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Obama Administration Bullies Allies Over Iran Nuke Deal Dissent

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President Obama is "blowing up our alliances to secure a deal that paves Iran’s way to a bomb," according to European sources close to the negotiations, and as Washington Free Beacon reports, efforts by the Obama administration to stem criticism of its diplomacy with Iran have included threats to nations involved in the talks, including U.S. allies. France has borne the brunt of Obama's wrath as one source in Europe close to the ongoing diplomacy said the US has begun to adopt a “harsh” stance toward its allies in Paris because "the clarifications expose just how weak the Americans’ deal is shaping up to be."

 

As The Washington Free Beacon reports,

A series of conversations between top American and French officials, including between President Obama and French President Francois Hollande, have seen Americans engage in behavior described as bullying by sources who spoke to the Washington Free Beacon.

 

The disagreement over France’s cautious position in regard to Iran threatens to erode U.S. relations with Paris, sources said.

 

Tension between Washington and Paris comes amid frustration by other U.S. allies, such as Saudi Arabia and Israel. The White House responded to this criticism by engaging in public campaigns analysts worry will endanger American interests.

 

Western policy analysts who spoke to the Free Beacon, including some with close ties to the French political establishment, were dismayed over what they saw as the White House’s willingness to sacrifice its relationship with Paris as talks with Iran reach their final stages.

 

A recent phone call between Obama and Hollande was reported as tense as the leaders disagreed over the White House’s accommodation of Iranian red lines.

 

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“The French want a deal, but they see no rush and repeat that Iranians need a deal more than we do, and that we shouldn’t fix artificial deadlines that put more pressure on us than Iran.”

 

One source in Europe close to the ongoing diplomacy said the United States has begun to adopt a “harsh” stance toward its allies in Paris.

 

“There have been very harsh expressions of displeasure by the Americans toward French officials for raising substantive concerns about key elements of what the White House and State Department negotiators are willing to concede to Iran,” said the source, who spoke on condition of anonymity. “That is because the clarifications expose just how weak the Americans’ deal is shaping up to be.”

Another Western source familiar with the talks said the White House is sacrificing longstanding alliances to cement a contentious deal with Iran before Obama’s term in office ends.

“The President could be hammering out the best deal in the history of diplomacy, and it still wouldn’t be worth sacrificing our alliances with France, Israel, and Saudi Arabia—key partners in Europe, the eastern Mediterranean, and the Gulf,” the source said. “But he’s blowing up our alliances to secure a deal that paves Iran’s way to a bomb.”

 

A State Department spokesperson declined to comment on the issue.

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How to make friends and influence people... perhaps this is yet another glimpse into why so many "allies" are sidling up to China's new non-hegemonic Yuan liberalization push...

 

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Fri, 03/27/2015 - 18:13 | 5935523 Dutch
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Whatever happened to "no deal is better than a bad deal?". At this point, I'll take "no deal", at least it is an intellectually honest non-resolution of a situation that is not resolved.

Did BO and JK lie to us about "no deal is better than a bad deal?". Wow, couldn't see that coming. George Costanza Opposite Day, every day, from these guys.

Fri, 03/27/2015 - 18:22 | 5935558 are we there yet
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Iran is making a concession that it will not nuke Kenya. Thats progress.

Fri, 03/27/2015 - 18:23 | 5935565 Wahooo
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Everyone should have nukes. There'd be a helluva lot more peace.

Fri, 03/27/2015 - 20:18 | 5935906 black calx
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Well an armed society is a polite society! :)

Fri, 03/27/2015 - 18:41 | 5935619 nmewn
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“The challenge is: as soon as you write anything down, you’ve got to write everything down,” Hammond (British Foreign Secretary) said."

So, its gotta be like, passed first but this time the public still won't know whats in it because nothing will be written down. Perfect!

"But he said that whatever the negotiators produce should satisfy “99 percent” of people’s questions, while acknowledging that the expected looseness of the agreement opens the possibility that Secretary of State John Kerry will have a different version to talk about in Washington than Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif will bring back to Tehran."

ttp://www.politico.com/story/2015/03/britain-foreign-secretary-iran-deal-reaction-116456.html#ixzz3Vd1cyBTl

Fri, 03/27/2015 - 18:42 | 5935620 BlowsAgainstthe...
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Its time for a US rapprochement with Iran.  And to tell Israel they can stick it.

Fri, 03/27/2015 - 18:42 | 5935623 localizer
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If Pakistan has nuclear weapon why cannot Iran have one?

Fri, 03/27/2015 - 20:05 | 5935872 daveO
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My question is, if the Paki's have had them all these years, why don't the Iranians already have them? 

Fri, 03/27/2015 - 18:51 | 5935649 thamnosma
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Will somone explain to me how Obama can bully anybody after six years of incompetent leadership?  Why don't they just laugh in his face and tell him to fuck off?  I really don't get the continued cowtowing to a bloated and failing empire.

