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A Phony Crisis — and a Real One, On The Path To War With Iran
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Patrick J. Buchanan
VDare
July 15, 2008
Last week, the front pages of the world press blossomed with photos of four Iranian rockets, fired in salvo, heading skyward.
The image was powerful, and the message reinforced by the head of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard. Should Israel attack Iran, said Ali Shira, Tel Aviv will be "set on fire."
U.S. reaction was swift and bristling. "Rice Says U.S. Will Defend Gulf," declared the headline over the AP story that began:
"Condoleezza Rice flexed America’s muscles in the Middle East Thursday, forcefully warning Iran the U.S. won’t ignore threats and will take any action necessary to defend friends and interests in the Persian Gulf. …
"Rice said Iran’s leaders should understand that Washington won’t dismiss provocations from Tehran and has the ability to counter them. ‘I don’t think the Iranians are too confused, either, about the capability and the power of the United States to do exactly that.’"
And what were the results of last week’s missile crisis in the Gulf? Tensions rose, strengthening Tehran’s embattled Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. And oil prices shot from $136 a barrel to a record $147.
That $11-a-barrel spike alone translates into $25 million a day in fresh revenue for Ahmadinejad and Co. And as the United States imports 13 million of the 20 million barrels we daily consume, that $11 spike in price translates into $143 million more sucked out of the U.S. economy every day—into the coffers of Canada, Mexico, Venezuela, Saudi Arabia and OPEC.
Can we not see who benefits and who pays for this war talk?
Every day the war drums beat, the mullahs get richer and we get poorer. Which raises the question. Was this mini-missile crisis cooked up by the mullahs to rip off Uncle Sam? For by week’s end it appeared the Americans had been had, big-time.
Saturday’s New York Times reported that that photo of the four Iranian missiles fired in salvo had been doctored.
One rocket appears twice in the same photo. The large missile, on inspection, was not the new Shahab-3b, which has a range of 1,200 miles, but a Shahab-3a, with a range of 900 miles. It is no longer in production.
The missiles fired with the Shahab-3a turned out to be Scuds, a short-range missile that is no threat to Israel.
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The second day’s firing turns out to have been of a single anti-ship missile. Iranian TV showed one firing from three angles, making it appear as though three missiles had been fired in succession.
"The bottom line is that the Iranians are tweaking our noses," said Charles Vick, an expert on Iran’s missile forces.
Under Secretary of State William J. Burns then splashed cold water on Iran’s alleged crash program to acquire nuclear weapons.
"Iran has not yet perfected (uranium) enrichment," said Burns, "and, as a direct result of U.N. sanctions, Iran’s ability to procure technology or items of significance to its missile programs, even dual-use items, is being impaired." [U.S. says diplomacy is focus in Iran efforts, Reuters, July 9, 2008]
Though the ex-head of Mossad, Shabtai Shavit, says Iran may be one year away from a bomb—and will use it on Israel—according to the latest U.S. National Intelligence Estimate, Iran shut down its nuclear weapons program in 2003.
Iran, says Burns, has not yet mastered the technology of converting uranium gas into fuel for use in power plants, let alone the stuff of bombs. And even if Iran is one day able to enrich to weapons grade, she would still have to build and test a nuclear device, then weaponize it to fit atop a missile and deploy a missile force. All in all, says Burns, Iran’s progress with uranium enrichment has been "modest."
There is thus no imminent crisis to justify war on Iran.
Yet, what is Nancy Pelosi’s Democratic House doing?
Some 220 members, a majority, have endorsed House Concurrent Resolution 362. This virtual war resolution "demands" that President Bush initiate a blockade to halt all Iranian imports of refined petroleum products and impose "stringent inspection requirements on all persons, vehicles, ships, planes, trains, and cargo entering or departing Iran."
A Democratic House that came to power denouncing the rush to war on Iraq is about to vote to demand that Bush commit an act of war against Iran.
The front men for 362 are liberal Gary Ackerman of New York and conservative Mike Pence of Indiana. But the juice behind them is that of the Israeli lobby AIPAC, which is marching in step with Israel.
