Iran Vows Support to Anyone Confronting ‘Cancerous’ Israel
- Posted on February 3, 2012 at 12:32pm by
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(AP) — Iran will help any nation or group that confronts the “cancer” Israel, the Islamic Republic’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said Friday.
He also said in remarks delivered to worshippers at prayers in Tehran and broadcast on state TV that the country would continue its controversial nuclear program, and warned that any military strike by the U.S. would only make Iran stronger.
(Related: Defense Sec. Panetta says Israel could strike Iran within months)
Khamenei also warned that Tehran would reveal a letter that it says U.S. President Barack Obama sent the Iranian leadership in an attempt to end the nuclear stand-off. He said it shows that the Americans cannot be trusted. The White House has denied that such a letter exists.
Iranian officials have consistently reacted defiantly to indications by the U.S. and Israel that they might at some point take military action against Iranian nuclear facilities.
Any statement by Iran’s Supreme Leader, who has final say on all matters of state, makes it all the more unlikely that Tehran will switch tack.
Khamenei affirmed that Iran had assisted militant groups like the Lebanese Hezbollah and the Palestinian Hamas – a well-known policy, but one that Iranian leaders rarely state explicitly.
“We have intervened in anti-Israel matters, and it brought victory in the 33-day war by Hezbollah against Israel in 2006, and in the 22-day war” between Hamas and Israel in the Gaza Strip, he said.
Israel’s large-scale military incursion against Hamas in 2008-2009 in Gaza ended in a cease-fire, with Israel claiming to have inflicted heavy damage on the militant organization. The war in Lebanon ended with a U.N.-brokered truce that sent thousands of Lebanese troops and international peacekeepers into southern Lebanon to prevent another outbreak.
“From now on, in any place, if any nation or any group confronts the Zionist regime, we will endorse and we will help. We have no fear expressing this,” said Khamenei.
He said Israel is a “cancerous tumor that should be cut and will be cut.”
The remarks are a rare direct acknowledgment by an Iranian leader of Tehran’s intervention against Israel in armed conflicts. Iran has usually said in the past that it offers political support to Hezbollah and the Palestinian groups.
An Israeli Foreign Ministry spokesman said he wasn‘t surprised by Khamenei’s remarks. “It‘s the same kind of hate speech that we’ve been seeing from Iran for many years now,” Yigal Palmor said.
Khamenei also said that the U.S. will suffer defeat and lose standing in the region, if Washington decides to use military force to stop the country’s nuclear program.
“Iran will not withdraw. Then what happens?” asked Khamenei. “In conclusion, the West’s hegemony and threats will be discredited” in the Middle East. “The hegemony of Iran will be promoted. In fact, this will be in our service.”
Both U.S. and Israel have not ruled out a military option against Iran’s nuclear facilities, which the West suspects are aimed at developing weapons technology.
Iran says its nuclear activities have geared toward peaceful purposes such as power generation and medical isotopes.
Another potential military flashpoint is the Strait of Hormuz at the mouth of the Persian Gulf. Iran has threatened to close the strait in response to U.S. and EU sanctions targeting the country’s oil exports.
Khamenei warned that Iran might reveal a letter that it claims to have received from President Obama, which he implied had contained promises that Washington had not offered.
“The U.S. president sent a letter to us and we replied. Then they showed reaction and took action. The letters one day will be revealed to the public and people will find what their words are. One of our essential jobs is to be aware about their deceptions in their promises and smiles,” he said.
Khamenei did not say when the letters had supposedly been exchanged.
An Iranian lawmaker in January claimed that Obama had asked for direct talks with Iran in a secret letter, that also warned Tehran against closing the Strait of Hormuz.
Obama administration officials have denied there was such a letter. Tehran and Washington cut diplomatic relations in the aftermath of Iran’s 1979 Islamic revolution.
Half of Khamenei’s nearly two-hour speech was delivered in Arabic, an apparent nod to the Arab world. Iran has applauded the victory of Islamist groups in elections in 2011 and 2012 that followed the toppling of authoritarian regimes in Egypt and Tunisia.
The Supreme Leader said the Islamist electoral victories will “weaken and isolate” Israel, and that they represented the failure of what he said was U.S. policy based on “anti-Islam” propaganda.























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Robert999
Posted on February 3, 2012 at 2:16pmThere will be War between Israel and Iran before America’s elections in November. If Obama does not bring America into the war on Israel’s side, everyone will know he does not support our only ally in the Near East – especially American Jews. He will lose their support and dollars, and then lose the election.
Report Post »Bum thrower
Posted on February 3, 2012 at 2:25pmWar or no war; for the good of the country and the world, he needs to loose the next election. Or we are all ‘toast’….
Report Post »PatriotNAmerica
Posted on February 3, 2012 at 2:32pmSo you are saying that once again America is having her arms twisted in order to support more War for Israel?
Interesting. I’ve been saying that all along.
