What is this "Iranian Provocation" BS?
Not one news story about this week's latest chapter in the administration's ongoing effort to gin up a crazy war with Iran--the so-called "provocation" caused by Iranian naval speedboats approaching within 200 meters of a US destroyer--mentioned that the US, which sits some 7500 miles away from Iran, has sent a whole fully-armed armada into the Persian Gulf just off Iran's coast.
Or that the Vice President actually flew out to an aircraft carrier that was part of that US armada, and threatened, from the flight deck, to have the US massively attack Iran.
Just who is provoking whom where?
Imagine, for a moment, that Iran had sent its navy to patrol in the Gulf of Mexico, in international waters just off of the coasts of Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana and Texas, and that its leader flew out to one of those ships and threatened to take out America's oil infrastructure.
How do you think the US government would react? How do you think the American people would react?
Do you think the US would send naval vessels out to provokingly sail close to Iranian ships? Do you think the US might do more than that and maybe sink those ships? (Especially if at that very moment Iranian special forces were operating inside the US, creating havoc and supporting subversive elements, as US special forces are already doing in Iran.)
Well duh! Of course they would.
So what do we expect the Iranians to do in this situation? Just keep their fleet moored in harbors and watch the US fleet sail up and down the Gulf, and out in the Arabian Sea off their southern coast unchallenged?
I'm not saying that Iran's decision to move aggressively to challenge US naval power off their shores is necessarily the wisest move, but at least American journalists and editors ought to have the decency and ethics to point out to readers and viewers that it is the US, not the Iranians, that are provoking things here.
If and when there is a US attack on Iran, you can bet the pretext for it will be some act by Iran that the US media will present as a "dastardly" attack on innocent US forces. What we're seeing with this coverage of the latest confrontation between US and Iranian vessels is that we will not be getting the real story.
As long as the Bush/Cheney administration continues to have that huge armada of war-primed vessels hugging Iran's coast, it is the US that is the aggressor, and it is the Bush/Cheney administration that must get the blame for the consequences.
The American corporate media will also be responsible though, for our domestic news organizations are playing the willing propagandists here as willingly as did Pravda or TASS in the old Soviet Union.
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DAVE LINDORFF is a Philadelphia-based journalist and columnist. His latest book, co-authored by Barbara Olshansky, is "THe Case for Impeachment" (St. Martin's Press, 2006 and now in paperback). His work is available at www.thiscantbehappening.net
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Connect The Dotz . . See The Pattern . . Find The "Holes" . ..
Connect the dotz . . . see the pattern . . .just a few "holes" in the story, kidz . . .;-)
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"Bush says US would defend Israel if Iran attacks"
ht tp://afp. google.com/article/ALeqM5jsxMB8Pz9_TqqjqWYytE0qzOwWBA
Hmmm, this past Sunday on Israeli Army Radio . . . no less . . .
"US al-Qaeda man in threat to Bush - Adam Gadahn, who is wanted for treason by the FBI, called in an internet video for Mr Bush to be met by 'bombs and booby-trapped vehicles'."
ht tp://news. bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/7174623.stm
Hmmm, Adam Gadahn . . . a.k.a. Adam Pearlman, the grandson of one of the Board of Directors of the ADL (Zionist 5th Column). . .no less. . .
"Double Agent Gadahn Threatens Bush In Neo-Con Stunt"
ht tp://www. prisonplanet.com/articles/january2008/010708_neocon_stunt.htm
More on "Fake al CIAda" here . . .
ht tp://www. whatreallyhappened.com/fakealqaeda.html
And now we all wake up to this Monday morning "Booga-Booga" . ..
"Iran boats 'threatened US ships'"
ht tp://news. bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/7175325.stm
My favorite parts of this article are:
"US sailors came close to opening fire, unnamed officials told CNN."
"'I am coming at you. You will explode in a couple of minutes,' an Iranian radio transmission said, CNN reported."
Hmmm, "unnamed" officials . . . my Granddad taught this ol' country boy from North Cackilacki that THIS is called "BLACK PROPAGANDA" . ..WHO exactly at the Pentagon is making this very serious accusation, CNN??? . .. ;-)
Hmmm, "an Iranian radio transmission said" . . . funny thing about "radio transmissions" . . . they don't really have "finger prints", ya know . .. ;-)
I wonder what all those post 9/11 ANTHRAX victims . . .
"THE HIDDEN ANTHRAX LETTERS SUSPECT"
ht tp://www. whatreallyhappened.com/anthraxsuspect.html
. . . and the survivors of the Israeli attack on the USS Liberty would have to say about this . . .
