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Obama & Iran: Good piece by Steve Hayes

The Gormogons Posted on June 18, 2009 by Confucius, Œc. Vol.June 18, 2009

Over at the Standard. Under President Obama, our approach to Iran–the world’s foremost state sponsor of terror, a rogue regime racing toward nuclear capability–is not only not regime change, it’s de facto regime preservation. So he delicately sought to say … Continue reading →

Posted in Barack Obama, Diplomacy, Iran, Steve Hayes

If you read only one American pundit on Iran…

The Gormogons Posted on June 18, 2009 by Confucius, Œc. Vol.June 18, 2009

…make it Reuel Gerecht. He’s by far the most knowledgeable American writer out there with a profound understanding of the intelligence, military, cultural, and political context. His best guess: HH: Now this is Wednesday. Of course it’s now deep into … Continue reading →

Posted in CIA, Coups-Coups, Diplomacy, Iran, Reuel Marc Gerecht

We interrupt your regularly scheduled programming for this message from the President

The Gormogons Posted on June 18, 2009 by Confucius, Œc. Vol.June 18, 2009

A Special Message to the People of Iran By Barack ObamaPresident of the United States Greetings. As president of United States — or, if you prefer, the Great Satan — I have have been following with keen interest the vigorous … Continue reading →

Posted in Barack Obama, Humor, Iowahawk, Iran

Let It Go, Already!

The Gormogons Posted on June 17, 2009 by The Czar of MuscovyJune 17, 2009

Wow. The Czar surprises himself sometimes. A short while back, the Czar anticipated that some Democrats would link the Iranian elections to the 2000 US Presidential election. On a whim, and some prodding by the Mandarin, the Czar googled iran … Continue reading →

Posted in Al Gore, Iran, It Must Be Bush's Fault, Vote Fraud

Coup d’état! Coup d’état! Coup d’état!

The Gormogons Posted on June 17, 2009 by Confucius, Œc. Vol.June 17, 2009

What, no one else listened to the Repo Man soundtrack? Anyway, from Michael Totten over at Contentions, here’s more towards the theory that a Khâmene’î/Ahmadî-Nezhâd/IRGC coterie may have seized power within the government of Iran. His Kurdish correspondent seems quite … Continue reading →

Posted in Ali Khamenei, Coups-Coups, Iran, Mahmūd Ahmadî-Nezhâd

Unforeseen Development! Supplication slapped down as impotence… Redux! [Updated]

The Gormogons Posted on June 17, 2009 by Confucius, Œc. Vol.June 17, 2009

We got your “not meddling” right here, buddy. (Savor that Reuters headline, too.) Man, if only there had been some precedent that would have allowed them to foresee this eventuality.* Let your Œc. Vol. be the first to state, incidentally, … Continue reading →

Posted in Appearance of Weakness, Fallacy of Foreign-Political Egocentrism, Iran, Supplication Slapped Down

Iran: Don’t Believe the Hype. (And, Yo! Bum Rush the Show!) [Updated]

The Gormogons Posted on June 17, 2009 by Confucius, Œc. Vol.June 17, 2009

…what stuns me about the commentary over the last couple of days is the perception that the regime has done something shocking with this election. The regime isn’t any different today than it was the day before the election, the … Continue reading →

Posted in Diplomacy, Iran, Naïveté, Nukes, What is to be done?

Robert Kagan articulates the Volgi’s worry on Iran

The Gormogons Posted on June 17, 2009 by Confucius, Œc. Vol.June 17, 2009

Obama’s policy now requires getting past the election controversies quickly so that he can soon begin negotiations with the reelected Ahmadinejad government. This will be difficult as long as opposition protests continue and the government appears to be either unsettled … Continue reading →

Posted in Barack Obama, Diplomacy, Foreign Policy, Iran

Warning to Iran’s Mullahs! (A Sonnet)

The Gormogons Posted on June 17, 2009 by The Czar of MuscovyJune 17, 2009

The Czar took pen to parchment, and thought it worthwhile to write an angry open letter to the Guardian Council of Iran. And because it is the Czar’s way (specifically, to show off), he did it as a poem. So … Continue reading →

Posted in Iran, Poetry, Vote Fraud

Well played, State!