Report Post »neoconenemy
Posted on February 3, 2012 at 2:34pmRobert999 you are very naive. AIPAC wants Obama to be reelected. That way he’ll be a lame duck and will be more likely to bomb, if not out rightly invade Iran. Obama unilaterally bombed Libya and could easily do the same to Iran. AIPAC wants Obama back in the white house….listen to Peres, Netanyahu and all the Israeli top brass.
Report Post »West Coast Patriot
Posted on February 3, 2012 at 2:40pmWhat BO should do is call up Netanyahu and say something like; Hey Ben, wanted to call and let you know that we will stand behind any action you deem necessary to protect Isreal’s sovereignty. We will back your actions with the U.N. and if you ask for our help, I will put that request to the American people through our Congress. If the American people give me a declaration of war, we will be right over.
That would be doing things in a Constitutional manner. Anything else is Socialistic.
Report Post »13th Imam
Posted on February 3, 2012 at 2:52pmThis is the Face of today’s Islamic Male. Let someone else lead, and take the bullet. Or let the children strap on the murder bombs. Problem is they never seem to be in the forefront of the action. Islamic males are the lowest form of the human species.
Report Post »lukerw
Posted on February 3, 2012 at 3:32pmThere will be War in the US… because the Soros Organiszations will claim Fraud in the American Elections, as Stage 5 of his Government Destruction Plan!
Report Post »hidden_lion
Posted on February 3, 2012 at 3:52pmLuker-
Report Post »It won’t take Soros to say there is election fraud, I am certain there will be tons of it. Most like it has been going on for a long, long time. I think no matter who wins, the America that used to be will go up in smoke. Civil war is in our future, it is just a matter of which side fires the shot heard round the world.
MYHEROISRON
Posted on February 3, 2012 at 4:06pmThe cult of Islam is the enemy of all people, the world over, who are not muslim. If anything is cancerous, it’s Islam.
Report Post »AvengerK
Posted on February 3, 2012 at 4:42pmJust like when Saddam was finally feeling the pressure he pleaded to Arabs uniting against “their” enemies..then broadened his appeals to all muslims in an effort to ignite a larger conflict. He even sent missles into Israel. Syria and Iran remained terrified on the sidelines. Iran’s doing a similar thing now. Iran‘s problem is that it’s the only viable Shia state in a region mostly populated by Wahaabists and Sunnis. Arabs dislike Iranians intensely. The alliances with Hamas, Hezbollah and Syria are simply alliances of convenience. Most of the arab world would love to see Iran neutralized.
Report Post »jb.kibs
Posted on February 3, 2012 at 5:00pmthey don’t have the video of this guy saying that?
Report Post »neoconenemy
Posted on February 3, 2012 at 5:15pmTGThompson….the Russians said they would eliminate us and even went as far as putting missiles in Cuba. Thank God we had a rational president that was measured in his response and did not strike the first blow. As I said there is a fine line between rhetoric,belief and action. The one who strikes the first blow, despite all the rhetoric and the religious dogma is the true culprit. Supposed someone threatened to do harm to you? Would you respond by prepare yourself or would you go out of your way and look for this individual and strike the first blow? By doing the latter, you would be acting preemptively and you would be held criminally responsible no matter how much the other person threatened you. Its all comes down to rhetoric vs action. The one who strikes the first blow is the true culprit and that’s looking more and more that it will be us or israel.
Report Post »soybomb315
Posted on February 3, 2012 at 5:45pmThe one who strikes first usually loses….The South, Germany, Japan, N Korea, Iraq (iraq/iran war), Iraq (first gulf war), argentina (against england), etc
Report Post »Patrick Henry II
Posted on February 3, 2012 at 8:00pmWell, Iran has been promising for 10 years that there would be a big world event in 2012 and still are. I would guess they are going to try to usher in that event.
Report Post »Be_Loving
Posted on February 4, 2012 at 6:43amEvery world leader needs to condemn the “cancer” statement and tell Iran that such language will not be tolerated. If the world does not stand against this, there will be nuclear war and the end of civilization. What are world leaders waiting for??
Report Post »Patrick Henry II
Posted on February 4, 2012 at 11:29amWe have intervened in anti-Israel matters, and it brought victory in the 33-day war by Hizbullah against Israel in 2006, and in the 22-day war” between Hamas and Israel in Gaza, Khamenei was quoted as having said.
He added, “From now on, in any place, if any nation or any group confronts the Zionist regime, we will endorse and we will help. We have no fear expressing this.”
Khamenei said Israel was a “cancerous tumor that should be cut and will be cut,” and added that the U.S. would suffer defeat and lose standing in the region if it decides to use military force to stop the country’s nuclear program.
“Iran will not withdraw. Then what happens?” he said. “In conclusion, the west’s hegemony and threats will be discredited. The hegemony of Iran will be promoted. In fact, this will be in our service.”
That is a declaration of war…..Again.
Report Post »neesershea
Posted on February 5, 2012 at 12:51amWe have to make sure we get this president out of office come November before it’s to late.
