The Last 10 Minutes - The Ancient Art of Saber Rattling
On Monday the UN gave Iran an ultimatum: stop its nuclear program or face sanctions. Today, Iran's Foreign Relations Vice Minister Manuchehr Mohammadi warned such sanctions would increase the cost of oil to $200 a barrel, almost three times as much as the current price. Apparently they are engaged in the gentlemanly game of "saber rattling" - or, in local colloqualism, where I'm from, we call it bullshi**ing.View the video report here.
posted by Peter at 5:27 PM
2 Comments:
Ahh yes, the great teat of the oil barrels. You know, if you'd wanted a real saber to rattle, I know this guy.....
I know a guy with a saber, too :)
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