Iranian Missile Tests: Redux

Well it seems like the Iranians are at it again. Aljazeera.net ran an article today (see below) which alleges that Iran will be conducting more tests of it's intermediary range missiles. Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is flipping his middle finger to both the U.N. and the U.S. Navy which has moved a carrier battle group under the flag of the USS Stennis into the gulf region.

While this is not satire, it is however the News part of this blog's focus which we do like to comment on from time to time. (For the oxygen starved that's the News in: ZZ News & Satire) George Bush by the way was not available for comment. It's rumored that he is still busy working hard at Camp David on his state of the "kingdom" speech where he will explain to his subjects his his complex world of Opposite Land this week. -- staff

Iran has announced three days of military tests and its president says no number of UN resolutions will change the country’s stance on nuclear development.

Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said on Sunday: "The UN resolution was born dead and even if they adopt 10 more of such resolutions it will not affect Iran's economy and policies."

Iran's military maneuvers come days after the US announced that it would deploy a second aircraft carrier, the USS Stennis, to the Gulf.

An unnamed Iranian military commander said: "The maneuvers are aimed at evaluating defensive and fighting capabilities of the missiles."

In November, Iran test-fired dozens of missiles, including the Shahab-3 which can reach Israel, in exercises it said were aimed at putting a stop to the role of world powers in the Gulf region. More...