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They want to make oil prices go up? Scare mongering so they can hyke oil prices to the max with Saudi cashing in? What is their goal dammit??  I would guess they are getting desperate, as the world is awakening from its slumber and sees the scams that are being committed against them. With the fast and furious scandal crashing down around and focusing on Holder with Obomber also under the microscope, the feds are being exposed as the parasites that they really are...... what better way to take the heat off than start another war?
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Imo there is not yet general atmosphere for Iran attack ..not in two weeks ..Elite is not foolish to attack Iran now
perhaps,... Israel attacks Iran solo at first, with US forces moving into Israel as defense forces to hold off the inevitable attacks from neighbors. Iran bottles up the Straight of Hormuz driving oil prices through the roof, creating the 'economic emergency' and public outrage that the US can couple with the prosecuting terror pretext from the bogus Cartel plot. At this point, the US forces are all in, forces moving in from Afganistan and Iraq.
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There is no excuse in this day & age for WAR.
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I would guess they are getting desperate, as the world is awakening from its slumber and sees the scams that are being committed against them. With the fast and furious scandal crashing down around and focusing on Holder with Obomber also under the microscope, the feds are being exposed as the parasites that they really are...... what better way to take the heat off than start another war?
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Tarpley: US plans to 'stoke up another crisis with Iran'U.S. accusations that Iran plotted to kill the Saudi Arabian Ambassador to Washington "are running into increased skepticism here in the United States," Webster Griffin Tarpley, an American journalist, said on Thursday. "I was interested to see that on the night these charges were launched, the NBC Nightly News was skeptical, Michael Isikoff on MSNBC was skeptical," Griffin Tarpley told Press TV's U.S. Desk in an interview. He also said that the U.S. made such allegations to "stoke up another crisis with Iran." Video: http://www.presstv.com/usdetail/204387.html
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Iran Scoffs at U.S. Account of Alleged Assassination PlotIran’s top leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, said on Wednesday that the alleged plot was concocted in Washington to distract Americans from their own economic problems.  The government of Iran on Thursday escalated its rebuttal of American criminal charges that it was behind a murder conspiracy in Washington, calling the claims that Iranian agents had plotted to kill the Saudi ambassador with the help of a Mexican drug gang so ludicrous that even politicians and press in the United States were expressing skepticism about such a scheme. The latest rejoinder added to the response of Iran’s top leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, and his subordinates, who said on Wednesday that the suspected plot was concocted in Washington to distract Americans from their own traumatic economic problems, highlighted by the Occupy Wall Street movement. At the same time, however, Saudi Arabia, which is deeply suspicious of Iran, suggested that it accepted the American accusations as fact, and Britain said it was taking the accusations seriously. The Saudi foreign minister, Saud al-Faisal, told reporters at a news conference in Vienna that “this dastardly act reflects the policies of Iran.” The Saudi government has not yet decided whether to withdraw its ambassador from Tehran in protest, he said. In London, the British foreign secretary, William Hague, told the House of Commons that the suspected plot “would appear to constitute a major escalation in Iran’s sponsorship of terrorism outside its borders,” British news agencies reported. He added that the British government was “in close touch with the U.S. authorities and will work to agree an international response, along with the U.S., the rest of the E.U. and Saudi Arabia.” On Wednesday, France, which has taken a hard line toward Iran and its nuclear program, also appeared to accept the American accusations without a hint of skepticism. "France considers this an extremely serious issue and a scandalous violation of international law,” said the Foreign Ministry spokesman, Bernard Valero. He said France was in close contact with Washington on the matter, and as for Iran, "we expect the planners and those responsible to explain themselves.” The foreign policy chief of the European Union, Catherine Ashton, was more cautious in her appraisal of the charges pending more information about the evidence. Nonetheless, Ms. Ashton said she viewed the charges "with grave concern.” The charges, announced in Washington on Tuesday by Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr., asserted that officials in the Quds Force of the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps had conspired to kill Saudi Arabia’s ambassador to the United States by hiring assassins from a Mexican drug cartel for $1.5 million. The main suspects were identified as Mansour J. Arbabsiar, a naturalized American citizen of Iranian descent from Corpus Christi, Tex., who has been taken into custody, and Gholam Shakuri, described by the Justice Department as a member of the Quds Force, who is at large and believed to be in Iran. Mr. Holder said American investigators believed that high-level officials in the Iranian