The Gormogons Posted on June 17, 2009 by Confucius, Œc. Vol.June 17, 2009

They asked Twitter to postpone maintenance to keep the Iranians in touch. Beautiful. Confucius, Œc. Vol.Don’t ask impertinent questions like that jackass Adept Lu. www.gormogons.com

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Posted in Department of State, Iran, Twitter

Bring on the Fatwa

The Gormogons Posted on June 16, 2009 by The Czar of MuscovyJune 16, 2009

So The Guardian quotes āyatollāh Ali Hoseyni Khāmene‘i as saying Mahmūd Ahmadinezhād’s victory is a “divine blessing,” but agrees that perhaps a recount is in order to verify the tally. Anyone else think it strange that an āyatollāh would basically … Continue reading →

Posted in Ali Khamenei, Iran, Vote Fraud

So we’re punting?

The Gormogons Posted on June 16, 2009 by Confucius, Œc. Vol.June 16, 2009

PRESIDENT OBAMA: Obviously all of us have been watching the news from Iran. And I want to start off by being very clear that it is up to Iranians to make decisions about who Iran’s leaders will be; that we … Continue reading →

Posted in Diplomacy, Foreign Policy, Iran, The Obama Amateur Hour

Things in Iran getting serious

The Gormogons Posted on June 15, 2009 by Confucius, Œc. Vol.June 15, 2009

General strike tomorrow, followed by mass rally in Tehran at 17:00, conveys Jim Robbins at the Washington Times. Things look like they may are getting seriously unpredictable. Your Volgi has been out of the loop today, procuring Himalayan Death Lotus … Continue reading →

Posted in Iran

Watching and Waiting

The Gormogons Posted on June 15, 2009 by The Czar of MuscovyJune 15, 2009

BBC News has a neat, compact summary of the Iranian situation by Jim Muir. Balanced, in the sense that we should not get our hopes up for real progress in Iran, but nevertheless advising us that we continue to watch … Continue reading →

Posted in Iran, Mahmūd Ahmadî-Nezhâd, Vote Fraud

The Soul of Wit

The Gormogons Posted on June 15, 2009 by The MandarinJune 15, 2009

Iranians supporting Mousavi are protesting in the streets, hoping to be heard. According to Fox News, though, one of the protest chants is: Mousavi, we support you! We will die but retrieve our votes! Where are the 63 percent who … Continue reading →

Posted in Election Results, Iran, Mahmūd Ahmadî-Nezhâd, Middle East, Vote Fraud

Iran: Ahmadî-Nezhâd fronting military coup?

The Gormogons Posted on June 15, 2009 by Confucius, Œc. Vol.June 15, 2009

From Amir Taheri in today’s WSJ. Some of his thesis: Many in Tehran, including leading clerics, see the exercise as a putsch by the military-security organs that back Mr. Ahmadinejad. Several events make these allegations appear credible. The state-owned Fars … Continue reading →

Posted in Iran

Iran: a primer

The Gormogons Posted on June 15, 2009 by Confucius, Œc. Vol.June 15, 2009

A quick rundown on what’s going on: The “Islamic Republic,” a/k/a the velâyat-e fâqih (“the state of the religious jurisprudent), periodically holds sham elections. The results can be more or less fairly tabulated, but it’s largely irrelevant, as all the … Continue reading →

Posted in Iran, Velâyet-e Fâqih

Iran: Need a SitRep!

