*Updated*-Massive US Naval Armada Heads For Iran
http://europebusines.blogspot.com/2008/08/massive-us-naval-a...
Massive US Naval Armada Heads For Iran
*NEW*-http://www.debka.com/headline.php?hid=5499
http://www.asianews.it/index.php?l=en&art=12980&size=A
http://www.metimes.com/International/2008/08/11/special_repo...
The build up of naval forces in the Gulf will be one of the largest
multi-national naval armadas since the First and Second Gulf Wars.
The intent is to create a US/EU naval blockade (which is an Act of
War under international law) around Iran (with supporting air and land
elements) to prevent the shipment of benzene and certain other refined
oil products headed to Iranian ports. Iran has limited domestic oil
refining capacity and imports 40% of its benzene. Cutting off benzene
and other key products would cripple the Iranian economy.
SS, DD...
Once again.
I personally know a crew member of the Theodore Roosevelt - he is not even aboard the ship right now, much less on his way towards the Persian Gulf. He will be rejoining the ship in a week or so, where it is docked.
This "news" report is just false.
I don't think they will
I don't think they will start anything till after the convention!
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Three major US naval strike forces due this week in Persian Gulf
Three major US naval strike forces due this week in Persian Gulf
DEBKAfile Special Report
August 12, 2008, 10:04 PM (GMT+02:00)
New America armada around Iran
New America armada around Iran
DEBKAfile’s military sources note that the arrival of the three new American flotillas will raise to five the number of US strike forces in Middle East waters – an unprecedented build-up since the crisis erupted over Iran’s nuclear program.
This vast naval and air strength consists of more than 40 carriers, warships and submarines, some of the last nuclear-armed, opposite the Islamic Republic, a concentration last seen just before the US-led invasion of Iraq in 2003.
Our military sources postulate five objects of this show of American muscle:
1. The US, aided also by France, Britain and Canada, is finalizing preparations for a partial naval blockade to deny Iran imports of benzene and other refined oil products. This action would indicate that the Bush administration had thrown in the towel on stiff United Nations sanctions and decided to take matters in its own hands.
2. Iran, which imports 40 percent of its refined fuel products from Gulf neighbors, will retaliate for the embargo by shutting the Strait of Hormuz oil route chokepoint, in which case the US naval and air force stand ready to reopen the Strait and fight back any Iranian attempt to break through the blockade.
3. Washington is deploying forces as back-up for a possible Israeli military attack on Iran’s nuclear installations.
4. A potential rush of events in which a US-led blockade, Israeli attack and Iranian reprisals pile up in a very short time and precipitate a major military crisis.
5. While a massive deployment of this nature calls for long planning, its occurrence at this time cannot be divorced from the flare-up of the Caucasian war between Russia and Georgia. While Russia has strengthened its stake in Caspian oil resources by its overwhelming military intervention against Georgia, the Americans are investing might in defending the primary Persian Gulf oil sources of the West and the Far East.
DEBKAfile’s military sources name the three US strike forces en route to the Gulf as the USS Theodore Roosevelt , the USS Ronald Reagan and the USS Iwo Jima . Already in place are the USS Abraham Lincoln in the Arabian Sea opposite Iranian shores and the USS Peleliu which is cruising in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden.
http://www.debka.com/headline.php?hid=5499
2Chronicles 7:14 If my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land.
untrue?
http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1218446196985&pag...
Reports that a large American, British and French naval force - made up of nuclear aircraft carriers carrying dozens of fighter jets, warships and submarines - is en route to the Persian Gulf to blockade Iran are untrue, the US Department of Defense told The Jerusalem Post on Wednesday.
This image provided by the US...
This image provided by the US Navy shows the guided missile destroyer USS Benfold (DDG 65) maneuvering in the Andaman Sea off the coast of the island of Sumatra, Indonesia in 2005.
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"As a matter of policy we do not discuss current or future ship's movements. However, I can tell you that reports of an alleged naval blockade of Iran are false," said Lt.-Col. Patrick Ryder, a spokesman for the assistant secretary of defense for public affairs.
"We routinely rotate deployed naval forces in the USCENTCOM area of responsibility to maintain our commitment to promoting security and stability in the region," he added. The US Central Command covers the Middle East, East Africa and Central Asia.
On Monday, Egypt's Middle East Times said Kuwait had activated its Emergency War Plan after learning that a "massive US and European armada is reported heading for the region."
The news report said the force "comprises a US Navy super carrier battle group and is accompanied by an expeditionary carrier battle group, a British Royal Navy carrier battle group and a French nuclear hunter-killer submarine," adding that it was being led by the nuclear-powered American aircraft carrier, the USS Theodore Roosevelt, which carries 80 combat jets, and which is accompanied by the Carrier Strike Group Two.
The carrier also had French Naval Rafale fighter jets on board, the report added.
"Also reported heading toward Iran is another nuclear-powered carrier, the USS Ronald Reagan and its Carrier Strike Group Seven; the USS Iwo Jima [amphibious assault ship], the Royal Navy aircraft carrier HMS Ark Royal and a number of French warships, including the nuclear hunter-killer submarine Amethyste," the Middle East Times reported. The force will join two other American naval battle groups in the Gulf, the report added.
Some of the ships were allegedly involved in Operation Brimstone, held in the Atlantic last week, which simulated a naval blockade of Iran, the Middle East Times said.
Shortly after the report was published, Iran navy commander Ali Muhammad Salami announced on Tuesday that the Islamic Republic's navy would conduct its own exercise, the Teheran Times reported.
"The extensive maneuvers will prepare Iranian forces for countering possible threats," Salami was quoted as saying.
