WEAPONS OF CHOICE
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NRA's next target:
Re-arming Chicago
2nd Amendment lawsuits
take aim at firearms limits
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Nuclear missiles could blow up 'like popcorn'
A design flaw in Britain's nuclear arsenal means that warheads could set off a chain reaction "like popcorn" if they were accidentally dropped, according to Ministry of Defence documents.
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The New York Times reported last week that those companies, Chevron, Total and some smaller companies were set to receive no-bid contracts from Iraq's Oil Ministry. According to the paper, such deals "are unusual for the industry," and the companies prevailed over more than 40 others, including some from Russia, China and India.
In March 2001, two years before Iraq was invaded, Cheney met with top executives from Exxon Mobil Corp., Shell Oil Co., BP America Inc. and others on his infamous secret Energy Task Force.
Kucinich seemed to accuse participants in that meeting of plotting the invasion of Iraq. There's no indication that the participants discussed military action, although documents later released showed they did eye Iraq's oil fields.
The White House convinced the Supreme Court to let it keep secret the proceeding's of Cheney's task force, although the Washington Post later revealed most of its activities.
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THE FORGOTTEN WAR
TROOP DEATH TOLL IN AFGHANISTAN HIGHEST SINCE WAR BEGAN
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Isaiah Chapter 17
| א מַשָּׂא, דַּמָּשֶׂק: הִנֵּה דַמֶּשֶׂק מוּסָר מֵעִיר, וְהָיְתָה מְעִי מַפָּלָה. | 1 The burden of Damascus. Behold, Damascus is taken away from being a city, and it shall be a ruinous heap. |
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'Muslim countries vying for influence, expecting Israel to give up holy site'
Posted: June 25, 2008
9:39 pm Eastern
By Aaron Klein
© 2008 WorldNetDaily
 Temple Mount |
"It's possible in the coming two years a deal will be made that transfers the Temple Mount out from Israeli hands," said a security source. "The Arab countries are vying for influence, since they think controlling the site means big prestige in the Muslim world."
Alaska’s Gull Island Oil Fields Could Power U.S. for 200 Years
By Mark Anderson
“Crude oil is the real ‘currency’ of the world,” said Lindsey Williams at a gathering of the Midwest Concerned Citizens group in Kansas City on July 22. But Americans will never hear about huge oil and gas reserves in the United States, which, if ever tapped, would bring today’s fuel prices at least as low as $1.50 per gallon and make America more energy independent.
As a Baptist missionary in the 1970s, Williams said he rubbed elbows with members of the world’s power elite—who boasted of detailed 30-year and 50-year plans to control the flow of oil and information.
A huge quantity of crude oil and natural gas exists under Gull Island, located in the waters of Prudhoe Bay in Alaska, says Williams. He cited key British Petroleum memoranda and related the statements of upper echelon oil officials who told him that Gull Island would be kept under wraps, limiting domestic supplies so Americans would someday see prices hit up to $10 a gallon at the pump.
“Every issue in the world today relates to crude oil,” said Williams. The U.S. occupation of Iraq and the saber rattling about attacking Iran fit into the crude oil matrix.
Iran is being targeted because it’s one of several countries that want to use their own currencies for oil sales, rather than using the U.S. dollar. Williams told AFP that any country that doesn’t want to “play ball” with the U.S. government and the financial and oil interests is, in essence, put on a hit list.
The United States, he said, learned that Iran intended to form its own bourse and not use the dollar for oil sales. Therefore, the notion that Iran is a menacing “almost-nuclear” country was trumped up, presented as fact via the corporate media and Iran is now in the crosshairs.
Other nations wanting more independence from U.S. meddling include Norway, Venezuela, Nigeria, Bolivia, Sweden and Russia.
The 30-year plan, which was first proposed three decades ago and is nearing fruition, included smug assurances from oil officials that the United States will triple its crude-oil usage and alternative fuels will not be allowed to gain enough ground to make a difference. They also noted that all foreign oil production will be scaled back to the United States and that Americans soon will pay $4 to $5 a gallon at the pump and could pay as much as $7 to $10 down the road.
In the early 1960s crude oil was selected as a tool of world control, Williams said, adding, “What we pay at the gas pump is a form of taxation.” The American consumer’s dependence on crude oil thus far has enabled people from foreign oil-producing nations to buy T-bills (U.S. treasury notes) in order to support the U.S. national debt and continued deficit spending. The need to support that debt puts the U.S. government in a bind, forcing Americans to remain dependent on foreign oil.
