tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10820485.post3496370246743825751..comments2023-11-03T09:36:22.100-04:00Comments on In From the Cold: One Night in DecemberGeorge Smileyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07049707648660651119noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10820485.post-1071900255290170882010-12-10T14:17:09.338-05:002010-12-10T14:17:09.338-05:00Richard: Our post on the next missile crisis in th...Richard: Our post on the next missile crisis in the Western Hemisphere will be up later today...we've been watching that situation carefully. Iran has been expanding its influence in Central and South America for years, and since Hugo Chavez wants to be a member of the missile-nukes-club, he'd be more than happy to provide basing for Iranian Shahab-3s.<br /><br />Some people are downplaying this report because it originated in the German press, but the German media was among the first to report that Iran had acquired BM-25 IRBMs from North Korea--a claim that has never been disproved. Clearly, Tehran, Caracas and Pyongyang (among others) sense weakness in Washington and they are moving rapidly to exploit it. <br /><br />We can never allow medium or intermediate range Iranian/Venezuelan missiles in South America, period.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12712369389411084085noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10820485.post-29561244286851653542010-12-10T09:47:19.422-05:002010-12-10T09:47:19.422-05:00Unrelated, of course, but worthy of expert comment...Unrelated, of course, but worthy of expert comment nonetheless:<br /><br />http://www.hudson-ny.org/1714/iran-missiles-in-venezuelaRichardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05707974400525362949noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10820485.post-37068682601690488792010-12-10T08:35:18.763-05:002010-12-10T08:35:18.763-05:00I remember being in eighth grade in a Catholic ele...I remember being in eighth grade in a Catholic elementary school when we heard the announcement that John Kennedy had been shot. That made an impact. I saw him in his motorcade in person when he was campaigning, and it was made abundantly clear to us that he was breaking a barrier by becoming the first Catholic president. Let's just say that the views presented to us were far more Camelot than reality, and I was just a kid. <br /><br />I don't know if I'm jaded, or what, but the rest of these famous people being killed are "too bad" moments in my life. I don't remember where I was. <br /><br />I'd trade you ten Lennons for my best friend, who didn't survive Vietnam. I remember the day that car pulled up to their house. <br /><br />Maybe the word is cynical, but I've seen enough to be that way. I don't remember where I was. Lennon was just a singer in a defunct band.MarkDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05386529130897728870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10820485.post-7348401823781718072010-12-10T00:08:11.063-05:002010-12-10T00:08:11.063-05:00Enjoyable read....ThxEnjoyable read....ThxClaudehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14272918084399326976noreply@blogger.com