth and final episode in what is now a FIVE-part series. We begin this episode in 1997, with reformist cleric Mohammad Khatami's surprise landslide election to the presidency. Then we cover the reformists running into hardliner repression and George W. Bush's War on Terror, the 2005 election of hardliner Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, his 2009 reelection and Green Movement protests, Hassan Rouhani and the nuclear accord that Trump then tore up, the 2019 mass working-class protests, and the election (but really more coronation) of right-winger Ebrahim Raisi. We end with the death of Zhina Mahsa Amini in the custody of morality police and the current mass protest movement that erupted in response.Support The Dig at Patreon.com/TheDigCheck out our vast archives and the rest of this series at thedigradio.comBuy Daring to Struggle, Daring to Win by Helen Shiller haymarketbooks.org/books/1952-daring-to-struggle-daring-to-win Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Featuring Eskandar Sadeghi-Boroujerdi and Golnar Nikpour on the history of modern Iran. This is the fifth and final episode in what is now a FIVE-part series. We begin this episode in 1997, with reformist cleric Mohammad Khatami's surprise landslide election to the presidency. Then we cover the reformists running into hardliner repression and George W. Bush's War on Terror, the 2005 election of hardliner Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, his 2009 reelection and Green Movement protests, Hassan Rouhani and the nuclear accord that Trump then tore up, the 2019 mass working-class protests, and the election (but really more coronation) of right-winger Ebrahim Raisi. We end with the death of Zhina Mahsa Amini in the custody of morality police and the current mass protest movement that erupted in response. Support The Dig at Patreon.com/TheDig Check out our vast archives and the rest of this series at thedigradio.com Buy Daring to Struggle, Daring to Win by Helen Shiller haymarketbooks.org/books/1952-daring-to-struggle-daring-to-win

Ali Khamenei has been the Supreme Leader of Iran since 1989, and previously served as President in the 1980s. This podcast is released at what appears to be a moment of mounting crisis for the Islamic regime, with protests across the country going into their seventh consecutive week. Domestically, Khamenei's time as leader has been characterised on the one hand by consolidation of the regime after the Iran-Iraq War, but also by passionate disagreements in civil society over how puritanical Iranian religious doctrine should be. The presidency has changed hands from stalwart conservatives like Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, to reformer Hassan Rouhani, and back again in 2021 to hardliner Ebrahim Raisi. With each change has come a greater fracturing of Iranian society, and a slow drip-drip of protests. Khamenei, at 83, is still at the helm, and has recently spoken out against the protests and reaffirmed his support for President Raisi. The question of these protests is: will they be different to former demonstrations, lasting the course, and perhaps precipitating a change of regime? I generally believe that those who have knowledge don't predict, and those who predict have no knowledge, but it's nonetheless interesting to speculate on Iran's future. Joining me to discuss Khamenei and Iran is Borzou Daragahi (@borzou), an Iranian-American journalist who works as an international correspondent for the Independent. Borzou is a member of Iran's Gen Xers, who came of age in the Ayatollah's tumultuous first decade in power. His comparisons of his generation and the current generation, who are much less squeamish about protesting against the regime, were great to listen to. 

Au menu ce midi ! 1. On parle du passage de Duhaime à l'émission « Le monde à l'envers» de Stephane Bureau, mais plus particulièrement d'une déclaration de Sophie Durocher à propos du Web. 2. Les gens ont-ils encore confiance aux médias ? Selon un sondage effectué auprès de 5000 répondants, seulement 30 % des gens ont encore confiance. Ça rejoint d'autres enquêtes du même type comme celle du Devoir qui révélaient en mars 2022 qu'une personne sur deux croit que les journalistes cherchent délibérément à tromper (sondage du cabinet Edelman). 3. 2 textes complètement capotés : Patrick Lagacé et Denise Bombardier sur le dos de Danielle Smith et d'Elon Musk. Un grossier mélange de Buzzwords et des concepts boiteux. On comprend mieux, avec ces exemples, les chiffres du sondage. 4. Un mot sur le Brésil qui remet au pouvoir un ancien président de gauche fan de l'Iran de Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. La Boutique du Podcast : https://ian-senechal.myspreadshop.ca/all?lang=fr Ian & Frank : https://open.spotify.com/show/6FX9rKclX7qdlegxVFhO3B?si=afe46619f7034884 Le Trio Économique : https://open.spotify.com/show/0NsJzBXa8bNv73swrIAKby?si=85446e698c744124 Le Dédômiseur : https://open.spotify.com/show/0fWNcURLK6TkBuYUXJC63T?si=6578eeedb24545c2 Ian Sénéchal Patreon.com/isenechal --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ian-snchal/message

On September 16, a squad of Iranian police officers arrested a twenty-two year old Iranian woman named Mahsa Amini. Charged with improperly wearing a hijab, Amini died in police custody. Since then, suspicion that she was beaten by Iranian forces, combined with the widespread public view that she was accosted unjustly to begin with, have catalyzed widespread protests across Iran.  On this week's podcast, the writer Shay Khatiri—who grew up in Iran and participated in protests against Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's election in 2009—joins us to explain how the current protests in Iran relate to those in 2009 and 2017. In conversation with Mosaic editor Jonathan Silver, he also thinks about where these demonstrations might lead and whether they hold promise of reform inside Iran.  Musical selections in this podcast are drawn from the Quintet for Clarinet and Strings, op. 31a, composed by Paul Ben-Haim and performed by the ARC Ensemble.

“The Curious Case of Ahmadinejad” - Part 30 of the Roqe Media series, The Contemporary History of Iran. Is there are more mercurial figure in the modern history of Iran than Mahmoud Ahmadinejad - the man who served as the president of the Islamic Republic from 2005 to 2013? The conservative politician is either seen as a supervillain, or a superstar, depending on your perspective, ideology, and maybe even your place in the world. But his tenure was undeniably controversial and chaotic. So, how do we explain Ahmadinejad, and how will he be treated in history books? Professor of Iranian History and Founding Director of the Institute for Iranian Studies at the University of St. Andrews, Dr. Ali Ansari, author of the book, “Iran under Ahmadinejad: The Politics of Confrontation,” joins Jian Ghomeshi from Fife, Scotland, to try to untangle the ascendance and legacy of the one of the more colourful and odd figures in Iranian politics.

This week, we take you back to the year of Hurricane Katrina, the election of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad in Iran, and Israel's disengagement from Gaza. Ouch...did anything GOOD happen in 2005? Well actually, yes. In the world of Israeli music, some incredible songs came out that very same year. Take a trip back with us to 2005 in Israeli music, and sing along to some old favorites we know you'll love! (Original Air Date: February 27, 2022) Full playlist at https://www.myisraelimusic.com/episode1114 Love the show? Help us grow by becoming a member of MyIsraeliMusic.com: https://myisraelimusic.com/membership Join the Israeli Music Community on Facebook! https://www.facebook.com/groups/IsraelHourRadioFans/

Best Friday Ever For 2-4-22 Seatbelts for Our Brains: Why Is Skepticism Under Attack-Tom Cruise, Joe Rogan, Saddam Hussein, David Duke and Mahmoud Ahmadinejad

Ben Shares honest & powerful perspectives on what it takes to shoot the president of the united states, not once, over and over again!With a camera, of course, in the oval office with some of the most powerful humans in the world!How chance plays a part in our lives, but not at the expense of hard work, finding your voice and stamping your footprint on the planet, regardless of how big or seemingly far away that world might be. Ben is a beacon of hope for all of us. He represents anything is possible, how to keep looking forward, make good decisions, and the chips will, more often than not, land exactly where you need them to. In Bens case, in the White House or on the front cover of Rolling Stone or The New Yorker!On his way to an assisting in the UK Ben stopped by New York City where he was offered a position as an assistant to the legendary Annie Leibovitz. His first project with Annie and Vanity Fair magazine was the 1998 Hollywood cover with Cate Blanchett, Joaquin Phoenix, Vince Vaughn, Toby Maguire, Natalie Portman, Christina Ricci and others.After time with Leibovitz, he went to on to assist legendary photographers Mary Ellen Mark, Harry Benson and Mark Seliger and Martin Schoeller on projects for Rolling Stone, The New Yorker, Time, and Life magazines.His shooting career began with assignments from New York Magazine, Newsweek, Esquire and Time. He then went on to shooting projects for Fortune, AARP, Forbes and Oprah Magazine amongst many others.His most notable subjects to date have been, President Barack Obama, President Donald Trump, President Bush, President Bill Clinton, Vice President Joe Biden, First Lady Michelle Obama, Warren Buffett, Michael Bloomberg, Oprah Winfrey Tony Bennett, Lady Gaga, Ralph Lauren, Jay -Z, Rupert Murdoch, Hosni Mubarak of Pakistan, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad of Iran, Hamid Karzi of Afghanistan.He has shot advertising campaigns for MasterCard, IBM, Goldman Sachs, JP Morgan, Bloomberg, USAA and Charles Schwab.

Ben Shares honest & powerful perspectives on what it takes to shoot the president of the united states, not once, over and over again!With a camera, of course, in the oval office with some of the most powerful humans in the world!How chance plays a part in our lives, but not at the expense of hard work, finding your voice and stamping your footprint on the planet, regardless of how big or seemingly far away that world might be. Ben is a beacon of hope for all of us. He represents anything is possible, how to keep looking forward, make good decisions, and the chips will, more often than not, land exactly where you need them to. In Bens case, in the White House or on the front cover of Rolling Stone or The New Yorker!On his way to an assisting in the UK Ben stopped by New York City where he was offered a position as an assistant to the legendary Annie Leibovitz. His first project with Annie and Vanity Fair magazine was the 1998 Hollywood cover with Cate Blanchett, Joaquin Phoenix, Vince Vaughn, Toby Maguire, Natalie Portman, Christina Ricci and others.After time with Leibovitz, he went to on to assist legendary photographers Mary Ellen Mark, Harry Benson and Mark Seliger and Martin Schoeller on projects for Rolling Stone, The New Yorker, Time, and Life magazines.His shooting career began with assignments from New York Magazine, Newsweek, Esquire and Time. He then went on to shooting projects for Fortune, AARP, Forbes and Oprah Magazine amongst many others.His most notable subjects to date have been, President Barack Obama, President Donald Trump, President Bush, President Bill Clinton, Vice President Joe Biden, First Lady Michelle Obama, Warren Buffett, Michael Bloomberg, Oprah Winfrey Tony Bennett, Lady Gaga, Ralph Lauren, Jay -Z, Rupert Murdoch, Hosni Mubarak of Pakistan, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad of Iran, Hamid Karzi of Afghanistan.He has shot advertising campaigns for MasterCard, IBM, Goldman Sachs, JP Morgan, Bloomberg, USAA and Charles Schwab.

On this edition of Parallax Views, we take a break from our "Reflections on Afghanistan" series and turn our attention to Iran. Dr. Pouya Alimagham, author of Contesting the Iranian Revolution: The Green Uprisings, joins us to discuss the 2009 Green Uprisings, Islam, and Iran and its history more generally. At the beginning of our conversation deals alot with Dr. Pouya's own journey as an Iranian-American, the problem, of Islamophobia in the United States (we debunk fears of Sharia Law coming to the U.S.A., for example), and American misunderstandings and misperceptions about Islamic people and Iran. Later in the conversation we shift to the topic of the 2009 Green Uprisings against then President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and understanding Iran politically. We discuss how the Green Uprisings went well beyond the political figure of Mir Hossein Mousavi. We also discuss the issue of the JCPOA (Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action) aka the Iran nuclear deal, the continuity of foreign policy between Presidencies (ie: from Trump to Biden). protests within Iran, elections in Iran, and the issue of sanctions against Iran and how they impact the Iranian people. All that and more on this fascinating edition of Parallax Views.

Interview de Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, ancient président de l'Iran.

Au sommaire: entretien avec Mahmoud Ahmadinejad sur l'élection présidentielle en Iran; Karim Khan est le nouveau procureur général de la Cour pénale internationale; et l'Angleterre veut instaurer une forme d'amnistie sur le conflit nord-irlandais.

Lungo viaggio nella Repubblica islamica. Diretta con Antonello Sacchetti

Gerald Horne, professor of history at the University of Houston, author, historian, and researcher, joins us to discuss the Pentagon's secret army. Civil libertarians are greatly concerned over reports that the Pentagon is mobilizing a secret army to carry out both foreign and domestic operations. Dr. Horne brings his extensive historical knowledge to the show to review this issue. Robert Fantina, journalist and Palestine activist, joins us to discuss Israel. Israeli airstrikes have damaged Gaza's only covid testing lab. Also, President Biden has approved $735 million in weaponry to restock Israeli military stores, and faces withering attacks from the left flank of his party. Journalist and author Caleb Maupin joins us to discuss Iran. The recent leak of embarrassing audio from Iran may indicate that hardliners are on the ascendency. Also, former president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad registers to run for president. Both Caleb and host Dr. Wilmer Leon have met the former president, and they get together to discuss this new development. Ray McGovern, former CIA analyst and co-founder of Veteran Intelligence, joins us to discuss Pentagon policy. The Biden administration is weighing the benefits of keeping the previous administration's policy regarding psychological operations. These operations, which include activities such as distributing leaflets and propaganda, can now be approved by the military without civilian approval. The Biden team is deciding whether to return this authority to civilian control.Nicholas Davies, peace activist and author of "Blood on Our Hands: The American Invasion of Iraq," joins us to discuss his latest article on Israel. Nick argues that "U.S. policy has perpetuated the crisis and atrocities of the Israeli occupation by unconditionally supporting Israel in three distinct ways: militarily, diplomatically and politically." He then reviews in detail the history of US participation in Israeli oppression of the Palestinians. Patricio Zamorano, political analyst and director of the Council on Hemispheric Affairs, joins us to discuss the Global South. This past weekend, Chilean voters elected "a progressive slate of delegates to the constituent assembly tasked with rewriting the country's right-wing constitution." Also, Patricio talks about the history of neoliberal colonial intervention in the Global South and the wave of democratic movements that are beginning to grow. Scott Ritter, former UN weapon inspector in Iraq, joins us to discuss US foreign policy. President Biden is calling for a "summit of democracies" this summer, as part of his plan to allegedly lead democracies in the world on a crusade against non-democratic nations. Ritter discusses how Biden will attempt to square his support for oppressive monarchs and autocrats with his democratic rhetoric. Dan Lazare, investigative journalist and author of "America's Undeclared War," joins us to discuss US drone wars. A new report called “A New Agenda for US Drone Policy and the Use of Lethal Force,” reviews the US drone war and sets forth a plan for moving away from the failed strategy of counter-terrorism as a basis for foreign policy.