Fri, 03/27/2015 - 19:07 | 5935700 nmewn
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Could be just me but I think people are getting tired of being ordered to form "breakout groups" and then get back to him with a solution on the back nine...lol.

Fri, 03/27/2015 - 20:04 | 5935867 kowalli
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USA have mitilary bases in Europe, but Europe havent any in USA. It's simple

If you don't get it now, i have no more comments..

Fri, 03/27/2015 - 20:08 | 5935878 daveO
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Iranians have been cut off from dollar trades, due to sanctions. They were bartering with their oil, but now oil prices have collapsed, ;).

Sat, 03/28/2015 - 06:48 | 5936573 localizer
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I think it's because of the 'info' they have on anyone of any significance so that does make Obama's job a lot easier, in fact, with that 'info' even an illiterate president would be able to bully anybody they want.. but Snowden made sure this will be increasingly difficult to do in the future... so I would expect the job of the next president to be a lot more difficult.. and of course a lot depends on how the all mighty dollar will be doing... and why would anyone, except for the peasants, think USSA needs a competent president? Just the opposite, they (by that I mean those who pay for it and get $700 on the dollar ROI) need an incompetent one who is much easier to manage, it's been like this for a long long time already. Any true leader will be silenced one way or the other and this is not even limited to USSA, this goes well beyond.

Fri, 03/27/2015 - 18:52 | 5935653 BullyBearish
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Netanyahu: Iran Has Inherent Right to Self Defense

 

I just changed one word...

Fri, 03/27/2015 - 19:16 | 5935726 Monetas
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"The best defense ....is a good offense .... and Bibi's gonna use it !" .... Monedas

Fri, 03/27/2015 - 18:54 | 5935660 MedTechEntrepreneur
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Somebody had better frog-march his ass out of the white house before he blows up the entire world!  Shit! 

 

Fri, 03/27/2015 - 18:58 | 5935671 ChargingHandle
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A social issue president...sure...but he is not a world issue leader

Fri, 03/27/2015 - 18:59 | 5935673 Monetas
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At least with Obamacare .... we had to pass it to find out .... what's in it .... in this Iran deal .... we will never know what's in it .... it's scribbled in sand ! This is much worse than Madeline Albright giving fuel rods .... to the Norks !

Fri, 03/27/2015 - 19:01 | 5935680 thecrud
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Funny how Republican treaty's it was called arm twisting and was seen as good politics.

Noe that they need to oppose Obama everything so he dont make them look worse than they already do it

It the bad bully. I call bull shit.

Fri, 03/27/2015 - 19:07 | 5935698 Monetas
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I'd like you .... to replace Marie Harf .... so we can get some clarity !

Fri, 03/27/2015 - 21:43 | 5936080 dexter_morgan
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drink much before posting?

Fri, 03/27/2015 - 19:02 | 5935683 Monetas
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Obama and Kerry .... need to have career ending accidents .... with their workout machines .... like Harry Reid ! LOL

Fri, 03/27/2015 - 19:03 | 5935685 blindman
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NRBQ - Crazy Like a Fox (Live on Sunday Night 1988)

Fri, 03/27/2015 - 19:05 | 5935691 Mister Delicious
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https://wideawakegentile.wordpress.com/2014/12/30/washington-free-beacon...

the washington free beacon is about as honest and objective as to Iran as you'd expect Bill Kristol and the rest of the Ziocons to be.

This is for our resident hasbara trolls:

http://mycatbirdseat.com/2013/06/the-machiavelian-threefold-game-of-the-...

and anyone who wants a pretty thorough understanding of "neoconservatism"'s origins amongst the Jewish Left

Fri, 03/27/2015 - 19:12 | 5935712 Monetas
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When a flaming Socialist like Hollande has to berate Obama .... you know Obama has gone too far left .... again !

Fri, 03/27/2015 - 19:22 | 5935742 Mister Delicious
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I'm not worried about Iran's non-existent nukes.

I'm worried about what Israel is willing to do to lie us into a war with Iran.

Iran supports Hezbollah and that resistance group frustrates the Ziopath's ability to annex Lebanon to the Litani.

http://www.bintjbeil.com/index.html
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-11101797

http://northerntruthseeker.blogspot.com/2010/05/zionist-israel-wants-wat...

http://www.tomatobubble.com/id775.html

Fri, 03/27/2015 - 19:22 | 5935745 Monetas
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Obama is a Sunni first .... a Shiite second .... and a Communist third .... but the Shiite in him is gaining ground !

Fri, 03/27/2015 - 20:31 | 5935932 tony wilson and...
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monetas i agree you cannot trust the muslims

if only you could convert them to your talmooo and tora bora

 

http://www.zengardner.com/male-circumcision-alters-brain-victims/#

Fri, 03/27/2015 - 19:30 | 5935765 Mister Delicious
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Top 10 Reasons Americans should Dismiss Israel’s Netanyahu on Attacking Iran

http://www.juancole.com/2013/07/americans-netanyahu-attacking.html

America Must Reject Netanyahu’s War Cry on Iran
Netanyahu’s narrative is a fabric of lies and omissions.

http://reason.com/archives/2015/03/05/america-must-reject-netanyahus-war...

