On 8/21/07, Iranian leader Mahmoud Ahmadinejad promised to place Iran's nuclear technology "at the service of those who are determined to confront the bullying powers and aggressors".

In other words, Iran will give nuclear weapons to Hezbollah, Al Qaeda, etc. to use against the Western countries, headed by the United States. With help from Pakistan and North Korea, there is no doubt in my mind this will come to pass.

This is just the latest in a long long line of saber-rattling words – and deeds – from the Iranian regime. Those of you who know my opinion on this subject understand this is nothing new – I have been calling for war with Iran for years now. Frankly, the Mullahs and their preaching of martyrdom for the sake of Islam should have been forcibly removed over 20 years ago, but they have been allowed to metastasize and we are witnessing the result. 

(Mullahs = ruling religious few of Iran, what they say goes)

History overview:

1978-79: A Shiite cleric named Ayatollah Khomeini foments and presides over the “Islamic Revolution” – Iran is turned into an Islamic state under Islamic Law; a model they wished to spread to every nation on earth, “a perfect model of splendid, humane, and divine life… for all the peoples of the world”. Also established in this year were the “Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps” (the official “military” of the new Iran) and “Hezbollah” (the “Party of Allah” charged with spreading Islamic Revolution throughout the world though Jihad). He named a council of Mullahs to rule with him, and that system remains to this day.

October 1979: Khomeini denounced the American government as the "Great Satan" and "Enemy of Islam." (note: Israel is referred to as the “Little Satan” or “standard bearer of Satan” – the larger enemy was and is America)

November 1979: 500 Iranian “students” (among them, one Mahmoud Ahmadinejad) stormed the American Embassy in the capital and took over 80 Americans hostage. Khomeini did not comment on the situation for days, fearing a violent US response, none came. He and his Mullahs were emboldened.

April 1980: One rescue attempt (Operation Eagle Claw) was tried, but it failed tragically in the desert. The Mullahs took this as Divine Intervention; that they truly were fighting The Great Satan and Allah would help them in their Jihad.

January 1981: The majority of the hostages were held in sometimes torturous conditions for 444 days. They were finally released in a quid pro quo agreement which unfroze  billions of dollars in Iranian assets on the day of Ronald Regan’s inauguration. The Iranians viewed this as a major victory as that money would help to fight the American-backed Iraqis who had invaded 4 months prior.

(1982-1992: Several Americans were kidnapped, some of them killed, by Hezbollah in Lebanon. These included CIA chiefs, college professors and Christian ministers. Some were released due to the American “response” – the Regan Administration’s secret sale of weapons to the Iranians in exchange for the release of hostages, AKA The Iran/Contra affair. The Mullahs were quite understandably emboldened.)

April 1983: A Hezbollah suicide bomber in a pickup truck loaded with explosives rammed into the US Embassy in Beirut, Lebanon. Sixty-three people were killed, including 17 Americans. This act of war also went unpunished. The Mullahs were emboldened.

October 1983: A Hezbollah suicide bomber detonated a truck full of explosives at a US Marine barracks located at Beirut International Airport; 241 U.S. Marines were killed and more than 100 others wounded. This act of war also went unpunished. The USS New Jersey was ordered to the Lebanese coast, but did nothing; US Marines (who where there at the behest of Lebanon to qwell their civil war, fomented by Iran) ordered to pull out of Lebanon 4 months later. The Mullahs were emboldened.

December 1983: The American embassy in Kuwait was bombed by Iranian suicide bomber in a series of attacks whose targets also included the French embassy, the control tower at the airport, the country's main oil refinery, and a residential area for employees of the American corporation Raytheon. Six people were killed and more than 80 others were injured. The Cell responsible was quite literally a brother of Hezbollah. This act of war also went unpunished. The Mullahs were emboldened.

September 1984: Northeast of Beirut, a Hezbollah truck bomb exploded outside the U.S. Embassy annex killing 24 people, two of whom were U.S. military personnel. This act of war also went unpunished. The Mullahs were emboldened.

December 1984: Kuwait Airways Flight 221 was hijacked by Hezbollah and diverted to Tehran. The hijackers demanded the release of the Cell responsible for the Kuwait attack the year before. When the demand wasn't met, the hijackers killed two Americans. On the sixth day of the drama, Iranian security forces stormed the plane and released the remaining hostages. Iran arrested the hijackers, saying they would be brought to trail. But the trial never took place, and the hijackers were allowed to leave the country. There was no US response. The Mullahs were emboldened.

June 1985: TWA Flight 847 was hijacked by Hezbollah and forced to land in Beirut, Lebanon, where the hijackers held the plane for 17 days. They demanded the release of the Cell responsible for the Kuwait attack 18 months prior as well as the release of 700 fellow Shiite Muslim prisoners held in Israeli prisons. When these demands weren't met, hostage Robert Dean Stethem, a U.S. Navy diver, was shot and his body dumped on the airport tarmac. Imad Mughniyah, senior officer with Hezbollah, was secretly indicted for the hijacking in 1987. There was no US response. The Mullahs were emboldened.

December 1988: Pan Am Flight 103 from London to New York exploded over the small town of Lockerbie, Scotland. All 259 people on board were killed, along with 11 on the ground. No group took responsibility for the bombing, even though the government of Libya was held responsible in court. It is now believed that Iran played a “significant role” in the attack.

April 1993: 1^st World Trade Center bombing by the fledgling Al Qaeda. More than $100,000 was given to the Cell to carry out the attack – most of it from Iran.

June 1996: In a joint attack, Iran and Al Qaeda (under the name “Saudi Hezbollah”) destroyed Khobar Towers, Saudi Arabia with a massive truck bomb – a building that housed the US Air Force – 19 US Airmen killed, 372 total wounded. This act of war also went unpunished. The Mullahs were emboldened.

May 2003: Al Qaeda attack in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia kills 34, including 8 Americans. The Washington Post reported in October that Osama bin Laden’s son Saad and up to 25 other senior members are running Al Qaeda operations from Iran under the protection of the Revolutionary Guard. This attack was said to have been planned and ordered from Iran.

2003-today: Iranian Revolutionary Guard is covertly and overtly involved in killing Americans in Iraq. Even though they deny involvement, listen to the words of Ahmadinejad: “The aggressors have become entangled in Iraq. They attribute no importance to Iraqi lives... I hereby announce loud and clear that the occupier's political forces are facing defeat in Iraq... [and that] we will soon see a serious leadership vacuum in the region. I hereby announce that Iran is willing to fill this vacuum, with the help of its neighbors and friends in the region, including Saudi Arabia. With the help of the Iraqi people, we will fill this vacuum. This is already happening; we must open our eyes to see it.”

I should also mention that Syria is Iran’s puppet. They do nothing without Iran’s permission, they rely on Iranian money and military support, they host the headquarters for nearly every Islamic Terror group in Damascus at Iran’s behest, etc. Syria is Iran’s “buffer” against Israel. If Iran ever makes good on their threats to annihilate the state of Israel, Syria will be the prime mover. Syria is the “cover story” for Iran’s deeds in the Middle East. If Israel ever decides to destroy Iran’s nuclear program, for instance, it will be Syria that counterattacks first.

I’m sure I will have much more on this subject in the coming days. Maybe even some related Bible prophecy! Ooooh….how exciting! :-)