*) Death toll rises to 67 from Israeli attacks against Palestinians Israeli forces continue to bomb the Gaza enclave, killing at least 67 people, including 17 children, since the start of recent hostilities. Israel's attacks on Gaza follow weeks of violence during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan against Palestinians in occupied East Jerusalem. One of the major catalysts behind Palestinian protests in recent weeks were the threatened expulsions in the Sheikh Jarrah neighbourhood of occupied East Jerusalem, which Israeli settlers are trying to take over via a court case. *) Afghan forces launch operation to recapture Taliban-held district Afghan security forces have mounted an operation to recapture a key district that the Taliban seized just before a three-day ceasefire. Taliban insurgents killed and captured Afghan soldiers, forcing troops to retreat from Nerkh district, which is close to the capital Kabul. Violence has intensified in the country since Washington missed a May 1 deadline, agreed with the Taliban last year, to withdraw all of its troops. *) Largest US fuel pipeline begins reopening after cyber attack US largest fuel pipeline has restarted operations days after it was forced to shut down by a gang of hackers. The disruption of Colonial Pipeline caused panic-buying and long lines at petrol stations in the Southeast, draining supplies at thousands of stations. Colonial Pipeline said that it would take several days for deliveries to return to normal *) Iran’s former president Ahmadinejad to run again in June election Iran's former president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has registered to run again for the presidency. President from 2005 to 2013, Ahmadinejad had to stand down at the end of two consecutive terms as per Iran's constitution. Ahmadinejad's tenure was marked by fiery rhetoric against Israel and deep tensions with the West, most notably over Iran's nuclear programme. And finally ... *) Nadal opens bid for 10th Italian Title with victory over Sinner Rafael Nadal has opened his attempt to win a 10th Italian Open title with a straight-sets victory over teenager Jannik Sinner to advance to the third round. Nadal won through 7-5, 6-4 in just over two hours to bring his record to 16-1 in his opening matches in Foro Italico. The 20-time Grand Slam winner next plays 13th seeder Canadian Denis Shapovalov for a place in the quarter-final.

Journalist Séamus Malekafzali joins me to try to get a head start on assessing the state of Iran’s June presidential election, a task that I acknowledge is a bit of a sucker’s game since the Guardian Council hasn’t started rejecting candidates yet. At this point the only thing we know for sure is that term-limited incumbent Hassan Rouhani won’t be sticking around.The lame duck himself at a military event last year (Fars news agency via Wikimedia Commons)But along the way we discuss the current direction of Iranian politics, the increasing politicization of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, and check in with a couple of prominent presidential candidates from years past, including once and would-be future President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.Check out Séamus’s writing on Iranian politics and other stories about the Middle East at his Substack newsletter, and also check out his podcast, The Greatest Sin, here or at Spotify and Apple Podcasts.(The episode title refers to the current year on the Iranian calendar, if that wasn’t clear.) This is a public episode. Get access to private episodes at fx.substack.com/subscribe

Iranians will head to the polls in June to elect a new leader, and the lead-up features a familiar face. Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's two presidential terms were marred by sanctions in response to his country's nuclear program. We sit down with Iran's former hardline president and ask him if he is hopeful a new page can be turned with an old foe.

Dans JINS, vous le savez maintenant, j’essaie de représenter autant d’identités que possible. Aujourd'hui, on va parler d’une autre minorité dans la minorité ; celle des musulmans chiites ou plus précisément encore, des musulmans Français d’origine iranienne originairement d’obédience chiite. L’Iran est non seulement une République islamique, mais aussi une des seules théocraties du monde, gouvernée par un ayatollah et un clergé de mollahs. Mais est-ce que se réfugier en France pour les personnes musulmanes chiites iraniennes a été synonyme d’une renaissance ou d’un nouveau rejet ? Parlons-en à l’heure d’un MeToo à l’iranienne où les femmes protestent en retirant leur tchador dans la rue et où les homosexuels se font encore pendre en place publique, alors que l’ex-président iranien Mahmoud Ahmadinejad déclarait dans une conférence à New York en 2007 qu’« il n’y avait aucun homosexuel en Iran ». Mouais, personne n’est dupe. Qu’en est-il de celleux qui y trouvent refuge du fait de leur identité de genre ou de leur orientation sexuelle ?  Aujourd'hui dans JINS, j’accueille une femme très engagée dans la lutte pour l’égalité homme-femme, c’est Chahla Chafiq-Beski. Chahla est une sociologue des religions et écrivaine iranienne vivant en France depuis 1981, après avoir fui le régime Khomeini. Elle a écrit de nombreux essais sur la femme en islam, la question du voile, des articles de recherches universitaires mais aussi un roman, intitulé Demande au miroir, en 2015, aux éditions L’Âge d’Homme. Elle a été décorée Chevalière de la Légion d’Honneur en 2016 pour toutes ces actions en faveur des relations inter-culturelles pour la citoyenneté ainsi que dans son combat contre le fondamentalisme islamiste.  Si vous voulez bouquiner

We speak to the former president of Iran, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. He discusses the assassination of Iranian nuclear scientist Mohsen Fakhrizadeh, the possibility of a military attack by the United States in the last days of the Trump presidency, his hopes for reconciliation and friendship with Middle Eastern rival Saudi Arabia, the worsening humanitarian catastrophe in Yemen, the 2021 Iranian presidential election and much more!

Today in history: President Clinton impeached. Washington leads his men to Valley Forge. A Christmas Carol first published. BBC broadcasts to Australia. The Music Man opens. NHL holds first season. Mahmoud Ahmadinejad bans western music in Iran.     See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Bahram - “گوشت (Goosht)," a 2019 single on Peeleh Records The Huffington Post declared him one of the "50 people shaping the culture of the Middle East." Bahram Nouraei — who records simply as Bahram — uses hip-hop to call out the current political climate of Iran. His breakout single was titled "Nameyee Be Rayees Jomhour" (translating to "A Letter to the President"), which openly criticized the sixth president of Iran, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. Bahram has since relocated to Stockholm, Sweden. Earlier this year, he launched today's featured track, titled “گوشت (Goosht),” produced by Peymandegar and featuring album artwork by Setareh Malekzadeh. On March 20th, he released a new EP titled Gozaar (Transition), out now via Peeleh. Real the full post on KEXP.org Support the show.

In 2012, the Presidents of Venezuela and Iran met at the Miraflores Palace in Caracas. The bromance between Hugo Chávez and Mahmoud Ahmadinejad alarmed Washington, since Venezuela and Iran were (and still are) sworn enemies of the U.S. So Chávez had fun joking that Ahmadinejad had come to help him “fire large missiles” at America.

In 2012, the Presidents of Venezuela and Iran met at the Miraflores Palace in Caracas. The bromance between Hugo Chávez and Mahmoud Ahmadinejad alarmed Washington, since Venezuela and Iran were (and still are) sworn enemies of the U.S. So Chávez had fun joking that Ahmadinejad had come to help him “fire large missiles” at America. That remark may have sounded merely mischievous back then. But not today. Not with the U.S. and Iran actually trading missile fire this month and raising fears of a larger military conflict.

Shiva Firouzi est iranienne. Après avoir vécu 27 ans sous le régime des mollahs, elle vit aujourd'hui à Toulouse. La tyrannie islamique ne lui a laissé que des mauvais souvenirs. Dans cette série de podcasts elle revient sur sa jeunesse en Iran, et nous informe sur l'insécurité qui touche particulièrement les femmes iraniennes. Cette interview a été réalisé en juin 2009 à la suite de la réélection de président Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, avec un score improbable. Dans ce deuxième épisode nous continuons notre conversation avec Shiva. Elle revient sur la police des mœurs chargée de faire respecter les lois liberticides et obscurantistes qui interdisent toute forme d'indépendance au femmes iraniennes (dot, mariage temporaire, diminution de l'age du mariage, le port du voile...), mais la fracture identitaire qui existe au sein de l'Iran.

Shiva Firouzi est iranienne. Après avoir vécu 27 ans sous le régime des mollahs, elle vit aujourd'hui à Toulouse. La tyrannie islamique ne lui a laissé que des mauvais souvenirs. Dans cette série de podcasts elle revient sur sa jeunesse en Iran, et nous informe sur l'insécurité qui touche particulièrement les femmes iraniennes. Cette interview a été réalisé en juin 2009 à la suite de la réélection de président Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, avec un score improbable. Depuis des choses ont changé. Il y a quelques mois on a vu émerger à Téhéran un mouvement féministe qui invite les femmes iraniennes à enlever leur voile en public pour protester contre son port obligatoire. Il nous a semblé opportun de rediffuser ces émissions que nous avons découpé en trois parties.

Hooman Majd is a journalist, author, and commentator who writes on Iranian affairs. He has published three non-fiction books and also published short fiction in collections and in The American Scholar and Guernica. Hooman has also served as an advisor and translator for President Mohammad Khatami and translator for President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on their trips to the United States and the United Nations, and has written about those experiences.   Brought to you by Haberland Group (HaberlandGroup.com) and Hardy Haberland's Programs (HardyHaberland.com).   This podcast is brought to you by Haberland Group. Haberland Group is a global provider of marketing solutions. With multidisciplinary teams in major world markets, our holding companies specialize in advertising, branding, communications planning, digital marketing, media, podcasting, public relations, as well as specialty marketing. If you are looking for a world-class partner to work on marketing programs, go to HaberlandGroup.com and contact us.   This podcast is also brought to you by Hardy Haberland's Programs. Hardy provides educational programs for high performers who want world-class achievement, true fulfillment, and lasting transformation in their lives. He also provides consulting for established brands and businesses that have generated a minimum of $3 million in annual sales. If you need a catalyst for transformation and a strategist for success at the highest level, go to HardyHaberland.com and apply.   If you enjoyed this episode, please consider to rate, review, and subscribe on Apple Podcasts/iTunes. It takes less than 60 seconds and it really makes a difference. Rate, review, and subscribe at HardyHaberland.com/iTunes.

Hooman Majd is a journalist, author, and commentator who writes on Iranian affairs. He has published three non-fiction books and also published short fiction in collections and in The American Scholar and Guernica. Hooman has also served as an advisor and translator for President Mohammad Khatami and translator for President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on their trips to the United States and the United Nations, and has written about those experiences.   If you enjoyed this episode, please consider to rate, review, and subscribe on Apple Podcasts/iTunes. It takes less than 60 seconds and it really makes a difference. Rate, review, and subscribe at HardyHaberland.com/iTunes.

In June 2009 after the presidential elections in Iran, millions took to the streets to dispute Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's victory. A young woman, Neda Agha Soltan, became a symbol of the protest movement after she was shot dead at a demonstration in Tehran. Her death was captured on a mobile phone and uploaded on to the internet. That footage was seen around the world within hours. Farhana Haider has been speaking to Arash Hejazi who tried to save Neda's life as she bled to death on the streets. (Photo: Supporters of then-defeated Iranian presidential candidate, Mir-Hossein Mousavi, attend a rally in Tehran on June 18th 2009. Credit: Reuters)

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Ali Alizadeh is an independent journalist and political analyst based in London.   https://www.eastpodcast.com/#/episode20/ *** Please support the show https://www.patreon.com/east_podcast created by Sina Rahmani (@urorientalist) eastisapodcast@gmail.com www.eastpodcast.com    

In this episode, I speak with Dr. Eskandar Sadeghi, a political and intellectual historian of modern Iran and the Middle East. My conversation with him mostly revolves around Iran's post-revolutionary reform movement. We further discuss the ascent of Ayatollah Khamenei to become Iran's Supreme Leader after the death of Ayatollah Khomeini, the presidency of Mohammad Khatami, the obstacles to reform within the Iranian system, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, the 2009 Green Movement, current events and Donald Trump's maximum pressure policy towards Iran, the various opposition groups in exile and other topics. 

This week on 'Damage Control,' The Ringer’s Justin Charity and Kate Knibbs discuss the complicated feelings that come with mourning late Senator John McCain (0:47). Then they investigate why the Twitter persona of former Iranian leader Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has become so fascinating (24:19).

Iran does NOT play when it comes to coups. So it makes sense that incumbent Mahmoud Ahmadinejad would have been nervous when protests broke out after he basically stole the 2009 election. But was he so nervous that he’d plan and execute the assassination of the world’s most famous pop star just to distract the world media??? Idk, maybe!

Brooke Ence sits down with the CrossFit Podcast crew and discusses social media, training for the CrossFit Games, relationships and more. Notable mentions: Sevan Matossian, Brooke Ence, Matt Bischel, Eric Maciel, Cara Hipskind, Nicki Minaj, Drake, Chris Brown, Johnathan Haynes, Miranda Oldroyd, Wonder Woman, Justice League, "Humpty Hump," Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Rich Froning, Dave Castro, Marston Sawyers, Kai Rainey, Tim Chan, Bailey O’Regan, Justin Grant, The Rock, Greg Glassman, Josh Bridges, Hayley Parlen, Heber Cannon, Serena Williams.

In Episode 29 of Hidden Forces, Demetri Kofinas speaks with Hooman Majd about how to interpret the Iranian protests within the wider political, cultural, and financial dimensions of the greater Middle East. The ongoing Iranian protests have delivered the worst scenes of unrest since millions took to the streets over a disputed presidential election in 2009. During the tensions that occurred a decade ago, protesters claimed that widespread election fraud resulted in the state erroneously reelecting Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, as president of Iran; however, the most recent protests are about far more than an election — and it is about far more than just Iran. Although many reports have noted that the protests were triggered by growing anger stemming from economic hardships, such as increasing unemployment and income inequality, the root cause of the unrest goes far deeper. The unrest in Iran cannot be entirely separated from the larger forces moving through the Middle East. In order to understand the nature and scope of the present problem, we need to consider the socioeconomic and political forces operating in both Iran and the Middle East at large. Few are better equipped to discuss this topic than Hooman Majd. Hooman Majd is an Iranian-American writer and political commentator. He is the author of the New York Times bestseller The Ayatollah Begs to Differ, as well as The Ayatollahs’ Democracy and The Ministry of Guidance Invites You to Not Stay. He joins us today to discuss how we can interpret and locate the Iranian protests within the wider political, cultural, and financial dimensions of the Middle East. Over the course of the conversation, Hooman Majd and host Demetri Kofinas discuss how the Iranian protests fit within the western-oriented framework of thinking about Iran, and how much of what Iran is experiencing is the result of forces that are reshaping the oil-reliant and politically volatile economies of the region. Ultimately, the conversation investigates the source of the ongoing protests, and what these demonstrations express about the current state of Iranian society, its economy, and its politics, in order to provide a framework for understanding the larger forces operating across the Middle East. Producer & Host: Demetri Kofinas Editor & Engineer: Stylianos Nicolaou Join the conversation on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter at @hiddenforcespod

In Iran, this week a small demonstration that started in Mashhad turned into nationwide protests, with some calling for regime change. Iran has a long history of coups, protests and demonstrations. Of all the countries in the Middle East, historically, none other than Iran has been more defined by the spark within a person or group that drives them to take to the streets and fight for change. Host Naser Al Wasmi is joined by Golnaz Esfandiari, political analyst for Freedom House and a journalist, to shed light into why the demonstrations are happening in the first place across the country. Later in the show, Nazenin Ansari, a journalist and managing editor of Kayhan London draws comparisons from this protest to demonstrations past. The Green Revolution, or the Persian Awakening as it was being called during its height in 2009, was calling for the removal of then-president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. The grievances were clear then and the Iranian government’s reaction was equally clear: widespread arrests and a clampdown on the protests. This time, however, the main takeaway of the protests is not clear, and neither is the outcome.

Today on Hempresent Vivian is joined by Alan Park. Alan is a Canadian comedian and political satirist best known for his appearances on the Royal Canadian Air Farce. Alan gives humorous commentary on current events. As a Stage 4 Cancer Survivor Alan talks Cannabis, Cancer and the World from his unique perspective .Though originally not a caricaturist as are his Farce castmates, he has developed portrayals of Canadian politicians such as Bloc Québécois leader Gilles Duceppe, Health Minister Tony Clement, Foreign Affairs minister Peter MacKay, as well as the former and Liberal leaders Stéphane Dion and Michael Ignatieff. Foreign based political portrayals include Iranian leader Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, former US defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld, and U.S. president Barack Obama. Celebrity impressions include legendary folksinger Gordon Lightfoot, Boris Karloff, rock band Nickelback's front man Chad Kroeger, American stand-up comic and game show host Jeff Foxworthy, Kevin Federline, Peter O'Toole, Mick Jagger, Paul McCartney, Fred Durst and former pop superstar Cat Stevens. Park's increased workload on the program has resulted in nominations for both comedy writing as well as best male TV performance at the 2007 Canadian Comedy Awards.