The Gormogons Posted on June 15, 2009 by The Czar of MuscovyJune 15, 2009

Admittedly, the Gormogons control pretty much everything. But the ongoing violence in Iran was unforseen, and catches the Czar, at least, very much by surprise. Do not get your hopes up that change is coming to Iran, but the widespread … Continue reading →

Posted in Iran

Landslide

The Gormogons Posted on June 13, 2009 by The Czar of MuscovyJune 13, 2009

By now, you have read that racist moron goatherder Mahmūd Ahmadinezhād overwhelmingly won Iran’s presidential election with a minority of the vote. The Czar will explain how this occurs, as most of would think that sounds weird. Popular elections are … Continue reading →

Posted in Iran, Mahmūd Ahmadî-Nezhâd, Mīr-Hoseyn Mūsavī

A Cautionary Tale

The Gormogons Posted on June 10, 2009 by 'PuterJune 10, 2009

The Obama Administration’s Iran policy seems to be one of willful blindness. No matter how many times Ahmadinejad states his intent to destroy Israel specifically and Jews generally, the Administration ignores him. The ‘Puter Policy states “when someone says that … Continue reading →

Posted in Foreign Policy, Iran, Israel, Obama Administration

Iran: Losing Friends Fast

The Gormogons Posted on June 9, 2009 by The Czar of MuscovyJune 9, 2009

Following the unexpected success of a pro-Western government in Lebanon this week—although the Czar doubts we will see any strong democratic progress there since the parliament That’s right—racist moron goatherder Mahmūd Ahmadinezhād, President of the Islamic Republic of Iran and … Continue reading →

Posted in Iran, Mahmūd Ahmadî-Nezhâd, Saudi Arabia

Obama Embraces Nuclear Power!

The Gormogons Posted on June 2, 2009 by The Czar of MuscovyJune 2, 2009

Great news: President Obama has concluded that nuclear energy is a safe, clean, welcome alternative to conventional power, and is capable of solving national power shortages. This will end decades of nuke-fear by the Democratic party. No kidding! However, there … Continue reading →

Posted in Iran, Nuclear power (more now please), The Obama Amateur Hour

Mark Steyn on the Nork Nuke

The Gormogons Posted on May 31, 2009 by Confucius, Œc. Vol.May 31, 2009

Doesn’t Kim Jong Il have a compelling personal story? Like Sonia, he grew up in a poor neighborhood (North Korea), yet he’s managed to become a nuclear power, shattering the glass ceiling to take his seat at the old nuclear … Continue reading →

Posted in Appearance of Weakness, Diplomacy, Iran, Mark Steyn, North Korea, Nukes

Savages.

The Gormogons Posted on May 31, 2009 by Confucius, Œc. Vol.May 31, 2009

The proud, cultured, and great nation of Iran must be ashamed at the scumbag lunatics they’re ruled by. Farzad Kamangar, a 33-year-old teacher, journalist and human rights activist, is awaiting execution in Iran’s notorious Evin prison. The Islamic regime calls … Continue reading →

Posted in Evil, Iran, Kurds

Netanyahu’s Tightrope

The Gormogons Posted on May 12, 2009 by The Czar of MuscovyMay 12, 2009

The Telegraph (UK) reports that Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu has a difficult meeting ahead with POTUS Obama, in that the PM must deliver a series of strong messages to the President, but at the same time avoid any risk of … Continue reading →

Posted in Barack Obama, Iran, Israel, Palestine

Amir Taheri on the Islamic Republic of Iran

The Gormogons Posted on May 8, 2009 by Confucius, Œc. Vol.May 8, 2009

Terrific interview. His pointing to the interests of the Iranian nation-state versus the revolutionary ideology of the Islamic Republic is absolutely crucial and correct. And at the moment, the revolutionary strain is in the ascendant. Confucius, Œc. Vol.Don’t ask impertinent … Continue reading →

Posted in Iran

Iran, So Far Away

The Gormogons Posted on April 18, 2009 by The Czar of MuscovyApril 18, 2009

The Times of London is reporting that Israel is readying itself for a fairly large assault of Iranian nuclear sites. Whether this is merely contingency planning or a basically-any-hour-now ramp up is not easy to say, however the situation looks … Continue reading →

Posted in Iran, Israel

Sigh. And Sigh Again.