Report Post »Obama, is not a supporter of Isreal I think he’s a Muslim NOT a Christian like he clames to be. WAKE UP AMERICA I think this president has something to do with the Muslim Brother Hood & he has people in his staff who are also part of the brother hood …The United States is being attacked from within. If people don’t start waking up we can kiss our A**’s good bye ):
I STAND WITH ISREAL
neoconenemy
Posted on February 3, 2012 at 2:12pmIslam will always be at war with Jewry…the only real question is why is America getting in between them?Its because Zionists have infiltrated our government at every level and are determined to use every last drop of American blood and every last penny of American wealth to shield them and help them get what they want. America is nothing but a means to an end to the israhell firsters.
Report Post »tgthompson
Posted on February 3, 2012 at 2:29pmThe warning signs are all around us. All we have to do is open up our eyes and look at them.
Report Post »The Islamic Republic of Iran is ruled by clerics and devout Shi’ites who hate the West and is driven by an apocalyptic branch of Islam that believes its duty is to begin world war that brings the return of their Mahdi (messiah)—an Imam so powerful he will bring the world under Islamic rule. An atomic bomb is Iran’s war trigger.
maccow
Posted on February 3, 2012 at 2:30pmOut come the NEO-RONS.
Report Post »tgthompson
Posted on February 3, 2012 at 2:38pmIran is trying to develop a missile that could reach the “Great Satan”. The missile under construction at an Iranian research-and-development facility, which was damaged by a mysterious explosion in November, was a long-range missile prototype with a range of 6,000 miles – enough to hit the United States. On Thursday, Moshe Yaalon, Israel’s vice prime minister and minister of strategic affairs, said in a speech outside Tel Aviv that the missile under development actually had a range closer to 6,000 miles.
Report Post »“That’s the Great Satan,” Mr. Yaalon said, using the well-known pejorative term that Iranian officials have used for the US. “It was aimed at America, not at us.”
One Washington weapons research organization, the Institute for Science and International Security, did conclude in a late November report on the Iranian facility explosion that the blast occurred just as Iran had achieved “a major milestone in the development of a new missile.”
neoconenemy
Posted on February 3, 2012 at 2:46pmThis statement is nothing but a reply to Panetta‘s statement that israhell will strike Iran ’within months’. Whenever we or Israhell does or say something, they respond with inflammatory rhetoric. We need lets stop acting like these statements,as abrasive as they are, are made completely out of the blue. Sadly, Americans have become nothing but a bunch of brainwashed ignorant fools, easily whipped into a frenzy and ready to go fight boogeymen in far off lands that we have no business fighting in the first place. Iran is Israel’s problem not ours. This constant state of enmity between Iran and the US is being created by none other than the Israelis and the zionists. Israhell and the zionists pick our enemies for us (who are actually THEIR enemies) and we faithfully send our goyim youth there to fight and die for them. I gotta take my hat off to the zionist media….they have done a heck of a job brainwashing these token flag waving ignoramuses.
Report Post »neoconenemy
Posted on February 3, 2012 at 2:54pmTGThompson as i said Iran is Israel’s problem not ours. Iranians hate us because they know we are beholden to Israel. We are seen as the force that sustains Israel. If we stop all support to Israel and let them deal with their own issues, immediately we would have no issues with the Iranians. Its not in their interests to be at war with us and not in our interests to be at war with them. They have drawn a line in the sand with respect to Israel however and that’s their prerogative. I have no interest whatsoever in Israel, just like the 98% NON JEWISH population in America, so if you don‘t mind i don’t want anymore Americans dying for Israel. I don’t care that Israel is the only democracy in the middle east…good for them but that’s not my concern. Any American volunteers that would like to go join IDF have my best wishes. Let Israel deal with Iran…if they want to bomb them, fine but they and they alone should bear the consequences of their actions.
Report Post »ashestoashes
Posted on February 3, 2012 at 3:29pmGod will gather the nations to go against Israel…..Jesus WILL step in to save her…..then they will know that they pierced their own God..all of Israel will be saved…but then only one third will hold to their newly found faith and the two thirds ..God will allow to be destroyed.. Zech 12. 13 and 14 of the Holy Bible..
Report Post »Now as for the taking down of Israel’s enemies..oh really? Did we just do that by Hilary using our military to take down our secular dictator friends who allowed Christians to reside in their countries and replacing them with Sharia Law ones who are rounding up Christians and shooting them in the head..and who will go after Israel..?. The paradigm has shifted.. it is no longer Israel who is picking our enemies..for the enemy with the help of the US has overtaken the ME by way of infiltration of the US..Islam is here. We no longer have a Constitution.. The Patriot Act Indefintite Detention.. SOPA (loss of freedom of internet speech goes into effect after the elections) Homeland Security keeping dosiers on bloggers and journalists.. and that department of Education supported by Newt and Ricky..designed to turn our youth into Communists.