In June 2009 after the presidential elections in Iran, millions took to the streets to dispute Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's victory. A young woman, Neda Agha Soltan, became a symbol of the protest movement after she was shot dead at a demonstration in Tehran. Her death was captured on a mobile phone and uploaded on to the internet. That footage was seen around the world within hours. Farhana Haider has been speaking to Arash Hejazi who tried to save Neda's life as she bled on the streets.(Photo: Supporters of then-defeated Iranian presidential candidate, Mir-Hossein Mousavi, attend a rally in Tehran on June 18th 2009. Credit: Reuters)

In June 2009 after the presidential elections in Iran, millions took to the streets to dispute Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's victory. A young woman, Neda Agha Soltan, became a symbol of the protest movement after she was shot dead at a demonstration in Tehran. Her death was captured on a mobile phone and uploaded on to the internet. That footage was seen around the world within hours. Farhana Haider has been speaking to Arash Hejazi who tried to save Neda's life as she bled on the streets. (Photo: Supporters of then-defeated Iranian presidential candidate, Mir-Hossein Mousavi, attend a rally in Tehran on June 18th 2009. Credit: Reuters)

Jay Solomon is a reporter for the Wall Street Journal and the author of The Iran Wars: Spy Games, Bank Battles, and the Secret Deals That Reshaped the Middle East. In Episode 6 of the PME podcast, the history of the conflict between the U.S. and Iran is covered along with the events and negotiations that led to the nuclear agreement of July 2015. Mr. Solomon talks about how pressure was exerted on Iran to bring them to negotiate, and observes how the model of economic sanctions might be used against countries like North Korea. The interview also highlights the complexity of foreign policy in the Middle East. Mr. Solomon also talks about Iran’s use of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and their Quds force to achieve their strategic objectives.   Key Takeaways:  The U.S. historically supported Iran as an ally in the region against the Soviet Union. Iran is a Shiite dominated country. They view themselves as the historical great power in the region upholding the legacy of the Persian Empire. The Islamic Revolution of 1979 changed U.S. foreign policy overnight. An ally was swiftly replaced with a foe, whose leader, Ayatollah Khomeini, called America “the great Satan.”  To counter the U.S., Iran allies with enemies of America to include Sunni groups and secular regimes. Their strategic objectives include spreading the Islamic revolution to other countries to include Iraq, Syria, Lebanon, Yemen, and Palestinian territories. On November 4, 1979, Iranian students stormed the U.S. Embassy in Tehran. For the next 444 days, 52 Americans were held hostage in Iran. President Carter authorized Operation Eagle Claw, which was an attempt to free the hostages with a military rescue. However, a vicious sandstorm caused the rescue effort to fail before the helicopters could reach Tehran. The Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps was established to protect the revolution at home, but they also use the Quds force to export the revolution abroad. The Quds force, which comes from the word al-Quds meaning “Jerusalem”, is led by Major General Qasem Soleimani The Quds force has mobilized “tens of thousands of fighters in Syria” and continues to actively support Hezbollah and Hamas. Shortly after the Iranian Revolution, Saddam Hussein invaded Iran on September 22, 1980. Saddam saw Iran in a weakened military position, and sought to reclaim disputed territory with oil reserves. What followed was a bloody eight-year war in which Iraq eventually used deadly chemical weapons against Iran.  After the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, there appeared to be a slight window in which rapprochement between Iran and the U.S. might have happened. However, with fundamentally misaligned strategic interests, this window quickly closed. The U.S. invasion of Iraq evolved quickly into a proxy battle in which Iran sought to use the Quds force to assert their influence. They funded Shiite based militias and supported businesses and politicians that supported their interests. Part of the U.S. rationale for an invasion dated back to the thinking that Iraq might be a Shiite ally used to counter Iran. This thesis was developed in a book by David Wurmser called Tyranny’s Ally. The Quds force under Sulemani continues to aggressively fund Shiite militias. The Quds force is used to serve Iran’s military and political objectives throughout the Middle East. The development of Iran’s nuclear program dated back to the 1950s, and was initially supported by the United States. However, as of 2002, reports surfaced that Iran had covertly worked to develop their nuclear program without UN knowledge. Iran’s nuclear program accelerated under hardline President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad after his election 2005.       In 2006, the U.S. responded to Iran’s nuclear program with tough sanctions targeting companies that did business with Iran. The goal was to cut Iran off from the international banking system and by 2012 this goal was largely achieved. Another attempt to counter Iran’s nuclear program included the use of malware (aka the “Stuxnet” virus), which caused Iranian centrifuges to spin out of control. In response, Iran developed their own cyber weapons capabilities. When President Obama took office, he shifted the strategic focus to direct engagement with Iran. He indicated clearly that the U.S. did not want regime change in Iran. However, his policy included many initial hurdles to include Iran’s “Green” movement. Additionally, military action was not used against Syria. Mr. Solomon suggests that restraint against Syria was to prevent Iran from walking away from nuclear negotiations.  In November 2013, an interim agreement was concluded and led to the final nuclear agreement in July 2015. U.S. diplomats scaled back on initial “redlines” to include no enrichment, no missiles, no arms exportation. In ten years after the agreement, Iran will be able to have an industrial scale program to produce as much fissile material as they want. Mr. Solomon says that Iran’s negotiators knew the US political system better than U.S. diplomats understood the Iranian political system. For example, Javad Zarif was a “very smooth, western educated diplomat,” who worked directly with Secretary of State John Kerry.  Twice since the 2015 agreement, Iran has nearly breached the terms of the deal. In one case the U.S. bought heavy water used to create plutonium from Iran. Russia bought the heavy water in the second instance.  As the Middle East continues to be mired in conflict, the IRGC retains significant influence. The U.S. must calculate the IRGC and Iran’s proxies with any action taken in the region. Can the Iran sanctions model work against North Korea? China is the most important decider of North Korea’s economic fate. Can cybertechnology be used against North Korea? Is it possible to disrupt North Korean supply chains that support their missile development?  For more information: Check out www.professionalmilitaryeducation.com for links to articles, videos, and additional resources. Be sure to follow Mr. Solomon on Twitter @wsjsolomon and check out the book, The Iran Wars: Spy Games, Bank Battles, and the Secret Deals That Reshaped the Middle East HELP SPREAD THE WORD! If you like this interview, and want to hear others, subscribe in iTunes. Support the show with written reviews, share on social media, and through word of mouth. For any requests for additional shows or guests, e-mail me: tim@professionalmilitaryeducation.com   Thanks for listening!

On today's episode of Loud & Clear, Brian Becker is joined by Reiner Braun, co-president of the International Peace Bureau.NATO’s General Secretary Jens Stoltenberg visited Donald Trump at the White House yesterday. Despite the hype around the U.S. abandoning the alliance, the Trumpadministration has in fact moved rapidly towards the traditional neoconservative approach of hyper militarism.U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson met with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and President Vladimir Putin in Moscow yesterday as U.S.-Russia tensions soured following the US attack on Syria. What came of the meeting between the two, and what does it mean for the New Cold War? Nikolay Pakhomov, president at The New York Consulting Bureau, and journalist Dmitry Babichjoin the show.The former president of Iran, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, has registered as a candidate in the upcoming election despite the urging of the country’s Supreme leader not to do so. Catherine Shakdam, independent political analyst and author, talks about what Ahmadinejad's decision means for Iran, the region and the world.

Speaker: Ali Ansari, University of St Andrews Chair: Pejman Abdolmohammadi, LSE Middle East Centre The election of Hassan Rouhani to the Presidency of the Islamic Republic in 2013 for many signalled a popular rejection of the politics of confrontation endorsed by his predecessor Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, and support for greater liberalism at home and internationalism abroad. With his first term coming to an end and an agreement reached on Iran's nuclear programme, this talk revisits the 2013 Presidential election campaign and argues that the process retained much of the intricate management of previous elections and a willingness to 'believe the rhetoric' of the campaign has resulted in a dangerous mismanagement of expectations. Recorded on 10 November 2016. Image Credit: Wikimedia Commons. Hassan Rouhani during the 2013 Presidential elections.

Cette semaine, dans Mille et une voix de l'Iran, Lettres persanes vous propose un invité de marque : François Nicoullaud, ancien ambassadeur de France en Iran, entre 2001 et 2005. Mille et une voix de l'Iran vous parle également de l'ancien président iranien Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. Il renonce à se présenter aux présidentielles en mai 2017. […] The post #04 : François Nicoullaud, ancien ambassadeur de France en Iran appeared first on RoohCast.

“Iran gets out of jail free. I mean, they’re out of the penalty box at this point," says Senior Fellow  in this podcast on Iran in a post-nuclear deal world. "The rest of the world will do business as usual with Iran. Iran will be welcomed to international fora. The ... stench of pariah-hood that had attached itself to Iran during the presidency of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad—both because of the nuclear escalation and because of Ahmadinejad’s proclivity for really provocative statements and reprehensible rhetoric on the Holocaust and other issues—that problem is now gone.” Maloney, the interim deputy director of Foreign Policy at Brookings, and a senior fellow in the , examines the impact of the nuclear deal on U.S.-Iran relations and on the Iranian people, discusses Iran’s place in the international community, and talks about her optimism for the future of Iran. “It’s a young, dynamic, incredibly well-positioned society for the future,” she says. “I think if I were to place a bet on the long-term democratic opportunities in the region, Iran is it. By a long shot.”  Also in this episode, Senior Fellow , director of the Hutchins Center on Fiscal & Monetary Policy, delivers his regular "Wessel's Economic Update, this time on the distribution of student loan debt. Show Notes: The Brookings Essay:  Maloney's new book:  Brookings's  on Middle East Politics and Policy  by Robert Einhorn   Subscribe to the Brookings Cafeteria on , listen on , and send feedback email to .

Iran's presidential elections take place on June 14, and it is certain that a new leader will replace Mahmoud Ahmadinejad who is constitutionally barred from running for a third term. Of the 700 hopeful candidates who have registered, only a few will be allowed to run by the Guardian Council -- a group of twelve men mostly appointed by the Supreme Leader. What remains uncertain is which candidates will run and how contested this election might be.In 2009, Iran's previous elections were controversial, sparking a Green Revolution and weeks of violent protests. This year, regardless of who is ultimately chosen, Iran's next president will undoubtedly inherit many challenges, ranging from the country's relations with the Syrian regime to its nuclear program to the need to bolster an economy that suffers from 30% inflation and crippling international sanctions.Iran expert Abbas Milani will discuss the election's outcome and what the change in leadership means for the region, the US and the world. Speaker: Abbas Milani, Hamid and Christina Moghadam Director of Iranian Studies, Stanford Universityhttp://www.worldaffairs.org/speakers/profile/abbas-milani.htmlModerator: Charles Frankel, Honorary Consul, Republic of BotswanaLearn more: http://www.worldaffairs.org/events/2013/iranian-presidential-elections.html

The rise - and legacy - of outgoing President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. How did this provincial politician with a PhD in traffic management came to take on Iran's ruling clerics?