2Chronicles 7:14 If my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land.
so an enbargo is fixed
so Iran, the 4th largest oil field in the world can not ship oil, who was the super genius to think that up. now what will that do to oil prices around the world. the middle east says without Iran, they can't keep an ample supply of oil to the world.
Three more US warships are reportedly heading towards Gulf
US lighting Mideast powder keg?
DEBKAfiles-- an Israeli web site with alleged close links with the regime's military and intelligence sources-- claimed that the USS Theodore Roosevelt, the USS Ronald Reagan and the USS Iwo Jima are sailing towards the Persian Gulf to reinforce the US strike forces deployed to the region.
The report said the expedition could be linked to a conflict between Russia and Georgia over the breakaway region of South Ossetia.
Citing military experts, the web site reported that through sending more strike forces to the Persian Gulf, the US is tightening its grip on oil resources in the Persian Gulf, after Russia extended its control over Caspian oil resources.
Entire story: http://www.presstv.ir/detail.aspx?id=66269§ionid=351020205
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Old News?
The Reagan shipped out months ago on a "world tour"... final destination Persian Gulf.
Here it is...
http://www.navytimes.com/news/2008/05/navy_reagan_051208/
Reagan, strike group preparing to deploy
Staff report
Posted : Thursday May 15, 2008 16:39:21 EDT
On here...
http://www.dailypaul.com/node/49019
Alert: Six Carrier Groups Headed for the Gulf...
Posted May 14th, 2008 by hawkiye
I guess they're all coming together as "planned"???
METimes isn't a trustworthy source
This guy is not an acredited reporter as he intentionally exaggerated stories in the past. He is a disinformation agent if you ask me. A letter from the Saudi government complaining about his crappy reporting. BTW, the Saudi account was correct.
http://www.saudiembassy.net/2004News/Statements/StateDetail....
heh...name a reporter...
that doesn't twist or exagerate a story to fit their view. that is just the way it is...like anyone would trust the Saudis
2Chronicles 7:14 If my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land.
Uh, but this guy was fired from UPI
history of lazy journalism by "creating" sources.
Also check the date the other sources were added. TODAY!
The other two "sources" are just repeating the afore mentioned story. we're caught in an echo chamber it appears. When a news source quotes another news source as fact, it's all crap.
another Arab report...
http://www.asianews.it/index.php?l=en&art=12980&size=A
"...In recent days, Arab observers have emphasized the concurrence of the threat of new sanctions, and Iran's announcement that it has prepared ground-to-air missiles with a range of 300 kilometers, which is more than sufficient to close the "oil gate": the Strait of Hormuz, about 50 kilometers wide, between Iran and Oman. The Middle East Times highlights that Western aircraft carriers and battleships are approaching the Gulf, on their return from exercises in the Atlantic aimed at breaking a possible blockade of the Strait. It is the largest naval deployment in these waters since the two Gulf wars."
2Chronicles 7:14 If my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land.
thanks to Michael for the link...
http://www.metimes.com/International/2008/08/11/special_repo...
The small oil-rich emirate of Kuwait – situated between Iraq, Iran and an un-enviable geographic hard place on the northern end of the Persian Gulf – has reportedly activated its "Emergency War Plan" as a massive U.S. and European armada is reported heading for the region.
Coming on the heels of Operation Brimstone just a week ago that saw U.S., British and French naval forces participate in war games in the Atlantic Ocean, the object of which was to practice enforcing an eventual blockade on Iran, the joint task force is now headed for the Gulf and what could easily turn into a major confrontation with Iran. (more at link)
2Chronicles 7:14 If my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land.
Just another blog, guys.
This is just an echo of the story being circulated for a year. Again, there are no sources for the story.
the Middle East Times is not just a blog...
it was written by the editor of the news agency.
2Chronicles 7:14 If my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land.
NO! IT's a blog.
Read the other content.
I wonder
why there isn't a source mentioned on europebusines.blog.
There is a saying in Germany to the effect "Truth is the first victim of war".
Dr. Paul cured my apathy
Ron Paul was right
no source...
i agree with you that no source is bothersome. yet real intelligence is rarely sourced. it usually comes from leaks or eyewitness accounts. we will have to wait and see if this blog is true or not.
2Chronicles 7:14 If my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land.
I wonder
why there isn't a source mentioned on europebusines.blog.
There is a saying in Germany to the effect "Truth is the first victim of war".
Dr. Paul cured my apathy
Ron Paul was right
Folks this is huge. I
Folks this is huge. I can’t believe this is not on every news channel. They might scare China and Russia but not scare them off, they are liable to scare them into survival mode and provoke a war out of fear they will get taken out first.. This is potentially WWIII right here.
Georgia is a diversion to distract the Russians and the public, the news is all over that but not a peep about this. How many ships does it take for a blockade? Not this many. How many are already there? This may be the biggest show of force since WWII.
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This is not accurate. It sure sounds like some homework has been done.
A blockade on Iran without a declaration of war. Sounds like Bush, smells like Bush.
Remember this
There is a bill before Congress that calls for a blockade of Iran which is defined by international law as an act of war. If there is sudden passage of this bill within the next 10 days, then the delay will only be because the controllers want the forces in place for immediate enforcement of this blockade. There is a power play going on for control of the world's petroleum. The controllers of both sides are the same.
dcarter...
what is the bill's number...do you know?
2Chronicles 7:14 If my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land.
House of Representatives (H.
House of Representatives (H. Con. Res. 362)
Senate (S. Res. 580)
There ya go.
http://www.americanchronicle.com/articles/71112
Here's a story.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L-HCHx1ZGLg
and Ron on the bill.
thanks...
for the info...
2Chronicles 7:14 If my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land.