All things that Ron Paul opposes.. He’s for eliminating those Communistic gov bureaurocracies.. building our military.. war only a Congressional decision..get in ..win..get out.. what are we doing furthering the cause of Islame? And we support this?? Come on people!!!!!!!!!!!
tgthompson
Posted on February 3, 2012 at 4:20pm@NEOCONENEMY
The Islamic Republic of Iran is ruled by clerics and devout Shi’ites who hate the West and is driven by an apocalyptic branch of Islam that believes its duty is to begin world war that brings the return of their Mahdi (messiah)—an Imam so powerful he will bring the world under Islamic rule. An atomic bomb is Iran’s war trigger. So this is America’s problem. The warning signs are all around us. All we have to do is open up our eyes and look at them.
Report Post »So you want us to do nothing and wait till Iran sends nukes across our unsecured borders and blows up a few of our cities?
Our world is a dangerous place right now and to hide your head in the sand and hope it pass’s you by is stupid. America did that in the 30’s before World War II and you see how that worked out.
jb.kibs
Posted on February 3, 2012 at 5:04pmi’ll come out…
are you calling Israel a pansy? you seriously, no honestly, don’t think Israel can handle this? they have over 300 nukes, they have a huge armed force… Iran will fall if they try to attack Israel… they know it, you know it, i know it, everyone in the world knows it… why is everyone being such a fear mongerer?
trying to start holy wars? justify bloodshed? Jesus taught you nothing.
Report Post »neoconenemy
Posted on February 3, 2012 at 5:32pmJBKibs the only people talking of bombing another country is Israel. Iran has never attacked another country. If Israel was sooo tough what do they need out permission for? Why is AIPAC here? Why do they need us to vote their way in the UN? Why do they need our $4 billion in aid? If Israel is as tough as you say, then they should take out the Iranian facilities the same way they took out the Syrian facilities. They didn’t hesitate when they wanted to bomb Syria why the hesitation now? They have bombed Iraq’s facilities and have also preemptively bombed Egypt and Lebanon. Didn’t need much encouragement there. The truth is Israel is scared of handling Iran alone and wouldn’t be able to deal with the blowback on their own, so they have to shield themselves behind America. If they could handle Iran then they would have done so already.
Report Post »onemansthoughts
Posted on February 4, 2012 at 3:10amneoconenemy…you have no grasp of the law…..you make statements from ignorance…..stop showing yourself so hateful, superior and intellectual….cause you are none of them…..So far all i see is your hatred for Israel and Jews…..
Report Post »MARKMYWORD
Posted on February 5, 2012 at 9:09pmyou also forgot who gave the money for george washington to fight and win the war against england ,it was jewish people from spain ,so yes the united states should be standing behind the Jews since they are the ones who helped create the united states ,
Report Post »Gryphon Moor
Posted on February 6, 2012 at 5:41pmWrong. America supports Israel because our European ancestry is of Christian or Jewish origin.
Report Post »Christians support Israel because they are God’s chosen people and understand that at the second coming of Jesus Christ, when He begins his kingdom on Earth, Christians and Jews will represent the winning side.
Windsong
Posted on February 3, 2012 at 2:06pmHere‘s what the ’rest of the world’ is sure of.
Report Post »Israel is the ONLY country in the Middle East who isn’t murdering their own people on a daily basis.
Israel is the only country in the Middle East where both men women have equal rights and freedoms.
Israel doesn‘t have a ’supreme leader’ who believes that he should rule the entire world.
Israel feeds their needy and infirm every day. The ‘supreme leader’ spends his money on bombs to destroy the world.
If the ‘supreme leader’ wants to be known as an unholy, murderous tyrant…he has succeeded. I see nothing kind or benevelent in the ‘supreme leader’…only anger, violence and a hunger for power. And, he calls himself a religious leader…..
Anonymous T. Irrelevant
Posted on February 3, 2012 at 2:22pmHe IS a religious leader………of islam (intentional lower-case). That is part of, if not all of, their religion, war and violence.
Report Post »Christ the Lord
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Report Post »PatriotNAmerica
Posted on February 3, 2012 at 2:08pmCareful Mr. Aytolla. Jews and Christians in America are foaming at the mouth over their desire to murder your women and children. Trust me they don’t need any provocation.
Just sit back shut up and let them carry out their plans to make War on your people. While you and yours may be slaughtered just remember that if you try to defend yourself the Jewish Media in the US will make you seem like provocateur! So there’s really no way for you to win until you can produce a bomb in order counter their threats. You saw what happened in Iraq right? They didn’t have a bomb.
Just bow down to the Jews so the world can be happy again Mr. Aytollah. Haven’t you learned anything from history Sir?
Report Post »jakartaman
Posted on February 3, 2012 at 2:16pmPatriot,
Report Post »Info wars is calling1
rush_is_right
Posted on February 3, 2012 at 2:43pmI knew the wacko paulbots would show up…
Report Post »maccow
Posted on February 3, 2012 at 2:56pmI like to think of them as NEORONS.