Marc Ambinder is the author, with D.B. Grady, of Deep State: Inside the Government Secrecy Industry (Wiley, 2013). He is a contributing editor at GQ and The Atlantic magazine, and has served as White House Correspondent for National Journal. His new book investigates executive power and the role secrets play in US policy making. He weaves together eye-opening stories with a larger meditation on transparency and open government. His story toward the end of the book about a Secret Service accidentally shooting at and missing the President of Iran, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, while he entered a vehicle in New York, has already drawn considerable interest for what it may say about the relationship between the Bush Administration and Iran. Why wasn’t that secret ever leaked? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Marc Ambinder is the author, with D.B. Grady, of Deep State: Inside the Government Secrecy Industry (Wiley, 2013). He is a contributing editor at GQ and The Atlantic magazine, and has served as White House Correspondent for National Journal. His new book investigates executive power and the role secrets play in US policy making. He weaves together eye-opening stories with a larger meditation on transparency and open government. His story toward the end of the book about a Secret Service accidentally shooting at and missing the President of Iran, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, while he entered a vehicle in New York, has already drawn considerable interest for what it may say about the relationship between the Bush Administration and Iran. Why wasn’t that secret ever leaked? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Marc Ambinder is the author, with D.B. Grady, of Deep State: Inside the Government Secrecy Industry (Wiley, 2013). He is a contributing editor at GQ and The Atlantic magazine, and has served as White House Correspondent for National Journal. His new book investigates executive power and the role secrets play in US policy making. He weaves together eye-opening stories with a larger meditation on transparency and open government. His story toward the end of the book about a Secret Service accidentally shooting at and missing the President of Iran, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, while he entered a vehicle in New York, has already drawn considerable interest for what it may say about the relationship between the Bush Administration and Iran. Why wasn’t that secret ever leaked? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Summary of today's show: On our regular Thursday show, Scot Landry, Susan Abbott, Fr. Roger Landry, and Antonio Enrique consider the news headlines of the week, including last weekend's performance of Kiko Arguello's symphonic homage “The Suffering of the Innocents” in Boston; CatholicTV's Gabriel Award; Massachusetts as the most Catholic state; a parish's mortgage burning to honor a former pastor; youth ministry awards; priest assignments; and safeguarding the Catholic identity of colleges. Listen to the show: Today's host(s): Scot Landry and Susan Abbott Today's guest(s): Fr. Roger Landry, executive editor of The Anchor, the newspaper of the Fall River diocese; and Antonio Enrique, editor of The Pilot, the newspaper of the Boston archdiocese Links from today's show: Some of the stories discussed on this show will be available on The Pilot's and The Anchor's websites on Friday morning. Please check those sites for the latest links. Today's topics: Catholic symphony; CatholicTV; most Catholic state; mortgage-burning; youth ministry awards; Catholic identity 1st segment: Scot and Susan discussed the religious education office's Mass and graduation ceremony for the Spanish-language two-year leadership program for parish volunteers, which will occur tonight. Everyone involved volunteers in their parish and they meet every Saturday for two years from 1-5pm. They will go back to their parishes with solid foundation in theology and skills in catechetics, hospital ministry, youth ministry, and more. Scot said the Catholic Media secretariat is also working with the Hispanic Apostolate on helping them with more Spanish-language radio programming. Susan said Cardinal Seán will participate in the graduation tonight. Scot said Susan, Antonio and himself were present on Sunday for the symphony of the “Suffering of the Innocents” composed by Kiko Arguello. Antonio was one of the organizers and more than 2,000 people attended. The vast majority were Catholics, but there were also representatives of the Jewish community were present. Scot said he was moved by quotes from members of the Jewish community. “I had tears in my eyes when everyone sang the Shema,” said Robert Liekind, director of the American Jewish Committee. “It was immensely moving. The sense of our common heritage, our common roots, really came out.” “This couldn't have been possible 50 years ago,” added Rabbi Barry Starr from Temple Israel in Sharon. “We have made a lot of strides on the path of reconciliation, and I am truly grateful that I was here to witness to this.” “This has been moving and touching to my heart,” Rabbi Starr added. Marybeth Bisson, parishioner at Most Precious Blood Parish of Dover, also said she also was moved by the symphony. “We have been to a lot of symphonies,” Bisson said. “This was everything they said it was going to be and more. Absolutely phenomenal.” Scot heard that from many others who were present. Scot said he had high expectations and those expectations were surpassed. Antonio said the organizers were happy with how it went and Cardinal Seán was as well. He said some a Jewish rabbi told him they felt like part of the community and he felt loved. This contrasts with the old prejudices and animosities that existed at times and in some places between Christians and Jews. Antonio said these Jewish-Catholic relations are becoming more of a movement and not just theologians talking. The singing of the Shema Yisrael was a key part of that unity. They discussed how Mary is an icon of the suffering of Christ, helping us to enter into the suffering in our lives with our eye on Christ, seeing how she accepted the sword of suffering that would pierce her heart, as the prophet foretold. The wages of sin are death, as St. Paul says, and Christ takes the suffering upon himself to give us a new and different life. Mary is at the center of that renewal. Scot said a moving moment was when everyone in the audience chanted a prayer to Mary with the choir. Susan said just being in Symphony Hall was beautiful and then Cardinal Seán quoted Dostoevsky: “The prince says that the world will be saved by beauty!” She also said she was unsure what to expect from an artist who composes music, but it was so lovely. Fr. Roger Landry said Pope Benedict said the greatest evangelization force, the means by which to bring people to conversion, is the beauty of the art the Church has produced and the beauty of the saints. When God produces these great acts of beauty, it brings us to the Source of Beauty, which is God. Great symphonies, great cathedrals, great pieces of art help us to understand who we really are and become mirrors of the beauty of the Lord. When we look back to St. Thomas Aquinas, in addition to his 50 volumes of theology, he also produced some of our greatest Eucharistic hymsn we still sing today. He recognized that the beauty of God and our faith couldn't just be expressed in philosophical and theological prosaic sentences. They had to be expressed too in poetry and music. Antonio said CatholicTV was there and did many interviews and they also taped the whole catechetical experience. He expects them to have a special program. He said the plan is to put it online somewhere. There was also discussion of how it resonated with many how the very Brahmin Symphony Hall was the site of this Catholic and Jewish event. Also, regarding CatholicTV, they were awarded Television Station of the Year by the Gabriel Awards along with EWTN. This is the second time they were honored. It shows how the two national Catholic television networks are bringing people to God. Fr. Roger said in age when so many people watch TV and watch videos on the Internet that the Church take advantage of this new . He said both networks are doing high quality work with very good content. For many people who are homebound, this is their connection to the Church. Also, this week, a headline shows that the latest shows that Massachusetts has passed Rhode Island as the state with the highest percentage of Catholic population. Antonio said realistically it means that the Catholic population dropped a little slower than it did in Rhode Island. Antonio and Susan agreed that it might be due to the number of Catholic immigrants coming into MAssachusetts versus Rhode Island. In Massachusetts, the Catholic population is 44.9%, but what's really telling is that weekly Mass attendance is 1 out of 6 Catholics. We should not stop until we can raise that number much higher. Rhode Island's Catholic population has dropped by 14%. Fr. Roger said he agrees that the influx of immigrants is responsible and we have a greater responsibility because of our greater numbers. We have to help people who call themselves Catholics to respond to a renewal of their faith. To whom more is given, much is to be expected. Scot said Holy Family Parish in Duxbury honored their longtime former pastor with a mortgage burning ceremony. Msgr. William Glynn was pastor for more than 25 years before entering Senior Priest status a few yearsago. Susan said the article ends with a great quote: In the spirit of care for priests and the priesthood, he repeated a message he gave in his homily. He pointed to the need for young men to step up and serve in the priesthood, and called upon lay people to encourage vocations. “It has been a great life to have been a priest. I regret that there are not more vocations,” he said. Scot said most parishes have some sort of a debt, but many leaders in Holy Family wanted to retire this mortgage as a way to honor Msgr. Glynn who had seen this parish built and worked had to put this parish in a great financial position. It's a testament of a connection by a parish family to their spiritual father for many years. Antonio said Catholicism is about community. Community meets and gathers around their pastors. Even in canon law that pastors are to meet and care for everyone in their parish, not just the Catholics. Antonio said he'd never heard of mortgage burning before so he wanted to make sure to cover the event in the Pilot. Scot said he was struck by how much Msgr. Glynn wanted to retire this debt on behalf of the parish. It highlights the pastor's role as both a spiritual leader, but also as a leader in the more mundane needs of life. Fr. Roger said the great pastors are those who want to provide for those entrusted to them. Msgr. Glynn didn't want to pass on debt to his successors. Most priests leaving a parish want to leave their house in order. But it's not just a gift to his successor but to his spiritual children, grandchildren, and now great-grandchildren. The people witness his commitment to them. Also in the Pilot this week was the annual awards banquet for Office for the New Evangelization of Youth and Young Adults, recognizing the great work being done by many people in many parishes. They honored 120 youth, young adults, and their leaders in ministry in 46 parishes throughout the Archdiocese. Antonio said everyone recognized were models of Catholic life. Susan said she was impressed by the ONE office's organization of the event. She said one of the awards was to Marge Costa, a teacher at Ursuline Academy, who taught Susan's daughters. Fr. Mike Harrington won an award and had a fan club of about 100 people. Deacon Jim Greer and his wife Terri won the Norm Plante Awards in honor of their work in youth ministry. Scot said the Fall River diocese also recognizes young people and those who minister to them. Fr. Roger said everyone recognizes that peer pressure among kids is a reality. These kinds of award ceremonies give positive peer pressure to lift up young people living their faith with great joy and even heroism as examples for them to follow. Fr. Roger likes to embarrass the award winners at the end of Mass by recognizing them in front of the whole community. Also in the Pilot was an announcement of five priest assignments. Fr. Shawn Carey, one of the few deaf priests in the US, has been named director of the Office of the Deaf Apostolate. Fr. Alonso Macias is leaving his three parishes in Roxbury and Jamaica Plain and is assigned to a growing Spanish-speaking community in Marlborough. Replacing him is Fr. Carlos Flor, who is moving from Immaculate Conception in Revere. Fr. Patrick McLaughlin will be leaving as administrator of St. Joseph in Medford and entering senior priest status. Fr. Bob Carr, pastor of St. Benedict in Somerville, will be accepting a new assignment soon as well. Scot said the Pilot also profiles Fr. John Delaney who's the new pastor of Sacred Hearts in Haverhill. Antonio said he comes to the parish with a wealth of experience in that area of the Archdiocese. Fr. Delaney was quoted as saying, “1 try to live my priesthood always keeping in mind the philosophy, ‘How can I help you to get closer to God?' My goal is to be a holy prayerful priest who is available to people to journey with them in life.” Scot said he's extremely well-respected for his work at St. Michael's in Andover, one of the largest in the Archdiocese. Susan said she was surprised to learn that Fr. Delaney has two Master's degrees, one in chemistry and another in environmental engineering. 2nd segment: Scot said this week's editorial in the Anchor talks about genuine Catholic colleges and universities. It's been in the news lately with the decision of Anna Maria College outside of Worcester rescinding a commencement invitation to Victoria Kennedy. Pope BEnedict also spoke on this to US bishops on their ad limina visits. Fr. Roger said Pope Benedict recognizes that Catholic education is key to spreading the Gospel. In college, it's where many young people are beginning to choose the trajectory of their life. This means that there needs to be an authentic Catholic culture, not just a religion class and a chapel on campus. Unfortunately, many young people leave Catholic colleges having lost their faith. He noted that Vicki Kennedy has made public statements in support of abortion and same-sex marriage and so inviting her to get an honorary degree and give her a platform to speak to the students would be difficult. In the editorial, Fr. Roger writes: If Yeshiva University invited Mahmoud Ahmadinejad for a debate and discussion, it might even be a sign of magnanimity, peacemaking and institutional self-confidence. But if Yeshiva were to ask him to speak to the graduates at commencement and give him an honorary degree, everyone would wonder whether it had lost its identity, not to mention marbles. … There's a reason why Howard University never invited — and never would have considered inviting — Strom Thurmond for an honorary doctorate. Even if in all other parts of his life he were a consummate gentleman, even if he had done many other things for many other people through public service, he would still not be invited because of the strident support of racism in his political ascent. Catholic institutions of higher learning should have as high standards with regard to potential honorees' positions on abortion and marriage and other fundamental issues of the Catholic faith as historically black institutions have had with regard to racism. Fr. Roger said God bless Bishop McManus for recognizing this action would call into question Anna Maria College's commitment to their Catholic identity. Bishop McManus was disinvited to the commencement by the students, which is an indication of the culture at the college. The Catholic identity needs to be reinforced there. As Catholics we can't support the killing of babies in the womb or undermining the meaning of marriage. Catholic universities and colleges ought to be distinguished by preparing students not just for life but eternal life, not just for work but for mission, not just for LSATs, MCATs, and GREs but for the eschatological final exam. The choices that a Catholic college or university makes — selecting administrators and faculty members, allocating resources, determining admissions standards, and even choosing commencement speakers — should always be in harmony with the faith and reflect these genuinely Catholic priorities. Scot said it's a controversial issue only because the Church hasn't embraced the ideal we all should support Church teachings on life issues. Susan said the two examples Fr. Roger gave are good illustrations. It's not we don't invite people who disagree with us ever, but the context of the address is important. She noted the Pope aid young people have a right to hear the teaching of the Church. Antonio was happy to see the Pope say the key problem here is we need to witness to the faith, but we are in a moment where there is no absolute truth, but whatever we think is true is what's important. Susan noted we have to have a well-formed conscience. Scot said bishops have a job to do to ensure that any institution that has Catholic as part of its identity live up to the ideals of the faith and don't send out mixed messages.

Aired 03/02/12 Iranians went to the polls in parliamentary elections today. With many reformists and opposition leaders not participating, the vote is a contest between hard-line supporters of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. Pressure from the West over Iran's nuclear program has been a central issue. Barbara Slavin is Washington correspondent for AL-Monitor.com, a senior fellow at the Atlantic Council, and the author of Bitter Friends, Bosom Enemies: Iran, the US and the Twisted Path to Confrontation. Guests: Barbara Slavin: AL-Monitor.com, @barbaraslavin1 Also Vladamir Putin is almost certain to regain the presidency in elections in Russia on Sunday, but that victory may be more a reflection of voters' resignation than broad support for his twelve-year rule. Putin, who has been suggesting Russia could walk away from the Start II treaty and is accusing Hillary Clinton of funding protests in his country, is heavily favored. Matthew Rojansky is Deputy Director of the Russia and Eurasia Program at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. Guests: Matthew Rojansky: Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, @MatthewRojansky

When Iran makes the news it is often that country's flamboyant and provocative president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad who finds himself under the spotlight. But the man who wields real power in Iran is not Ahmadinejad, nor was it any of his predecessors as president. Instead it is the man who has served as the head of the country's religious structure since 1989, the Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.The Ayatollah owes his rise to power to two men - his predecessor as Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini and the previous president, Hashemi Rafsanjani. Ayatollah Khamenei has been a cleric for most of his life, beginning as a religious scholar in the city of Mashhad at the tender age of 11. He served several terms in jail as a result of his religious convictions during the secular dictatorship of the Shah. His rise to power began with the revolution of 1979 that turned Iran into the Islamic Republic. Khamenei became, first president, a post with relatively little power, and his election as Supreme Leader after the death of Khomenei was a surprise to all. Many believe this was engineered by Rafsanjani to allow Rafsanjani himself to remain in control.But Khamenei has gradually made himself the most powerful man in Iran - and he's done so by recruiting the Revolutionary Guard to his side. There are those who say that far from a religious dictatorship, Iran is in fact a military dictatorship. But Ali Khamenei is 72 and with 70 per cent of the Iranian population having been born since the revolution, it's not clear that the post of Supreme Leader will survive his death.Producer TIM MANSEL Presenter JAMES REYNOLDS.

After Twitter was used as an organizing tool in the protests following the disputed 2009 reelection of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad in Iran, the Internet was widely praised as a game-changer for democratic movements. But Evgeny Morozov argues that authoritarian regimes are as strong as ever, and use the Internet to their advantage by restricting speech, spying on dissidents, and publishing propaganda. Mr. Morozov will discuss how the spread of new media around the world should not necessarily be seen as a force for democracy, and how Western hopes for digital revolution could, in fact, backfire.

President Obama delivered an emotional tribute last night to the victims of Saturday's shooting in Tucson. Will he succeed in changing the tone of America's public discourse? Also, the rising foreclosure rate, and a new look at Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.

--{ Total World Domination Awaiting Coronation: "All the World's a Stage and We Passive Observers, 'Tween Fun and Fear and Trivia Queer, Sometimes They Unnerve Us, Leaders Picked Years Ago with Overt or Covert Roles, Trained from Youth, Sworn Forsooth, Deep-Cover to Their Goals, These Goals were Published Years Ago in Mandate of U.N., They Never Falter Toward Their Altar, Straight yet Swerving Now and Then, Apparently We're Naughty, yet Trainable Little Animals, They Need to Manage Each Little Savage or We'd All Revert to Cannibals, Leaders Masters of Deception, Some Leak Out Truth in Jest, Behind Their Leer is Always the Sneer of Elitists Who Know Best" © Alan Watt }-- Planned Agenda - Professional "Conspiracy Debunkers" - Destruction and Reconstruction of Society - "Gattaca" movie - Eradication of Individuality, Creation of Hive Mind. War in Iraq and Afghanistan, Demonize the Enemy - Leo Strauss and His Students - Nuclear Power Stations and Programs - Demands for Iran - "Weapons of Mass Destruction" and "Religious Fundamentalism" - Shakespeare, "All the World's a Stage", "Theater of War" - Media Disclosures and Spins - Ahmedinejad's "Jewish" Past - Adolf Hitler - Armand Hammer, Communist Training and Affiliation - Scripted Dramas, Charades. Public Given Thoughts and Conclusions - Stanford University's "Captology" Program - Technology Used to Change Attitudes and Behaviour - Targeting Young Children - "Credible" Information to Make You Believe. Corporations Going "Green" for Massive Profits - Carbon Footprint-Tax Farce - Carbon Credit Trading - Predators and Prey. (Articles: ["The United States and Western "bomb, bomb, bomb Iran" crowd - hysteria running at fever pitch" by Pepe Escobar (atimes.com) - Oct. 1, 2009.] ["Mahmoud Ahmadinejad revealed to have Jewish past" by Damien McElroy and Ahmad Vahdat (telegraph.co.uk) - Oct. 3, 2009.] ["Machines Designed to Change Humans" The Stanford Persuasive Technology Lab (captology.stanford.edu).] ["Captology: The Study of Computers As Persuasive Technology" by John W. Shaffer (edweb.sdsu.edu).] ["Mobile Persuasion: 20 Perspectives of the Future of Behavior Change" [book] (mobilepersuasion.com).] [Captology.tv]) *Title/Poem and Dialogue Copyrighted Alan Watt - Oct. 6, 2009 (Exempting Music, Literary Quotes, and Callers' Comments)

The Iranian presidential election campaign had many of the trappings of a western democratic election, including mass rallies and live television debates. The incumbent, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, was handicapped by his inept economic management, Iran's reduced oil income and the changed geo-political narrative with the election of Barack Obama. Election night brought a shock result: Ahmadinejad was returned in a first round landslide, out-polling the reformist, Mir-Houssein Mousavi, two to one. Since then there have been waves of popular protests and a violent crackdown by the regime. Scores have died. Ali Ansari, professor of Iranian history and director of the Iranian Institute at the University of St. Andrews in Scotland, updates Peter Clarke on events since the presidential election. The report, Preliminary Analysis of the Voting Figures in Iran's 2009 Presidential Election, is published by Chatham House and the Institute of Iranian Studies, University of St Andrews. Edited by Ali Ansari, Director, Institute of Iranian Studies, University of St Andrews, and Associate Fellow, Middle East and North Africa Programme, Chatham House. Research and analysis: Daniel Berman and Thomas Rintoul, Institute of Iranian Studies, University of St Andrews.This podcast is part of the "Inside Story" series.