Last week, Mossad’s chief, Meir Dagan, was here to make the case for war on Iran. This week, Defense Minister Ehud Barak visits Dick Cheney and maybe Bush. Next week, it is the head of Israel’s armed forces.
Israel and its Fifth Column in this city seek to stampede us into war with Iran. Bush should rebuff them, and the American people should tell their congressmen: You vote for 362, we don’t vote for you.
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July 15th, 2008 at 12:08 pm
Fuckers.
(one nuke…one assasination would have solved this whole fiasco)
I DONT CARE ABOUT ARABS. I care about DOLLARS!
July 15th, 2008 at 12:14 pm
If anything we still have a few months left. I don’t think the Illuminati will do anything before the OLYMPICS, China is a major hand in the NWO and I believe they will wait til she gets to “shine”. I could be wrong considering how cold blooded and calculating these people are. Considering T.H.E.Y. are VERY ritualistic, I believe we should be looking at the solar,lunar calendars. T.H.E.Y. will implement the next false flag attack on a “special” day. Maybe the Autumn equinox. MOST PEOPLE FORGET OR DON’T KNOW THAT SEPTEMBER 11 was NEW YEARS DAY for many other OLDER CULTURES in the world. Ethiopian christians have celebrated THE NEW YEAR on 9/11 (give or take a day) for thousands of years, even before their was a christianity (judeaism). I believe David Icke and THESE MONSTERS have a knowledge of the UNIVERSE and our place in it on the spiritual/physical level. That is why they are the “illuminated” ones. This knowledge they keep from us. Remember Texe Marrs BOOK that just came out, don’t forget ALL their symbolism. This will sound crazy to some of you out there, but I believe to truely end their reign, one must have an understanding of Their HOLLY-Days and when they can use the most EVIL ENERGY against us. Regardless, I believe the time has come to leave and live in a much less urban (populated) area. I am jealous of people who live near heavy forest or vast farmland, it will be easier for them to escape or “Group” (wink), when the time comes. Peace to all, I JUST CAN’T BELIEVE WHY THERE ARE STILL SO MANY SHEEPLE/PEOPLE WHO CAN’T SEE THAT AN EVIL AGENDA IS UPON US, but then again the MONARCH PROJECT is doing it’s job and Damn well I must add. Long live the revolution!
July 15th, 2008 at 12:15 pm
Nattylight, your dollars are only fake money due to no real backing. Arabs on the other hand are of flesh, blood, and life. Good to see you have your priorities strait loser.
July 15th, 2008 at 12:21 pm
Hello everybody
I would like to invite you to hear and see the speech of
David icke on Big brother the big picture
http://video.google.co.uk/vide.....2501062338
The American, by nature, is optimistic. He is experimental, an inventor and a builder who builds best when called upon to build greatly.
John F. Kennedy
35th president of US 1961-1963 (1917 – 1963)
damn
July 15th, 2008 at 12:44 pm
Just as Bush parades himself as a “Christian conservative”, the Shah of Iran parades himself as a priest of Islam. Let the puppet show commence. He will sell out Iran for 30 pieces of silver. And any other nation wishing to remain sovereign from the NWO will be similarly set up and toppled.
Solution? Whoop ass in the name of Jesus against evil in the manner of King David, and every other hero of the Bible. Info, words, prayer, and weapons.
July 15th, 2008 at 1:03 pm
No, truthbetold, I wasn’t aware that september 11th was a new year to anyone. I also am not aware that these fuckers are all part of some cult where the sacrificial lamb is the world. This is weird shit. But really, they’re conquering the world because of a religion, not because they’re egomaniacal freaks who want to control everything? I always thought the illuminati was just a club for rich and powerful persons with aims toward world domination. Kind of like government, but secret, you know?