Report Post »West Coast Patriot
Posted on February 3, 2012 at 3:07pmThe wacko Paulbots. Good grief. You people would not know true freedom if it came up and bit you in the arss. Do you think we should just jump in our planes and fly over Iran and bomb the crap out of them with an order form BO? What if BO called up Netanyahu and told him to do whatever was in Isreal’s best interest to protect their sovereignty and we would stand by their decision. What if Isreal needed and asked for our help and BO asked Congress for a declaration of war, and they gave him one? Then we could go over and actually do the job. Anything else is a form of Dictatorship. If we are going to go to war, I believe that the people should have the say, not one man.
Report Post »West Coast Patriot
Posted on February 3, 2012 at 4:29pmThat last post to Rush.
Report Post »jb.kibs
Posted on February 3, 2012 at 5:10pmif our congress wants to declare war on Iran, so be it… do it, go do what you got to do and come home…
Report Post »what really is so hard to understand about that?
please, explain to me…
techengineer11
Posted on February 3, 2012 at 6:00pmjb.kibs
Posted on February 3, 2012 at 5:10pm
if our congress wants to declare war on Iran, so be it… do it, go do what you got to do and come home…
what really is so hard to understand about that?
please, explain to me…
So you like a little War JB? What part of slaughtering little children do you enjoy most JB? Seems to be such a small thing for you and many other on the Blaze. Start a little War.. Drop your 3-5k lb bombs on various cities, turn on FOX News get a brief update and then head on out to the golf course to down a few cold ones eh?
Easy bombing and easy murder… You know I hate it because I’m going to suffer as well but I look forward to the day Judgment falls on this wicked nation for their perverted evil heart.
Report Post »JesusH.Christ
Posted on February 3, 2012 at 7:10pm@Christ The Lord,
Report Post »Bow down and kiss my arse, you cheap impostor.
loggs14
Posted on February 3, 2012 at 1:48pmWhere is the news here? They and many other middle eastern states have done this for decades…
Simple truths… will the middleeast ever attack Israel? Not as long as we are on Israel’s side. I cannot foresee us ever leaving them…. though Obama has definetly made the relationship poor. The next republican will make it strong again…
The weapons we would use incase of an all out assault on Israel would devastate any or as many as we want in the middle east. They know that. But to keep the poor and ignorant citizens in check you need to make sure they hate someone more then you. Iran says this all the time to take the heat off the public really disliking their government.
Notice how all despots, dictators, etc… do this.. Make someone else the villan. The muslim world uses this technique as their way to control the people. Hitler used it, commies used it, Iran, syria, Saddam, etc… all use it…. Heck even DIMS use it. Don’t hate Obama, Don’t hate the DIM stopping all the republican job growing bills…. HATE RICH PEOPLE….
Report Post »tgthompson
Posted on February 3, 2012 at 1:55pmThere are Radical fundamentalist elements of Islam actively working to destroy the West, but our own civilization paradoxically finds many of its political and cultural leaders and movements actually undermining resistance to these foreign influences that would destroy Western civilization. By choosing political correctness over facing the hard facts of reality, we willingly participate in our own downfall.
Report Post »tgthompson
Posted on February 3, 2012 at 1:42pmFormer CIA Director Porter Goss was asked this Question.
Report Post »Q: How serious a threat do you regard a nuclear-armed Iran to U.S. national security, aside from Israeli security?
GOSS: I rate a nuclear weapon capability in the hands of the present Iranian regime in the top four or five national security concerns of the United States. Principally, providing radical extremist terrorists and state-sponsored terrorist organizations like Hezbollah access to weapons of mass destruction constitutes a clear and present danger. It is a game-changer for our country which we will have to address forcefully and timely. Secondly, opening the gateway to nuclear proliferation follows on the heels of a Persian nuke. Other countries in a region already seething with instability and despair will look to their own safety by acquiring nukes; continuing U.S. hesitation to forcefully address the Iranian situation will be a boon to illegal proliferation activity.
tgthompson
Posted on February 3, 2012 at 1:49pmIranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has said on many occasions that Iran must destroy the little Satan (Israel) and the big Satan (American). He can only do this with Nukes. So if you’re ready to get nuked, keep Obama in office and he will let that happen, because he is not going to stop them from making nukes.
Report Post »justangry
Posted on February 3, 2012 at 3:10pm“The Washington Post reported statements made by Goss on May 17, 2002. Goss said he was looking for “solutions, not scapegoats.” He called the uproar over the President’s Daily Brief of August 6, 2001, Bin Ladin Determined To Strike in US, “a lot of nonsense.” He also said, “None of this is news, but it’s all part of the finger-pointing. It’s foolishness.“ The Post also reported that Goss refused to blame an ”intelligence failure” for September 11, preferring to praise the agency’s “fine work”
Oh and he was a co-sponsor for the Patriot Act.
Report Post »palerider54
Posted on February 3, 2012 at 1:41pmI will vote for ANYONE who will promise, with no exceptions, to drop a nuke on Iran their first day in office. I just hope that is not too late.
Report Post »NHwinter
Posted on February 3, 2012 at 1:52pmI vow to support anyone who confronts and eliminates the cancerous Iran.