Good arguments often go unused because poor arguments like ad hominems are so much easier.

In this week's program, we take you to Tehran and Paris to get a sense of the unfolding political situation in Iran in the aftermath of the presidential election in that country. Following an official announcement by Iran's interior ministry declaring incumbent Mahmoud Ahmadinejad the winner of the presidential election, millions of disaffected Iranians spontaneously poured into the streets of Tehran and other major Iranian cities to protest the result of this election. Since Saturday, June 13, these protests have gone on unabated. Malihe Razazan speaks to Sohrab. He is one of those hundreds of thousands of Iranians who participated in a historic march on June 15.  He talks about his observations and his reactions to the contested election results. Later in the program, Shahram Aghamir will be in conversation Paris-based long-term activist and journalist Nasser Mohajer who will offer his understanding of these events. Also, in the program, Khalil Bendib will talk with SC Mocha about the music and activism of his France-based musical band Checkpoint 303, which will be coming to the Bay Area this week for a couple of concerts. Make sure that you visit our updated blog vomena.org/blog and share you thoughts with us. We look forward to reading your comments.   The post Voices of the Middle East and North Africa – Iran: Defiance and Unrest following the election; Musical Band Checkpoint 303 appeared first on KPFA.

In Iran, recent weeks have seen a surprisingly hard fought election campaign. President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad faces a strong challenge from reformist Mir-Hossein Mousavi, who's broken with convention by campaigning with his outspoken wife at his side. Will urban women and youth tip the scales towards Mousavi, or will hardliners and the rural poor help re-elect Ahmadinejad? How will the outcome affect politics in the region and relationships with the West? Also, President Obama calls Green Bay a model for healthcare reform, and evidence emerges about what went wrong for Air France Flight 447 over the Atlantic more than a week ago. Sara Terry guest hosts.

Iran goes to the polls on 12 June 2009 to elect a president of that Islamic Republic, and surprisingly the outcome is in some doubt. The ultra-conservative president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is seeking re-election for a second four year term, but the drop in oil prices and the faltering Iranian economy have left him weakened. And the new Obama administration in the United States has put significant pressure on all the presidential candidates to be clear about how they would manage this new era of potential detente between the US and the Muslim world generally, and between the hardline Iranian regime and the "great Satan" specifically. Ali Ansari is professor of Iranian history and Director of the Iranian Institute at the University of St Andrews in Scotland. Via Skype from his home in St Andrews, he describes to Peter Clarke how the political momentum has sidelined the powerful Guardian Council, the economic downturn has changed the social and political dynamics, and the result could be a change of presidency.This podcast is part of the "Inside Story" series.

PODCAST SATELLITE  -  The Voice of Israel WWW.PODCASTSATELLITE.COM with Prince Handley ISRAEL, IRAN, AND TURKEY: THE JERUSALEM FACTOR You can listen to this message NOW.Click on the LibSyn pod circle (top left). Give it 30 seconds to load.Listen NOW or download for later. For INSTANT REPLAY, go to:  www.blubrry.com/messiah/ After you listen to this message, you can scroll down for all messages previously in the Archives (with Show Notes). There are several music beds in this podcast. The podcast is NOT over just because you hear music. It is not over until Mrs. bin Laden sings! RSS  DESCRIPTION: Intelligence concerning Iran and Turkey. Plus, the Muslim underpinning of the new USA Presidency and the effects on Israel. Why Israel must attack Iran NOW. ISRAEL, IRAN, AND TURKEY: THE JERUSALEM FACTOR   MUSIC / INTRO     INTEL   IRAN  Iran now has the capability to produce a nuclear weapon. It has warhead capability.  The MAJOR reason Iran is NOT attacking Israel right now is to give Iran TIME to produce several bombs first. A secondary reason is as a major bargaining chip with the USA. Iran knows the new President has NO military background and is without experience in war strategy or military diplomacy. Iran feels the new USA president is weak and will easily be dissuaded with rhetoric, using his Muslim upbringing as a tool on the chessboard.   If Iran can gain BOTH time and privilege, it will be a bonus toward their efforts. Iranian leadership under 52 year old Mahmoud Ahmadinejad figures this way: After using the new USA President (who is 47), and after gaining hard assets and other desirables earned via diplomacy, Iran will then be in even a better position to attack Israel. If, however, no advantageous benefits are to be realized from the USA, Iran can still attack Israel; all the while having created BOTH a situation of non-apprehension while creating more bombs. The Obama administration on Thursday marked a clear break with George W. Bush's policy of isolating Iran by declaring its intention to invite the Islamic republic to an international conference on stabilizing Afghanistan. Iran has already signaled its willingness to attend. A firm date for the conference has not been fixed. Italy, as holder of the G8 presidency this year, has proposed hosting such a conference in Trieste in June.     Currently the new USA President is placing the USA and Israel in a potentially dangerous situation . Israeli military intelligence chief, Major Amos Yadlin, said in his briefing March 25 to the Israeli Knesset and Foreign Affairs and Security committee, that the projected rewards offered Iran by USA President Obama for Tehran would be at the expense of Israel's strategic standing or even its military might. However, the expense to the USA would be MORE catastrophic, because if the USA diminishes the military might of Israel, or stops fully supporting Israel, then the blessings of G-d would recede from the USA. The work of Mossad, Shin Bet and AMAN will be vitally important in the new administration of Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu.   MUSIC   It seems that an underpinning of a pro-Muslim stance is being woven by the new USA President. For example, the Obama Administration is conducting a program to get more Muslims in the White House. To profile persons of particular religions in order to recruit them for employment is a violation of the law in the USA. Ideally, talent, knowledge, and ability are to be criteria for the designation of people to be able to hold specific governmental posts. Religion is not allowed to be considered. What would happen if they recruited people from Jewish or Christian faiths? ALSO, President Obama proposes a US Military supply route via Iran. On instructions from his Commander-In-Chief, the head of the US Transport Command has developed a proposal for Iran to lease three routes across its territory for US personnel and war material to cross into Afghanistan. Warning: Never go to bed with your enemy!    TURKEY As I mentioned in my podcast, Confidential: Intel for Israel (12 Feb, 2009), Turkey will be the new headquarters for the New World Governance. In due time it will become obvious that it will in effect be the (clandestine) headquarters of the NIO: New Islamic Order. As the Global Governance center, Turkey will come into position after breaking away from its previous European and Western associations, and - as the Eastern leg of the old Roman Empire – it will be the epicenter of Islamic geopolitical and financial concourse.   Already, since I have provided this information, we have seen (via Vaadat Orchim) that Turkey is parlaying and weighing her odds for partnership to her greatest advantage: Russia (and the Caucasus), Saudi Arabia, or Iran. Either – or all - of the three, as bedfellows, will still have the stamp of Islam.    THE ROLE OF TURKEY IN PROPHECY   Turkey is the only Muslim nation in the Middle East to have formal diplomatic relations with Israel. But according to the Prophet Ezekiel, Turkey (Togarmah) turns its back on the West, allies itself with the Islamic confederation led by Iran (Persia) and is a participant in the Gog-Magog War. We have seen this happen recently! Read the next paragraph! I asked the question in my podcast of 28 February 2009, Israel: A Plain Path, “What would it take to drive Turkey into an alliance with Iran, Saudi Arabia, and ultimately, the Russians?” Evidently, the ANSWER is, “Not much,” because in just the past month since I asked this question, Turkish premier Erdogan is wooing Iran and its radical clients, while cutting loose from the West and driving Ankara's ties with Egypt, Saudi Arabia and Israel into the ground. Also, Turkish president Gul is courting Russia and Armenia to build up a stake in the Caucasian and Caspian regions.     MUSIC   Moscow has quietly brought a newcomer (Turkey) into its fold by integrating Russian-Armenian air defenses. Just as Ezekiel prophesied, Russia, Turkey, and Iran are aligning to form a confederacy (with others) to attack Israel. (Read Ezekiel Chapters 38 and 39.)   LISTEN TO EZEKIEL NOW, ISRAEL  Ezekiel was a watchman for Israel in his day; but more importantly, for Israel TODAY.  He was used by G-d during and after the three (3) sieges of Jerusalem during his time. Daniel was taken into captivity during the first siege of Jerusalem. Ezekiel was taken into captivity during the second siege of Jerusalem and prophesied the fall of Jerusalem while in captivity in Babylon. While Ezekiel prophesied to the children of Israel in Babylon where he was carried away in the captivity, Jeremiah prophesied to the children of Israel in Jerusalem. They both prophesied the fall of Jerusalem. Concurrently, Daniel was being used by G-d in the court and government of Babylon. G-d always has His prophets and watchers positioned, and He always warns His people. “Surely the Lord YHWH will do nothing, Unless he reveals his secret to his servants the prophets.” (Tanakh: Amos 3:7)   Notice, the people in the days of Jeremiah and Ezekiel were like many today. They regard prophecy only as it pertains to the past, but do NOT discern the message as it pertains to today or to the future. When Yeshua was on earth he told the Pharisees and the religious scribes, “You can discern (signs of) the weather, but not the (signs of) the times.”  The first 24 chapters of Ezekiel deal with the period of time surrounding the fall of Jerusalem under Nebuchadnezzar, and focus on Israel. Chapters 25 through 32 focus on the judgment of God against the enemies of Israel, all of which in hindsight may today be viewed as Muslim nations, even though the false religion of Islam was NOT started until the 7th Century A.D. (or C.E.).  Starting with Chapters 34 through 39 Ezekiel is used by G-d to foretell the regathering of the children of Israel from the Gentile nations (from the dispersion, or Diaspora among the goyim). Then in Chapters 40 through 48 Ezekiel tells about and describes the Millennial Kingdom: the reign of Messiah and of the Prince in Jerusalem.    MUSIC  This Kingdom Age will be manifest by Jerusalem being the headquarters, not only of Israel, but of the whole world. The nations of the world will be subservient to the King: the LION from the Tribe of Judah.   WHAT IS EZEKIEL SAYING TODAY  1. Russia, Turkey, Iran and other Middle East and North East African nations will form an alliance to attack Israel. This we know for sure.  2. G-d will defeat this alliance of Magog and others on the hills of Israel, and leave only 17 percent of them.  3. It will take seven months to bury the dead bodies, and seven years to burn the implements of war (probably radioactive elements).  4. The victory for Israel will be so great and miraculous that ALL nations will realize that the G-d of Israel is the LORD.  5. There will be an earthly Kingdom established (after another great war where Messiah wipes out all the enemies of Israel) where the Messiah rules from Jerusalem. All nations and their leaders must be subservient to the King.   HOW TO RESPOND  Realize that before the LORD wipes out the Magog Alliance on the hills of Israel (Ezekiel 38 and 39), there is an attack planned upon Israel by Iran. This is evident by Iranian posture and declarations, by Intel, and by present geopolitical climate. This attack is imminent.   Right now, Israel is in the position of a woman with a child in her womb, awaiting the promise of birth: the prophetic promise when the child will be exalted to the place of destiny. Meanwhile, Israel must defend herself – and the promise - until the day when G-d Almighty will defeat the the Magog Alliance.  Let me give you an example: If you know your relative automatically WINS the lottery in "X" years and will give it all to you, wouldn't the practical thing to do be to keep them alive until they WIN?! In the same manner, you must keep Israel alive NOW, until the battle where G-d destroys Iran with Russia and her allies.   Israel must attack Iran NOW.   If you want to make sure you know Messiah personally, pray this prayer:   “G-d of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, if Yeshua is really my Messiah, then reveal him to me.”  When He does, then listen and obey. Do what He tells you to do.  Baruch haba b'shem Adonai.  Your friend, Prince Handley     MUSIC Podcast time: 14 minutes, 48 seconds (with music) SKYPE: prince.handley Subscribe to The Healing and Miracle Podcast here:  SUBSCRIBE Subscribe to The Voice of Israel Podcast here: SUBSCRIBE Healing and Miracle Podcast: www.healing.libsyn.com The Voice of Israel Podcast : www.podcastsatellite.libsyn.com Israel News and Prophecy: www.podcastsatellite.com Rabbinical Studies: www.realmiracles.com/rabbinical.htm If you need healing, deliverance, or prayer, email to: princehandley@gmail.com 