The Gormogons Posted on April 6, 2009 by The Czar of MuscovyApril 6, 2009

North Korea’s Unha-2 missile…er, communcations satellite…was successfully launched, flew right over Japan, and put, evidently, an iPod into space that—if you listen to 470 MHz—you can hear endlessly looped recordings of “Song of General Kim Il-sung” and “Song of General … Continue reading →

Posted in China, Foreign Policy, Iran, Israel, North Korea, Russia, The Obama Amateur Hour

DP-J on Iran

The Gormogons Posted on March 25, 2009 by Confucius, Œc. Vol.March 25, 2009

A-yup. Whoever drafted President Obama’s public appeal to Iran has little or no idea about the way minds work out there. This gust of hot air spouting from the president of the United States was disconnected from reality, and so … Continue reading →

Posted in Appearance of Weakness, Iran, The Obama Amateur Hour

Anne Applebaum denounces the FFPE

The Gormogons Posted on March 24, 2009 by Confucius, Œc. Vol.March 24, 2009

Read the whole thing. Money quote: Sooner or later, however, Barack Obama will also have to make hard decisions about regimes that oppose U.S. policy for reasons deeper than dislike of George W. Bush. Confucius, Œc. Vol.Don’t ask impertinent questions … Continue reading →

Posted in Fallacy of Foreign-Political Egocentrism, Iran, Russia, Syria

Unforeseen Development! Supplication slapped down as impotence! [Updated]

The Gormogons Posted on March 22, 2009 by Confucius, Œc. Vol.March 22, 2009

So, President Obama went on YouTube and delivered a message to the leadership of Iran of how he wanted to get together and rap about all the false consciousness that’s harshing our bilateral mellow. Which, of course, led to Iran’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Appearance of Weakness, Diplomacy, Fallacy of Foreign-Political Egocentrism, Iran, North Korea, Russia, Supplication Slapped Down, The Obama Amateur Hour

An axis of…what?

The Gormogons Posted on March 21, 2009 by Confucius, Œc. Vol.March 21, 2009

That the Pyongyang-Damascus-Tehran nuclear axis went undetected and unacknowledged for so long is an intelligence failure of the highest magnitude. It represents a plain unwillingness to allow hard truths to overcome well-entrenched policy views disguised as intelligence findings. Confucius, Œc. … Continue reading →

Posted in CIA, Intelligence Community, Iran, North Korea, Nukes, Syria

And boom goes the dynamite. [Updated]

The Gormogons Posted on March 20, 2009 by Confucius, Œc. Vol.March 20, 2009

It’s just about that painful to watch. No, not our Celebrity-in-Chief’s talk-show yukfest on Leno, but this dreadful piece of PR/public diplomacy performed by the president. Friend of the Gormogons Steve Hayes has the story here. Among other things, Obama … Continue reading →

Posted in Appearance of Weakness, Diplomacy, Fallacy of Foreign-Political Egocentrism, Iran

Re: Not only…

The Gormogons Posted on March 16, 2009 by Confucius, Œc. Vol.March 16, 2009

To add to GorT’s point, it should be remembered that Iran has long considered Afghanistan within its sphere of influence and continues to make trouble there. Confucius, Œc. Vol.Don’t ask impertinent questions like that jackass Adept Lu. www.gormogons.com

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Posted in Afghanistan, Iran

Not only…

The Gormogons Posted on March 16, 2009 by GorTMarch 16, 2009

…are the NorKs testing the waters with our new administration as mentioned here by the Volgi, but Iran is stepping up its game.  Not only did it declare itself a nuclear a space power, but it continues to interfere in … Continue reading →

Posted in Barack Obama, Iran

Robert Conquest’s proposed subtitle for…

The Gormogons Posted on March 15, 2009 by Confucius, Œc. Vol.March 15, 2009

…the revised edition of The Great Terror (buy it now) comes to mind, but I’m not arrogant enough to believe I have anything like Conquest’s authority to say it. But let’s just say that this piece on Iran’s gloating about … Continue reading →

Posted in Diplomacy, Iran

H·P·R·I

The Gormogons Posted on March 5, 2009 by Confucius, Œc. Vol.March 5, 2009

Offended by the Volgi’s comments about the low standards of discourse in much of the Muslim world? My bad: Another installment in my “why not let these people have a nuclear weapon, what can possibly go wrong” series. “The Zionists … Continue reading →

Posted in Harry Potter, Insanity, Iran

Nick of Time

The Gormogons Posted on March 3, 2009 by The Czar of MuscovyMarch 3, 2009

No sooner does the DoD release the new FM 3-36 Electronic Warfare in Operations manual, than someone evidently reads it. Check this out: we detect and respond to a “malicious” source in Iran reading detailed blueprints for a helicopter in … Continue reading →

Posted in Barack Obama, Department of Defense, Iran, National Security

America needs a Divine Wind?

