Iranian سونر

Although the news isn't exactly new, I ran into something which compelled me to "relive the moment"...

I found this pic recently, apparently created by a neocon nutcase who served as a high ranking intelligence officer in Iran during the time of the Shah "until early 1979" (as he puts it) which was posted on his blog. It was titled, "fall of the Persian Empire":



Of course, the plan is not just the wish of an angry white man who lost his lucrative (at least according to him) job thanks to a revolution he despises. The plan was actually cooked up by a Ralph Peters in summer '06 which was "contemplated by the U.S. Army" (according to several publications). The full map is posted below (click to enlarge):

It seems to be growing increasingly popular with some analysts. How they wish to implement it is beyond me.

Full description of Ralph's plan is in the Armed Forces Journal entry posted some months ago.

By Jeff Stein:

Al Qaeda is what, I asked, Sunni or Shia?
“Al Qaeda, they have both,” Reyes said. “You’re talking about predominately?”
“Sure,” I said, not knowing what else to say.
“Predominantly — probably Shiite,” he ventured.

Silvestre, this "lol"'s for you: LOL.

His popular chain of restaurants is known for items like "Polygamy juice," a mixture of four tropical fruits, and "Polygamy Vegetables", a four-vegetable combo.

edit: I was too afraid to add this comment before, but what the heck... The man is a genius, soon to be legend. ;)