Williams, as a chaplain in 1970 when the trans-Alaskan oil pipeline was finished, ministered among the pipeline workers. However, as time passed he made a favorable impression with the top brass and was asked to improve worker-company relations. Next thing he knew, he said he was sitting at meetings of the World Bank, the International Monetary Fund and various meetings of oil executives over a three-year period.
He told AFP that the IMF-World Bank acts as a middleman between oil producing nations and refineries. In so doing, they set oil prices, he said.
The big event in that three-year period was in 1977 when an Atlantic Richfield oil executive told him, “We have just drilled into the largest pool of oil in North America—[and] in the world!”
That pool was Gull Island. It was said that there was enough natural gas to supply America for 200 years. But to this day, “not one drop” of that oil has been released to American refineries, Williams said.
Williams said the executive had warned him that the Gull Island find was highly classified. Do not repeat any of this, he was told. Obviously, that warning did not stop him.
PEOPLE IN LA LIVING IN CARS
 | | LOS ANGELES (AP) - Having lost her job and her three-bedroom house, Darlene Knoll has joined the legions of downwardly mobile who are four wheels away from homelessness. She is living out of her shabby 1978 RV, and every night she has to look for a place to park where she won't get hassled by the cops or insulted by residents. "I'm not a piece of trash," the former home health-care aide said as she stroked one of five dogs in her cramped quarters parked in the waterfront community of Marina del Rey. Amid the foreclosure crisis and the shaky economy, some California cities are seeing an increase in the number of people living out of their cars, vans or RVs. Acting on complaints from homeowners, the Los Angeles City Council got tough earlier this year by forbidding nearly all overnight parking in residential neighborhoods such as South Brentwood. But some people are just crowding into other parts of the city, including the seaside community of Venice, where dozens of rusty, dilapidated campers can be seen lined up outside neat single-family homes. The stench of urine emanates from a few of the vehicles, and some residents say they have seen human waste left behind. |
Exclusive: Syrians and UN nuclear inspectors play hide and seek
June 26, 2008, 11:10 AM (GMT+02:00)
Olli Heinonen led nuclear watchdog inspection in Syria
DEBKAfile’s military and intelligence sources report that the three-man International Atomic Energy Agency team which inspected the El Kibar site bombed by Israel last September, returned to Vienna Wednesday, June 25, with soil and building materials samples gathered secretly without Syrian knowledge. From the Syrians they received different samples said to have been collected at a site which they insisted was a military facility under construction.
During their four days in the country, Olli Heinonen, IAEA deputy director and leading negotiator with the Iranian authorities, and his team interviewed Syrian army officers and men presented by Damascus as having been employed at the facility. They denied it was a nuclear reactor and possessing nuclear credentials themselves. But, according to DEBKAfile’s intelligence sources, the inspectors countered with their own list of officers, scientists and technicians – not only Syrians, but also Iranians and North Koreans employed in building the facility.
The Syrian side denied this and refused the inspectors permission to interview people on their list.
Last week, British, German and Israeli publications released new information from Israeli intelligence sources according to which the El Kibar reactor was intended to be a component of Iran’s nuclear program. Iran’s use of plutonium in its weapons projects was to be concealed by having it produced in Syria.
Wednesday, June 25, the London daily, the Guardian, quoted an adviser to Israel's national security council as saying: "The Iranians were involved in the Syrian programme. The idea was that the Syrians produce plutonium and the Iranians get their share. Syria had no reprocessing facility for the spent fuel. It's not deduction alone that brings almost everyone to think that the link exists" – implying that Israel had evidence.
DEBKAfile adds: War tensions between Israel and Iran have shot up in the last few days on the strength of reported Israeli preparations for an attack on Iran’s nuclear installations. By linking Syria’s destroyed reactor to Iran’s nuclear program, Israeli officials were saying in effect that the attack on an Iranian nuclear installation had already taken place …in Syria.
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WELCOME TO THE NO BS ZONE OF TEDDY JACOBSON
Joy Of Being 'Liberated'
I am going to try again and make this appeal to you to start to hoard what you need in order to survive the coming onslaught of FAMINE, DROUGHT, POSSIBLE IMPLODING OF OUR COUNTRY AND OUR WORLD, DETERIORATION OF OUR WATER SUPPLIES, ETC, ETC, there is no end to what I see.