The Gormogons Posted on February 24, 2009 by Confucius, Œc. Vol.February 24, 2009

GorT’s imaginary father, Thomas Sowell,* is imagining some nightmare scenarios for the American-Iranian clash we’re staggering involuntarily towards. And when I say nightmares, I mean my literal waking nightmare of our natal Washington vanishing in a shockwave and fireball. It … Continue reading →

Posted in Bosnia and Hercegovina, Deterrence, Iran, Nukes, Thomas Sowell

Poland & Missile Defense

The Gormogons Posted on February 14, 2009 by Confucius, Œc. Vol.February 14, 2009

Rule Number One of international politics is to know who your friends are. And Poland has been a great one, participating jointly with the United States in virtually every enterprise they have been asked to do, including NATO and Iraq. … Continue reading →

Posted in EU, Iran, Missile defense, Poland, Russia

“Mutual respect?!”

The Gormogons Posted on February 10, 2009 by Confucius, Œc. Vol.February 10, 2009

That’s what the President hopes can characterize our relationship with Iran? Uh, ok. Can we wait until they show us some deference and respect first? Confucius, Œc. Vol.Don’t ask impertinent questions like that jackass Adept Lu. www.gormogons.com

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Posted in Barack Obama, Iran

Keep watching the skies

The Gormogons Posted on February 4, 2009 by Confucius, Œc. Vol.February 4, 2009

And working on ballistic-missile defense. Meanwhile, there’s some disturbing strategery (or politicking) afoot on Team Obama. Confucius, Œc. Vol.Don’t ask impertinent questions like that jackass Adept Lu. www.gormogons.com

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Posted in Dong (Taepo), Iran, Missile defense, North Korea

Thanks a lot, President Bush

The Gormogons Posted on January 28, 2009 by Confucius, Œc. Vol.January 28, 2009

A commenter (dag, E.K.!) e-mails that we are too hard on President Obama and have whitewashed the enormities and foibles of President Bush. Our position: we started this blog after all the Bush controversies were long settled into obsessive partisan … Continue reading →

Posted in China, Dubya, Iran, Libya, North Korea, Nukes, Russia

America’s greatest living novelist…

The Gormogons Posted on December 19, 2008 by Confucius, Œc. Vol.December 19, 2008

…Mark Helprin fires off another jeremiad on America’s neglect of her own defenses and her political class’s incompetence in prosecuting the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq. Confucius, Œc. Vol.Don’t ask impertinent questions like that jackass Adept Lu. www.gormogons.com

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Posted in Afghanistan, China, Iran, Iraq, Mark Helprin, Russia, War

Obama’s First International Challenge?

The Gormogons Posted on December 4, 2008 by GorTDecember 4, 2008

It is being reported today that Israel is preparing plans to attack Iran’s nuclear facilities without U.S. backing. While this might prove difficult as the U.S. controls the Iraqi airspace through which the Israeli attack fighter/bombers would have to fly, … Continue reading →

Posted in Barack Obama, Iran, Israel

America, fearsome enemy, unreliable friend.

The Gormogons Posted on December 4, 2008 by Confucius, Œc. Vol.December 4, 2008

“One Arab ambassador told me recently that the Iranians are reminding Arab leaders that America didn’t help Fuad Siniora, the prime minister of Lebanon, or Mikheil Saakashvili, the president of Georgia, when they got into trouble—that in fact Washington left … Continue reading →

Posted in Georgia (Sakartvelo), Iran, Lebanon, Russia

It begins…

The Gormogons Posted on November 5, 2008 by Confucius, Œc. Vol.November 5, 2008

Hamas. Iran. Russia. China is on the clock! Mary, patroness of the United States, ora pro nobis. Confucius, Œc. Vol.Don’t ask impertinent questions like that jackass Adept Lu. www.gormogons.com

