North Korea conducted a military parade April 15

Thursday, April 5, 2012

North Korea has advanced the military parade planned to coincide with the launch of a rocket, in an effort that seems to increase the presence of foreign officials, said a Japanese report Wednesday.

Large parade featuring military hardware that was originally scheduled for Pyongyang on 25 April, but now will be held 10 days earlier, said Kyodo News from Seoul.

Parade 15 April it will be announced at the launch by North Korea for what they claimed was a satellite launch, but the West says it was a missile test.

The parade, organized by the Korean People's Army, with a magnitude of 1.1 million soldiers, was officially held to mark the 80th anniversary of the founding of the country.

"By inviting foreign representative as possible to Pyongyang

on the satellite launch around mid-April, North Korea seems to want to show to have international support for his action, "Kyodo quoted the sources said.

The European and other international officials are considering to boycott the parade if to coincide with the launch, to avoid giving legitimacy atmosphere, Kyodo said, without naming its sources.

Pyongyang design to play host to a number of diplomatic delegations and the media, are invited to a series of celebrations in the scale of the "unprecedented" to commemorate the late leader of the communist ruler and rally behind the new and untested.

April 15th will mark the 100th anniversary of the birth of the first leader Kim Il-Sung, founder of the dynasty that ruled since 1948.

Pyongyang announced it would launch a satellite between 12 and 16 April rocket launch, insisting it is for peaceful purposes.

United States, which has delayed plans to provide food aid to North Korea, and several other countries have strongly condemned the launch as a disguised missile test that violated UN resolutions.

Ruling Communist Party will hold a special conference on 11 April in clear steps to complete the transfer of power to Kim Jong-Un, who served under the dynastic succession when his father Kim Jong-Il died last December, according to AFP.

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Khamenei Said Iran Would Response Israel and U.S. Attack

Thursday, March 22, 2012

TEHRAN - Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, on Tuesday, a statement said that his country would avenge the attack the United States or Israel.
"We have said that we do not have atomic weapons and we will not build it. But if there is an attack by enemies, whether the United States or the Zionist regime, we will retaliate against them at the same level as their attacks against us," he said in a speech broadcast live on television to mark the start of the Iranian new year.
Khamenei, who spoke in the city of Mashhad, northeastern Iran, said Iran has the right to retaliate if attacked.
"Al-Quran says if you attack the first enemy, the enemy will be defeated," he said.
"This is the law of God. We do not think the attacks and aggression, but we have to maintain the existence and identity of the Islamic republic."
He accused the U.S. and its European allies to change their excuses to intervene in Iran, and claimed the real goal is control of oil reserves and huge Iranian gas.

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American Public Disagree Iran Attacked

Friday, March 16, 2012

A recent survey conducted in America found that the majority ofU.S. publicly disagreed when Israel launched a military attackagainst Iran over its nuclear enrichment program reasons.
Research conducted by the University of Maryland, USA, states thatonly 1 of every 4 respondents who support Israel against Iran attackidea. Nearly 70 percent of survey participants chose to urge the U.S. government and its allies to pursue peace negotiations withthe Tehran government.
When viewed from the composition of political views, voting 79 percent Democratic, 58 percent Republican and 67 percent ofindependent support efforts against Iran's peaceful approach.
Page monitored EurekAlert ABC News said that about 75 percent of survey respondents want the White House to continue theapproach of peace through the UN Security Council, rather than directly attacking Iran on Wednesday.
From the survey, followed by 727 people over a period of 3 to 7 March 2012 it was found that the main reason why Americans do not support the idea of ​​Iran being attacked is because they do notbelieve a military strike would bring great benefits. 

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Prosecute U.S. Soldiers in Afghanistan Koran Burning Trial

Monday, February 27, 2012

KABUL, Afghanistan Community and Government called for NATO troops immediately prosecute the burning of the Qur'an. The statement filed by the Office of the President of Afghanistan, which is reportedly in PressTV, Friday (24/2). "NATO officials, in response to an apology, we require as severe punishment for this criminal army. And we asked that in court as soon as possible," said a statement issued by the office of president of Afghanistan, Thursday (23/2). Response that suddenly appeared after Afghan President Hamid Karzai has accused a U.S. officer who burned the Koran to call 'stupid'. The statement said that the president of the American officers had been behaving stupid and a poor understanding of the importance of the Qur'an for Muslims and people of Afghanistan. U.S. President Barack Obama immediately sent a letter to Karzai and apologize profusely for this contempt action. White House spokesman, Tommy Vietor, said that the letter has been officially accepted to Karzai by the U.S. ambassador to Kabul, Ryan Crocker.Obama told Karzai that the incident, which sparked Muslim world protests against U.S. and NATO commander in Afghanistan, not accidental, Vietor said, in a letter.Obama also expressed regret over the incident as much as possible where the sources of Islamic teachings have been mishandled in the Bagram military base. At least 20 Afghans have been killed as a result of the protest actions carried out yesterday. U.S. anarchists killed the protestors around the air base at Bagram.

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