Paying students to spread Israeli propaganda online:

http://electronicintifada.net/blogs/ali-abunimah/israeli-students-get-20...

A Guide to hasbara trolls

http://cassiopaea.org/forum/index.php?topic=35866.0

Fri, 03/27/2015 - 19:34 | 5935778 gregga777
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The Main Stream Media "professional journalists", that is, the kinds of spineless and mindless boot lickers who always seem to follow around delusional psychopaths with aspirations of becoming dictators, are right when they protest that LOTUS* is not working for the enemy. Seriously. No sarcasm.

LOTUS is not working for the enemy.

LOTUS IS the enemy.

LOTUS is "The Manchurian Candidate" and the Iranian Ayatollah and ruling Mullahs are his true Allies.

* LOTUS—an acronym for LIAR OF THE UNITED STATES.

Fri, 03/27/2015 - 19:46 | 5935820 Tachyon5321
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The Havard educated Acorn negiotator has lost big and it is clear that this agreement will open the doors to nuclear weapon across the globe.

 

 

Fri, 03/27/2015 - 20:01 | 5935840 Old Poor Richard
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The best thing that could ever happen to the United States would be our backstabbing parasitic "allies" France, Saudi Arabia and Israel declaring war on us out of fuming anger at Obama.  Bring it on, assholes.  Fighting them would be cheaper than it's costing us to fight their battles for them against Libya, Syria, etc.  The fact that France had a radical change in government when electing a socialist yet still has the exact same beligerence against Islamic MENA nations proves that the elected government in France doesn't actually control France.

Lots of empty-headed comments here about "the bomb" proliferating around the world because of Obama.  Iran and "the bomb"--almost as scary as gay marriage!  Ha.  It's surprising how many neocon hacks are crawling out of the woodwork.  Zero Hedge has an infestation. 

Sat, 03/28/2015 - 05:22 | 5936514 Element
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"The fact that France had a radical change in government when electing a socialist yet still has the exact same beligerence against Islamic MENA nations proves that the elected government in France doesn't actually control France."

 

I agree. Here's why.

Hollande, like Sarkozy before him is a complete bitch for Israel for the simple reason that the Jewish bankers can keep France's banks from imploding overnight. As a result Hollande just does anything Nuttyahoo demands of him. And that is the deeper source of 'tensions' between Obama and Hollande in this case. Hollande is just Nuttyyahoos voice in Obama's ear again, and Obama knows it.

Indeed the 'western' mainstream media has been running a line recently that France has displaced the UK, as the USA's main ally, in Europe - which is of course complete horse crap. But why are the 'papers' and their blogs running that sort of line, all of a sudden?

It's because that is the perception that Israel and zionist own media want to be the perceived 'reality' to lend more weight to Hollande's worthless opinions, incompetence and stupidity, because via debt the zionist clutch can use and abuse Hollande and the French military, and French state policy, and the security of the people of France, to execute Israeli-zionist objectives in the ME, when dealing with Hezbollah, Assad and Iran. It's why Nuttyahoo insisted on barging into the faux street-walk parade of core European leaders, standing in unity with France. 

France Displaces Britain as Key US Military Ally
Agence France-Presse 2:53 p.m. EDT March 19, 2015

And they have been running this line for 18 months now, all the way back to the accusation that Asad attacked his own Capital with Chemical weapons ... while chemical weapons inspectors were just a few blocks away. And obvious setup. But not according to Hollande, it was clear cut that Assad did it! 

France expected to replace UK as key US ally in Syria intervention
Guardian, Saturday 31 August 2013

This whole bizarre farce peddled especially during the past month, of France becoming the US's big-stick ally in Europe is entirely confected garbage. Rot, from beginning to end, designed only to promote the words and views of Hollande's zionist backers, speaking through Hollande, on the Assad and Hezbollah and Iranian enrichment/sanctions deal issue.

Not surprisingly, it's France that's supplying weapons today to the Lebanese Govt, to join in future battle against Hezbollah. Everything Hollande does right now, regarding the entire MENA area, is to aid the aggressive Israeli policy objectives of destroying all potential backers of the Palestinians and Hezbollah on its borders. Israel is entirely happy to destroy every country in the ME and most of North Africa in the process. And the US is apparently willing to stumble about like a drunk with a minigun, doing exactly that. While dragging all of its duped allies into the mother of all wars.

As a result, France can not to be trusted in any matters of 'peace' deals or negotiations, or diplomacy, within the middle East, or anywhere else for that matter.

As for Washington, it's perfectly obvious they're working up to attack Assad, and by default they are attacking Iran's military ally, which is also Russia's ally, which requires an armed Iranian military response to both aid and defend Assad, and end or limit the US air and ground attacks, and to protect Iran itself from what follows.