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Posted in Barack Obama, China, Hamas, Iran, Israel, Russia

Very interesting piece…

The Gormogons Posted on October 18, 2008 by Confucius, Œc. Vol.October 18, 2008

…on Iran’s asymmetric-naval-warfare doctrine for kicking us out of the Persian Gulf. Click through to the monograph for depth, but Kaplan’s piece is very good. Confucius, Œc. Vol.Don’t ask impertinent questions like that jackass Adept Lu. www.gormogons.com

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Posted in Iran, U.S. Navy, War

So while V.V. Putin continues his transformation…

The Gormogons Posted on October 10, 2008 by Confucius, Œc. Vol.October 10, 2008

…into a James Bond villain (judo! flyfishing! tiger tranquilizing! Seriously, how long until he starts showing up in public walking his new pet tiger on a chain and followed by a Yakut with a spike-laden, throwable shapka?), we find out … Continue reading →

Posted in Bond—James Bond, Iran, Israel, Nukes, Putin that Chekist хуй, Tigers, Yakuts

RFE/RL Roundup: Bear Watching (9/26)

The Gormogons Posted on September 26, 2008 by Confucius, Œc. Vol.September 26, 2008

So, let’s see what’s going on. Rattling sabres, or just flexing, Russia claims it’s going to build a space-based missile-defense system and upgrade its nuclear submarines. And laughing at the U.S. and defiling the grave of James Monroe, she’s giving … Continue reading →

Posted in Europe, Iran, Russia, Venezuela

Axis of Evil® watch

The Gormogons Posted on September 25, 2008 by Confucius, Œc. Vol.September 25, 2008

So, we’ve crossed Iraq off our list of malefactors. Who’s left on the actively anti-American front? Well, if we ignore great powers like Russia and China, we’ve got Venezuela, Iran, Syria & North Korea. (Pakistan’s ISI may soon be bidding … Continue reading →

Posted in Iran, North Korea

Terrific psychological profile of Putin…

The Gormogons Posted on September 17, 2008 by Confucius, Œc. Vol.September 17, 2008

…by Ralph Peters here. I don’t know much about Putin the man, but Peters seems pretty on-target. Jumping off from that piece, Abe Greenwald here discusses just how alien the cultural and psychological premises of our principal adversaries are, and … Continue reading →

Posted in al-Qâ’ida, Barack Obama, Fallacy of Foreign-Political Egocentrism, Iran, North Korea, Putin that Chekist хуй, Russia

Iran’s capabilities in the Gulf…

The Gormogons Posted on September 10, 2008 by Confucius, Œc. Vol.September 10, 2008

…look increasingly formidable. But, not to worry, we’ve been spending healthily to keep the U.S. Navy’s surface fleet combat ready, right? Oh, never mind. (We’re down to, what, a 281-ship fleet from 587?) Confucius, Œc. Vol.Don’t ask impertinent questions like … Continue reading →

Posted in Iran, U.S. Navy

How do you say “The worse, the better?” in Farsi?

The Gormogons Posted on September 10, 2008 by Confucius, Œc. Vol.September 10, 2008

So goes the apothegm of Nikolai Gavrilovich Chernyshevski, the nineteenth-century intelligent who, among other things, wrote a novel whose title—Что делать? What Is to Be Done?—Lenin re-used (and which the Volgi uses as a trope hereabouts). Kolya Ch. meant that … Continue reading →

Posted in Iran, The Worse the Better, What is to be done?, Women

DO something, Zhivago!

