The taming of the Gallic male libido

A chastened Strauss Kahn with his wife at the New York rape case hearing - no plans to screw another maid as long as he lives

In recent days there have been SHOCKING reports from ‘informed sources’ who study ‘terror chatter’ on the internet that the Eiffel Tower may be next on Al Qaida’s list.

The French have reacted with remarkable sang-froid, deciding not to shut down their national capital or round up every Muslim within 150 kilometres. They seem to be shrugging off the PANIC.

The Eiffel Tower: Al Qaida could drop it in ten seconds flat, using only fire and malice

Apparently, it’s still possible to take the lift to the top of the famous French monument, just like in the old days. Tourists still go up there, snapping cameras like ordinary folk enjoying themselves on a normal day.

Seemingly, they are unconcerned about the fact there’s an ELEVATED TERROR ALERT.

I admire them, but they have more guts than me. Nothing would pursuade me to go to the top of the Eiffel Tower if Al Qaida is out on the rampage. That’s because I’ve seen what Al Qaida did less than 10 years ago. Unlike the happy-go-lucky tourists and blasé Parisians, I haven’t forgotten so quickly.

It’s not just that Al Qaida operatives, armed only with box-cutters, have the ability to commandeer commercial jumbo-jets then fly them with precision into buildings such as the Eiffel Tower.

I could live with that threat – just.

If it happened, it would be unpleasant of course. The aluminium aeroplane would shake the building – but the Eiffel Tower’s solid steel frame would certainly withstand the impact. If the plane hit where I happened to be at the time, that would be curtains. With luck, it wouldn’t. I’d expect a scary time – but before too long helicopters would be taking survivors off the Eiffel Tower. I’d expect to be shaken but alive. And I’d have saleable photos…

WTC-7 in freefall on 9-11... it was made of steel with concrete

No – it’s not Al Qaida’s aeronautical skills that bother me so much. It’s their powers as alchemists. Unlike modern chemists, those religious fanatics can start ordinary fuel fires that melt solid steel. No other people in human history have managed that trick. It makes them really, really DANGEROUS.

If Al Qaida attacked the Eiffel Tower, they might not even bother to use a hijacked plane. They might just ‘pull it’ – like Building 7 in the World Trade Centre.

One moment I might be on a platform in the Eiffel Tower, snacking on a baguette. Within ten seconds, Al Qaida could turn the entire structure into a molten blob on the ground.

That’s way too risky for me. I think I’ll stay home in Australia and go shopping instead.

There’s a nice safe Westfield shopping centre nearby.

About 36 hours ago, in the aftermath of the UN Security Council’s vote to punish Iran with yet another round of sanctions because of its nuclear program, a rumour circulated that Russia would freeze delivery to Iran of the long-awaited S-300 missile defence system.

The story, reported by Reuters New Agency, was based on a media release from Interfax. It was widely – and excitedly – repeated by the mainstream TV networks.

President Putin meets 'Sarko the Sayan'

Hours later,  the Russian Foreign Ministry denied the reports, saying that only sale of mobile S-300s would be frozen. This retraction was not as widely reported as the initial Interfax report of cancellation.

Today comes another twist in the saga. Following a meeting in Paris between Russian President Putin and French President Sarkosy (Sarkosy is widely rumoured to be a Mossad agent), the Russian President left without fronting reporters’ questions.

According to the Xinhuanet.com news agency, Putin confirmed at his meeting that the sale os S-300′s would be totally frozen – see Putin says no missile sale to Iran: press. This was rapidly re-reported by Israeli newspaper Haaretz: Russia to freeze missile sale to Iran, Putin tells Sarkozy.

In the absence of a formal, high-level announcement from the Russian Government, it’s hard to know what’s really going on. The impression is that Israel – and its agents – are trying to ‘push’ Russia’s foreign policy. Unhappy with what the Russians are actually saying, they repeatedly put words into the Russian Government’s mouth.

So – why should this peace-loving, armaments-loathing blogger care if the sale of S-300s goes ahead?

In a nutshell, I care about peace. I want Israel – and Zionist-manipulated governments such as the Obama Administration – to leave Iran in peace.

If Israel attacks Iran, Iran can take strong retaliatory action. But most of this is action against the USA – and the world economy as a whole. Yet again, Zionists could start a war, then leave it to others to fight and be weakened and ruined by war.

An advanced defensive missile system in Iran may deter the Israelis from striking.

The decision by China and Russia to join western governments on the UN Security Council in the latest resolution directed against Iran was a major disappointment. A lot of arm-twisting must have been applied to get that result. It stands against reason and basic principles of fairness to punish Iran, which operates within the rubric of the International Atomic Energy Authority. Even more outrageous is the timing: this is the week after nuclear-armed Israel showed its vicious brutality yet again, in defiance of the entire world.

• Iran hasn’t attacked any country in hundreds of years; Israel attacks its neighbours so often it’s hard to keep count.
• Iran has no nuclear weapons, nor does it have a nuclear weapons program; Israel has hundreds.
• Iran opens its nuclear facilities to international inspection; Israel never does.

So why is the UN Security Council punishing Iran, while maintaining silence about Israel’s clandestine nuclear weapons?

It’s a very good question.