government “were responsible for this plot.” President Obama, making his first public comments on the accusations Thursday, did not go quite as far. But at a news conference with the visiting president of South Korea, Lee Myung-bak, in Washington, Mr. Obama said in response to a question about Iran: “We believe that even if at the highest levels there was not detailed operational knowledge, there has to be accountability.” On Wednesday, Obama administration officials sought to counter skepticism from outside experts on Iran and from some foreign leaders about the logic of such a plot, arguing that evidence such as bank transfers and intercepted telephone calls substantiated it. Some Iran experts nonetheless said it made little sense that the Quds Force, a highly skilled organization, would plot an attack in such a risky and amateurish way. Seizing on this theme, Iran’s state-run media was dominated on Thursday by rejections of the American charges. Press TV, an English-language news web site controlled by the Iranian government, quoted the foreign minister, Ali Akbar Salehi, calling the charges part of a “new propaganda campaign.” The official Islamic Republic News Agency quoted Ali Ahani, the deputy foreign minister, saying that “the absurd and conspiratorial scenario was made so immaturely that even political circles and media of the U.S. and its allies were suspicious about it.” He called the charges an attempt to “weaken Iran’s increasingly strengthening position in the region.” On Wednesday, the Foreign Ministry of Iran complained angrily to the Swiss Embassy in Tehran, which has monitored United States interests in Iran since diplomatic relations were severed in 1980 . The ministry said it summoned the Swiss ambassador to convey its outrage over the American charges in person and to warn “against the repetition of such politically motivated allegations.” Ayatollah Khamenei predicted what he called the demise of American capitalism and corporate favoritism. Press TV quoted the ayatollah saying in a speech that “the corrupted capitalist system shows no mercy to any nation, including the American people.” The ayatollah also commended the Occupy Wall Street protests in New York, Washington and other American cities, calling them a consequence of “the prevalence of top-level corruption, poverty and social inequality in America.” Reporting was contributed by Artin Afkhami from Boston and Steven Erlanger from Paris. http://www.nytimes.com/2011/10/14/world/middleeast/iran-broadens-counter-rhetoric-on-alleged-plot-calling-it-a-joke.html
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I'm completely skeptic! Especially in light of Alex warning us, not just today -- but, for a long time!
They'll pull anything, including killing millions of people to keep in power. After all, their true agenda is depopulation from 700 billion people, worldwide, to less than 1 billion. hmmm, out of every 700, one person survives? So, it is with glee the elite go into yet another war...
{ahem -- Occupy Wall Street people? What makes you think ~you~ will be that one in 700?}
Excuses for it? They don't care what they throw out there because they're laughing in our faces with any "reason" they give... The ridiculous assassination scenario given for us to swallow is indicative of their distain for us. Just like Bush & gang laughed and thought it was funny there were no WMDs in Iraq. To this day innocent civilians are being gunned down from 15 miles away, for no reason. (see the movie "The War You Don't See") The reason given is disgustingly transparent in the face of their coming down with Fast & Furious.
The World needs to realize there great Evil upon us using the hijacked American Government. We all need to protest this war, around the world.
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Egypt’s air force chief says planes patrolling Sinai without Israel’s consentThursday, 13 October 2011 http://english.alarabiya.net/articles/2011/10/13/171676.html Air force chief said that Egyptian planes conduct patrols to secure all Egypt’s borders, including the eastern border. (File photo) By Al Arabiya with AFP DUBAI/CAIRO Egyptian warplanes are patrolling the Sinai without Israeli consent, despite a 1979 peace treaty limiting Egypt’s military presence in the peninsula, Egypt’s air force chief said on Thursday. Parts of the Sinai have been off-limits to Egyptian troops under the terms of the 1979 treaty by which Israel agreed to end its occupation but in recent months the army has deployed reinforcements with Israeli consent to tackle suspected Islamist militants. “Sinai is our land, and we do not need permission to increase our forces on our land,” said General Reda Hafiz in comments carried by the official MENA news agency. “Egyptian planes conduct patrols to secure all Egypt’s borders, including the eastern border,” he said. Israel’s Yedioth Ahronoth, meanwhile, criticized the statements by General Hafiz and described them as “violations to the peace treaty” between the two countries. Israeli officials said in August that their government had approved an increase in Egyptian troop numbers in the Sinai after a series of deadly attacks in Israel were blamed on militants operating out of the territory. The attacks on Aug. 18 came as the military led an operation against suspected Islamist militants implicated in a series of attacks on police stations in the Sinai and on a pipeline that exports gas to Israel. General Hafiz, meanwhile, said that Egypt would not be affected by a halt of the U.S. aid. “Egypt will get all its requirements from other countries. The armed forces will take the needed procedures so that a halt in the U.S. aid does not affect us negatively,” he said.
