Society and Liberty

Iran's nuclear ambitions are a means to an end, one way or the other.  They claim they only want nuclear energy, but the American politicians seem to believe that Iran wants nuclear bombs.  It's an ironic paradox that the path to energy could also be the path to destruction.  But what if there were a way to turn the paradox inside-out? Here's a simple proposal: The United States could easily provide enough electricity to keep Iran running, so why not just give them all the electricity they need in exchange for something like half of Iran's enriched uranium each year?   There could be a certain minimum amount to incentivize Iran to gather up more uranium from the middle east and whatever other sources to keep the electricity flowing in the long term. If cheap electricity is really all Iran wants then they should embrace a deal like that, otherwise, if they refuse then it would prove to the rest of the world that America was right about Iran all ...

Turkish Warplanes Kill 15 Militants : Airstrikes via Turkish warplanes have “neutralized” the banned Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) within north Iraq, the army published to Twitter Saturday, “demolishing hideouts and also armories belonging to the group” The  Turkish regular army m akes use of the expression “neutralize” whenever it has murdered, caught or even injured combatants. The air campaign executed Friday aim at Gara, Zap and even Avasin-Basyan areas out of northerly Iraq, Turkish armed force claimed that the “combatants were strongly believed to be prepping to execute an assault.” “Fifteen armed participants from the separatist terror group, that were undoubtedly in preps for an assault on army bases, have been -neutralized, safe houses & depots were demolished through air campaign performed Nov. 9th,” the army pointed out, making use of the phrase it relates to the PKK. Turkish Warplanes routinely execute raids  across PKK targets inside north Iraq ...

Will Iraq’s new PM fix its existing troubles? :  Adel Abdul Mahdi, Iraq’s new PM, has certainly started the uphill struggle of working out an all-new state and federal government. Following months of post-election debates and even hold-ups as a result of intera-Kurdish uneasiness, this person was dubbed premier through the recently chosen Iraqi president Barham Salih.