July 15th, 2008 at 2:25 pm
Joe… so called Luke 4:6
Jacob (atruthseacher@aol.com)
July 15th, 2008 at 2:43 pm
What is so funny to me is that everyone ignores the fact that NOBODY should have nuclear weapons. I mean are you fucking kidding me, they make the world a safer place — think about this and take your MAD and shove it up your ass. I guess the fluorine has gotten to everyone. What a bunch of mindless tools the civilized world has become — so much so that the very term civilized world is an oxymoron! Knowing what a bunch of phonies our and most of the world’s gov’ts are (if not all) then where’s the argument that nukes create a safe environment. WAKE THE FUCK UP! They were borne in the Grove — doesn’t that ring an alarm bell? It’s convenient to knitpick trivial details so as to beat around the Bush, pun intended. As long as we create weapons, our intent is to use those weapons — no matter what they are. With time, they will find an excuse or create one. All you truthers out there — don’t contradict yourselves — see through the veil and the zeitgeist. NO war is good and certainly not the potential to destroy all life on Earth with some clever sounding excuse like MAD. If you feel safer because your country has a bunch of nukes than you’re just plain insane! Einstien said it himself that it was a mistake — and he can’t be too pleased from the great beyond these days. What good would a Revolution be if there are nothing but morons to fill the gap? One way or another this Earth will be cleansed soon, whether we do it to ourselves by war or by pollution it’s gone too far and Mother Nature will take care of it if we don’t! If, indeed, we haven’t reached the point of no return!
July 15th, 2008 at 3:26 pm
http://www.veritas144k.com
End of Time?
Are you sure “we are quite some distance …from the end of time’? Jesus said: “But of that day and hour no one knows, no, not the angels of Heaven, but the Father alone. As in the days of Noah, so shall also the coming of the Son of man be. For, as in the days before the flood they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, even till that day in which Noah entered into the ark, and they knew not till the flood came and took them all away, so also shall the coming of the Son of man be” (Mt 24:36-39).
Today people are ‘marrying and giving in marriage,’ that is a very great number of people all over the world are ‘living together’ pretending to be married, homosexuals are ‘marrying,’ and so forth. The governments of the world no longer know what is truth, and they have the populace pay for the perversity of others (abortion, contraceptives, etc). The world of sin is multiplied.
Understand that the angels have been pouring out their bowls of wrath upon the earth for many decades now. You see the increases of cancer, the return of TB, the spread of AIDS, and a great number of other ‘incurable’ diseases, because these diseases now resist the vaccines and medicines which we have. AIDS is an example of God’s wrath.
On another front, the Muslim threat is greater than most people think. The Book of Revelation (Apocalypse) says: “I saw from the mouth of the dragon, and from the mouth of the beast, and from the mouth of the false prophet, three unclean spirits like frogs. For they are the spirits of devils, working signs, and they go forth unto the kings of the whole earth, to gather them to battle against the great day of the Almighty God. Behold, I come as a thief. Blessed is he that watches and keeps his garments, lest he walk naked, and they see his shame.” (Apoc 16:13-15). These Muslims are in every country of the world with their terrorist cells, ready to strike when the word is given to them. The Saudis own most of Washington DC, as well as a great number of major buildings around the USA. The ‘Unholy Alliance’ which is the ‘eighth’ king has veto control of the UN, and they are aligning with the OPEC nations, as well as all countries from N. Korea, China, India, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Iran, Iraq, Syria, Egypt, Libya, etc. The net is closing, and Europe and USA are afraid to stir the sleeping bear!
“And there shall be in all the earth, says the Lord, two parts in it shall be scattered, and shall perish, but the third part shall be left therein. And I will bring the third part through the fire, and will refine them as silver is refined, and I will try them as gold is tried. They shall call on My Name, and I will hear them. I will say: ‘Thou are My people, and they shall say: ‘The Lord is my God.’” (Zc 13:8,9).
You see quite readily how the Lord is calling the Christians to wake up! The divided house of Christianity will be rocked to he very foundations and then only 144,000 will be able to live without fear during the Great Tribulation, which is already past the doorstep, it is in the doorway!