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« Reply #48 on: October 13, 2011, 07:01:52 PM » |
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" Saudi Arabia to hold Iran accountable" _______________________ Iran urges Saudi Arabia to avoid ‘pathetic trap’ of alleged plotThursday, 13 October 2011 http://english.alarabiya.net/articles/2011/10/13/171626.html By AL ARABIYA WITH AGENCIES DUBAI Iran has urged Saudi Arabia “not to fall into the trap” of believing U.S. claims that Tehran was behind an alleged plot to assassinate the Saudi ambassador to Washington, while Saudi Arabia on Thursday continued to heavily condemn the attacks. “I am asking Saudi Arabia not to fall into the trap, because any disturbance in relations between countries in the Middle East region will only benefit the United States and the Zionist regime,” said Ali Ahani, Iran’s deputy foreign minister in charge of Europe and America affairs, according to the IRNA news agency. The alleged plot to kill the Saudi ambassador to the United States Adel al-Jubeir has been condemned by Saudi Arabia and the Gulf Cooperation Council after it was foiled by a U.S. source. The White House has strongly claimed that Iran was behind the alleged terror act. On Tuesday, the U.S. Justice Department charged two men with conspiring with Iranian officials to assassinate Jubeir. In the latest Iranian response to the accusations, Ahani was quoted as saying: “we hope that Saudi Arabia will understand the aims of this plot,” which he said was mounted by the United States. “This pathetic and conspirational scenario is so clumsy that even American media and political circles are looking at it with doubt,” he said. “The instigators of this scenario have to say what benefit Tehran could extract from the assassination of the Saudi ambassador to the United States,” he added. Saudi Arabia to hold Iran accountable But the Saudi foreign minister Prince Saud al-Faisal, speaking in Vienna on Thursday, said that Saudi Arabia will hold Iran accountable for any hostile actions. Prince Faisal said he never believed Iran could take such a step, adding “it hurts us greatly,” Reuters reported. “We will not bow to such (Iranian) pressure, we hold them accountable for any action they take against us. Any action they take against us will have a measured response from Saudi Arabia.” “The information we have about the alleged attack points to Iran more” the Prince said, adding that Iran seeks to pressure countries through “murder and mayhem.” But he also said that Iran’s attempts to use terror “will bring it nothing,” and that Saudi Arabia will not “bow down to any Iranian pressure.”
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I doubt a war happens anytime soon, but I'm watching this with some concern.
One thing I can say, is that a new war with Iran would be heavy in the death toll. It would make many Americans think we need a strong WAR president. As such, it swings votes in favor of many of Ron Pauls oppenants. Even then, it re-affirms us anti war folks, the need for Ron Paul.
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Israel will go ahead, USA will back up Iran when the Strait of Hormuz closes, gas will go through the roof, martial law in America, mandatory civilian service goes into full effect. It wont be a war though, just a multi-region conflict. Troops will be sent for "peace-keeping" not "war making".
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« Reply #52 on: October 13, 2011, 08:45:23 PM » |
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Thanks for the post. Hadn't seen the second one. Ex-CIA Michael Scheuer is on record calling this op an absurd notion that benefits Israel and Saudi interests while working against Iranian.
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« Reply #54 on: October 13, 2011, 09:12:01 PM » |
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That is wierd. Not much to make of I don't think, but it is strange how many roads lead to Texas.
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« Reply #55 on: October 13, 2011, 09:13:16 PM » |
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*Even if* there was an assassination plot -- Iran has denied involvement. How on Earth does this equate WAR as a resolve? There is no excuse in this day & age for WAR. WAR is a childish, ego & eugenics-driven resortment.
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Under the guise of a terrorist attack - it's terrorism and who are the terrorists in this case ? Iran. That's at least what they will try and claim.