Go to www.ismi-gunsprings.com
The owners name is MARC COSAT and he specializes in Chrome Silicon Springs for Firearms. His toll free number is 800 773 1940
He has at this point in time the following springs for sale;
SW "J" FRAME HAMMER SPRINGS
SW "J" FRAME REBOUND SLIDE SPRINGS
BERETTA RECOIL SPRINGS - 14 & 16 lbs (13 lbs is factory standard)
AR15 MAGAZINE SPRINGS - 30 & 40 ROUND SPRINGS AVAILABLE
HK P7 RECOIL SPRINGS - 22 lb rating (21 lb. is factory standard)
HE ALSO HAS WIDE SELECTION OF GLOCK RECOIL SPRINGS.
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YOU MUST GET A FOX 40 OR A STORM WHISTLE FOR EACH FAMILY MEMBER. YOU CAN BUY THEM FROM www.amazon.com
OR YOU CAN DO A SEARCH ON GOOGLE FOR THEM, DO IT NOW. IF YOU BECOME STRANDED, YOU CAN ONLY YELL FOR HELP FOR A FEW MINUTES AND NO ONE WILL HEAR YOU, THESE WHISTLES HAVE A DECIBEL RATING OF ABOUT 120.
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YOU MUST GET A WATER FILTER FOR YOUR FAMILY. IF YOUR WATER BECOMES CONTAMINATED YOU WILL DIE. I LIKE ANY OF THE "KATADYNE" WATER FILTERS. BUY AN EXTRA FILTER CARTRIDGE. YOU CAN BUY A DECENT WATER FILTER FOR ABOUT $65.00 OR THE HIGHER YOU GO JUST GIVES YOU A MORE IMPROVED WATER FILTER ELEMENT. THESE CAN BE BOUGHT THROUGH AMAZON.COM OR www.rei.com
YOU MUST HAVE CLEAN WATER FOR YOUR PETS. DO IT NOW.
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IF YOU DO NOT OWN A GUN YOU CAN BUY SOME MACE PEPPER SPRAY "GEL" FORMULA. THIS HAS A UV DYE IN IT AND DO NOT EVER BUY JUST THE LIQUID AS IT WILL COME BACK IN YOUR FACE IN A WIND WHEN USED OUTDOORS. THIS IS A MUST FOR ALL WOMEN. TO LOCATE THIS PRODUCT DO A SEARCH ON GOOGLE. DO IT NOW, A LARGE CAN RUNS ABOUT $13.00
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YOU MUST HAVE KNIVES AND MY FAVORITE KNIVES ARE COLD STEEL AND BENCHMADE AND KERSHAW IS GOOD BUT THE STEEL YOU BUY IS CRITICAL. D2 AND 154CM STEEL WILL HOLD A GOOD EDGE. ITS HARDER TO OPEN MANY COLD STEEL KNIVES BUT THEY ARE RAZOR SHARP AND ARE VERY GOOD FOR THE MONEY. SPYDERCO IS ANOTHER GOOD KNIFE AND SOME COMPANIES ARE USING SV30 STEEL WHICH HOLDS A SUPERIOR EDGE. YOU WILL NEED MORE THAN ONE KNIFE. I SUGGEST YOU BUY A DIAMOND TWO INCH BY SIX INCH PLATE THAT YOU CAN SHARPEN YOUR KNIVES IN MEDIUM GRIT.
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ALL OF YOU SHOULD HAVE "ANTI RADIATION TABLETS" ALSO CALLED POTASSIUM IODIDE. THIS WILL ONLY COVER YOU FOR ONE TYPE OF RADIATION POISONING BUT ITS A START. YOU CAN BUY THIS PRODUCT FROM www.ki4u.com
THIS PRODUCT IN SMALL DOSES CAN ALSO BE GIVEN TO PETS.
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AMMUNITION PRICES ARE SKY HIGH AND THEY ARE GOING TO GET MUCH HIGHER. THE LONGER YOU WAIT, IT WILL BE TOO LATE. IN MY OPINION ITS BETTER TO HAVE A CREDIT CARD BILL AND GET WHAT YOU NEED NOW BEFORE ITS TOO LATE. A BOX OF TOP OF THE LINE FEDERAL CARTRIDGES IN 45 ACP IS $35.00 FOR 50 ROUNDS AND CLIMBING.