July 15th, 2008 at 3:27 pm
There is no NWO. You’ve all been had!
July 15th, 2008 at 3:31 pm
AMEN #8
July 15th, 2008 at 5:04 pm
If the Iranians were smart they would be saving every missile and rocket for the war. There is no amount of posturing they can do to lessen what will come. If the Iranians really do have rockets which can hit targets thousands of kilometres away they shouldn’t be flaunting it. From a tactical standpoint the Iranians would be weakening their position by allowing for foreign countries to know what to expect. I really hope that this war won’t happen, but at this point thinking in that manner is nothing but a fairy tale dream. The public is too stupid to realize what is really happening.
July 15th, 2008 at 7:51 pm
Don’t count Iran out, just because simple minded (NOT ALL) Americans think their nation is the biggest and the best, time has come for WW3 and as it says in all prophecies…. The Holy Land will go to war and fall, and without it’s other Allies that lead them to victory in other wars, USA is not as strong in wars.(ie: Korean, Vietaem wars) Iran has been supported by the Us in the past, and were given money and technology… Iran has sat back for the last 20 yrs building up. I don’t think it will be a “Shock and Awe” type thing as Iraqi and will not be won in months. There are more loyal Iranians to their president then there are Americans to Bush, and they hate America. Expect a longer war, more casualties and possible cities going up in flames. All we can do is hope and pray this doesn’t turn out to be nuclear then there will be big trouble. Especially with Russia, China, and Syria, due to backing Iran. And those Armies can out do the Allies by 3 to 1 easy.
July 15th, 2008 at 8:37 pm
Here’s another story I didn’t see on our news dated July 15
Bolton: U.S. should help Israel hit Iran
Former U.N. ambassador John Bolton said the United States should assist Israel in any strike on Iran’s nuclear facilities.
The ex-U.S. envoy in an op-ed in Tuesday’s Wall Street Journal said the United States must consider what assistance to extend to Israel before and after an airstrike.
“We will be blamed for the strike anyway, and certainly feel whatever negative consequences result, so there is compelling logic to make it as successful as possible,” wrote Bolton, who was known for his hawkish foreign policy views. “At a minimum, we should place no obstacles in Israel’s path, and facilitate its efforts where we can.”
Bolton said the efforts to curb Iran’s nuclear ambitions through sanctions had failed, and even if they could still be enacted, the time for their effectiveness has passed. He also lashed out at presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama for advocating the threat of sanctions and incentives for changed behavior to divert Tehran from its present course.
Bolton had only a slightly milder appraisal of presumptive Republican nominee John McCain’s approach, describing the Arizona senator’s call for a workable missile defense system to protect the United States from the Iranian threat “only a component of a post-failure policy.”
http://www.jta.org/cgi-bin/iow.....09476.html
July 15th, 2008 at 10:45 pm
Well here is a scenario for a false flag that I don’t think is thought about much;
Israel covertly setting up a false flag attack on US forces in Afganistan or Iraq….
Major emotional reaction by the US. Georgy boy angerly reacts….blaming the events on Iran….
Than well, I am sure you know what would come next, or it could be the other way around…
I don’t know, how much time will we have to a war or a economic crash…….this is getting crazy, and people are becoming even more hard headed. I can’t fucking believe it. It seems like the more dangerous this situation becomes their is like a pool of at least 40% of the population that is getting dumber and dumber, more in denial, and for the most part don’t give a fuck. Arogance and Selfishness don’t mix. Anyway….stand up. . .
July 16th, 2008 at 12:24 am
Here is my sollution for the american and Isreal admin.>>> Let Iran enrich uranium, try to trust their words that they want this for energy purposes, and at the same time make Iran pay for americas hollowed out 747’s that are equipped with giant lazers {COIL} chemical oxygen iodine lazer. Iran would have to pay for 1or 2 of these planes to fly non stop ,monitoring iranian air space – borders. This way if Iran was to be dishonest and fire a nuke { which we all know will not happen} America could melt the warhead before it left the country, with the fallout landing on their own people, trust me when I say I hate nuclear weapons and do not believe they should even exsist, but unfortunatley they do. So MR.BUSH and MR. OLMERT give this a shot before you end up killing massive amounts of innocent men, woman and most important CHILDREN!!!!!!