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« Reply #56 on: October 13, 2011, 10:16:34 PM » |
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WaPo and Harvard University: Iran terror is FALSE FLAG and 100% BULLSHIT!
The neocon controlled Obamazombie is going off script and even Bilderbergers are telling him to shut the f**k up! NY Times also says the Iran plot is BULLSHIT Alex has issued an emergency notice on the broadcast today that the Neocon controlled Obamazombie is helping a subset of globalist Nazis to assist Israel on massive genocidal bombing on Iran along with staged terror attacks all over the US/Britain/Canada. Colonel Schaffer has raised the FALSE FLAG alert flag and the military is 100% against this. Even DHS has not gone along with this bullshit terror alert. It seems to only be coming out from the justice department as if a rogue action. But we all know the puppet masters may be using any excuse (even a seemingly 'rogue' element) to initial martial law and to initiate full blown WWIII to stop all the truth coming out about the banksters theft of over $100 trillion globally. LaRouche has stated that there will be a British backed coup with this exact type of scenario planned. We know now that OWS is being controlled by offshore and non-American interests. It was started by a Canadian magazine which is focused on globalized cybernetic control...the exact future that Rockefeller and Brzezinski wish to bring about. The people at the protests now see there is an elite group of insiders that set all policy for the protests and anyone deviating from that policy faces harsh reprimand and outcasting by the controllers. Senators have leaked the fact that the plan is to transform the protests into violent mobs so that martial law can be implemented. But they need the Iran bullshit to get the army involved. To my knowledge, WaPo and Harvard have never raised the red flag like this, but they are doin g it, check it out... Iranian terror plot looks more and more like a "False Flag" operationhttp://walt.foreignpolicy.com/posts/2011/10/13/something_just_doesnt_add_upPosted By Stephen M. Walt Thursday, October 13, 2011 - 11:58 AM Unless the Obama administration (and in particular, Attorney General Eric Holder), has more smoking gun evidence than they've revealed so far, they are in danger of a diplomatic gaffe on a par with Colin Powell's famous U.N. Security Council briefing about Iraq's supposed WMD programs, a briefing now known to have been a series of fabrications and fairy tales.The problem is that the harder one looks at the allegations about Manour Ababasiar, the fishier the whole business seems. There's no question that Iran has relied upon assassination as a foreign policy tool in the past, but it boggles the mind to imagine that they would use someone as unreliable and possibly unhinged as Ababsiar. I won't rehash the many questions that can and should be raised about this whole business; for compelling skeptical dissections, see Glenn Greenwald, Juan Cole, Tony Karon, and John Glaser. As I said yesterday, I don't know what actually happened here, and I remain open to the possibility that there really was some sort of officially-sanctioned Iranian plot to assassinate foreign ambassadors here on U.S. soil. But the more I think about it, the less plausible whole thing appears. In particular, blowing up buildings in the United States is an act of war, and history shows that the United States is not exactly restrained when it responds to direct attacks on U.S. soil. Japan attacked Pearl Harbor and we eventually firebombed many Japanese cities and dropped two atomic bombs on them.... When it comes to hitting back, in short, we tend to do so with enthusiasm. Iran's leaders are not stupid, and surely they would have known that a plot like this ran the risk of triggering a very harsh U.S. response. Given that extraordinary risk, is it plausible to believe they would have entrusted such a sensitive mission to a serial bungler like Ababsiar? If you are going to attack a target in the United States, wouldn't you send your A Team, instead of Mr. Magoo? Hence the growing skepticism, including the possibility that this might be some sort of "false flag" operation by whatever groups or countries might benefit from further deterioration in U.S.-Iranian relations. If the Obama administration can't back up their allegations in a convincing way, they are going to face a diplomatic backlash and they are going to look like the Keystone Cops. They could even face a situation where rightwing war-mongers seize on their initial accusations to clamor for harsh action (a development that has already begun), while moderates at home and abroad lose confidence in the administration's competence, credibility, and basic honesty. So my advice to Holder & Co. is this: you better show us what you've got, and it had better be good. Stephen M. Walt is the Robert and Renée Belfer professor of international relations at Harvard University Foreign Policy Magazine is published by a division of The Washington Post
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« Reply #57 on: October 14, 2011, 02:52:58 PM » |
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Exactly the Globalists are going to find hegelian-operations don't work any more.