PODCAST SATELLITE  -  The Voice of Israel WWW.PODCASTSATELLITE.COM with Prince Handley ISRAEL, IRAN, AND TURKEY: THE JERUSALEM FACTOR You can listen to this message NOW.Click on the LibSyn pod circle (top left). Give it 30 seconds to load.Listen NOW or download for later. For INSTANT REPLAY, go to:  www.blubrry.com/messiah/ After you listen to this message, you can scroll down for all messages previously in the Archives (with Show Notes). There are several music beds in this podcast. The podcast is NOT over just because you hear music. It is not over until Mrs. bin Laden sings! RSS  DESCRIPTION: Intelligence concerning Iran and Turkey. Plus, the Muslim underpinning of the new USA Presidency and the effects on Israel. Why Israel must attack Iran NOW. ISRAEL, IRAN, AND TURKEY: THE JERUSALEM FACTOR   MUSIC / INTRO     INTEL   IRAN  Iran now has the capability to produce a nuclear weapon. It has warhead capability.  The MAJOR reason Iran is NOT attacking Israel right now is to give Iran TIME to produce several bombs first. A secondary reason is as a major bargaining chip with the USA. Iran knows the new President has NO military background and is without experience in war strategy or military diplomacy. Iran feels the new USA president is weak and will easily be dissuaded with rhetoric, using his Muslim upbringing as a tool on the chessboard.   If Iran can gain BOTH time and privilege, it will be a bonus toward their efforts. Iranian leadership under 52 year old Mahmoud Ahmadinejad figures this way: After using the new USA President (who is 47), and after gaining hard assets and other desirables earned via diplomacy, Iran will then be in even a better position to attack Israel. If, however, no advantageous benefits are to be realized from the USA, Iran can still attack Israel; all the while having created BOTH a situation of non-apprehension while creating more bombs. The Obama administration on Thursday marked a clear break with George W. Bush's policy of isolating Iran by declaring its intention to invite the Islamic republic to an international conference on stabilizing Afghanistan. Iran has already signaled its willingness to attend. A firm date for the conference has not been fixed. Italy, as holder of the G8 presidency this year, has proposed hosting such a conference in Trieste in June.     Currently the new USA President is placing the USA and Israel in a potentially dangerous situation . Israeli military intelligence chief, Major Amos Yadlin, said in his briefing March 25 to the Israeli Knesset and Foreign Affairs and Security committee, that the projected rewards offered Iran by USA President Obama for Tehran would be at the expense of Israel's strategic standing or even its military might. However, the expense to the USA would be MORE catastrophic, because if the USA diminishes the military might of Israel, or stops fully supporting Israel, then the blessings of G-d would recede from the USA. The work of Mossad, Shin Bet and AMAN will be vitally important in the new administration of Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu.   MUSIC   It seems that an underpinning of a pro-Muslim stance is being woven by the new USA President. For example, the Obama Administration is conducting a program to get more Muslims in the White House. To profile persons of particular religions in order to recruit them for employment is a violation of the law in the USA. Ideally, talent, knowledge, and ability are to be criteria for the designation of people to be able to hold specific governmental posts. Religion is not allowed to be considered. What would happen if they recruited people from Jewish or Christian faiths? ALSO, President Obama proposes a US Military supply route via Iran. On instructions from his Commander-In-Chief, the head of the US Transport Command has developed a proposal for Iran to lease three routes across its territory for US personnel and war material to cross into Afghanistan. Warning: Never go to bed with your enemy!    TURKEY As I mentioned in my podcast, Confidential: Intel for Israel (12 Feb, 2009), Turkey will be the new headquarters for the New World Governance. In due time it will become obvious that it will in effect be the (clandestine) headquarters of the NIO: New Islamic Order. As the Global Governance center, Turkey will come into position after breaking away from its previous European and Western associations, and - as the Eastern leg of the old Roman Empire – it will be the epicenter of Islamic geopolitical and financial concourse.   Already, since I have provided this information, we have seen (via Vaadat Orchim) that Turkey is parlaying and weighing her odds for partnership to her greatest advantage: Russia (and the Caucasus), Saudi Arabia, or Iran. Either – or all - of the three, as bedfellows, will still have the stamp of Islam.    THE ROLE OF TURKEY IN PROPHECY   Turkey is the only Muslim nation in the Middle East to have formal diplomatic relations with Israel. But according to the Prophet Ezekiel, Turkey (Togarmah) turns its back on the West, allies itself with the Islamic confederation led by Iran (Persia) and is a participant in the Gog-Magog War. We have seen this happen recently! Read the next paragraph! I asked the question in my podcast of 28 February 2009, Israel: A Plain Path, “What would it take to drive Turkey into an alliance with Iran, Saudi Arabia, and ultimately, the Russians?” Evidently, the ANSWER is, “Not much,” because in just the past month since I asked this question, Turkish premier Erdogan is wooing Iran and its radical clients, while cutting loose from the West and driving Ankara's ties with Egypt, Saudi Arabia and Israel into the ground. Also, Turkish president Gul is courting Russia and Armenia to build up a stake in the Caucasian and Caspian regions.     MUSIC   Moscow has quietly brought a newcomer (Turkey) into its fold by integrating Russian-Armenian air defenses. Just as Ezekiel prophesied, Russia, Turkey, and Iran are aligning to form a confederacy (with others) to attack Israel. (Read Ezekiel Chapters 38 and 39.)   LISTEN TO EZEKIEL NOW, ISRAEL  Ezekiel was a watchman for Israel in his day; but more importantly, for Israel TODAY.  He was used by G-d during and after the three (3) sieges of Jerusalem during his time. Daniel was taken into captivity during the first siege of Jerusalem. Ezekiel was taken into captivity during the second siege of Jerusalem and prophesied the fall of Jerusalem while in captivity in Babylon. While Ezekiel prophesied to the children of Israel in Babylon where he was carried away in the captivity, Jeremiah prophesied to the children of Israel in Jerusalem. They both prophesied the fall of Jerusalem. Concurrently, Daniel was being used by G-d in the court and government of Babylon. G-d always has His prophets and watchers positioned, and He always warns His people. “Surely the Lord YHWH will do nothing, Unless he reveals his secret to his servants the prophets.” (Tanakh: Amos 3:7)   Notice, the people in the days of Jeremiah and Ezekiel were like many today. They regard prophecy only as it pertains to the past, but do NOT discern the message as it pertains to today or to the future. When Yeshua was on earth he told the Pharisees and the religious scribes, “You can discern (signs of) the weather, but not the (signs of) the times.”  The first 24 chapters of Ezekiel deal with the period of time surrounding the fall of Jerusalem under Nebuchadnezzar, and focus on Israel. Chapters 25 through 32 focus on the judgment of God against the enemies of Israel, all of which in hindsight may today be viewed as Muslim nations, even though the false religion of Islam was NOT started until the 7th Century A.D. (or C.E.).  Starting with Chapters 34 through 39 Ezekiel is used by G-d to foretell the regathering of the children of Israel from the Gentile nations (from the dispersion, or Diaspora among the goyim). Then in Chapters 40 through 48 Ezekiel tells about and describes the Millennial Kingdom: the reign of Messiah and of the Prince in Jerusalem.    MUSIC  This Kingdom Age will be manifest by Jerusalem being the headquarters, not only of Israel, but of the whole world. The nations of the world will be subservient to the King: the LION from the Tribe of Judah.   WHAT IS EZEKIEL SAYING TODAY  1. Russia, Turkey, Iran and other Middle East and North East African nations will form an alliance to attack Israel. This we know for sure.  2. G-d will defeat this alliance of Magog and others on the hills of Israel, and leave only 17 percent of them.  3. It will take seven months to bury the dead bodies, and seven years to burn the implements of war (probably radioactive elements).  4. The victory for Israel will be so great and miraculous that ALL nations will realize that the G-d of Israel is the LORD.  5. There will be an earthly Kingdom established (after another great war where Messiah wipes out all the enemies of Israel) where the Messiah rules from Jerusalem. All nations and their leaders must be subservient to the King.   HOW TO RESPOND  Realize that before the LORD wipes out the Magog Alliance on the hills of Israel (Ezekiel 38 and 39), there is an attack planned upon Israel by Iran. This is evident by Iranian posture and declarations, by Intel, and by present geopolitical climate. This attack is imminent.   Right now, Israel is in the position of a woman with a child in her womb, awaiting the promise of birth: the prophetic promise when the child will be exalted to the place of destiny. Meanwhile, Israel must defend herself – and the promise - until the day when G-d Almighty will defeat the the Magog Alliance.  Let me give you an example: If you know your relative automatically WINS the lottery in "X" years and will give it all to you, wouldn't the practical thing to do be to keep them alive until they WIN?! In the same manner, you must keep Israel alive NOW, until the battle where G-d destroys Iran with Russia and her allies.   Israel must attack Iran NOW.   If you want to make sure you know Messiah personally, pray this prayer:   “G-d of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, if Yeshua is really my Messiah, then reveal him to me.”  When He does, then listen and obey. Do what He tells you to do.  Baruch haba b'shem Adonai.  Your friend, Prince Handley     MUSIC Podcast time: 14 minutes, 48 seconds (with music) SKYPE: prince.handley Subscribe to The Healing and Miracle Podcast here:  SUBSCRIBE Subscribe to The Voice of Israel Podcast here: SUBSCRIBE Healing and Miracle Podcast: www.healing.libsyn.com The Voice of Israel Podcast : www.podcastsatellite.libsyn.com Israel News and Prophecy: www.podcastsatellite.com Rabbinical Studies: www.realmiracles.com/rabbinical.htm If you need healing, deliverance, or prayer, email to: princehandley@gmail.com 

Aired 03/03/09 AZADEH MOAVENI is a contributing writer on Iran and the Middle East for TIME magazine. She spent two years in Iran, from 2005 to 2007, and just returned from three weeks there at the first of the year. As one of the few American correspondents allowed to work continuously in Iran since 1999, she has reported widely on youth culture, women's rights, and Islamic reform for Time, The New York Times Book Review, The Washington Post, and The Los Angeles Times. She is author of LIPSTICK JIHAD and co-author, with Nobel Peace Prize winner Shirin Ebadi, of IRAN AWAKENING. Her newest book is HONEYMOON IN TEHRAN: TWO YEARS OF LOVE AND DANGER IN IRAN In his 2002 State of the Union address George W. Bush coined the term "axis of evil" to describe his vision of North Korea, Iraq, and Iran. The US has a new president who has made a fairly big and controversial deal about his willingness to meet with Iran's leaders without preconditions. Iran's last presidential election in 2005 brought the world Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. Another presidential election is coming soon to Iran. AZADEH MOAVENI has spent a good deal of time in Iran since the year 2000 and written two books about Iranian society. I'll talk with her about life and politics behind the caricatures and rhetoric that so often clouds US perceptions of Iran. http://www.azadeh.info/

Episode 21 - Bloody Nate 11/13/2008. Break the silence with these topics! Business, Finance & Marketing: You're favorite Thomas Crown-like thief has been caught... Current International Events: Two of our favorite propagandists, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and Vladimir Putin, are back at it! Plus, Putin becomes Geocentric's first "prune?" Are You Kidding Me?!: A fetchy fox breaks into a church and abuses its members! Tech & Entertainment: A rocker learns how to trap atoms in his guitar amp. Most excellent! Nerd! The MPAA is already lobbying to control President-Elect Obama in their quest to control the world. Don't give in, Barack! A new super-mini computer is released and promises to impress. This week's extras in the podcast: The Tech Byte Update with Ethan Clark The Weekly FAIL! Discover New Music - New music by Phone Calls From Home Check out the official Geocentric website, hosted by Magic Moments Entertainment at www.bringthemagic.com/geocentric. Make sure to contact us with your comments by calling 206-337-1504. You can also shoot us an email at geocentric@inbox.com, the blog (geocentricpodcast.blogspot.com), or on the host website (geocentric.podomatic.com). Geocentric is brought to you by your friends, John Newman, the Anthropology guru and Nate Long, the PR guy.