July 16th, 2008 at 1:44 am
Anyone buying lead made to look like gold? Did anyone read the article? Isn’t this article suggesting Iran and America conn-ing the American consumer? Can we say war of the worlds? Can we say slight of hand? Hey everyone perhaps this war with Iran is a lie…1st. to get people concentrating on another war…while our politicians screw us behind closed doors, with policies and measures of securites which fool us to give up our freedoms.2nd to throw more money in Iran’s corporations, politicians pockets, also their government taking more control over their own people through fear.3rd to feed the military industrial complex. on and on and on. What if? What if the war drums are just drums. The pounding designed to misdirect our sight. Just maybe it’s a psy-op on Americans and Iranians….I mean, don’t we know Israel is Hezbullah. America is AlQuida. Remember 1984 George Orwell…The enemy is our friends…oh wait, now our friend is our enemy….constant state of war and rumors of wars only to decieve and enslave! By the way Russia was taking tough just days ago….who bought the lead? Did YOU see or percieve it as gold? ALCHEMY!!!!!!Folks I think we’ve been lied to then double lied over those lies, then decieved underneath and behind! No real war but the one in our own yard. Our enemy and Iran’s enemy is our own puppet politicians and the rich puppet masters putting on a play about war…
July 16th, 2008 at 4:29 am
Nattylight=idiot.
Money vs people, hmm I’ll take people.
Keep your monopoly money; won’t be worth much soon.
July 16th, 2008 at 6:09 am
How come the American people voted for Bush, twice. It’s like if you put a piece of shit on their dinner plate and they would eat it.
July 16th, 2008 at 6:58 am
Iran could be the smurfs..small, harmless, happy blue people.
It does not matter in the insanity of Nero wants to burn us all
to the ground, while
the sheeple watch the circus, and eat mc-bread
July 16th, 2008 at 8:49 am
The Mind Control is working on the unaware American Public, there isn’t a unified and concertive National effort to stamp out the doings of the Neocons and their plan to build their NWO, this war with Iran will be the final global step to bring the beginning to the end and the last step besides Martial Law in the USA to bring them (Neocons, NWO and the Reptilian Race) into final supremacy.
Bible Prophecy of Revelations is being fulfilled and there is nothing we can do to stop it, sure we can fight the good fight and hinder, disrupt and stall or maybe even shine the light on some of these diabolical plans and bring others who are unaware to the fold but in the end the prophecies in Revelations will be fulfilled to the letter.
It is very sad that people in the US and even our fellow Warriors (Soldiers, Marines, Sailors, Airmen and CoastGuardsmen) most of which know nothing about these plans or even care for that matter. Whenever I try to bring up this subject or enlighten our brothers and sisters in the military they look at me as though I’m speaking in another language that they do not understand.
The whole point of going to war with Iran is to be able to control the oil in the region and build that pipeline to the Caspian Sea, this will help them (NWO/Neocons) to become more economically powerful (by taking the Oil) in the Middle East and eliminate the threat to Israel at the same time.
July 16th, 2008 at 11:55 pm
bk ewing says: your certainly not wrong about that my son is a firefighter who speaks the truth whenever he gets the chance and ex military men treat him like the enemy. a friend of his currently serving in iraq visited him recently, my son said he is not the same person. as for the reptillian thing still not on board with that.
July 17th, 2008 at 9:54 am
The US Government – Bush administration is arming the Israel Government (their military) since they are (the Bush administration) the right wing so called Christian extremist and believe that Israel should be in the hands of the Israelis.
How would the US private and Government Company’s justify to spend millions of taxpayer funded $$ in creating weapons and then storing them so they can collect dust.
They need to test them so they create war’s in the name of GOD – and yet the truth is that GOD does not want any war (I know since I’am a Christian myself).