Saturday.....War On Terror.....Don't Try the Dessert!

The Israeli/Iranian situation has been undergoing a transformation of sorts for the past five weeks. Initially a Russian freighter the Arctic Sea, supposedly carrying timber, was hijacked. The crew was rescued but the ship disappeared for weeks. It finally reappeared and Russia examined the cargo, eventually giving an OK to the contents. The hijackers are in custody but the ships crew has not been able to leave it or even contact their families since then. Russia previously contracted with Iran for the sale of an advanced air-defense missile system called the S-300. Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu made a trip by private plane to Russia that was supposed to be a secret but since being discovered, both Russia and Israel have admitted to it. Russia's comments on Israel seemed to have softened since then. Low and behold, as the G-20 summit was nearing its conclusion, amidst all the economic decisions that should be the news, the United States announced with anger that Iran was building a secret nuclear facility and that the world would not stand for it, or even delays in getting answers, even though it has known about this new project for a few years. All of a sudden, Russia's stance on increased sanctions on Iran has softened somewhat. There is a lot of movement in this tense situation between Israel and Iran, but one thing fairly certain is that what we read in the newspapers was cooked up at the G-20 to wet the appetites of the readers. Stay tuned to see what the entree being served will be.