"Findings of the Independent Commission of Inquiry into the Israeli Attack on the USS Liberty"
ht tp://www. opednews.com/maxwrite/diarypage.php?did=4595
. . . not to mention the famlies of the 3000+ Americans that were MURDERED during the Zionist 9/11 "false flag" operation .. . as well as the thousands more that are dead or dying from toxic poisoning . . .
"Through Deception You Shall Make War"
Motto of Israel's MOSSAD
Cui bono? Who benefits, kidz? How could this POSSIBLY benefit Iran in any way, shape, or form? Especially after the release of the NIE report on Iran's "threat" level being non-existent . . . except in Israeli propaganda and faked intelligence . . .
I wonder what Sibel Edmonds would say . . . were she allowed to speak in this Land of the Free? . ..;-)
"Sibel Edmonds’ State Secrets Privilege Gallery"
ht tp://www. justacitizen.com/images/Gallery%20Draft2%20for%20Web.htm
ZIONISM = (FAKE JEWS + FALSE CHRISTIANS) COMMITTING TREASON AGAINST "WE THE PEOPLE" AND WAGING ILLEGAL WAR ON THE INNOCENT
"I read the news today oh, boy
Four thousand holes in Blackburn, Lancashire
And though the holes were rather small
They had to count them all
Now they know how many holes it takes to fill the Albert Hall
I'd love to turn you on"
- A Day In The Life by The Beatles
peace.
Nonononono. The story is a 'whole cloth' fantasy.
See:
http://after-the-false-peace.blogspot.com/
Dave is a dummy
There is always a carrier group in the Gulf. Always. Has been that way since the first gulf war. It's in international waters enforcing UN sanctions. Dummy.
But not two
And not with threats from a VP to attack Iran.
Watch who you go calling a dummy, dimmie.
By the way, what "international sanctions" are you referring to--the ones against Saddam Hussein? Um, I think he's history.
So why are those carriers there?
Oh yeah, to threaten Iran.
Or is it to protect Exxon.
I forget...
Columnist and investigative reporter Dave Lindorff is author, most recently (with Barbara Olshansky) of The Case for Impeachment (St. Martins, May 2006). His work is available at Counterpunch.org and at www.thiscantbehappening.net
Amen Dave is a Dummy
The ships aren't just protecting "US interests." They're keeping the area safe for trade of a multitude of goods, most of which do not reach the US.
US Provocation of Iran in Persian Gulf
It is apparent that the current, neocon Republican administration would like nothing more than an excuse to become embattled with Iran this year - an election year in which the threat of Iranian attacks on our military would be used in the campaign to elect a Republican (read Romney). Fear is a great persuader. Obama is young and inexperienced. Romney or McCain would gain campaign strength through this maneuver.
Everything this administration does is for political reasons, not for the best interests of the nation.
hmm....
gulf of tonkin part two?
Gulf of Tonkin... er Strait of Hormuz!
I figured this was a propaganda exercise thats laying the groundwork and ratcheting up the vitriol and hatred for an upcoming false flag operation that will be used a pretext to murder millions of Iranians.
On the face of it, the article is an absurdity anyway - "Oh, we're a gigantic multi-billion dollar floating death factory packed with nuclear bombs and cruise missiles on the other side of the world, and we're totally harmless and innocent, we wouldnt hurt a fly or threaten anyone! Its us who are being threatened! By these $20 inflatable boats, oh noes, the provocation!! Theres unknown boxes being dumped into the water! Boxes! For the love of god, we're all gonna die, aiyeee!!"
What a load of crap.
Ummmmm
Another one joins the "Hate America First" crowd - Im so sick of all these whining America Haters.
That "Shame" Tactic Doesn't Work Any More . .
That "Shame" Tactic doesn't work any more . . .
. . . we're wise to YOUR game . . ."Anonymous" . . .;-)
REAL AMERICANS seek TRUTH and JUSTICE FOR ALL!!!!
. . . and we're pretty damn tired of these Military Industrial Complex "Operation Northwoods" FALSE FLAG operations set up and "marketed" to emotionally manipulate WE THE PEOPLE into ILLEGAL and IMMORAL WARS . . .
WE LOVE AMERICA and THE US CONSTITUTION . . .as well as THE RULE OF LAW . . .
"And if they stare
Just let them burn their eyes on you moving
And if they shout
Don't let them change a thing what you're doing
Hold your head up, hold your head up
Hold your head up, hold your head high!!!"
- Hold Your Head Up by Argent
peace.