Report Post »hidden_lion
Posted on February 3, 2012 at 2:07pmSo your vote is for anyone who will kill thousands of woman and children? How about just killing the Khomeni and admenijab the boob? It would be cheaper, and not genocidal in its application. Killing civilians is never honorable or the right thing to do.
Report Post »neoconenemy
Posted on February 3, 2012 at 2:09pmI vow support for anyone that will eliminate the cancerous zionist entity known as israhell.
Report Post »rush_is_right
Posted on February 3, 2012 at 2:44pm“Killing civilians is never honorable or the right thing to do.”
really? so you’re calling our troops in WWII dishonorable….pathetic.
Report Post »jb.kibs
Posted on February 3, 2012 at 5:12pmusing a nuke as an offensive weapon huh? wow… you are the definition of a terrorist.
Report Post »soybomb315
Posted on February 3, 2012 at 8:22pmNothing says hello like dropping a nuke day 1. This guy is pathetic
Report Post »American Honor
Posted on February 3, 2012 at 1:32pmCan anyone say Nazi’s!!!! Once they were German – now they are Muslims.
Report Post »Gryphon Moor
Posted on February 6, 2012 at 5:48pmYou have to remember that a number of Muslim nations were sympathetic if not outwardly alligned with Germany in both world wars.
Report Post »twotones
Posted on February 3, 2012 at 1:24pmI cant believe panetta announced what he did, its like wink wink nod nod heads up guys. I asked yesterday if obama gets in again what happens to this nation and Isreal we are screwed and there is no turning back no reset button. When is the point of no return? When will the people open there eyes and see whats happening?
Report Post »UBETHECHANGE
Posted on February 3, 2012 at 1:19pmIslam was born of the sword
Report Post »Islam lives by the sword
Islam shall perish by the sword
Not a religion, rather a method of oppressive governance through fear & intimidation(sharia)
DrFrost
Posted on February 3, 2012 at 1:28pmIt is a religion, a political system and a military system rolled up into one. You can’t treat it or consider it the same way you do any other religion.
Simply put, Islam is not compatible with separation of church and state.
Report Post »Joshua7
Posted on February 3, 2012 at 1:18pmBut don’t worry, Iran isn’t a threat. Let them have nukes. It’s our fault anyway.
If we just leave then alone, they’ll follow our example and magically become sane! Then we’ll all get together and sing and there will be a double-rainbow every day!
Is my sarcasm obvious yet?
Report Post »soybomb315
Posted on February 3, 2012 at 1:31pmAnd here is the other side of the argument….Let’s pre-emptively bomb iran and overthrow their government (again). Iraq will cost us trillions and killed thousands of our troops. Who cares if iran is 3 times the size of iraq and has more radical muslims. Let’s kill them all so that the whole world will know we are boss.
No joshua – we must find middle ground. Here is a start, let israel take care of it (they are much stronger than iran) and lets stop giving $10billion a year to israels enemies like pakistan/jordan/egypt/palestine/etc
Report Post »13th Imam
Posted on February 3, 2012 at 1:37pmNeville Chamberlin rides again.
I Slam has been the same aggressive cult , it is becoming again. The Barbary Pirates ( not a baseball team for you in Rio Linda) preyed on all nations,, including those with treaty’s, taking SLAVES, some for ransome, with I Slam’s leaders consent.
Report Post »jakartaman
Posted on February 3, 2012 at 2:00pmSoybomb,
Report Post »I agree let Israel handle it.
However, That is an absurd position – why because the Iranians said they are going to reach out and touch American bases etc in the region and our navy in the gulf.
It just not as simple to think we can walk away. we are their swore enemy – “The Great Satin”
either squash them now of deal with them with nuclear capabilities and don’e for get they would be able to reach out domestically with suitcase nukes – How would you want to explain that to the families of a small holocaust ?
hidden_lion
Posted on February 3, 2012 at 2:16pm13th IMAM-
Report Post »How is the barbary Pirates actions any different than colonial Americans capture and use of slaves? I would bet, that American slave traders had purchased some of their cargo from the pirates at one time or another. I would agree IS lam is bad, it is violent, and anti-freedom, but all People of Is lam are not and do not act on this violence. If you want a war against Is lam, you would have to be willing to slaughter all of them. That is allot of death, what good could possibly come from that? And what happens when the Atheists demand the same actions against Christians? Christian history isn’t exactly bloodless and guilt free.
hidden_lion
Posted on February 3, 2012 at 2:19pmJakartaman-
Report Post »If we didn’t have bases all over for them to attack, they could do nothing. And if they did, then we would be justified with a suitable application of force. We can reach any country from the US, there is no need to be planted all over the world. It just ticks everyone off, even the countries we are supposedly protecting.