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I SUGGEST THAT THOSE THAT USE HIGH CAPACITY HANDGUNS AND RIFLES GET SOME EXTRA MAGAZINES NOW IF YOU CAN EVEN FIND THEM. WHEN YOU GET YOUR NEXT PRESIDENT ELIMINATING THIS PRODUCT MAY BE AT THE VERY TOP OF HIS AGENDA.
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IT IS CERTAINLY WORTH WHILE TO INVEST IN RELOADING EQUIPMENT, I AM TALKING ABOUT JUST THE BASICS AND NOTHING FANCY. ALL YOU NEED IS A SINGLE STAGE PRESS AND A MECHANICAL SCALE AND A SET OF DIES FOR WHAT EVER CALIBER YOU WANT PLUS THE SHELL HOLDER. SOME PEOPLE MAY WANT A POWDER MEASURE. DO NOT BUY ANY ELECTRONIC DEVICES AS AN "EMP" DEVICE WILL PUT YOU OUT OF BUSINESS.
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BUYING RELOADING EQUIPMENT DOES NOT END THEIR BECAUSE YOU WILL NEED CASES AND ESPECIALLY PRIMERS WHICH COME IN FOUR BASIC SIZES AND THAT DOES NOT INCLUDE MAGNUM PRIMERS FOR HARD TO IGNITE POWDER. A POUND OF POWDER HAS 7000 GRAINS AND FROM THERE YOU CAN FIGURE OUT HOW MANY ROUNDS OF A PARTICULAR LOAD YOU CAN MAKE WITH EACH POUND.
YOU WILL NEED AT LEAST 3 RELOADING MANUALS WITH CURRENT DATA.
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FLASH LIGHTS - VERY IMPORTANT - THE BEST FLASH LIGHTS FOR THE MONEY ARE DEBATE ABLE. IF YOU NEED JUST A GENERAL FLASHLIGHT THEN A STREAMLIGHT PRODUCT WILL WORK FINE. SUGGEST YOU BUY LED BULBS. IF YOU WANT A STROBE TYPE FLASH LIGHT TO IMMOBILIZE AN ATTACKER YOU HAVE TWO CHOICES EITHER A HIGH DOLLAR BLACKHAWK "GLADIUS" AT ABOUT $200.00 OR YOU CAN GET A VERY SUPERIOR "FENIX" FLASH LIGHT FOR ABOUT $70.00 THEIR NEW "CREE" BULB IS EXCELLENT.
ANY QUESTIONS EMAIL ME.
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YOU MUST HAVE PROPER FIREARMS AND CLEANING PRODUCTS. I WILL NOT GO INTO ANY DETAIL, BUT BEFORE YOU BUY ANYTHING YOU MUST ASK ONE QUESTION AND THAT IS CAN I GET PARTS AND SPRINGS FOR THE FIREARM THAT I AM ABOUT TO PURCHASE. IF THE ANSWER IS NO - THEN DO NOT BUY THAT MODEL OR BRAND.
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YOU MUST ALL HAVE YOUR OWN INDIVIDUAL DISASTER BAG WHICH WILL CONTAIN EXTRA EYE GLASSES AND CLOTHING AND MEDICATION. I SUGGEST YOU BUY PRODUCTS TO STOP BLEEDING, THESE ARE AVAILABLE. I WOULD KEEP A WIND UP WEATHER RADIO AND A SET OF WALKIE TALKIES IN THERE ALSO. ANYTHING YOU MIGHT NEED FOR AN EMERGENCY. SOME PEOPLE EVEN KEEP NIGHT VISION OPTICS OR THE NEW SONY DIGITAL NIGHT VISION WHICH IS NOT THAT EXPENSIVE. WATER PURIFICATION TABLETS. BAND AIDS OF ALL KINDS AND HAVE SOME OVER THE COUNTER ASPIRIN OR TYLENOL, ETC.
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MUST READ THIS
http://www.thetrumpet.com/index.php?search=is+california+cursed
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Chaos Erupts As Storm Victims Try To Get Food Stamps
Dozens Wait For Hours Outside Offices
-- Chaos erupted outside Family and Social Services Administration offices in Indianapolis Friday as storm victims lined up to receive emergency food stamps.The state has been giving out the stamps for the last six days, but police were called to some offices Friday as people waited in line for hours, Call 6's Rafael Sanchez reported.The FSSA office at 4720 Keystone Avenue was overwhelmed by demand, and several people got confrontational. Lines began forming as early as 5 a.m.
