May 24, 2007

US Armada enters the Gulf today

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In the past two weeks, I have attempted to show that the real EMPIRE problem is the fact that
the US is an unchallengeable naval power;
(and previously I showed how the

Canadians

are playing fast and loose

by employing one of their antiquated warships)


Things are gonna get downright scary once again.

As if the Lebanese invasion wasn't enough for one year.

WATCH CLOSELY

The ads for naval recruitment will escalate SOON.

And do not forget,

the designer of this disastrous military strategy,


DONALD RUMSFIELD

is still on contract to the Dept of Defense.

But you KNEW that, didn't cha ...?


Breaking News and Commentary from
Citizens for Legitimate Government
24 May 2007
All links to articles as summarized below are available here:

US warns Iran as armada enters Gulf 24 May 2007 The US today threatened new UN sanctions to punish Iran's nuclear drive as it ratcheted up tensions with the biggest display of naval power in the Gulf in years. A bristling US armada led by two aircraft carriers steamed into waters near Iran for exercises, hours before UN watchdogs said Iran was expanding its uranium enrichment program in defiance of international sanctions.

Nine U.S. warships in Gulf for show of force [for Exxon Mobil] 23 May 2007 The largest daytime assembly of U.S. warships in the Gulf since the 2003 Iraq war prepared on Wednesday to hold drills off Iran's coast in a major U.S. show of force that unnerved oil markets. U.S. Navy officials said Iran was not notified of plans to sail nine ships, including two aircraft carriers, through the Straits of Hormuz, a narrow channel in international waters off Iran's coast and a major artery for global oil shipments.

6 Navy Commanders Sacked in 6 Weeks By Noah Shachtman 22 May 2007 For the sixth time in as many weeks, the lead officer of a Navy ship has been suddenly relieved of command, DANGER ROOM pal Andy Scutro reports for Navy Times.

See also:
Jason Jeffrey
Debka file
Afshin Shahzamani blog

Then consider the following:

Rules Skirted, Millions Wasted On U.S. Navy Boat Barriers
2007-05-24 01:54:15

The men from al-Qaeda guided their bomb-laden skiff through the harbor and drew near the USS Cole, detonating a quarter-ton of C-4 plastic explosive that killed 17 sailors and tore a 40-foot hole in the side of the Navy destroyer.

Pentagon officials vowed that nothing like the Oct. 12, 2000, attack in the Yemeni port of Aden would happen again. The Naval Criminal Investigative Service embarked on a plan to shield U.S. ships around the world with rings of floating, rubberized barriers.

The investigative service is responsible for security and probing criminal wrongdoing, including fraud in Navy contracts, but auditors concluded that NCIS hired companies that did little or no significant work on the boat barriers yet collected millions of dollars in fees.

Invoices, e-mails and audit documents obtained by the Washington Post also show that the General Services Administration, the agency that awards and oversees federal contracts, allowed the Navy to sidestep federal procurement rules designed to ensure competition and protect taxpayers from abuse and fraud.


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Where o where is my DIGG button ....?

I could keep digging stuff up about this .. but I am going to make sure there are PROVISIONS in my larder for the CNN onslaught today .. FEAR, FEAR, FEAR. Oh, yeah ....

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