Post Scripts

Posted by Tina

The recent news that Irans nuclear ambitions have been compromised, at least temporarily, adds interest to another recent story. A former Iranian air force officer and defector offers a glimpse into a possible consolidated movement that could become the key to toppling the oppressive Iranian regime. Lieutenant Behzad Masoumi Legwan is working to organize various opposition groups. He is a man with a plan and considerable backing to overthrow the current government. The following is an excerpt of the article, “Iranian Air Force Officer Defects,” by Ryan Mauro – FrontPage Magazine:

“It is a fact that the overwhelming majority of the officer corps are in no way obedient followers of the regime. On the contrary, they are looking for the first opportunity whereby they can openly display their true sentiments by standing shoulder-to-shoulder with the people of Iran,” Legwan said. He says that he has contacts in the Iranian military, including senior members of the air force and Revolutionary Guards.
Jahanchahi says that he doesn’t want the Green Wave to be a political party or organization, but a “constellation” containing all of the democratic opposition groups. His father was the finance minister when the Shah was overthrown. After Khomeini took power, Jahanchahi fled to Europe. He compares Ahmadinejad to Hitler and says all of the region’s instability is fomented by Iran.

“My position is very simple that the people who go to the streets in order to change the regime need the backing of people from inside the system. That’s why I am contacting and seeking the support of people who say ‘we will go with you’ when the time of protests comes,” he says.

Success by this group would mean a significant change for the better in the Middle East. Let’s hope someone in authority in America has the good sense, and the will, to assist Lieutenant Legwan and his group of fighters when the time comes.

China – Mr. Hart manages Corriente Advisors. He set up a bearish sub-prime fund in 2006 and a bearish European debt fund in 2007. Needless to say he has been doing very well! The anomalies he sees in China are somewhat familiar to what brought European nations and the US:

Excess floor space exceeds 3.3 billion square meters and there are still 200m being built this year

The price to rent ratio is 39.4 times versus 22.8 times in America before the housing crises

Continue reading “China Having Serious Economic Troubles Too” »

Nine years into the war in Afghanistan, a handful of U.S. soldiers have a new weapon in hand, a lethal combination of technology and explosives that the Army has called a “game changer.”

Five of the high-tech, semi-automatic weapons arrived in the war-torn country this month and soon will be tested in combat.

“This weapon makes our forces more lethal, it makes them more effective and it keeps them safer,” said Lt. Col. Christopher Lehner, the project manager for individual weapons at Program Executive Office Soldier, which developed the XM-25. “This is the first time that we’ve put smart technology in the weapons system for the individual soldier.”

Here’s how it works, lets say the enemy pops up from a rock 300 meters away. He fires a quick burst from his AK 47 and ducks behind the rock for cover. The soldier with the XM 25 uses the scope to obtain the range automatically and this is then fed into a micro chip inside the projectile. Then its a matter of firing the weapon in the right direction and letting the bullet do the rest. The bullet flies to the area of the rock and then explodes right behind it taking out anyone hiding there. There will be no place to hide on the battlefield anymore.