Hence all of the recent noise about the US forces not being engaged in allied military operations with Iran, in Iraq, because that's going to go seriously sour rather soon.

Of course the US is also totally indebted to Zionist bankers, so Obama just pretends to still control events, on behalf of the Jewish administrators in the White House. Obama likes to portray that he still controls US foreign policy developments, and also the use of US military forces, that he isn't really sacrificing US (and allied) national security interests, of both citizen and state simply to serve zionist banking interests and a psychopathic Israeli government that is intent on destroying the Persian State at any cost, then the Arabs also, then those simply awful Pakistanis with their sharia law and atomic bombs.

Hence Israel's very rapidly expanding defense relationship with India. Because in the end, it was Pakistan that happily gave the centrifuge tech to Iran, and to Iraq, and to Libya ... and others.

And you know what? They just might do it again! And we can't have that.

How can the chosen race rule the entire earth if nuclear-armed Muslims exist? It's simply not compatible with the promises and prophecies of God, given to the former nomadic tent dwelling goat herder named Abraham, and various other dubious alleged characters of the popular fiction of the day.

So that's got to change.

The thing is though, the Sunnis are in for the chop here too, as soon as the Shia's heavy weapons and their manufacturing capability and strike platforms have all been destroyed. The Saudis seem to be aware of this but they also want the Persian madcap religious state competition thinned out a bit. But they are taking some demonstrable precautions against Israel while doing that, but it's unlikely to be a deterrent against Israel's extensive list of debtor proxies.
 
Saudi Arabia targeting Iran and Israel with ballistic missiles

But frankly, the Saudi's are going to get hammered by the US and NATO, firstly cutting off parts and ammunition supplies (at some point) and by ME radicalism infiltration (same old ... see Assad), and not hammered by Israeli forces themselves.

It is the debtor that does the killing and dieing, not the banker puppet masters in the back offices.

The US is zionism's proxy and that proxy is also using its own proxies (ISIS, FSA, Kurds, Shia Iraqis) to do its killing, of Sunnis, to draw in allies and get to the actual target, Assad.

But best of all the US gets to sell a vast windfall of bombs and platforms, which props MIC stocks, which were suffering badly from the draw-downs and forced spending cuts (sequestration).

And if Western Oil production remains high and even grows from here, and the zionist bankers in the US prevent them from imploding from debts, then it does not matter if the entire MENA and gulf area is in ashes 5 to 10 years from now.

WIN-WIN! ... for both lender, and debtor!

So now the US will have its own oil and gas to back its own petro-dollar.

Nice one.

And with the MENA in ruins, oil exported from ME falls to a low number.

 

Hey China? ... who runs Barter Town?

 

And you can even select your preferred flavor of a Clinton, or a Bush, with which to wrap it all up!

Democratic heaven! ... on a stick!

Hence the consummate lack of elected governments who control their own country and policies.

The only thing driving us to slaughter (war) here, is the failure to bankrupt zionist bankers, and face reality as it is. We would rather wipe out the entire middle east and murder tens of millions of people for Israel in the process, dwarfing the alleged figures of the WWII genocide - for Israel! Than to merely deal with the TBTF zombies, and the FEDERAL RESERVE, and the zionist control of the US Treasury, and the White house itself, and major US departments, which is totally demolishing the USA plus the standing and moral high-ground of the western world and culture, via debt, and the fear of simply bankrupting the TBTF banks, and severing 100% of western military, diplomatic and trade support for Israel.

No the world would not suddenly turn into a paradise if we did that. But I for one could live with the result of that far better than with what's coming.

 

 

Fri, 03/27/2015 - 20:02 | 5935862 tarabel
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This is clearly a man who is "non compos mentos" and has two years left to get even non-ier. No one will stop him and the end result will be a united Muslim world equipped with nuclear weapons. Not the work of the anti-Christ but the work of the anti-John the Baptist to pave the way for his appearance. Taking place right before your eyes.

Fri, 03/27/2015 - 22:10 | 5936117 tarabel
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Glad to hear that everything is great in your part of the world and that your chosen leaders have it all under control.

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PUIa674GGCo

Sat, 03/28/2015 - 03:46 | 5936495 Seek_Truth
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"Anti-John the Baptist".

This is a covert way of saying you do not believe that Jesus Christ of Nazareth is the one and only Messiah, the son of YHWH.

Yes or No, Tarabel?

Sat, 03/28/2015 - 11:56 | 5936881 tarabel
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The policies of Barack Obama are opening the door for the united Middle Eastern caliphate that is the key to the foretold arrival of the End Times. Stating this (to me) obvious fact is in no way a refutation of the Second Coming, but rather an announcement of its imminent approach.

As to the name of God, I seriously doubt that he worries about how it is spelled. But to each their own.

There are many who do not see what is coming, but that is the whole point of the exercise.

