{"id":2765,"date":"2006-05-01T13:44:16","date_gmt":"2006-05-01T17:44:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.test.bradblog.com\/?p=2765"},"modified":"2007-09-09T00:11:29","modified_gmt":"2007-09-09T07:11:29","slug":"videos-middle-east-tensions-rise-over-threat-of-iran-war","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bradblog.com\/?p=2765","title":{"rendered":"VIDEOS &#8211; Middle East Tensions Rise Over Threat of Iran War"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><i>Guest blogged by <b><a href=\"mailto:david@edwardsdavid.com\" target=\"_blank\">David Edwards<\/a><\/b> of <b><a href=\"http:\/\/veredictum.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Veredictum.com<\/a><\/b><\/i><\/p>\n<p>Here are two recent news broadcasts from the Middle East. The first is from the city of Al-Basra in Southern Iraq and the other from Israel. Both clips are evidence that the threat of war with Iran has already become a reality for those  who are living on its&#8217; battlefield.<\/p>\n<p><b>VIDEO &#8211; Iraqi Officials Pledge Suicide Bombers to Stop Attack on Iran<\/b><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edwardsdavid.com\/media\/indy\/images\/link_mo_basra_protects%20iran_060426a1.jpg\" hspace=\"6\" vspace=\"3\" border=\"0\" align=\"left\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bradblog.com\/video\/flvplayer\/FlvPlayer.html?file=http:\/\/www.ameratsu.com\/media\/vid\/indy\/link_mo_basra_protects_iran_060426b_320x240.flv&#038;width=320&#038;height=240&#038;OrigWidth=320&#038;OrigHeight=240\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/bradblog.com\/video\/flvplayer\/bb_play_video-a.gif\" border=\"0\"><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/bradblog.com\/video\/flvplayer\/FlvPlayer.html?file=http:\/\/www.ameratsu.com\/media\/vid\/indy\/link_mo_basra_protects_iran_060426b_320x240.flv&#038;width=320&#038;height=240&#038;OrigWidth=320&#038;OrigHeight=240\">Video in Streaming Flash format&#8230;<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.ameratsu.com\/media\/vid\/indy\/link_mo_basra_protects_iran_060426b_320x240.wmv\">Video in Windows Media format&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Al-Basra City is located in the southern part of Iraq. The city has a seaport that is crucial for the export of Iraq&#8217;s oil. Basra&#8217;s location on Iran&#8217;s southern border makes the city valuable strategically for the launch of a ground attack against Iran (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.sfgate.com\/cgi-bin\/object.cgi?object=\/chronicle\/pictures\/2002\/02\/15\/mn_iraqgrf.jpg&#038;paper=chronicle&#038;file=MN10714.DTL&#038;directory=\/c\/a\/2002\/02\/15&#038;type=news\">map<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p>The City Council of Al-Basra has vowed that it will &#8220;do everything in their power&#8221; to prevent U.S. forces from launching an attack on Iran from Southern Iraq. The Council said that it wanted to maintain a good relationship with neighboring countries. The Council believes that Iran has a right to develop nuclear power for peaceful purposes.<\/p>\n<p>The head of Basra&#8217;s City Council stressed their resolve to stop any attack by saying, &#8220;I assure you when we talked about martyring that it wasn&#8217;t a slip of the tongue. Iraqis are known for their willingness to offer the ultimate sacrifice for the sake of their principals.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Iran claims that coalition forces are already conducting operations along the southern Iraq\/Iran border.<\/p>\n<p>\n<b>VIDEO &#8211; Israeli Propaganda TV: Iranian Threat Worse Than Nazi Germany<\/b><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edwardsdavid.com\/media\/indy\/images\/link_mo_iranian_president_hitler_060426c1.jpg\" hspace=\"6\" vspace=\"3\" border=\"0\" align=\"left\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bradblog.com\/video\/flvplayer\/FlvPlayer.html?file=http:\/\/www.ameratsu.com\/media\/vid\/indy\/link_mo_iranian_president_hitler_060426b_320x240.flv&#038;width=320&#038;height=240&#038;OrigWidth=320&#038;OrigHeight=240\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/bradblog.com\/video\/flvplayer\/bb_play_video-a.gif\" border=\"0\"><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/bradblog.com\/video\/flvplayer\/FlvPlayer.html?file=http:\/\/www.ameratsu.com\/media\/vid\/indy\/link_mo_iranian_president_hitler_060426b_320x240.flv&#038;width=320&#038;height=240&#038;OrigWidth=320&#038;OrigHeight=240\">Video in Streaming Flash format&#8230;<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.ameratsu.com\/media\/vid\/indy\/link_mo_iranian_president_hitler_060426b_320x240.wmv\">Video in Windows Media format&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The <i>Israel Broadcasting Authority (IBA)<\/i> recently aired this segment of a new film, &#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.obsessionthemovie.com\/\">Obsession: Radical Islam&#8217;s War Against the West<\/a>.&#8221; <\/p>\n<p>The film compares the threat of Radical Islam to the threat of Nazism. Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is the new Hitler.<\/p>\n<p>Background music builds tension and suspense.  Pictures of radical Islamists overlay film of soldiers marching in Nazi Germany. Hitler&#8217;s followers cheer as he promises death to all Jews.  Thousands of Iranians chant &#8220;Death to America&#8221;. Writers and Historians speak with authoritative voices of dire warnings and predictions that this terrible history is repeating itself.<\/p>\n<p>The film evokes feelings of helplessness along with the psychological terror of an impending nuclear Holocaust. It&#8217;s emotional manipulation worthy of the most vile Bush\/Cheney campaign advertisement. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Guest blogged by David Edwards of Veredictum.com Here are two recent news broadcasts from the Middle East. The first is from the city of Al-Basra in Southern Iraq and the other from Israel. 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