PODCAST SATELLITE  /  The Voice of IsraelWWW.PODCASTSATELLITE.COMwith Prince Handley HOW ISRAEL AND THE IDF CAN DEFEAT IRAN Click the center of the pod circle ... give it 30 seconds to load.Listen now  ... or download for later.For INSTANT PLAY, go to: www.blubrry.com/messiah/ After you listen to this message, you can scroll down for all previous messages in the LibSyn Archives (with Show Notes). RSS PODCAST DESCRIPTION: This podcast reveals to Israel and the IDF HOW TO WIN in total victory over Iran: military and spiritual secrets. HOW ISRAEL AND THE IDF CAN DEFEAT IRAN Last week in Rome, Iran’s president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad declared that Israel would soon disappear – “with or without Iran’s help.” Not one voice was raised in protest from the world community! Tehran is attempting to reach nuclear weapons capability by September or October this year. In this podcast Prince Handley will tell you HOW to have complete victory over Iran, Israel. King Hezekiah was a man who did what was good, right, and truthful. Everything he was involved in was carried out with all his heart; and he prospered. “This Hezekiah did throughout all Judah, and he did what was good and right and true before the Lord his G-d. And in every work that he began in the service of the house of G-d, in the law and in the commandment, to seek his G-d, he did it with all his heart. So he prospered.”  All people should live a life that is right before G-d, but leaders especially have a greater responsibility to do so. With that responsibility comes an attendant blessing. When you are in the arena, you will be shot at. If you want to be used greatly by G-d, then make your mind up ahead of time that you are NOT going to quit, and you are NOT going to run away! If you quit, you can’t win. But if you don’t quit, you’ll win! This doesn’t mean that you will have the strength or wisdom in your self; but you are determined to stand in faith, believing and drawing upon the resources of G-d. The Assyrians (confines of modern day Syria and Iraq) were a cruel and treacherous military force. They were a formidable foe, and resorted to terrible means of torture. If you will consult my Show Notes of two years ago, I warned you Israeli soldier Gilead Shalit would NOT be released, at least under the proposed arrangements then. Neither will he be released under temporary or permanent truce arrangements proposed now. You will have to go deliver him, Israel, or make the enemy pay so severely they will never do it again. Let them know (either before or after) WHY your attack is or has been implemented! Israel, DO as David did at Ziklag! “And David smote them from the twilight even unto the evening of the next day: and there escaped not a man of them, save four hundred young men, which rode upon camels, and fled. And David recovered all that the Amalekites had carried away: and David rescued his two wives.” Israel, stop cavorting with terrorists and with an enemy who serves the false god, Allah … which is NO G-d. Your enemies are laughing at you. Israel, stop leaning on the US, the EU, the United Nations … and lean only on the G-d of Israel: the G-d of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob! After Hezekiah’s deeds of faithfulness, Sennacherib king of Assyria came and entered Judah. He encamped against the fortified cities, thinking to win them over to himself. When Hezekiah saw this, and realized that Sennacherib’s purpose was to make war against Jerusalem, he gathered his leaders and commanders together and encouraged them. “Be strong and courageous; do not be afraid nor dismayed before the king of Assyria, nor before all the multitude that is before him: for there are more with us than with him. With him is an arm of flesh; but with us is the LORD our G-d, to help us and to fight our battles. And the people were strengthened by the words of Hezekiah king of Judah.” Because of the impending danger, King Hezekiah and the prophet Isaiah prayed and cried out to heaven. Then the LORD sent an angel who cut down every mighty man of valor, every leader, and every captain in the army of Assyria. So the King of Assyria returned shamefaced to his own land, and was killed by his own family. “And it came to pass on a certain night that the angel of the LORD went out, and killed in the camp of the Assyrians 185,000 men; and when people arose early in the morning, there were the corpses - all dead.”  G-d still uses angels today. Psalm 34:7 tells us “The angel of the LORD encamps all around those who fear Him, and delivers them.”  Surely there are many times the angels deliver and protect us and we don’t even know about it. But, in addition - like many of the promises of G-d - we need to KNOW G-d’s Word so we can ACCESS God’s resources. We need to appropriate them by faith. We need to BELIEVE and PRAY as Hezekiah did. At The University of Excellence, of which I am President, we teach our students that vision begins with a purpose ... and that purpose is to SEE the dream become a reality! There are five (5) basic steps in this process: 1. Dream; 2. Plan; 3. Preparation; 4. Logistics; and, 5. Action. In action - and sometimes in the first four steps above - we engage the adversary as Hezekiah did. We implement our plans and put in place those things and people we have prepared, and that the Lord has assigned to us. Then we utilize the resources within our command to take action. Gideon had some clay vessels and candles. Moses had a rod. What is it that G-d has placed in your hand, Israel? What are those things you will BELIEVE G-d to bring into your access? It is your duty to use your faith. Faith is your servant. Many times it is the thing that is in our hand or our heart that is our greatest resource. Are we turning the gifts of G-d away through unbelief? Are we afraid to leave our comfort zone? Use your faith - it is your DUTY to use it! I am reminded of a man and his wife who won $1,000,000 USD. When the authorized bearers of the prize tried to contact the couple, they were repeatedly turned away. The man and his wife would not answer their phone calls, or respond to their letters. They thought it was a joke. Finally, the man and his wife decided that they would at least see what the communication was about. The bearers of the prize were authorized one more time to attempt delivery to the man and his wife. They responded at the last minute. How many times do we not receive G-d’s MIRACLES because of unbelief, or because of taking things for granted? We have the ability to DREAM and IMAGINE. We can establish a VISION and believe G-d for its fulfillment. When was the last time you dreamed for G-d? Imagine what your life and ministry would be like if the present hindrances were removed. One of the great promises in the Holy Bible is found in Jeremiah 33:3. “Call to me, and I will answer you, and show you great and mighty things which you do not know.” In his book The Weight of Glory, C. S. Lewis said “Our Lord finds our desires not too strong, but too weak.” What can you IMAGINE or THINK? For what can you ASK God? “Now to Him who is able to do exceedingly abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that works in us.” (Ephesians 3:20, Brit Chadasha) Once your dream is starting to take form - that is, when it becomes a reality - your VALOR will be tested: by G-d ... and by the enemy of your soul, the devil. You will have to make up your mind ahead of time to be a champion, to be valiant. G-d is looking for champions like the people of faith who went before us, who “Quenched the violence of fire, escaped the edge of the sword, out of weakness were made strong, waxed valiant in fight, turned to flight the armies of the aliens.”  (Hebrews 11:34, Brit Chadasha) As you move out with the VISION, know that G-d has designed your VICTORY, but you have to have VALOR and stand in faith, calling upon Him for strength, wisdom, and MIRACLES. One thing that will help you is when you realize that G-d will use your enemy to help promote you: just like He did Pharaoh. G-d hardened Pharaoh’s heart so that the Lord would be SET APART in the eyes of the Egyptians. And so G-d will use the reality of your vision so that He might be set apart in the eyes of people in every nation, tribe, family, and language of the earth. (Torah: Exodus 9:13-16; Brit Chadasha: Romans 9:17) Just as God used angelic ministry to help King Hezekiah and his people, so God will use the angels to help you, if you will PRAY and CRY OUT to Heaven like Hezekiah and Isaiah. The magicians could not stand before Moses (Exodus 9:11), and neither will the enemy’s people stand before you. There will be a severance - a setting apart - for God’s servants and G-d’s people. There is a difference for those anointed for service: not “haphazard” service, but service anointed through prayer, fasting, listening, and obedience! The Lord makes a difference between His people and the people of the enemy. Read prayerfully the following verses; they are G-d’s Word for you at this time: Exodus 8:23; Exodus 9:26; Exodus 11:7 The three most important things you can do to enlarge your VISION and engage the enemy with VALOR are: 1. Sit at the feet of Yeshua; and, 2. Live holy. 3. Attack when and how G-d tells you! Then your VICTORY will be assured! This applies to Israel, the IDF, and to you, personally. G-d wants to deliver you from the personal ayatollahs in your life: spiritually, mentally, physically, materially, socially, financially, and in every area of your life!Podcast time: 14 minutes, 5 seconds (with music)Podcast size:  12.8 MBIf you have been helped or received a miracle as a result of this study, email us and let us know what G-d has done for you. You may contact us by email at: PrinceHandley@gmail.comRemember to tell your friends about Podcast Satellite podcast.You can subscribe to all of Podcast Satellite podcasts and receive previous shows and all new ones automatically downloaded for you. Click here for instructions: SUBSCRIBEYou can download Prince Handley podcasts for your iPhone on Blubrry (or listen). 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PODCAST SATELLITE  /  The Voice of IsraelWWW.PODCASTSATELLITE.COMwith Prince Handley HOW ISRAEL AND THE IDF CAN DEFEAT IRAN Click the center of the pod circle ... give it 30 seconds to load.Listen now  ... or download for later.For INSTANT PLAY, go to: www.blubrry.com/messiah/ After you listen to this message, you can scroll down for all previous messages in the LibSyn Archives (with Show Notes). RSS PODCAST DESCRIPTION: This podcast reveals to Israel and the IDF HOW TO WIN in total victory over Iran: military and spiritual secrets. HOW ISRAEL AND THE IDF CAN DEFEAT IRAN Last week in Rome, Iran’s president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad declared that Israel would soon disappear – “with or without Iran’s help.” Not one voice was raised in protest from the world community! Tehran is attempting to reach nuclear weapons capability by September or October this year. In this podcast Prince Handley will tell you HOW to have complete victory over Iran, Israel. King Hezekiah was a man who did what was good, right, and truthful. Everything he was involved in was carried out with all his heart; and he prospered. “This Hezekiah did throughout all Judah, and he did what was good and right and true before the Lord his G-d. And in every work that he began in the service of the house of G-d, in the law and in the commandment, to seek his G-d, he did it with all his heart. So he prospered.”  All people should live a life that is right before G-d, but leaders especially have a greater responsibility to do so. With that responsibility comes an attendant blessing. When you are in the arena, you will be shot at. If you want to be used greatly by G-d, then make your mind up ahead of time that you are NOT going to quit, and you are NOT going to run away! If you quit, you can’t win. But if you don’t quit, you’ll win! This doesn’t mean that you will have the strength or wisdom in your self; but you are determined to stand in faith, believing and drawing upon the resources of G-d. The Assyrians (confines of modern day Syria and Iraq) were a cruel and treacherous military force. They were a formidable foe, and resorted to terrible means of torture. If you will consult my Show Notes of two years ago, I warned you Israeli soldier Gilead Shalit would NOT be released, at least under the proposed arrangements then. Neither will he be released under temporary or permanent truce arrangements proposed now. You will have to go deliver him, Israel, or make the enemy pay so severely they will never do it again. Let them know (either before or after) WHY your attack is or has been implemented! Israel, DO as David did at Ziklag! “And David smote them from the twilight even unto the evening of the next day: and there escaped not a man of them, save four hundred young men, which rode upon camels, and fled. And David recovered all that the Amalekites had carried away: and David rescued his two wives.” Israel, stop cavorting with terrorists and with an enemy who serves the false god, Allah … which is NO G-d. Your enemies are laughing at you. Israel, stop leaning on the US, the EU, the United Nations … and lean only on the G-d of Israel: the G-d of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob! After Hezekiah’s deeds of faithfulness, Sennacherib king of Assyria came and entered Judah. He encamped against the fortified cities, thinking to win them over to himself. When Hezekiah saw this, and realized that Sennacherib’s purpose was to make war against Jerusalem, he gathered his leaders and commanders together and encouraged them. “Be strong and courageous; do not be afraid nor dismayed before the king of Assyria, nor before all the multitude that is before him: for there are more with us than with him. With him is an arm of flesh; but with us is the LORD our G-d, to help us and to fight our battles. And the people were strengthened by the words of Hezekiah king of Judah.” Because of the impending danger, King Hezekiah and the prophet Isaiah prayed and cried out to heaven. Then the LORD sent an angel who cut down every mighty man of valor, every leader, and every captain in the army of Assyria. So the King of Assyria returned shamefaced to his own land, and was killed by his own family. “And it came to pass on a certain night that the angel of the LORD went out, and killed in the camp of the Assyrians 185,000 men; and when people arose early in the morning, there were the corpses - all dead.”  G-d still uses angels today. Psalm 34:7 tells us “The angel of the LORD encamps all around those who fear Him, and delivers them.”  Surely there are many times the angels deliver and protect us and we don’t even know about it. But, in addition - like many of the promises of G-d - we need to KNOW G-d’s Word so we can ACCESS God’s resources. We need to appropriate them by faith. We need to BELIEVE and PRAY as Hezekiah did. At The University of Excellence, of which I am President, we teach our students that vision begins with a purpose ... and that purpose is to SEE the dream become a reality! There are five (5) basic steps in this process: 1. Dream; 2. Plan; 3. Preparation; 4. Logistics; and, 5. Action. In action - and sometimes in the first four steps above - we engage the adversary as Hezekiah did. We implement our plans and put in place those things and people we have prepared, and that the Lord has assigned to us. Then we utilize the resources within our command to take action. Gideon had some clay vessels and candles. Moses had a rod. What is it that G-d has placed in your hand, Israel? What are those things you will BELIEVE G-d to bring into your access? It is your duty to use your faith. Faith is your servant. Many times it is the thing that is in our hand or our heart that is our greatest resource. Are we turning the gifts of G-d away through unbelief? Are we afraid to leave our comfort zone? Use your faith - it is your DUTY to use it! I am reminded of a man and his wife who won $1,000,000 USD. When the authorized bearers of the prize tried to contact the couple, they were repeatedly turned away. The man and his wife would not answer their phone calls, or respond to their letters. They thought it was a joke. Finally, the man and his wife decided that they would at least see what the communication was about. The bearers of the prize were authorized one more time to attempt delivery to the man and his wife. They responded at the last minute. How many times do we not receive G-d’s MIRACLES because of unbelief, or because of taking things for granted? We have the ability to DREAM and IMAGINE. We can establish a VISION and believe G-d for its fulfillment. When was the last time you dreamed for G-d? Imagine what your life and ministry would be like if the present hindrances were removed. One of the great promises in the Holy Bible is found in Jeremiah 33:3. “Call to me, and I will answer you, and show you great and mighty things which you do not know.” In his book The Weight of Glory, C. S. Lewis said “Our Lord finds our desires not too strong, but too weak.” What can you IMAGINE or THINK? For what can you ASK God? “Now to Him who is able to do exceedingly abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that works in us.” (Ephesians 3:20, Brit Chadasha) Once your dream is starting to take form - that is, when it becomes a reality - your VALOR will be tested: by G-d ... and by the enemy of your soul, the devil. You will have to make up your mind ahead of time to be a champion, to be valiant. G-d is looking for champions like the people of faith who went before us, who “Quenched the violence of fire, escaped the edge of the sword, out of weakness were made strong, waxed valiant in fight, turned to flight the armies of the aliens.”  (Hebrews 11:34, Brit Chadasha) As you move out with the VISION, know that G-d has designed your VICTORY, but you have to have VALOR and stand in faith, calling upon Him for strength, wisdom, and MIRACLES. One thing that will help you is when you realize that G-d will use your enemy to help promote you: just like He did Pharaoh. G-d hardened Pharaoh’s heart so that the Lord would be SET APART in the eyes of the Egyptians. And so G-d will use the reality of your vision so that He might be set apart in the eyes of people in every nation, tribe, family, and language of the earth. (Torah: Exodus 9:13-16; Brit Chadasha: Romans 9:17) Just as God used angelic ministry to help King Hezekiah and his people, so God will use the angels to help you, if you will PRAY and CRY OUT to Heaven like Hezekiah and Isaiah. The magicians could not stand before Moses (Exodus 9:11), and neither will the enemy’s people stand before you. There will be a severance - a setting apart - for God’s servants and G-d’s people. There is a difference for those anointed for service: not “haphazard” service, but service anointed through prayer, fasting, listening, and obedience! The Lord makes a difference between His people and the people of the enemy. Read prayerfully the following verses; they are G-d’s Word for you at this time: Exodus 8:23; Exodus 9:26; Exodus 11:7 The three most important things you can do to enlarge your VISION and engage the enemy with VALOR are: 1. Sit at the feet of Yeshua; and, 2. Live holy. 3. Attack when and how G-d tells you! Then your VICTORY will be assured! This applies to Israel, the IDF, and to you, personally. G-d wants to deliver you from the personal ayatollahs in your life: spiritually, mentally, physically, materially, socially, financially, and in every area of your life!Podcast time: 14 minutes, 5 seconds (with music)Podcast size:  12.8 MBIf you have been helped or received a miracle as a result of this study, email us and let us know what G-d has done for you. You may contact us by email at: PrinceHandley@gmail.comRemember to tell your friends about Podcast Satellite podcast.You can subscribe to all of Podcast Satellite podcasts and receive previous shows and all new ones automatically downloaded for you. Click here for instructions: SUBSCRIBEYou can download Prince Handley podcasts for your iPhone on Blubrry (or listen). Note the spelling of Blubrry. www.blubrry.com/messiah/For free literature to distribute, write to:WORLD SERVICES PO Box ADowney, CA 90241 USAFor rabbinical studies, go to: www.realmiracles.com/rabbinical.htmCAUTION:  G-d is calling out a separate people who know His Word and WIll. Watch this video about the DANGEROUS "New World Order." Also, RDIF chips to replace UPC codes on products ... and WHY this is happening NOW! The New World Government ... Don’t miss the following video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vuBo4E77ZXoIf you know someone who is sick or needs a miracle of any kind, tell them about The Healing and Miracle Podcast at: www.healing.libsyn.com.My Odeo Channel (odeo/413398b7070f1daa) My Podcast Alley feed! {pca-c19edb0fd3f59f4f8c59be3fa8551f50}My Odeo Channel (odeo/b0ebadc898624b9e)