Police were on standby to calm a crowd quickly becoming unruly."Today, if you're not in these two zip codes, sorry about your luck," said Debra Pankow. "This is just crazy."Officials told Sanchez that the confusion was created by a manager's e-mail about what documentation people had to provide to prove that they qualified for help.Because of the extent of recent storms, assistance is being doled out on the honor system. People are signing an affidavit that says they are telling the truth. Anyone who would like to report fraud can call 800-446-1993.
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(Martin Oeser/AFP/Getty Images)
A new breed of al Qaeda terrorist could already be on the loose. He is much harder to detect and crosses borders with impunity. Dozens of white European converts to Islam have been trained in terrorist camps in Pakistan’s tribal regions over the past few months, according to U.S. intelligence sources cited by abc News.
“They’re recruiting operatives from Europe. Why? If you’re from Europe, it doesn’t require a visa to fly to the United States,” said Mike McConnell, the director of National Intelligence, in a speech in March. “So if you can get a disgruntled person in Europe to come to Pakistan to be trained in how to buy something commercially—hydrogen peroxide—[and] use it in a particular way, you could have mass casualties in the United States [or Europe] greater than 9/11.”
According to a threat assessment report published by the office of the director of National Intelligence, Western recruits have been arriving in Pakistan since mid-2006.
There is evidence that some of these terrorists have already gone operational. Two native Germans were suspects arrested in a September 2007 plot to murder American soldiers in Germany. U.S. officials are investigating whether they were trained in Pakistan.
An April Europol report also noted that an increasing number of Europeans traveled to Pakistan for training and “were later involved in, or suspected of, terrorist offenses in the EU.” cia Director Michael Hayden, in a speech in April, said the recruits “wouldn’t cause you any concern or draw your attention if they were in the passport line at Dulles with you. I mean, they look Western and they fit in. So that’s one, the continued intent to attack, training to attack, using Western operatives.”
Because of this, al Qaeda is actively seeking recruits of non-Middle Eastern origin.
The United States has the power to defeat radical Islam, but it lacks the will. Al Qaeda, on the other hand, possesses both the willpower and the resources to inflict tremendous damage. Along with a strong will, recruiting and training white Europeans gives al Qaeda a great advantage in its war against the West. To learn more about the central reason America will not win its fight against radical Islam, read “Why We Cannot Win the War Against Terrorism.” •
At the Brink of Nuclear War-U.S. vs. Russia
June 24, 2008
Hawk
THE UNITED STATES AND RUSSIA WERE NEARLY AT THE BRINK OF NUCLEAR WAR ON FRIDAY JUNE 20 2008 AND THE WORLD'S POPULATIONS WERE UNAWARE OF IT, SAVE FOR THE LISTENERS OF THE Q-FILES RADIO PROGRAM AND THOSE IN THE HIGHEST LEVELS OF THE RESPECTIVE MILITARIES, INTEL AGENCIES, AND GOVERNMENTS INVOLVED.
AT APPROXIMATELY 4:15 P.M. EASTERN TIME AN URGENT REPORT WAS RECEIVED FROM AN EXPERT HAM RADIO OPERATOR LISTENING IN THE CLEAR TO U.S. MILITARY SHORTWAVE CHANNELS. A 180 CHARACTER EMERGENCY ACTION MESSAGE WAS BEING BROADCAST AND BEING REPEATED OVER AND OVER AGAIN FOR U.S. MILITARY STRATEGIC AND TACTICAL UNITS RECEPTION. MULTIPLE AIRBORNE COMMANDS WERE UP ECHOING THIS MESSAGE AND RADIO TRAFFIC BECAME HOT AND HEAVY AND ALL POINTING TO SOMETHING VERY TENSE GOING ON IN THE ATLANTIC REGION.
THIS ALERT WAS NOT UNEXPECTED,AS THAT MORNING A RUSSIAN DIPLOMAT LAVAROV HAD WARNED THE U.S. AND ISRAEL NOT TO ATTACK IRANIAN NUCLEAR FACILITIES AND THAT WARNING WAS VERY SPECIFIC AND THE LANGUAGE WAS VERY STRONG BUT IT APPEARS PROBABLY MISREAD IN ITS GRAVITY. WE ALSO KNEW THAT RUSSIAN BOMBERS WERE TO BE ACTIVELY PATROLLING THE NORTH ATLANTIC REGION AND ALSO OFF ALASKA INTO THE ARCTIC CIRCLE AREA.