The Gormogons Posted on September 8, 2008 by Confucius, Œc. Vol.September 8, 2008

As my mother used to say. U.S. passivity continues to embolden Russia. (And Iran, and maybe China.) Good post by Abe Greenwald: A strange and counterproductive psychology continues to prevent the U.S. from taking bold action against Russia’s move to … Continue reading →

Posted in China, Iran, Russia

Fukuyama against Georgian NATO membership

The Gormogons Posted on September 5, 2008 by Confucius, Œc. Vol.September 5, 2008

Here. As I think I’ve argued somewhere (oh yeah, here, though sketchily), the West has a fair number of cards to play against a revanchist, expansion-minded Russia. NATO membership is one. If it’s as transparently a bluff as Fukuyama says, … Continue reading →

Posted in China, Fallacy of Foreign-Political Egocentrism, Georgia (Sakartvelo), Iran, Moldova, Russia, Ukraine

Russia & the Middle East

The Gormogons Posted on August 27, 2008 by Confucius, Œc. Vol.August 27, 2008

Some reasonable speculations from Robert Freedman at MESH on the Middle Eastern repercussions of Russia’s invading Georgia. Confucius, Œc. Vol.Don’t ask impertinent questions like that jackass Adept Lu. www.gormogons.com

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Posted in Georgia (Sakartvelo), Iran, Israel, Middle East, Russia, Syria, Turkey

Narcoleptic?

The Gormogons Posted on August 26, 2008 by Confucius, Œc. Vol.August 26, 2008

This will keep you up nights. Confucius, Œc. Vol.Don’t ask impertinent questions like that jackass Adept Lu. www.gormogons.com

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Posted in Iran, Nukes

Ahmadinejad and the Mahdi

The Gormogons Posted on August 21, 2008 by Confucius, Œc. Vol.August 21, 2008

Interesting piece here. However, as always, remember that Ahmadinejad is generally a sideshow, if a consequential one. All real power is concentrated in the hands of Khamene’i, the Rahbar (that’s Persian for Duce or Führer [or Vozhd], seriously.), whose very … Continue reading →

Posted in Iran, Khamene'i, Mahmūd Ahmadî-Nezhâd

“Miss Lambton’s advice”

The Gormogons Posted on August 20, 2008 by Confucius, Œc. Vol.August 20, 2008

Wonderful piece by Martin Kramer over at MESH on the late Ann K.S. Lambton, OBE FBA, whose Persian Grammar I have not five feet from my desk. Her knowledge of Iran was such that she realized that Mohammad Mosaddegh, the … Continue reading →

Posted in Ann K.S. Lambton, Iran, Persian, Requiescat in pace

Shanghai Cooperation Organization

The Gormogons Posted on August 19, 2008 by Confucius, Œc. Vol.August 19, 2008

Like Peter Pham at NRO’s Tank, the Œcumenical Volgi has long had an eye on the Shanghai Cooperation Organization, stemming from his long interest in Central Asian affairs (which interest led to one of the most painful incidents in his … Continue reading →

Posted in China, Georgia (Sakartvelo), India, Iran, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Mongolia, Pakistan, Russia, Shanghai Cooperation Organization, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uyghurs, Uzbekistan

Ossetian War commentary

The Gormogons Posted on August 13, 2008 by Confucius, Œc. Vol.August 13, 2008

Read ’em in full. Melik Kaylan: Having overestimated the power of the Soviet Union in its last years, we have consistently underestimated the ambitions of Russia since. Already, a great deal has been said about the implications of Russia’s invasion … Continue reading →

Posted in China, Georgia (Sakartvelo), Iran, Russia, Unfreeze those arms sales to Taiwan already

Takes one to know one

The Gormogons Posted on August 5, 2008 by Confucius, Œc. Vol.August 5, 2008

Guess who thinks Iran’s a paper tiger? That’s right, Qaddhâfî. Don’t forget to stop by his website. Humanitarian that he is, he wants to ban machine guns! Wonder why. And don’t forget Ahmadî-Nezhâd’s blog. Do check out the awesome “e-mails … Continue reading →

Posted in Guns, Iran, Mu'ammar al-Qaḏḏāfī, Tyrants

Yeah, this is going to end well.

The Gormogons Posted on August 5, 2008 by Confucius, Œc. Vol.August 5, 2008

Tick tick tick. In general, I think the nuttiness of the Islamic Republic is overstated—they generally comport themselves like most rational state actors. However, their rationality has led them to believe that aggression, particularly through proxy terrorism, is rewarding. Consequently, … Continue reading →

Posted in Iran, TEOTWAWKI

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