It appears the deceased Boston marathon bombing suspect may have reposted a YouTube video of an Islamic apocalyptic prophecy involving the Black Banners of Khurasan.
Back in 2011, Zenpundit guest blogger Charles Cameron pointed out a book that explains the apocalyptic prophecy.
It’s beginning to be embarrassing how obvious the Khorasan / black banner / Mahdism meme is getting these days.
Last week, Israeli fighter jets intercepted a drone over Israeli airspace. Reportedly, two Python missiles were required to shoot down the drone.
According to Lebanese media, Hezbollah claims to have assembled an Iranian-made drone.
Nasrallah said the drone, which “was manufactured in Iran but assembled by the resistance group,” was launched from Lebanon and violated Israeli space in which it conducted reconnaissance of “sensitive and important locations” before being shot down.
It should also be noted that Hezbollah flew an Iranian Ghods Mohajer surveillance UAV into Israeli airspace in 2004. Hezbollah is also in possession of Iranian Ghods Ababil UAVs, for which there are both surveillance and attack configurations. Hezbollah does not appear to be exaggerating its capability to send additional drones in the future.
In Iranian media, a legislator counted coup against Israel.
The operation code-named Hussein Ayub saw Hezbollah's drone fly hundreds of kilometers into the Israeli airspace and getting very close to Dimona nuclear plant without being detected by advanced Israeli and US radars, Nasrallah said on Thursday evening.
The implication is that Iran can target Israeli nuclear facilities too, with a possible tit-for-tat if Israel launches air attacks on Iranian nuclear facilities. Iran may have subsidized the drone, as it provides financial backing to Hezbollah. The drone mission may have been a test run, to collect operational data as well as information on how Israeli air defenses operate. Israeli doctrine against drones will accordingly change, now that the element of technological surprise is gone.
The political aftermath of Fukushima in Japan and Germany has presented the USA with an opportunity in alternative energy.
Manufacturers of solar panels, wind turbines and electricity network systems are among the key groups that stand to benefit most from [Germany]'s decision to shut down its nuclear plants... Chinese [solar panel] manufacturers have price structures that are far below those of European rivals, Wilkinson said, making it increasingly difficult for the Europeans to compete. As a result, some of them have begun to shift production to Asia to take advantage of the region's low labor costs.
However, this is a race that the USA can win, if they step up to the plate. Rising labor costs in China are projected to result in US manufacturing being cost-competitive later this decade.
“All over China, wages are climbing at 15 to 20 percent a year because of the supply-and-demand imbalance for skilled labor,” said Harold L. Sirkin, a BCG senior partner. “We expect net labor costs for manufacturing in China and the U.S. to converge by around 2015. As a result of the changing economics, you’re going to see a lot more products ‘Made in the USA’ in the next five years.”
But will this moment be recognized?