Man will attempt to solve this problem unaided and will fail. Does that seem like a likely assessment, Seeker?

That failure will open every heart to an alternate solution. The first alternative will be the False One and the vast majority of mankind will eagerly seize upon his promises, only to discover that they have chained themselves to the rock of an ultimate and inescapable lie. How likely is that?

Only then will the final settlement take place.

Those who do not see do not want to see and do not believe anything that they do see. Yet still they instinctively and even rationally recognize that we are in for a serious shit storm. But hanging the bankers or exterminating the jews or trampling America in the dust, or some other hatred-based solution is offered as a (false) cure that makes the Father of Lies cackle with glee and rub his hands in delighted anticipation. Every form of evil must march under the banner of pretended goodness.

The purpose of tribulation is to exhaust all other alternatives and then open now-closed hearts to a different solution that is presently considered to be curiously intolerable to the vast and increasing majority.

Personally, I am quite comfortable in not running with the rest of the herd here at ZH or anywhere else. All herds, even ones that are filled with like-minded people in their snappy-looking non-conformists uniforms, are destined for the slaughter pen.

Hope that clears things up.

 

Sat, 03/28/2015 - 14:34 | 5937363 Seek_Truth
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Your analysis is spot on, but you, perhaps intentionally, leave out the details.

While God is not so petty as to be concerned with the altertnative spellings of His name used at different times and places here on this Earth- it is important to worship the true God, not the false ones, for the reasons you enumerated above.

That one true God is YHWH, Yahweh, or as some call Him, Jehovah. He was made known by His son, the true Messiah, Jesus Christ.

It is very important to understand that- because Allah, Gaia, and all the other false gods won't get anyone everlasting life.

It is His will that things are going the way they are, and the battle to end all battles is near. It will be a war with two human entities- The UK & US with their allies, pitted against Iran & Russia and their allies. The winner of that war will be the latter, and they will destroy the financial system, the Great Whore, Babylon the Great.

Then the Second Coming of Jesus Christ will occur shortly thereafter.

Fri, 03/27/2015 - 20:04 | 5935869 Zodiac
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Obama folded like a cheap aluminum lawn chair.  That's what you get when you elect an affirmative action incompetent.

Fri, 03/27/2015 - 20:08 | 5935879 foodstampbarry
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I would give anything for one of these so called leaders from another country to tell Barry to fuck off on live televison.

Sat, 03/28/2015 - 11:07 | 5936753 Element
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Probably happened several times already ... don't rely on the media lie-support apparatus to broadcast it.

Fri, 03/27/2015 - 20:10 | 5935888 DrHydralisk
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If Iran already has nukes, as some claim, then why would they not announce the fact. Isn't that the whole point of having them?

Fri, 03/27/2015 - 20:24 | 5935924 me or you
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French has always been a whore.

Fri, 03/27/2015 - 20:25 | 5935926 me or you
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The best thing France can do is deliver the Mistrals to Russia.

Fri, 03/27/2015 - 21:38 | 5936072 dexter_morgan
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I guess when the unstated goal of the ZWO is to destroy the inconvenient CONSTITUTIONAL republic that was the USA in order to advance globalism, then I guess Bush and Obama have been incredible successes. Measured by any other means they are traitors at best, but since the consitution is shredded and lays in confetti at their feet, I guess treason is rather fashionable these days.

Just imagine if we had adhered to the constitution all along how many of our current day problems would not have ever come about. 

oh well. 

Fri, 03/27/2015 - 22:16 | 5936141 tarabel
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I do not know whether it is owing to the anxiety of my mind, or what, but this afternoon, as I was sitting at this table engaging in preparing a dispatch, something in the apartment seemed to disturb me. Looking up, I beheld standing opposite to me a singularly beautiful being. So astonished was I, for I had given strict orders not to be disturbed that it was some moments before I found language to inquire the cause of the visit. A second, a third, and even a fourth time did I repeat my question, but received no answer from my mysterious visitor except a slight raising of the eyes.

By this time I felt strange sensations spreading through me. I would have risen but the riveted gaze of the being before me rendered volition impossible. I tried once more to speak, but my tongue became useless, as if paralyzed. A new influence, mysterious, potent, irresistible, took possession of me. All I could do was to gaze steadily, vacantly at my unknown visitor.

Gradually the surrounding atmosphere seemed to fill with sensations, and grew luminous. Everything about me seemed to rarefy, the mysterious visitor also becoming more airy and yet more distinct to my sight than before. I began to feel as one dying, or rather to experience the sensations I sometimes imagine accompanying death. I did not think, I did not reason, I did not move. All were alike impossible. I was only conscious of gazing fixedly, vacantly on my companion.

Presently I heard a voice say,

“Son of the Republic, look and learn,”

while at the same time my visitor extended an arm eastward. I now beheld a heavy white vapor at some distance rising fold upon fold. This gradually dissipated, and I looked upon the strange scene. Before me lay, out in one vast plain all the countries of the world — Europe, Asia, Africa, and America. I saw rolling and tossing between Europe and America lay billows of the Atlantic, and between Asia and America lay the Pacific.

