Monthly Archives: February 2012

Stratfor’s Global Intelligence

Posted on February 27, 2012 by Muller

Today, WikiLeaks yielded again. On 24 December 2011, members of anarchic group Anonymous had reportedly hacked the Texan company STRATFOR Global Intelligence’s server and stolen emails and credit card data. Emails will now be visible on WikiLeaks’ web site. WikiLeaks … Continue reading →

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Denial Visiting Parchin. So What?

Posted on February 24, 2012 by Muller

The latest report of the International Atomic Agency (IAEA) Director General Yukiya Amano on Iran’s nuclear program does not provide anything new. It confirms only that “the Agency continues to verify the non-diversion of declared nuclear material at the nuclear … Continue reading →

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Not on Israel’s To-Bomb List

Posted on February 22, 2012 by Muller

Yesterday, inspectors of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) had been denied access to Parchin, a controversial military site 30 km southeast of Tehran, had to be expected. Iran has, so far and regrettably, not ratified its Additional Protocol of … Continue reading →

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Confidence Building

Posted on February 15, 2012 by Muller

It might be a paradox when Iran’s announcement of having inserted the first self-fabricated fuel rod for the US-built 40-plus-year-old Tehran Research Reactor (which is supposed to produce nothing but  isotopes for medical purposes) must be considered a confidence building … Continue reading →

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A Latent Crisis

Posted on February 5, 2012 by Muller

Most of early Meccan surahs are found on the final pages of the Qur’an. They are likely to be missed by Western readers who are only superficially interested in the Muslims’ Holy Book; altogether impossible to properly perceive. Most of … Continue reading →

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