CAN WE TALK? - AT 10:04 A.M. ET:  From Reuters and Israeli sources:

Iran has test fired a new long-range missile, the state Press TV reported on Sunday.

Iran often stages war games or tests weapons to show its determination to counter any attack by foes including Israel and the United States, which accuse the Islamic Republic of seeking to develop nuclear bombs. Tehran denies the charge.

"Iran test fires new long range missile," Press TV, Iran's English-language television station, said in a scrolling headline without giving details.

COMMENT:  Do not worry.  Nothing to see here, nothing to see.  Once Barack Obama "engages" the Iranians, we'll learn that the mullahs are just peace-loving, misunderstood churchmen (or mosquemen) with only good will on their minds.  If it weren't for BUSH (!!) we would have known it already.

There are people who believe that. 

March 8, 2009