PODCAST SATELLITE  /  The Voice of IsraelWWW.PODCASTSATELLITE.COMwith Prince Handley ISRAEL, MOSSAD, SYRIA, IRAN, SECRETS & PROPHETS Click the center of the pod circle ... give it 30 seconds to load.Listen now  ... or download for later.DESCRIPTION:How the MOSSAD works. CIA reveals photos of North Korean help with Syria's nuclear facility. Iran wanted the Syria facility as an extension of their own nuclear power. Military secrets and prophets. Detailed info on Israel's 1981 bombing of Iraq's nuclear facility (in Show Notes only). Israel and USA are ready to attack Iran ...soon!ISRAEL, MOSSAD, SYRIA, IRAN & PROPHETSIn this podcast I will discuss and provide you with answers and recommendations for the following:    SYRIA, NORTH KOREA AND IRAN        THE MOSSAD        MILITARY SECRETS & PROPHETS        IRAN & PROPHECY:  THE WORD OF THE LORDMUSICSYRIA, NORTH KOREA AND IRANThe Los Angeles Times  reported on Wednesday that the Syria had a covert nuclear reactor for production of plutonium, and was partially funded by North Korea. The reactor was bombed last September 6th before it attained its planned capacity to manufacture plutonium for nuclear weapons, the CIA says.Referring to Syria's "covert nuclear reactor" which was "damaged beyond repair on Sept. 6 of last year" - the statement last Thursday by White House press secretary Dana Perino, sharply criticized Syria,  but did not mention that it was Israel that destroyed the nuclear reactor.Shortly after the Israel attack, Syria bulldozed the area and constructed a new building there, which it has not allowed foreign visitors to enter.CHECK THIS OUT: Syrian media reported on Wednesday that Prime Minister Ehud Olmert has agreed  to hand over the entire Golan Heights to Syria. What a paradox: Israel’s military wiping out a nuclear installation in Syria ... and then Olmert proposing to give away land (that belongs to Israel) to the Syrians.MUSICTHE MOSSADThe Mossad (le Modiyn ve le Tafkidim Mayuhadim ... the Institute for Intelligence and Special Operations), through an oter, was able to place a  plant inside the reactor compound to obtain high detail photos. The CIA displayed to US lawmakers images of a concrete floor with rows of holes ready for nuclear fuel rods to power the facility.One source said this: “Assad’s most treasured secrets and security were shown to the world as having been blown wide open, when the regime he heads depends for its survival on a battery of secret police and undercover agencies with eyes and ears everywhere.?Syria’s military establishment was penetrated as fatally as her secret service. Israel’s successful raid proved this.Let me say here, with all due respect to the Mossad and their use of katsas, the yarid and neviot, sayanim, Shickluts, marat and an occasional Arab oter, that G-d doesn’t even need spies. QUESTION: When will the leadership of Israel ... especially the IDF and Mossad get smart(er) and start working with modern day Ruach ha Chodesh prophets ... nabi’im: Spirit-filled Messianic Jews or Hebrew Christians who have the gifts of the Spirit of G-d operating in and through them: the Word of Knowledge, the Word of Wisdom, the Gift of Discernment, Prophecy, and Miracles!MILITARY SECRETS & PROPHETSConcerning the military secrets of Syria, let me remind you of a historical record in the Tanach, in the record of the Kings of Israel: We read an interesting passage:    "Now the king of Syria was warring against Yisra'el; and he took counsel with his servants, saying, In such and such a place shall be my camp.         The man of God sent to the king of Yisra'el, saying, Beware that you not pass such a place; for there the Syrians are coming down.     The king of Yisra'el sent to the place which the man of God told him and warned him of; and he saved himself there, not once nor twice.         The heart of the king of Syria was sore troubled for this thing; and he called his servants, and said to them, Won't you show me which of us is for the king of Yisra'el?         One of his servants said, No, my lord, O king; but Elisha, the prophet who is in Yisra'el, tells the king of Yisra'el the words that you speak in your bedchamber." Over a year ago on this podast gave information about terrorist plans against Hebrew University at Mt. Scopus starting via the desert (not the highway) from 30 kilometers south of Eilat (inland from the Gulf of Aqaba) up to a Bedouin camp southeast of Jerusalem and then to the City. By providing this information, and by listeners of this podcast being able to disseminate information, we may help the Mossad and IDF to act on such matters ... or, stopping such attacks by letting terrorists know that their plans are revealed. Thanks for your help! Todah raba!MUSICDiplomatic relations between Syria will be greatly disjointed by the US Central Intelligence Agency revelations ... a beautiful strategic rupture. Iran’s makeup is worn off and she looks very old, haggard, and stupid right now: not like a strong Middle East military front. Iran needs to realize that she is unguarded and NOT impregnable in the sight of Israel.Syria built their nuclear reactor with Iran’s agreement; the Syrian plant was supposed to be an integral part of Iran’s own nuclear program. Iran’s own secret nuclear devices / locations should be subject to the same destruction ... soon!Hopefully, Israel will take my advice I have been giving for some months and attack Iran NOW! The Israeli attack on the Syrian reactor was a giant embarrassment for Iran, as well as Assad.Israel is to be congratulated. It is the only country in the world to have ever destroyed two different enemy nuclear reactors in two different countries by itself!IRAN & PROPHECY:  THE WORD OF THE LORDUS defense secretary Robert Gates said he favored keeping the military option against Iran on the table “given the destabilizing policies of the regime and the risks inherent in a future Iranian nuclear threat  [Editor;s note: such as the one destroyed in Syria] – either directly or through proliferation.?Maj. Gen. Eliezer Shkedy tells CBCNews 60 Minutes Bob Simon that Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s threats against Israel must be taken extremely seriously. In an interview aired yesterday, April 27th, the general said: “I think it is a very serious threat to the state of Israel, but more than this, to the whole world. They are talking about what destroying and wiping us from the earth.?He said it reminds him of the Holocaust. “We should remember. We cannot forget, We should trust only ourselves.?   Concerning General Shkedy’s remark, “We should trust only ourselves,?  I agree wholeheartedly! Even though large US naval, air and marine forces on their way to beef up the Fifth Fleet in the Persian Gulf and Middle East, and another nuclear aircraft carrier, the USS Abraham Lincoln, will soon set out for the region from the South China Sea, along with two more US naval strike forces: the USS Kitty Hawk and the USS Nimitz attended by strike groups are being aligned against Iran, don’t lean on them, Israel.MUSICGen. Shkedy likened ignoring Ahmadinejad today to the atmosphere that enabled the Holocaust yesterday. “In those days, people didn’t believe Hitler was serious about what he said. I suggest we do not repeat this way of thinking and… prepare ourselves for everything.?Let me PROPHESY here that G-d creates and allows situations to happen WHEN and WHERE He will get the glory. Why? So people ... Jews and goyim ... will know that He is G-d! G-d told Yechezkel the Kohen (Ezekiel), “I will magnify myself, and sanctify myself, and I will make myself known in the eyes of many nations; and they shall know that I am the LORD.? (Tanach, Ezekiel 38:23)Veterans of the 1981 Israeli mission which destroyed Saddam Hussein’s nuclear reactor told the CBS interviewer: “Israelis hope they won’t have to undertake such a mission today, but a bombing mission to Iran… is a different thing.?Zeev Raz, commander of that mission, compared the situations as follows: “We had one point to destroy. They (Iran) have many points, many of them deep under the mountains… underground and it’s a much more complicated problem than in 1981(with Iraq). I hope it will be solved another way.?PRINCE HANDLEY NOTES ON THE IRAQ BOMBING IN 1981     France agreed to sell Iraq 150 pounds of enriched uranium after the 1973 energy crisis; it was enough to make four (4) nuclear weapons.        Israel’s military intelligence unit, AMAN, wanted specific information on the Iraq project from David Biran, head of Tsomet, the recruiting agency for Mossad. A list of scientists and personnel at the Sarcelles, France, plant revealed the only Iraqi scientist who had a home address in France (not at the military headquarters near the installation). His name was Butrus Eben Halim. He was successfully recruited through several interactions by Mossad katsas and a yarid team.        On June 7, 1981, the Iraqi nuclear compound Tamuze 17 (Osirak) at Tuwaitha, outside of Baghdad, was destroyed by U.S. made Israeli fighter bombers. There were two dozen F15's and F16's which tool off from Beersheba, and were refueled by an Israeli Boeing 707 (camouflaged to look like am Irish Aer Lingus, commonly rented to Arab countries). It was a 90 minute, 650 mile trip.        Previous to the bombing in Iraq, Mossad had successfully arranged an explosion at the plant in France from the information provided by Halim which slowed down Hussein’s plans for several months; however, this only slowed down Iraq’s goal of having nuclear weapons. Thus, the attack on Tuwaitha was necessary.        There are confidential details of these events which I am not allowed to go into.Raz commented: “The only thing worse than the Israeli air force having to do it (that is, bombing Iran) – (is) Iran having a nuclear bomb.?Col. Ziv Levy, an air force base commander said: “We spend a lot of time and a lot of effort in training and being prepared for the worst. We cannot lose a single war. The first war we lose, Israel will cease to exist.?  Remember what I said a few podcasts ago: “Israel, this is the Word of the LORD: Attack Iran NOW ... before it’s too late. If you don’t, it will be too late!?MUSICPodcast time: 12 minutes, 23 seconds (with music)Podcat size:   11.3 MBIf you have been helped or received a miracle as a result of this study, email us and let us know what G-d has done for you. You may contact us by email at: PrinceHandley@gmail.comRemember to tell your friends about Podcast Satellite podcast.You can subscribe to all of Podcast Satellite podcasts and receive previous shows and all new ones automatically downloaded for you. Click here for instructions: SUBSCRIBEYou can download Prince Handley podcasts for your iPhone on Blubrry (or listen). Note the spelling of Blubrry. www.blubrry.com/messiah/For free literature to distribute, write to:WORLD SERVICES PO Box ADowney, CA 90241 USAFor rabbinical studies, go to: www.realmiracles.com/rabbinical.htmCAUTION:  G-d is calling out a separate people who know His Word and WIll. Watch this video about the New World Order. Also, RDIF chips to replace UPC codes on products ... and WHY this is happening NOW! The New World Government ... Don’t miss the following video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vuBo4E77ZXoMy Odeo Channel (odeo/413398b7070f1daa) My Podcast Alley feed! {pca-c19edb0fd3f59f4f8c59be3fa8551f50}My Odeo Channel (odeo/b0ebadc898624b9e)

PODCAST SATELLITE  /  The Voice of IsraelWWW.PODCASTSATELLITE.COMwith Prince Handley ISRAEL, MOSSAD, SYRIA, IRAN, SECRETS & PROPHETS Click the center of the pod circle ... give it 30 seconds to load.Listen now  ... or download for later.DESCRIPTION:How the MOSSAD works. CIA reveals photos of North Korean help with Syria's nuclear facility. Iran wanted the Syria facility as an extension of their own nuclear power. Military secrets and prophets. Detailed info on Israel's 1981 bombing of Iraq's nuclear facility (in Show Notes only). Israel and USA are ready to attack Iran ...soon!ISRAEL, MOSSAD, SYRIA, IRAN & PROPHETSIn this podcast I will discuss and provide you with answers and recommendations for the following:    SYRIA, NORTH KOREA AND IRAN        THE MOSSAD        MILITARY SECRETS & PROPHETS        IRAN & PROPHECY:  THE WORD OF THE LORDMUSICSYRIA, NORTH KOREA AND IRANThe Los Angeles Times  reported on Wednesday that the Syria had a covert nuclear reactor for production of plutonium, and was partially funded by North Korea. The reactor was bombed last September 6th before it attained its planned capacity to manufacture plutonium for nuclear weapons, the CIA says.Referring to Syria's "covert nuclear reactor" which was "damaged beyond repair on Sept. 6 of last year" - the statement last Thursday by White House press secretary Dana Perino, sharply criticized Syria,  but did not mention that it was Israel that destroyed the nuclear reactor.Shortly after the Israel attack, Syria bulldozed the area and constructed a new building there, which it has not allowed foreign visitors to enter.CHECK THIS OUT: Syrian media reported on Wednesday that Prime Minister Ehud Olmert has agreed  to hand over the entire Golan Heights to Syria. What a paradox: Israel’s military wiping out a nuclear installation in Syria ... and then Olmert proposing to give away land (that belongs to Israel) to the Syrians.MUSICTHE MOSSADThe Mossad (le Modiyn ve le Tafkidim Mayuhadim ... the Institute for Intelligence and Special Operations), through an oter, was able to place a  plant inside the reactor compound to obtain high detail photos. The CIA displayed to US lawmakers images of a concrete floor with rows of holes ready for nuclear fuel rods to power the facility.One source said this: “Assad’s most treasured secrets and security were shown to the world as having been blown wide open, when the regime he heads depends for its survival on a battery of secret police and undercover agencies with eyes and ears everywhere.?Syria’s military establishment was penetrated as fatally as her secret service. Israel’s successful raid proved this.Let me say here, with all due respect to the Mossad and their use of katsas, the yarid and neviot, sayanim, Shickluts, marat and an occasional Arab oter, that G-d doesn’t even need spies. QUESTION: When will the leadership of Israel ... especially the IDF and Mossad get smart(er) and start working with modern day Ruach ha Chodesh prophets ... nabi’im: Spirit-filled Messianic Jews or Hebrew Christians who have the gifts of the Spirit of G-d operating in and through them: the Word of Knowledge, the Word of Wisdom, the Gift of Discernment, Prophecy, and Miracles!MILITARY SECRETS & PROPHETSConcerning the military secrets of Syria, let me remind you of a historical record in the Tanach, in the record of the Kings of Israel: We read an interesting passage:    "Now the king of Syria was warring against Yisra'el; and he took counsel with his servants, saying, In such and such a place shall be my camp.         The man of God sent to the king of Yisra'el, saying, Beware that you not pass such a place; for there the Syrians are coming down.     The king of Yisra'el sent to the place which the man of God told him and warned him of; and he saved himself there, not once nor twice.         The heart of the king of Syria was sore troubled for this thing; and he called his servants, and said to them, Won't you show me which of us is for the king of Yisra'el?         One of his servants said, No, my lord, O king; but Elisha, the prophet who is in Yisra'el, tells the king of Yisra'el the words that you speak in your bedchamber." Over a year ago on this podast gave information about terrorist plans against Hebrew University at Mt. Scopus starting via the desert (not the highway) from 30 kilometers south of Eilat (inland from the Gulf of Aqaba) up to a Bedouin camp southeast of Jerusalem and then to the City. By providing this information, and by listeners of this podcast being able to disseminate information, we may help the Mossad and IDF to act on such matters ... or, stopping such attacks by letting terrorists know that their plans are revealed. Thanks for your help! Todah raba!MUSICDiplomatic relations between Syria will be greatly disjointed by the US Central Intelligence Agency revelations ... a beautiful strategic rupture. Iran’s makeup is worn off and she looks very old, haggard, and stupid right now: not like a strong Middle East military front. Iran needs to realize that she is unguarded and NOT impregnable in the sight of Israel.Syria built their nuclear reactor with Iran’s agreement; the Syrian plant was supposed to be an integral part of Iran’s own nuclear program. Iran’s own secret nuclear devices / locations should be subject to the same destruction ... soon!Hopefully, Israel will take my advice I have been giving for some months and attack Iran NOW! The Israeli attack on the Syrian reactor was a giant embarrassment for Iran, as well as Assad.Israel is to be congratulated. It is the only country in the world to have ever destroyed two different enemy nuclear reactors in two different countries by itself!IRAN & PROPHECY:  THE WORD OF THE LORDUS defense secretary Robert Gates said he favored keeping the military option against Iran on the table “given the destabilizing policies of the regime and the risks inherent in a future Iranian nuclear threat  [Editor;s note: such as the one destroyed in Syria] – either directly or through proliferation.?Maj. Gen. Eliezer Shkedy tells CBCNews 60 Minutes Bob Simon that Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s threats against Israel must be taken extremely seriously. In an interview aired yesterday, April 27th, the general said: “I think it is a very serious threat to the state of Israel, but more than this, to the whole world. They are talking about what destroying and wiping us from the earth.?He said it reminds him of the Holocaust. “We should remember. We cannot forget, We should trust only ourselves.?   Concerning General Shkedy’s remark, “We should trust only ourselves,?  I agree wholeheartedly! Even though large US naval, air and marine forces on their way to beef up the Fifth Fleet in the Persian Gulf and Middle East, and another nuclear aircraft carrier, the USS Abraham Lincoln, will soon set out for the region from the South China Sea, along with two more US naval strike forces: the USS Kitty Hawk and the USS Nimitz attended by strike groups are being aligned against Iran, don’t lean on them, Israel.MUSICGen. Shkedy likened ignoring Ahmadinejad today to the atmosphere that enabled the Holocaust yesterday. “In those days, people didn’t believe Hitler was serious about what he said. I suggest we do not repeat this way of thinking and… prepare ourselves for everything.?Let me PROPHESY here that G-d creates and allows situations to happen WHEN and WHERE He will get the glory. Why? So people ... Jews and goyim ... will know that He is G-d! G-d told Yechezkel the Kohen (Ezekiel), “I will magnify myself, and sanctify myself, and I will make myself known in the eyes of many nations; and they shall know that I am the LORD.? (Tanach, Ezekiel 38:23)Veterans of the 1981 Israeli mission which destroyed Saddam Hussein’s nuclear reactor told the CBS interviewer: “Israelis hope they won’t have to undertake such a mission today, but a bombing mission to Iran… is a different thing.?Zeev Raz, commander of that mission, compared the situations as follows: “We had one point to destroy. They (Iran) have many points, many of them deep under the mountains… underground and it’s a much more complicated problem than in 1981(with Iraq). I hope it will be solved another way.?PRINCE HANDLEY NOTES ON THE IRAQ BOMBING IN 1981     France agreed to sell Iraq 150 pounds of enriched uranium after the 1973 energy crisis; it was enough to make four (4) nuclear weapons.        Israel’s military intelligence unit, AMAN, wanted specific information on the Iraq project from David Biran, head of Tsomet, the recruiting agency for Mossad. A list of scientists and personnel at the Sarcelles, France, plant revealed the only Iraqi scientist who had a home address in France (not at the military headquarters near the installation). His name was Butrus Eben Halim. He was successfully recruited through several interactions by Mossad katsas and a yarid team.        On June 7, 1981, the Iraqi nuclear compound Tamuze 17 (Osirak) at Tuwaitha, outside of Baghdad, was destroyed by U.S. made Israeli fighter bombers. There were two dozen F15's and F16's which tool off from Beersheba, and were refueled by an Israeli Boeing 707 (camouflaged to look like am Irish Aer Lingus, commonly rented to Arab countries). It was a 90 minute, 650 mile trip.        Previous to the bombing in Iraq, Mossad had successfully arranged an explosion at the plant in France from the information provided by Halim which slowed down Hussein’s plans for several months; however, this only slowed down Iraq’s goal of having nuclear weapons. Thus, the attack on Tuwaitha was necessary.        There are confidential details of these events which I am not allowed to go into.Raz commented: “The only thing worse than the Israeli air force having to do it (that is, bombing Iran) – (is) Iran having a nuclear bomb.?Col. Ziv Levy, an air force base commander said: “We spend a lot of time and a lot of effort in training and being prepared for the worst. We cannot lose a single war. The first war we lose, Israel will cease to exist.?  Remember what I said a few podcasts ago: “Israel, this is the Word of the LORD: Attack Iran NOW ... before it’s too late. If you don’t, it will be too late!?MUSICPodcast time: 12 minutes, 23 seconds (with music)Podcat size:   11.3 MBIf you have been helped or received a miracle as a result of this study, email us and let us know what G-d has done for you. You may contact us by email at: PrinceHandley@gmail.comRemember to tell your friends about Podcast Satellite podcast.You can subscribe to all of Podcast Satellite podcasts and receive previous shows and all new ones automatically downloaded for you. Click here for instructions: SUBSCRIBEYou can download Prince Handley podcasts for your iPhone on Blubrry (or listen). 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