PreOccupied Territory The News In Advance. Barely.

“An emerging challenge for the leadership in deflecting attention from its cronyism, nepotism, incompetence, corruption, support for terrorists, warped domestic priorities, and other issues best left shrouded in distraction.” Islamabad, October 3 – A proven political strategy to divert popular resentment from the ...

“We know this strategy worked during the Obama administration.” Tehran, September 19 – Regime officials in the Islamic Republic expressed desire this week that their ongoing efforts to sow instability, political violence, ethnic cleansing, and attain regional hegemony will encourage ...

Representatives of the agency declined to comment. Vienna, September 10 – A recent exploration of the International Atomic Energy Agency’s various offices and laboratories has turned up evidence that the organization possesses the capacity to conduct effective monitoring of Iran’s ...

“Officially, as you know, this is for their own sake, which is why we also build high walls around their camps, we love them so much.” Beirut, August 29 – Residents of Israel’s tiny northern neighbor voiced puzzlement today regarding ...

The traditional paradigm cannot account for a not-under-anyone’s-boot Jew. Petra, Jordan, August 21 – Generations of Muslim Arabs throughout the region long knew that no matter how low they sank on the social, economic, or political totem pole, at least ...

“Our arsenal of such secret keystroke sequences includes unlimited firepower, impenetrable armor, and, while this might not have clear application at sea, the ability to walk through walls.” Dahran, Saudi Arabia, August 12 – Tensions between the Islamic Republic and ...

“You’ll notice Jewish control always goes hand-in-hand with a more or less functioning, accountable government.” Amman, August 1 – Rulers throughout the Middle East sought this week to assuage concerns that they serve as mere puppets in a vast Jewish ...

“Nearly blinked when I first read of it,” recalled a man at the Piccadilly Circus tube station. London, July 23 – Citizens of the United Kingdom expressed their sentiments in unusually strong language upon learning that forces of the Islamic Republic of ...

The old model, argue Palestinian scientists, better reflects the truth of a Palestinian-centered solar system and universe. Ramallah, July 11 – The longstanding assumption governing human conception of the solar system and beyond must undergo revision, insists a group of ...

“This is just plain irresponsible, but, unfortunately, rather in-character for the Israeli premier.” Jerusalem, June 3 – European leaders criticized Israel’s prime minister today for what they termed “irresponsible” and “warmongering” rhetoric after the premier spoke out against Tehran’s launch ...