Persian Iran shows all Arab Nations and the West it Controls Lebanon
It’s sending a sharp signal to Obama he has no Beirut leverage Left
By the Hizbullah Demonstration of its Control over the Parliament!
Iran Was Chosen by OPEC Members for 2011 Cartel Presidency
To increase odds for a Continuing Rise of Oil Prices into 2012!
I’m Confident Islamic Masses will Strike Israel before 2015!
Now, the Sands of the Middle East Cover U.S. Motivation
For its need for OPEC oil in Saudi and Iran Oil Policies!
January 14, 2010
http://www.tribulationperiod.com/
Revelation 17:12,13,17 – And the ten horns which thou sawest are ten kings, which have received no kingdom as yet; but receive power as kings one hour with the beast.
[13] These have one mind, and shall give their power and strength unto the beast. [17] For God hath put in their hearts to fulfil his will, and to agree, and give
their kingdom unto the beast, until the words of God shall be fulfilled.
Daniel 2:44 – And in the days of these kings shall the God of heaven set up a kingdom, which shall never be destroyed: and the kingdom shall not be left to other people, but it
shall break in pieces and consume all these kingdoms, and it shall stand for ever.
Revelation 19:19-21 – And I saw the beast, and the kings of the earth, and their armies, gathered together to make war against him that sat on the horse, and
against his army.
[20] And the beast was taken, and with him the false prophet that wrought miracles before him, with which he deceived them that had received the mark of the beast, and them that worshipped his image. These both were cast alive into a lake of fire burning with brimstone. [21] And the remnant were slain with the sword of him that sat upon the horse, which sword proceeded out of his mouth: and all the fowls were filled with their flesh.
Begin Series of Excerpts from Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs/Daily Alert
January 13, 2011
Excerpt Number 1 – Institute for Contemporary Affairs
Iran Sends a Signal to Obama through Beirut
Shimon Shapira
The Hizbullah leadership is seeking to pre-empt the publication of the decision of the Special Tribunal for Lebanon (STL), which is expected to charge that senior Hizbullah members were involved in the 2005 assassination of Rafiq Hariri, the current prime minister’s father. The STL was established pursuant to UN Security Council Resolutions 1664 and 1757; the latter resolution was adopted under Chapter VII of the UN Charter, which is generally reserved for acts of aggression.
There is a tendency in the West to underestimate the Iranian role in Hizbullah decision-making.
Iran is signaling to the Obama administration that the main political developments in Lebanon are being decided today in Tehran and not in Washington. Iran is testing U.S. power and determination, and the states of the Middle East are closely following what will be the outcome. Brig.-Gen. (ret.) Dr. Shimon Shapira is a senior research associate at the Jerusalem Center. (Institute for Contemporary Affairs-Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs)
Excerpt Number 2 – The New York Times
Lacking Leverage, U.S. Grasps for a Solution in Lebanon
Mark Landler and Robert F.
Worth
As Lebanon’s government collapsed on Wednesday after a walkout by Hizbullah ministers, President Obama and Secretary of State Clinton both threw their support behind Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri, as well as reaffirming the work of the international tribunal that is investigating the assassination of his father, former Prime Minister Rafik Hariri. But critics say the administration’s engagement in Lebanon has been episodic, in part because it is preoccupied with bigger problems in the region – not only Iran, but also the Israeli-Palestinian peace talks and the terrorist threat in Yemen. The U.S. also has little leverage over pivotal players in the drama, most notably the Islamist militant group Hizbullah.
(New York Times)
Excerpt Number 3 – Ynet News
Hizbullah’s Strategic Skill
Ron Ben-Yishai
Hizbullah quit the Lebanese government because it wants Lebanese public opinion to be preoccupied with the task of forming a new government, thereby diverting its attention from the conclusions of the special UN tribunal in respect to Hizbullah’s responsibility for Prime Minister Hariri’s assassination in 2005. The U.S. supports the effort to bring Hariri’s killers to justice, but shares the concern over the prospect of an ethnic war that may break out in Lebanon as result of such a move. At this time it appears that the domestic Lebanese crisis has no direct or immediate bearing on Israel. (Ynet News)
Excerpt Number 4 – Washington Institute for Near East Policy
Saudi Arabia, Iran, and Oil Policy
Simon Henderson
During the past three months, world prices for oil have steadily increased, leading to predictions that the $100 per barrel level will soon be breached.
In the past, Saudi Arabia, the world’s largest oil exporter, has used its market strength to influence prices.
A particular challenge for the U.S. is that rising oil prices undermine policy on Iran, where sanctions are intended to cause lower oil revenues. Yet figures released last month by the U.S. Department of Energy show that Iran’s January-November 2010 revenues were $64 billion, an increase of $11 billion over the full-year 2009 figure. An additional problem is that Iran has been chosen by OPEC members for the cartel’ s 2011 pre
sidency. (Washington Institute for Near East Policy)
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