Now the next thing they are going to have to do is demonize the GIABO movement by planting some kind of bomb casing to make it appear as they are dangerous.
The Globalists are going to have to deal with the people of the world at some point.
GIABO will not fade quietly.
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« Reply #58 on: October 14, 2011, 03:13:16 PM » |
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King Labels Iran Terror Plot “Act of War”http://www.infowars.com/king-labels-iran-terror-plot-act-of-war/Republican Congressman says Obama should have troops on standby for military response Paul Joseph Watson Infowars.com Friday, October 14, 2011 Republican Congressman Peter King told CNBC’s Larry Kudlow that he regarded the dubious Iranian terror plot as an “act of war” and that President Obama should put the military on standby in response. “They’ve not just crossed the red line, they’ve jumped over the red line, and this to me is an act of war,” said the Chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee, adding that a military response should be kept on the table as an option “to let Iran know how seriously we take this,” as well as other “bad state actors”.King called for new sanctions to be applied as well as advocating economic warfare by causing the Iranian central bank to collapse. Ludicrously, he also called on Obama to slap sanctions on the sale of Iranian crude oil, a move that would send gas prices soaring for American citizens, further cripple the global economy, while also possibly laying the foundation for world war three.King nonchalantly implied that other middle eastern nations, including Saudi Arabia, could be threatened to fill the gap, “because they realize their survival is on the line here.” Starting a new global energy crisis and potentially a massive global conflict in response to a fabricated terror plot that many would consider too far-fetched for a Hollywood movie script are not enough for King however, he also called for all Iranian diplomats to be expelled from the UN, claiming most of them were spies and suggesting Iran wanted to blow up the New York subway system.King also agreed with Kudlow that the U.S. military should set in process a series of aggressive military maneuvers to strike fear into Iran. Of course, neo-con King’s belligerent call for Obama to set in motion world war three is made to look all the more ridiculous by the fact that the already dubious Iranian terror plot is now starting to look less credible than a children’s fairytale story. As we reported earlier, the legal documents from the case clearly indicate how the alleged plot to assassinate a Saudi ambassador was wholly the creation of the DEA informant working to entrap accused patsy Mansour J. Arbabsiar on behalf of the FBI.
21-year CIA veteran Robert Baer called the alleged plot as “a truly awful Hollywood script,” noting how Iran’s highly professional Quds Force would never hire an alcoholic, pot smoking, prostitute using used car salesman to carry out a high profile political assassination. This To Me Is An Act Of War!" Congressman Peter King On Iran Assassination Plot
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Its terrible, people who go on TV and say things like this should be charged with conspiracy to commit war crimes, or at the very least a hate crime.
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Yep, over the many, many years, world leaders have justified war in the name of religion. If George W. Bush(and Obama for that matter) bothered to read their bibles, Jesus Christ never preached to justify war in his name. As a matter of fact, in the Old Testament, it was the LORD who fought ALL the battles for his people.
