re: #520 Occasional Reader

Good morning.

The estimates for the Norks’ nuke test still seem to vary wildly, from 1.5kt up to about 20kt. In any case, they certainly seem to be greeting Obama’s outstretched hand with an uplifted middle finger (as are the mullahs). Time to Ranger up, Barry.

Someone else is waving the clenched fist around…

Iran dispatches six naval vessels to Gulf of Aden

The commander of Iran’s navy, Rear Admiral Habibolah Sayari, said today that Tehran has dispatched six naval vessels to the Gulf of Aden to combat Somali pirates, the Fars News Agency reports.