“Son of the Republic”, said the same mysterious voice as before,

“Look and learn.”

At that moment I beheld a dark shadowy being, like an angel, standing, or rather floating in mid-air, between Europe and America. Dipping water out of the ocean in the hollow of each hand, he sprinkled some upon America with his right hand, while with his left he cast some over Europe. Immediately a cloud arose from these countries and joined in mid-ocean. For awhile it remained stationary, and then it moved slowly westward, until it enveloped America in its murky folds. Sharp flashed of lightning gleamed through at intervals, and I heard the smothered groans and cries of the American People.

A second time the angel dipped water from the ocean and sprinkled it out as before. The dark cloud drew back to the ocean, in whose heaving billows it sank from view.

A third time I heard the mysterious voice saying,

“Son of the Republic, look and learn.”

I cast my eyes upon America and beheld villages and town and cities spring up one right after another until the whole land from the Atlantic to the Pacific was dotted with them. Again, I heard the mysterious voice say,

“Son of the Republic, the end of the century cometh, look and learn.”

And this time a dark shadowy angel turned his face southward. From Africa I saw an ill omened spectra approach our land. It flitted slowly and heavily over every town and city of the latter. The inhabitants presently set themselves in battle array against each other. As I continued look I saw a bright angel on whose brow was traced the word ‘Union.’ He was bearing the American flag. He placed the flag between the divided nation and said,

“Remember, ye are brethren. ”

Instantly the inhabitants, casting down their weapons became friends once more, and united around the National Standard.

Again I heard a mysterious voice saying,

“Son of the Republic, look and learn.”

At this the dark, shadowy angel placed a trumpet to his mouth, and blew three distinct blasts; and taking water from the ocean, he sprinkled it upon Europe, Asia, and Africa.

Then my eyes beheld a fearful scene. From each of these continents arose thick black clouds that were soon joined into one. And throughout this mass there gleamed a dark red light by which I saw hordes of armed men. These men, moving with the cloud marched by land and sailed by sea to America, which country was enveloped in the volume of the cloud. And I dimly saw these vast armies devastate the whole country and burn the villages, towns and cities, which I had seen spring up.

As my ears listened to the thundering of the cannon, clashing of swords, and the shouts and cries of millions in mortal combat, I again heard the mysterious voice saying,

“Son of the Republic, look and learn.”

When the voice had ceased, the dark shadowy angel placed his trumpet once more to his mouth, and blew a long and fearful blast. Instantly a light, as of a thousand suns shone down from above me, and pierced and broke into fragments of the dark cloud, which enveloped America. At the same moment the angel upon whose head still shown the word ‘Union,’ and who bore our national flag in one hand and a sword in the other, descended from the heavens attended by legions of white spirits. These immediately joined the inhabitants of America, who I perceived were well-nigh over come, but who immediately taking courage again, closed up their broken ranks, and renewed battle.

Again amid the fearful voice of the conflict I heard the mysterious voice say,

“Son of the Republic, look and learn.”

As the voice ceased, the shadowy angel for the last time dipped the water from the ocean and sprinkled it upon America. Instantly the dark clouds rolled back, together with the armies it had brought, leaving the inhabitants of the land victorious.

Then once more I beheld the villages, towns and cities springing up where I had seem them before, while the bright angel, planting the azure standard cried with a loud voice:

“While the stars remain, and the heavens send down dew upon the earth, so long shall the Union last.”

And taking from his brow the crown, which blazoned the word ‘Union,’ he placed it down upon the standard while the people, kneeling down said, ‘Amen.’

The scene instantly began to fade and dissolve, and I at last saw nothing but the rising, curling vapor, I at first beheld. This also disappeared, and I found myself once more gazing upon the mysterious visitor who, in the same voice I heard before said,

“Son of the Republic, what you have seen is thus interpreted: Three great perils will come upon the Republic. The most fearful for her is the third. But the whole world united shall not prevail against her. Let every child of the Republic learn to live for his God, his land and Union.”

With these words the vision vanished, and I started from my seat and felt that I had seen a vision wherein had been showed me the birth, progress, and destiny of the United States.”

Sat, 03/28/2015 - 04:05 | 5936486 gallistic
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Beloved "Tarabel, Son of the Republic", you seem to have gone into apocalyptic overdrive.

Has Mama Mescaline been embracing you and holding you close to her bosom?

Sat, 03/28/2015 - 11:01 | 5936839 tarabel
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Glad to hear that everything is rosy over in your world and that the prophecy of George Washington is of no interest to you.

"The whole world united shall not prevail against her."

I know which side you are actually on, even if you have yet to realize it.

Sat, 03/28/2015 - 14:39 | 5937313 gallistic
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Either you are with us or with the enemy?

Damn, you are easy to manipulate.