soybomb315
Posted on February 3, 2012 at 3:25pmjakartaman. You say you agree but then you say it is an ‘absurd’ position – i dont get it. IFFFF they did attack us in some way (which i highly highly highly doubt) then we are justified in a military response. And now you see why some of us want to see less american bases (TARGETS) in the world. Many of them are fairly soft targets and is just inviting trouble. It all ties together…save money – bring soldiers home – less war
We have the best air force and navy in the world – BAR NONE. Our air force can be anywhere in the world in less than 10 hours. We only need a handfull of navy bases around the world and the navy can be anywhere in a couple days. We can get rid of some of these overseas bases and still have the same military strength
Report Post »Tickdog
Posted on February 3, 2012 at 1:11pmI see Iran as the cancer…
Report Post »islamhater
Posted on February 3, 2012 at 1:18pmHe said for a new world order.. This has been planed for a long time. This might help you understand what is really going on.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FJiCU6Jw0Co
Report Post »Evil_Conservative
Posted on February 3, 2012 at 1:49pm+1 on this
Report Post »momrules
Posted on February 3, 2012 at 1:08pmAyatollah Khamenei also said that the coming of the Islamic massiah, the 12th Iman, is near and that soon the world will realize the power of Allah.
No one should ever laugh at or under estimate these people, they want a war believing it will bring the Mahdi. They are not crazy in the classic sense. They are insanely evil because of who they really worship……..Satan.
Report Post »soybomb315
Posted on February 3, 2012 at 1:14pmyea yea so the story goes…Every country we ever fight (including the indians and the south) is evil and we are the good guys coming to save the day. Such is the narrative told in every country that ever fights – in order to convince people such as yourself that war is justified
Report Post »neoconenemy
Posted on February 3, 2012 at 2:58pmHow are their beliefs any crazier than Christian beliefs? Romney believes that Jesus was born in Missouri and he could possess the nuclear codes. I know about the Iranian’s crazy theories, but i still don’t think its justified to preemptively bomb them or invade them. There’s a difference between belief and rhetoric and action.
Report Post »momrules
Posted on February 3, 2012 at 3:08pmKeep on sneering SOY. The Muslims hate you just as much as they hate the Jews.
Me, I’m going to depend on the Bible and what Jesus Christ says. The war is coming whether you or I want it or not.
Report Post »soybomb315
Posted on February 3, 2012 at 3:36pmok mom. Tell me who Jesus wanted a war with. I am dying to know
Report Post »momrules
Posted on February 3, 2012 at 4:19pmSoy….. Jesus does not want war but He knows humanity’s future.
The only say so you and I have is whether we accept Him as our Saviour or not.
I am not speaking in anger or derision toward you. I hope you have accepted Him as your Lord and if not I hope that you will read the Bible with an open heart and let Him guide you.
God bless you today and always.
Report Post »soybomb315
Posted on February 3, 2012 at 4:43pmI have – thank you for the kind words
I agree war is man’s nature and that is unfortunate. However, you posted a comment to this webpage which appeared you were advocating for war against iran. So you still have a choice – no? I challenge all christians to rethink their positions towards war. War in the name of defense is one thing – war in the name of hatred is another. Since Iran has not attacked anyone, what kind of war would this be?
War will always be with humans, christians will always be hated by the gentiles – but to me, that is not good enough to start a war
Report Post »soybomb315
Posted on February 3, 2012 at 4:47pmgentile = non-christian, of course
Report Post »momrules
Posted on February 3, 2012 at 5:11pmAdvocating war? No, just expecting it and I will always support Israel. Also I figured that you meant nonChristian.
Report Post »Anyway, you and I might not agree on everthing but keep praying, I will too.
TyrannyNoMore
Posted on February 4, 2012 at 12:02amHi MOM !
Report Post »I’m happy you liked my cow joke last night.
You are absolutely right about the Mahdi. Were you also aware, the description of this person matches up perfectly with the description of the Anti-Christ of St. John’s Revelation. I was so freaked out when I learned of the similarities. I have also found references of the number of the Qur’an being 666. Put that together with the false prophet already being in Hell, (Revelation) at the time of Christs return. The only historical figure who could fit that description is mohamed. All the pieces fit !
Cavallo
Posted on February 3, 2012 at 1:00pmSo Iran is for Ron Paul?
Report Post »justangry
Posted on February 3, 2012 at 1:06pmSigh
Report Post »soybomb315
Posted on February 3, 2012 at 1:08pmNice try
Report Post »TIME_2_END_THE_PAUL_CAMPAIGN_IN_12
Posted on February 3, 2012 at 6:31pmRon Paul is for Iran. “We should have great empathy for them” Paul said. Paul and Cynthia McKinney (one of 4 he endorsed for POTUS in ‘08) have much in common. Their empathy for Iran and their hatred for Israel and it’s people.
Report Post »justangry
Posted on February 3, 2012 at 7:27pmGood evening Time2. Found this one just for you.
Report Post »http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8KiRAMvAlpQ&feature=youtu.be
maccow
Posted on February 3, 2012 at 1:00pmI am going to make a Prophetic prediction;
Report Post »IF Obama is able to pull off a re-election, I see the Ezekiel Chapter 38 and 39 scenario playing out with the United States on the wrong side of the equation.
Good News if your pre-trib. Bad news if your not saved. Time is running out, the lines are being drawn.
Pick a side; The Kingdom of this world, or The Kingdom of our God.