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Major Israel, U.S. military drill postponed over Iran tensions: reportshttp://news.nationalpost.com/2012/01/15/major-israel-u-s-military-drill-postponed-over-iran-tensions-reports/ JERUSALEM – Israel and the United States have agreed to postpone a major military defence exercise scheduled for spring, Israeli public radio reported Sunday, amid rising regional tension over Iran’s nuclear program. The exercise, “Austere Challenge 12,” would be pushed back to the end of 2012 because of unspecified budgetary concerns, the radio said, citing military sources. An Israeli defence ministry source speaking on condition of anonymity told AFP the delay had not been finalized. “No final decision has been made yet, discussions with our American counterparts are ongoing,” he said. But Israel’s army radio, citing a defence official, said the drill was being postponed to avoid “unnecessary headlines in such a tense period.” The joint manoeuvre was to have been the biggest yet between the two allies, and was seen as an opportunity to display their joint military strength at a time of growing concern about Tehran’s nuclear ambitions. Israel, the United States and much of the international community accuse Iran of using its nuclear program to mask a weapons drive, a charge Tehran denies. The postponement appeared to suggest fears the exercise could dangerously ramp up regional tensions, at a time when Iran has already threatened to close the strategic Strait of Hormuz — a chokepoint for one fifth of the world’s traded oil — in the event of a military strike or severe tightening of international sanctions over its nuclear program. Meanwhile, the United States sent Iran a letter over its threatened closure of the Strait of Hormuz, the Iranian foreign ministry spokesman said Sunday, without revealing the letter’s contents. “The U.S. ambassador to the UN, Susan Rice, sent a letter to Mohammad Khazaie, Iran’s UN representative, which was conveyed by the Swiss ambassador, and finally Iraqi President Jalal Talabani delivered its contents to officials” in Iran, the official IRNA news agency quoted Ramin Mehmanparast as saying. “We are in the process of studying the letter and if necessary we will respond.” Last month, the Israelis insisted the joint manoeuvres were planned in advance and denied they were related to Iran. “The exercise scenario involves notional, simulated events as well as some field training and is not in response to any real-world event,” the military told AFP. The postponement was not expected to affect a visit to Israel by top U.S. military chief General Martin Dempsey, who is scheduled to arrive later this week and meet with Israel’s Defence Minister Ehud Barak and Chief of Staff Benny Gantz. But the delay was announced as reports suggested unease in U.S.-Israeli relations over the best response to Iran’s nuclear program, and after an Israeli official voiced “disappointment” at Washington’s approach. Washington has spearheaded a push for international sanctions against Iran, including on its oil exports and financial institutions. But Israel’s Strategic Affairs Minister Moshe Yaalon told public radio he thought U.S. President Barack Obama’s administration should be tougher. “France and Britain understand that the sanctions must be strengthened, in particular against the Iranian Central Bank,” Yaalon said. “The U.S. Senate is also in favour, but the U.S. government is hesitating, fearing higher oil prices in an election year,” Yaalon said. “It’s disappointing.” Deputy Foreign Minister Danny Ayalon, speaking Sunday ahead of a trip to Britain, also accused the international community of dragging its feet. “It is regrettable that the international community has not yet used all the means at its disposal to stop the Iranian nuclear program,” he told public radio. Israel has made no secret of its desire to see crippling sanctions imposed on Iran in a bid to slow its nuclear development, and reports suggest it has also taken other actions to delay the program. The Jewish state is suspected of involvement both in a computer worm that reportedly set back Iran’s nuclear efforts, as well as a campaign of assassinations of Iranian nuclear scientists. Media reports have pointed the finger at Israel’s intelligence agency Mossad. Foreign Policy magazine reported that Israel’s actions had created friction with Washington, and the Wall Street Journal said on Friday U.S. officials had warned Israel against unilateral military action against Iran. Yaalon said Sunday that a military strike remained a last resort for Israel. “Israel must defend itself. I hope that we will not arrive at that point,” he said.
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« Reply #65 on: January 15, 2012, 12:28:22 PM » |
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Ignorance is strength.
Isa_5:20 Woe unto them that call evil good, and good evil; that put darkness for light, and light for darkness; that put bitter for sweet, and sweet for bitter!
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Byrne0ut
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« Reply #66 on: January 15, 2012, 12:36:20 PM » |
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I kind of just want this war to go down already, i am so sick and tired of all the rhetoric and fear mongering going on. Just get it over with already, the waiting and uncertainty is the hard part.
I don't really want a war to start, im just frustrated, but the chances of it being averted at this point in time are slim to none.