HOWEVER, THIS SITUATION CONTINUED TO ESCALATE IN TENSION AND SHEER AMOUNT OF RADIO TRAFFIC SO THIS INFORMATION WAS SENT TO STEVE QUAYLE AS HE BEGAN HIS RADIO BROADCAST THE Q -FILES ON INTERNATIONAL SHORTWAVE AND THE WORLD WIDE WEB TO MILLIONS OF LISTENERS. BY THEN WE HAD CONFIRMED THAT EXTENSIVE ACTIVITY INVOLVING RUSSIAN BOMBERS AND STRATEGIC SUBMARINE ASSETS WAS ONGOING ALL OVER THE ATLANTIC. CONTINUAL UPDATES WERE THEN FORWARDED TO STEVE QUAYLE ON AIR AND HE WAS ABLE TO WARN HIS LISTENERS OF THIS THREAT TO THE U.S. IN NEAR REAL TIME. DETAILS OF THE ALASKAN/ARCTIC/PACIFIC RUSSIAN ACTIVITIES WERE NOT KNOWN TO US.
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An Iran Attack Scenario
- A Catastrophe
The finishing touches on several
contingency plans for attacking Iran
By David DeBatto
6-24-8- "Israel has said a strike on Iran will be "unavoidable" if the Islamic regime continues to press ahead with alleged plans for building an atom-bomb." (London Daily Telegraph, 6/11/2008)
- "Chancellor Angela Merkel of Germany joined President Bush on Wednesday in calling for further sanctions against Iran if it does not suspend its uranium enrichment program." Mr. Bush stressed again that "all options are on the table," which would include military force. (New York Times, 6/11/2008)
- We are fast approaching the final six months of the Bush administration. The quagmire in Iraq is in its sixth painful year with no real end in sight and the forgotten war in Afghanistan is well into its seventh year. The "dead enders" and other armed factions are still alive and well in Iraq and the Taliban in Afghanistan again controls most of that country. Gas prices have now reached an average of $4.00 a gallon nationally and several analysts predict the price will rise to $5.00-$6.00 dollars per gallon at the pump by Labor Day. This, despite assurances by some major supporters of the decision to invade Iraq that the Iraq war "will pay for itself" (Paul Wolfowitz) or that we will see "$20.00 per barrel" oil prices if we invade Iraq (Rupert Murdoch).
- One thing the Pentagon routinely does (and does very well) is conduct war games. Top brass there are constantly developing strategies for conducting any number of theoretical missions based on real or perceived threats to our national security or vital interests. This was also done prior to the invasion of Iraq, but the Bush administration chose not to listen to the dire warnings about that mission given to him by Pentagon leaders, or for that matter, by his own senior intelligence officials. Nevertheless, war gaming is in full swing again right now with the bullseye just to the right of our current mess Iran.
- It's no secret that the U.S. is currently putting the finishing touches on several contingency plans for attacking Iranian nuclear and military facilities. With our ground forces stretched to the breaking point in Iraq and Afghanistan, none of the most likely scenarios involve a ground invasion. Not that this administration wouldn't prefer to march into the seat of Shiite Islam behind a solid, moving line of M1 Abrams tanks and proclaim the country for democracy. The fact is that even the President knows we can't pull that off any more so he and the neo-cons will have to settle for Shock and Awe Lite.
- If we invade Iran this year it will be done using hundreds of sorties by carrier based aircraft already stationed in the Persian Gulf and from land based aircraft located in Iraq and Qatar. They will strike the known nuclear facilities located in and around Tehran and the rest of the country as well as bases containing major units of the Iranian military, anti-aircraft installations and units of the Revolutionary Guard (a separate and potent Iranian para-military organization).
