Aircraft Carrier crews in the Gulf – Check your ships for explosives!
Ian Brockwell
May 14, 2008
On Fox Business Stuart Varney announced "Here´s a story you won´t hear anywhere else". He´s right, at the time of writing I haven´t seen this mentioned anywhere else (it´s not that easy to find on Fox either!)
Apparently, six US Aircraft Carrier groups will be on their way to the Persian Gulf within the next month, and Defense Secretary, Robert Gates, was quoted as saying "It´s a reminder for the Iranian Regime".
Military experts say the US is at least preparing for an attack on Iran, or providing support for an Israeli Air Strike on Iran´s nuclear facilities.
Two, or perhaps even three carrier groups might be considered a "reminder", but six? They are not going just to flex a bit of muscle, they are going to war!
But what grounds will the Bush administration offer this time, as an excuse to kill more innocent people? You may have heard recently about the captured "Iranian" weapons that were found in Iraq, which later turned out not to be Iranian. In reality they were almost certainly some of the weapons that the US brought to Iraq and lost!
So, if Bush and Cheney can´t tie Iran into supplying weapons to the insurgents in Iraq, what other excuse can they use? The possibility of a nuclear weapon in the future? Their reluctance to hand over their oil to America? The fact that Muslims live there? What?
I can only think of one thing that might provide the answer, and that is another 9/11 style attack that is blamed on Iran. After all the lies surrounding the WTC attack, many would probably not believe it, but that doesn´t offer any guarantee that the same people wouldn´t put it to the test again.
Such an attack could come in the form of a small nuclear/chemical attack on US soil (perhaps in a City). Alternatively, it might be an attack on one of the carriers based in the Gulf, sinking the ship and putting around 3,000 crew in serious danger.
But why a carrier? I´m sure many naval personnel will recall (with some sadness) the sinking of two carriers in the past? The first was the retired Aircraft Carrier USS America in May 2005 (the largest warship ever sunk), which now lies at the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean. The America was sunk by a series of explosive "tests" over a period of 25 days. The other was the USS Oriskany in May 2006, which was sunk with explosives to create an artificial reef.
We were told that the USS America was sunk to discover ways in which improvements could be made to future ships. But it was also a good way to find out what was needed to get the job done.
Let´s speculate a little now. If the WTC was brought down with explosives (as many believe it was) and the blame was placed on the two planes that hit the building. Couldn´t the same thing happen to one of the carriers, and the blame placed on some "Iranian" missile?
The Bush administration have made it very clear what steps they are prepared to take to get what they want (oil), so why take any chances? My advice to the crew of the ships out in the Gulf (especially the carriers), would be to have a good look around your own ships. Has your ship had a refit recently? Have any "private" companies carried out "structural" repairs/improvements? Was any repair work done in a secretive manner with members of the crew being kept away for "security reasons"?
Many believe that if an attack (on Iran) is going to happen, it will most probably be around September/October (just before the Presidential election), so be on your guard.
Unlike Stuart Varney of Fox Business, who asked Liz Peek "How would this affect the oil prices", I´m more concerned about how an attack on Iran will kill thousands of people in Iran, more US troops, and innocent civilians in Israel (who would be the first target for an Iranian retaliation), not to mention the affect it would have on the rest of the world. That´s the price we should be talking about!
JOIN ME IN THE FIGHT FOR FREEDOM
Apparently, six US Aircraft Carrier groups will be on their way to the Persian Gulf within the next month, and Defense Secretary, Robert Gates, was quoted as saying "It´s a reminder for the Iranian Regime".
Military experts say the US is at least preparing for an attack on Iran, or providing support for an Israeli Air Strike on Iran´s nuclear facilities.
Two, or perhaps even three carrier groups might be considered a "reminder", but six? They are not going just to flex a bit of muscle, they are going to war!
But what grounds will the Bush administration offer this time, as an excuse to kill more innocent people? You may have heard recently about the captured "Iranian" weapons that were found in Iraq, which later turned out not to be Iranian. In reality they were almost certainly some of the weapons that the US brought to Iraq and lost!
So, if Bush and Cheney can´t tie Iran into supplying weapons to the insurgents in Iraq, what other excuse can they use? The possibility of a nuclear weapon in the future? Their reluctance to hand over their oil to America? The fact that Muslims live there? What?
I can only think of one thing that might provide the answer, and that is another 9/11 style attack that is blamed on Iran. After all the lies surrounding the WTC attack, many would probably not believe it, but that doesn´t offer any guarantee that the same people wouldn´t put it to the test again.Such an attack could come in the form of a small nuclear/chemical attack on US soil (perhaps in a City). Alternatively, it might be an attack on one of the carriers based in the Gulf, sinking the ship and putting around 3,000 crew in serious danger.
But why a carrier? I´m sure many naval personnel will recall (with some sadness) the sinking of two carriers in the past? The first was the retired Aircraft Carrier USS America in May 2005 (the largest warship ever sunk), which now lies at the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean. The America was sunk by a series of explosive "tests" over a period of 25 days. The other was the USS Oriskany in May 2006, which was sunk with explosives to create an artificial reef.
We were told that the USS America was sunk to discover ways in which improvements could be made to future ships. But it was also a good way to find out what was needed to get the job done.
Let´s speculate a little now. If the WTC was brought down with explosives (as many believe it was) and the blame was placed on the two planes that hit the building. Couldn´t the same thing happen to one of the carriers, and the blame placed on some "Iranian" missile?
The Bush administration have made it very clear what steps they are prepared to take to get what they want (oil), so why take any chances? My advice to the crew of the ships out in the Gulf (especially the carriers), would be to have a good look around your own ships. Has your ship had a refit recently? Have any "private" companies carried out "structural" repairs/improvements? Was any repair work done in a secretive manner with members of the crew being kept away for "security reasons"?
Many believe that if an attack (on Iran) is going to happen, it will most probably be around September/October (just before the Presidential election), so be on your guard.
Unlike Stuart Varney of Fox Business, who asked Liz Peek "How would this affect the oil prices", I´m more concerned about how an attack on Iran will kill thousands of people in Iran, more US troops, and innocent civilians in Israel (who would be the first target for an Iranian retaliation), not to mention the affect it would have on the rest of the world. That´s the price we should be talking about!
JOIN ME IN THE FIGHT FOR FREEDOM
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