Fri, 03/27/2015 - 22:20 | 5936153 blindman
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just imagine a significant man made power
outage resulting in a man made melt down.
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there is the debt plot, transcribed.
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NRBQ - I Want You To Feel Good Too (Live on Sunday Night 1988)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jzTLoyFBGeM
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no time for it ...

Fri, 03/27/2015 - 22:42 | 5936186 spooz
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Another piece of ZH propaganda, this time for the Israel lobby. They depend on the simpletons whose critical thinking skills are limited to "if Obama is for it, I'm against it."

Seems like the AIPAC* propaganda is spewed by both sides of the political spectrum, though.  Counterpunch had a post last week on how "liberal" NPR tiptoes around the double standard of Israel not having to sign a Non-Proliferation Treaty and the US giving them a pass on having a nuclear weapon program, while we are supposed to get all fired up about the possibility that Iran might have one.  Such hypocracy.

 It seems like every other day there is some piece of propaganda garbage that gets posted here on ZH.  Mighty sketchy lately.

 

http://www.counterpunch.org/2015/03/25/some-things-npr-doesnt-tell-its-l...

 

*America's pro-Israel lobby

Sat, 03/28/2015 - 03:37 | 5936491 gallistic
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NPR was brought to heel quite a few years ago.

Fri, 03/27/2015 - 23:02 | 5936222 monad
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if he didn't officially define Israel as a rogue terrorist state and a stooge of the enemies of Liberty, it didn't happen.

I might look the other way if Uncle Tom would sweep AIPAC, and Feinstein, Pelosi and Warren, the Harvard by MRS kike.

But my father was on the USS Liberty. I paid for that. Double.

I don't believe in compensation. Look around, it never worked. Ever.

Fri, 03/27/2015 - 23:57 | 5936307 dsty
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Once again it seems the terrorist deniers have won the stacked ZH discussion.

Oh, the terrorists, that's Israel right.

Obama is just bending over backwards to accommodate Israel.

I mean the Muslim Brotherhood.

Egypt: US Playing 'Double Game' in War on Terror

http://www.cbn.com/cbnnews/insideisrael/2015/February/White-House-Meets-...

 

Egypt is now on the front lines of the battle against ISIS, and some of its leaders are making new accusations about the Obama administration's war on terror.

They accuse the United States of playing a double game, fighting terrorists abroad while meeting with them at home.

A recent White House meeting between President Barack Obama and Muslim leaders sent shockwaves through the Middle East, specifically in Israel and Egypt. The cause of the uproar: the group included leaders with ties to the Muslim Brotherhood.

"We just don't understand because we know the history of the Muslim Brothers," former Israeli Ambassador to Egypt Zvi Mazel told CBN News. "We know exactly who they are. So how come the United States, the administration -- in that case the president himself and the State Department -- receive delegation[s] of the Muslim Brothers?"

Of the 14 leaders attending the meetings, at least three represented groups that were founded by or tied to the Muslim Brotherhood.

One is an active lobbyist trying to convince the United States to remove Hamas and Hezbollah from the terror group list and put Israel on it.

One photo showed a Muslim leader giving the Muslim Brotherhood salute in front of the State Department seal.

"President Obama has some -- how do you say -- a weakness toward the Muslim Brothers," Mazel said.

Sat, 03/28/2015 - 07:08 | 5936581 spooz
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You are totally clueless. But I guess people who read the "Christian Broadcasting Network" must love to fan the flames of the bogus War on Terror to accelerate the End of Days prophecy from the "Good" Book.

Christian fundamentalists like you are as bad, probably worse, as Islamist fundamentalists, imo, when it comes to warmongering, since they seem to be the ones picking the fights and in doing so, fomenting hatred against America in the mideast. Anything to accelerate the End Times prophecy and get Jeezus to return to earth, right? Mythological drivel spewed by ignorant fools.

Sat, 03/28/2015 - 04:29 | 5936512 Aleedsfella
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Go Fuck yourself America!

Sat, 03/28/2015 - 04:37 | 5936515 Svakil
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Well. I guess BO knows what France(Sarkozy) did the last time a better deal was almost done with Iran in 2003. He blew it up as he got some contract from Saudi to scuttle the deal.

Sat, 03/28/2015 - 06:54 | 5936576 nah
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its a small

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small bomb

Sat, 03/28/2015 - 07:43 | 5936609 The Ingenious G...
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Free Beaon are PNACers.

About us:

Chairman - Michael Goldfarb - PNAC, neocon

Editor in Chief - Matthew Continetti - son-in-law of Wjlliam Kristol, PNAC co-founder and Chairman

Sat, 03/28/2015 - 10:01 | 5936747 roadhazard
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I can't believe Anyone ever thought Iran was NOT going to have nukes. Tell you what, get Israel to get rid of Their nukes they are not supposed to have and Then start talking to Iran .

Sat, 03/28/2015 - 10:41 | 5936805 Element
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It is simply idiotic and laughable to expect any country that is continually threatened with surprise strategic attack, to not arm itself with every weapon that it can produce and wield.