- Will this military action stop Iran's efforts to develop nuclear weapons? Probably not. It will probably not even destroy all of their nuclear research facilities, the most sensitive of which are known to be underground, protected by tons of earth and reinforced concrete and steel designed to survive almost all attacks using conventional munitions. The Iranian military and Revolutionary Guard will most likely survive as well, although they will suffer significant casualties and major bases and command centers will undoubtedly be destroyed. However, since Iran has both a functioning Air Force, Navy (including submarines) and modern anti-aircraft capabilities, U.S. fighter-bombers will suffer casualties as well. This will not be a "Cake Walk" as with the U.S. led invasion of Iraq in 2003 when the Iraqi Army simply melted away and the Iraqi Air Force never even launched a single aircraft.
- Not even close.
- If the United States attacks Iran either this summer or this fall, the American people had better be prepared for a shock that may perhaps be even greater to the national psyche (and economy) than 9/11. First of all, there will be significant U.S. casualties in the initial invasion. American jets will be shot down and the American pilots who are not killed will be taken prisoner - including female pilots. Iranian Yakhonts 26, Sunburn 22 and Exocet missiles will seek out and strike U.S. naval battle groups bottled up in the narrow waters of the Persian Gulf with very deadly results. American sailors will be killed and U.S. ships will be badly damaged and perhaps sunk. We may even witness the first attack on an American Aircraft carrier since World War II.
- That's just the opening act.
- Israel (who had thus far stayed out of the fray by letting the U.S. military do the heavy lifting) is attacked by Hezbollah in a coordinated and large scale effort. Widespread and grisly casualties effectively paralyze the nation, a notion once thought impossible. Iran's newest ally in the region, Syria, then unleashes a barrage of over 200 Scud B, C and D missiles at Israel, each armed with VX gas. Since all of Israel is within range of these Russian built weapons, Haifa, Tel Aviv, Jerusalem and virtually all major civilian centers and several military bases are struck, often with a result of massive casualties.
- The Israeli Air Force orders all three squadrons of their F-16I Sufa fighter/bombers into the air with orders to bomb Tehran and as many military and nuclear bases as they can before they are either shot down or run out of fuel. It is a one way trip for some of these pilots. Their ancient homeland lies in ruins. Many have family that is already dead or dying. They do not wait for permission from Washington, DC or U.S. regional military commanders. The Israeli aircraft are carrying the majority of their country's nuclear arsenal under their wings.
- Just after the first waves of U.S. bombers cross into Iranian airspace, the Iranian Navy, using shore based missiles and small, fast attack craft sinks several oil tankers in the Straits of Hormuz, sealing off the Persian Gulf and all its oil from the rest of the world. They then mine the area, making it difficult and even deadly for American minesweepers to clear the straits. Whatever is left of the Iranian Navy and Air Force harasses our Navy as it attempts minesweeping operations. More U.S casualties.
- The day after the invasion Wall Street (and to a lesser extent, Tokyo, London and Frankfurt) acts as it always does in an international crisis irrational speculative and spot buying reaches fever pitch and sends the cost of oil skyrocketing. In the immediate aftermath of the U.S. invasion of Iran, the price of oil goes to $200.00 - $300.00 dollars a barrel on the open market. If the war is not resolved in a few weeks, that price could rise even higher. This will send the price of gasoline at the pump in this country to $8.00-$10.00 per gallon immediately and subsequently to even higher unthinkable levels.
- If that happens, this country shuts down. Most Americans are not be able to afford gas to go to work. Truckers pull their big rigs to the side of the road and simply walk away. Food, medicine and other critical products are not be brought to stores. Gas and electricity (what is left of the short supply) are too expensive for most people to afford. Children, the sick and elderly die from lack of air-conditioned homes and hospitals in the summer. Children, the sick and elderly die in the winter for lack of heat. There are food riots across the country. A barter system takes the place of currency and credit as the economy dissolves and banks close or limit withdrawals. Civil unrest builds.
- The police are unable to contain the violence and are themselves victims of the same crisis as the rest of the population. Civilian rule dissolves and Martial Law is declared under provisions approved under the Patriot Act. Regular U.S. Army and Marine troops patrol the streets. The federal government apparatus is moved to an unknown but secure location. The United States descends into chaos and becomes a third world country. Its time as the lone superpower is over.
- It doesn't get any worse than this.
- Then the first Israeli bomber might drop its nuclear payload on Tehran.
- David DeBatto is a former U.S. Army Counterintelligence Special Agent, Iraqi war veteran and co-author the "CI" series from Warner Books and the upcoming "Counter to Intelligence" from Praeger Security International.
- http://www.globalresearch.ca/index.php?context=view
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