NeoFan
Posted on February 3, 2012 at 1:15pmThen the rapture will happen and all the Sunday Christians are taken and the strong ones are left behind to do the real fighting against evil.
Report Post »maccow
Posted on February 3, 2012 at 2:51pmNEOFAN
I thought the fight and the victory was the Lords?
What is this strength you refer to and where does it come from?
And He said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for My strength is made perfect in weakness.” Therefore most gladly I will rather boast in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me. (2 Corinthians 12:9)
When God begins the process of redeeming this world for the return of His son to the throne, do you really think He’s going to need your help? Have fun hanging on for the ride.
How funny to think that the groom (Jesus) would tell His bride (The Church), that in His Father’s house there are many mansions and that He goes to prepare a place for her. But as a wedding present my Father is going to beat the crap out of you in the process of giving me back my throne.
Report Post »LOL
Ultimately though I am not Pre, Post, or Mid Tribulation, but rather I am a PAN Tribulationist. I figure its all going to PAN out the way God intends.
Buck best of luke to you on “That Day”.
onemansthoughts
Posted on February 4, 2012 at 2:30amThe early church was persecuted, Christians around the world are persecuted today, killed in China, and else where…why are we special Christians that wont be persecuted….Gods wrath is not poured out on the earth until the middle of the tribulation…..There are many many scriptures supporting mid tribe and some pretrib….when is the last trump? The middle of tribulation..! just saying could be…are you really ready to die for Jesus….some say i will die for Jesus …..ok….can you live for Jesus….
Report Post »IMCHRISTIAN
Posted on February 3, 2012 at 1:00pmWhy would anyone want to hate so much. It is healthier to live a good, peaceful, loving life. I have a good, faithful life and love my God so very much. There is no God that would teach hate and when we stand before him someday He will judge us, We were put on this earth for a reason and it wasn’t to hate and do harm to anyone else. Life is short and Eternity is forever.
Love not hate Good not evil
Report Post »tzion
Posted on February 3, 2012 at 1:17pmIt’s not hate, it’s power built upon hate. This evil man breeds hatred of Jews and Israel because it keeps his people under his control. They’ll fight when he says and die when he says. All Islamists do this for the very same reason.
Report Post »TAKE_AMERICA_BACK
Posted on February 3, 2012 at 1:57pmTzion, your comment is spot on
Report Post »lukerw
Posted on February 3, 2012 at 1:00pmPhysician… heal thyself!
Report Post »wewantchillywilly
Posted on February 3, 2012 at 12:55pmoh my god. those Iranian soldiers are KICKING when they MARCH! white flag! white flag!
Report Post »RightThinking1
Posted on February 3, 2012 at 12:52pmAnother surprise!
Report Post »Nothing says “We’re NOT a cancerous tumor” like goose-stepping, Sieg Heil saluting troops.
Arc
Posted on February 3, 2012 at 12:49pmThe TIME is NOW!!!!!!!!!
Report Post »jakartaman
Posted on February 3, 2012 at 12:49pmAs the old sayin goes “It’s only a matter of time”
Report Post »Israel has little choice – they can not allow a rabid religious zealot regime that openly says they want to wipe israel off the face of the earth – unfortunately they really mean it.
I hope and think the military action can be contained – but????
The world will take a bump in oil prices – which means bad news for the worlds shaky economy.
I seriously doubt Iran would be foolish enough to mess with the US but???
soybomb315
Posted on February 3, 2012 at 12:49pmI guess we can count on one headline a day until everyone satisfies their war apetite
Report Post »jakartaman
Posted on February 3, 2012 at 12:54pmAnd you would write the UN a very stern letter
Report Post »Saying please don’t allow Iran to make a nuclear bomb and hold the whole region hostage and quite possibly use it against the only democracy in the region!!
pretty please!
soybomb315
Posted on February 3, 2012 at 1:03pmnah – i dont think that would work
Report Post »justangry
Posted on February 3, 2012 at 1:09pmCheck out Sexton’s credentials and listen to him a bit. He’s one of us, bro. At least he appears to be.
Report Post »soybomb315
Posted on February 3, 2012 at 1:17pmI looked him up this morning actually. I have high hopes for him. I admire anyone that spends 5+ years in the security/counterterrorism industry without drinking the kool aid
Report Post »Freedom Keeper
Posted on February 3, 2012 at 12:45pmRESTORE LOVE http://oleglorynews.com/2011/12/18/restoring-love-a-celebration-of-service/
Report Post »ReaganBaby
Posted on February 3, 2012 at 12:43pmWhen did the US start listening to Terrorist?? We need to take out their military and stand with Israel before they try to take us out. Obama has screwed this country long enough and i would not be surprised if that letter does exist. Lets drill domestically so when these terrorist block the straight we can still function as a nation.
Report Post »The_Almighty_Creestof
Posted on February 3, 2012 at 12:42pmWell..this amounts to a declaration of war IMHO.
Full speed ahead to any and all sanctions.
Full speed ahead to any and all Israeli attacks on Iran & Palestine.
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