If I were Iran I would have an arsenal of 100 nukes by now.

But if religion is given as the 'special' reason, for why Iran in particular, is always being singled-out as being not allowed to have any weapon that it can employ to deter strategic aggression, then I'm pretty sure a Jewish state of Israel also falls in that category an not ever be allowed to have them either. Nor a ratty alleged 'Christian' State like USA, UK, France or Russia. And a Muslim state of Pakistan sure can't have them! And the Hindu state of India, with all those bloody Gods! They can't have nuclear weapons, much too dangerous! So it looks like only the godless Chinese and North Koreans can be trusted to not use them on puritanical religious grounds.

But nationalism is fine though, for when has nationalism ever resulted in mass-murder?

Clearly the ONLY reason anyone is even talking about Iran's right or not to have a nuclear arsenal is solely because the Israel lobby uses its mass-media and political bribery and blackmail to make it adn issue, and seem even more dangerous than the total psychopath in the Knesset, nuttyahoo having several hundred nukes already, and is continually threatening Iran with a strategic attack. He's been doing it for over twenty years.

Yeah, that might have something to do with why anyone is talking about it.

In which case, Iran should have 100 nukes, to deter Israel.

 

And someone will be along shortly to claim that Israel is really a secular Jewish religious state, when it comes to the nuke question they always default to the claim that their State existence, that was entirely justified in terms of their religion, is a 'secular' state! When you're absolutely determined to be right no matter how wrong, and completely shameless, then no lie is too ridiculous, or too far out of bounds.

Sat, 03/28/2015 - 16:12 | 5937589 danepol
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Iran's missiles are able to reach way beyond the ME and into the US. Remember who's the Big Satan and who theyr'e always chanting "Death to..." 

Sat, 03/28/2015 - 21:02 | 5938228 Element
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OK let me edit that then:

"In which case, Iran should have 100 nukes, to deter USA."

As well.

Read the known and admitted history of CIA murder, torture, oppression and endless meddling in Iran, since WWII under the Shah and you might understand why they feel that way about the US. It's pretty accurate, from their point of view. And you only have to look at modern history of the ME since as to why they kept on doing it, thereafter their Islamic revolution.

But frankly, I've not heard of any one in Iran doing that for many years now. They seem to have come to grips with the fact of USA being a war-mongering pro-zionist hegemon, and simply got busy building the weapons to do something about it, and put an end to the evil that it does, like funding, training and arming FSA and ISIS, and the defending the people and countries who kept them going while the US attacked Syria via FSA and affiliated Al-Qaeda/ISIL proxies (who have now turned against them) for the past three years.

Video: American former General Wesley Clark agrees:

"... He [Clark] spent 34 years in the Army and the Department of Defense, receiving many military decorations, several honorary knighthoods, and a Presidential Medal of Freedom. Clark commanded Operation Allied Force in the Kosovo War during his term as the Supreme Allied Commander Europe of NATO from 1997 to 2000. ..." http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wesley_Clark

 

Clarke says the US's "friends and Allies" did it.

So which "friend and Ally" is the only country that wants to get rid of Hezbollah, and Assad within Syria who supports their own civil defense against Israeli invasions and air attacks, and Iran who arms them to defend themselves?

Are you OK with that country routinely attacking Lebanon, and Syria, and soon to be Iran, continually inciting Iran to defend itself via whatever means it can muster, and to see the west in a rather poor light, for continually defending and supporting Israel, when the USA's own senior Generals admit that that Israel has deliberately created ISIL with US knowledge of this, to get rid of Assad and Hezbollah, via the most vile methods the world has seen to date in modern times?

Would that qualify USA as a Great Satan for you?

So I'll reiterate: Iran should have 100 nukes, right now, to deter ISRAEL and USA.

 

Sat, 03/28/2015 - 11:41 | 5936929 falga
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Laurent Fabius is Netanyahu's man in the negotiations with Iran So obviously France trying to abort deal

Sat, 03/28/2015 - 12:41 | 5937074 JR
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The editor of The Washington Free Beacon is married to the daughter of William Kristol. If more is to be said about this warmonger report, surely the Zero Hedge audience can identify pro-Israel material wherever it exists.

This article is nothing less than a partisan statement. It is based on the neocon campaign in America that wants Israel to expand. Not everyone in America agrees with this statement.

As for the Washington Free Beacon, “It was founded by Matthew Continetti and Michael Goldfarb and launched on February 7, 2012, as a project of the 501(c)4 organization Center for American Freedom.[2] In August 2014, it announced it was becoming a for-profit news site.[3]

As for Continetti, he joined The Weekly Standard as an editorial assistant, and later became associate editor.[4] He lives in Arlington, Virginia.[6] He is married to Anne Elizabeth Kristol, the daughter of neo-conservative writer William Kristol.”

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Washington_Free_Beacon

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matthew_Continetti

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