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stymo1
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« Reply #67 on: January 16, 2012, 03:00:02 PM » |
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Is President Obama Being Blackmailed By Israeli Terrorists And Neocon War Hawks? http://disquietreservations.blogspot.com/2012/01/is-president-obama-being-blackmailed-by.htmlOn Sunday, January 15, CNN reported that "The U.S. military has postponed planned military exercises with Israel ahead of a scheduled visit by the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff." Is this a sign of cooler heads prevailing in Washington, or a bump in the road to the planned destination, World War III? At this stage, we can only guess. At lobelog.com, Jim Lobe writes that "we’re seeing some serious distancing by the Obama administration from Israel’s provocations and possibly some serious interest in engagement with Iran, although the latter may be too hopeful a conclusion to reach." This shocking new development has made me question my views about U.S. intentions towards Iran, its fractured relationship with the renegade state of Israel, and the overall U.S.-Iranian crisis. This whole situation is just so confusing and crazy that it is hard to make my mind up about who are the villains in this drama, and who are the responsible adults. In my article yesterday, I asked whether or not the U.S. government is telling the truth or not about the murder of another Iranian nuclear scientist by Israel. Did America have knowledge of Israel's assassination plot, or not? Is it publicly denouncing this action, but quietly cheering them on? Is America on board with Israel's broader terror operations? If not, then why is America on the sideline and watching Israel get away with murder? Is this a case of a good cop/bad cop con game? Or is it a marriage made in hell, and an ugly divorce is around the corner? The Zionist Lobby is not all-powerful, so how is it possible that it is single-handedly holding back President Obama and senior U.S. government officials from coming clean about Israel with the American people and the world. The biggest and most powerful lobby in America is the American people. And the majority of the American people are for a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian crisis, and against a war in Iran. If the battle is between the American people and world public opinion versus Israeli hawks, the Zionist Lobby, Neocons, and Republican morons, then on what side of this battle is President Obama on? Why is he so passive and weak with Israel? Is Obama being blackmailed by the poisonous Neocons and the Israeli terrorists into attacking Iran? Are there dangerous secrets about Obama's personality and history that he does not want the world to know? I used to doubt that Obama is being held hostage by domestic and foreign blackmailers, but not anymore. What other explanation is there to explain Obama's passivity in the face of Israel's betrayal and disregard of American interests? Israel is openly hijacking U.S. policy towards Iran by murdering Iranian scientists, blowing up Iranian military sites, and provoking Iran into a fight with the United States and Israel. And yet, Obama is just standing by and watching all this happen like a frail puppy. Maybe it's because Obama is choosing to sacrifice the nation of Iran, the U.S. military, and the world economy in order to save his own skin. Maybe it's because this coward is too scared to admit that he is gay, that he is being blackmailed because of this big secret, and that he has been scamming the American people all along. In February 2010, Paul Joseph Watson and Alex Jones wrote in article called "Obama Is Being Blackmailed Into Attacking Iran": "A schism between hawks in the Obama administration aligned with Zionist Israel and more sober individuals is clearly causing division over how to deal with Iran, prompting Obama to warn the Israeli government that it should not launch a military attack on the Persian nation. The neo-cons are essentially telling Obama that they will destroy him if he doesn’t follow their orders, but that they will defend him if he does play ball and launch an assault on Iran." In August 2010, Wayne Madsen reported that Obama is "subjected to blackmails," because of his gay lifestyle. Madsen wrote that, "Leading secret alternate life styles, Obama and his chief of staff [Rahm Emanuel] provide classic blackmail threats," and added: "Throw in the intelligence agencies of America’s allies, friends, enemies, and the situation becomes a clear and present danger to the national security of the United States." If Obama is being blackmailed because he is a secret homosexual and because he has a fake birth certificate then the presence of President Obama in the White House is an existential threat to America, Israel, and Iran. Israeli terrorists and neocon war hawks are using this explosive information to force Obama into a corner and make him support everything they do vis-a-vis Iran. An Israeli attack on Iran supported by the Obama administration is a threat to America's long-term national security interests and political destiny, the security of the American people and U.S. military, the stability of the Middle East, and the existence of millions of people. A blackmailed president in the White House is a bigger threat to America's existence than Nazi Germany ever was. The national destruction of America is not a possibility, but an inevitability under President "blackmailed" Obama. There are two solutions to Obama's blackmail problem. One, Obama comes clean about his past and blackmail threats, and lays everything on the table in a televised speech to the world, in which he brings Israel into line and calls off a war against Iran. And two, Obama is impeached and/or sent to prison immediately for acts of high treason. If he is not removed and punished, then the terrorists in Israel and the poisonous snakes of war in Washington may use their knowledge of Obama's gay lifestyle to blackmail him into supporting an attack on Ian. This may be their secret "blackmail nuclear option" which they will use if their confrontation with Obama over Iran becomes heated. A blackmailed president puts the security of the planet and its people at risk. America and the world is truly in uncharted territory. The fate of the world is in the hands of nuclear terrorists who are blackmailing politicians and government officials in Washington, including the president of the United States. That should scare you and keep you up at night, not Iranian nukes, Islamic radicals, gay marriage, a cyber Pearl Harbor attack, or anything else that warmongering politicians say that America and the world should be scared of.
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