The approaching war
with Iran
How real is
the Iran nuclear threat to the United States?
By Ed Haas
01/20/06 "ICH"
-- -- If you get your news from the Big Five, the
global media conglomeration of Time Warner, The Walt Disney Company,
Bertelsmann AG, Viacom, and News Corporation, which when combined
control approximately 90% of the world’s headlines, than there is
little doubt that you have been adequately primed with stories
regarding Iran’s nuclear power ambitions and the threat that such
ambitions represent to the United States. Absent perspective
though, these headlines amount to nothing more than fear-mongering
hype intended to persuade Americans into supporting the Federal
Reserve, U.S. Congress, and Bush Administration once again if they
collectively decide that it’s necessary to launch yet another
pre-emptive strike in the Middle East under flimsy, if not false
pretenses.
The fact is that Iran wants nuclear power. It wants to join a
growing list of countries that already enjoy the benefits of nuclear
power. Which countries currently have nuclear power plants
operating within their borders? The list might surprise you.
Argentina, Armenia, Belgium, Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, China, Czech
Republic, Finland, France, Germany, Hungary, India, Japan, South
Korea, Lithuania, Mexico, Netherlands, Pakistan, Romania, Russia,
Slovakia, Slovenia, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland,
Taiwan, Ukraine, United Kingdom, and the United States. According
to the Uranium Information Centre
there are a total of 441 operable reactors in these countries.
Countries that are exploring or actively seeking nuclear power
capabilities include Egypt, Indonesia, Iran, Israel, North Korea,
Turkey, and Vietnam. The countries that are known to have
stockpiles of nuclear weapons are Russia, the United States, France,
China, Great Britain, Pakistan, and India. Israel is considered a
de facto nuclear power by most observers, although it has
long maintained that it will neither confirm nor deny whether it has
nuclear weapons. North Korea is suspected to have joined the list
of nuclear powers in 2005. South Africa once had nuclear weapons
but has since reportedly destroyed the weapons, but not the capacity
to manufacture them again if necessary.
Given the fact that nuclear power plants are currently operating in
31 countries with 7 more countries in pursuit of atomic energy, is
it possible that the United States of America is honestly threatened
by Iran seeking nuclear power capabilities? And given the fact that
there are currently approximately 31,000 nuclear warheads deployed
or in reserve in the stockpiles of eight countries: China, France,
India, Israel, Pakistan, Russia, the United Kingdom and the United
States, is it plausibly that Iran, even if it had 20 nuclear
warheads, wouldn’t be pulverized if it ever attempted to
launch a nuclear weapon against the United States or any of our
allies? Nuclear or not, Iran will never be a nuclear threat to the
United States. It is a mathematical improbability. According to
Nuclear Age Peace Foundation, of these 31,000 nuclear warheads,
about 13,000 are deployed and 4,600 of these are on high alert, i.e.
ready to be launched within minutes notice. The combined explosive
yield of these weapons is approximately 5,000 megatons, which is
about 200,000 times the explosive yield of the bomb used on
Hiroshima.
None of these nukes are in Tehran’s control. With this perspective
intact, is it possible that the United States of America is really
threatened by Iran’s nuclear ambitions? It does not seem possible,
yet the propaganda machine is churning out battle cries daily that
do not match reality. That’s what propaganda is, words masquerading
as news that defy and deny reality.
The truth be told, Iran’s current nuclear ambitions, whether for
peaceful purposes or not, do not pose any greater threat to the
United States then when Pakistan became a nuclear power in 1988.
Prior to Pakistan becoming a nuclear power, Muslim countries in the
Middle East were surrounded by non-Muslim nuclear powers.
Therefore, beginning in 1970’s, Pakistan viewed the development of a
nuclear bomb as its last resort and only defense against being
invaded by India or the Soviet Union. There are many historical
indications that Pakistan was most likely correct in its assessment
regarding the need to become a nuclear power. In 1979, when
Afghanistan was invaded by the Soviet Union, Pakistan feared
becoming a future target of Soviet aggression. To make matters
worse, in 1980, Pakistan was told that the United States would not
commit forces to defend Pakistan if the Soviet Union invaded. This
lack of support from the United States made any claimed alliance
between Pakistan and the United States doubtful in the eyes of the
Pakistani people, and only increased Pakistan’s urgent approach
towards becoming a nuclear power.
Although relations between Pakistan and the United States have
improved significantly since September 11, 2001, it is a matter of
fact that Pakistan played a vital roll in helping Iran and North
Korea advance their nuclear programs during the 1990’s. In other
words, without Pakistan’s assistance, it is likely that the Iran
nuclear hysteria would not be possible today. Regardless of past
cooperation between Pakistan and the nuclear pursuits of Iran and
North Korea, the rhetoric suggesting that a future nuclear-powered
Iran presents a clear and present danger to the Middle East and the
United States simply cannot be substantiated when measured against
the number of countries that currently operate nuclear power plants
and the staggering amount of nuclear warheads stockpiled around the
world that are controlled by the United States and its allies.
The Cold War between the Soviet Union and the United States
clearly demonstrated the positive power to be found in
fearing a nuclear counterattack. If either the Soviet Union or
the United States would not have been a nuclear power during the
Cold War, it is reasonable to suggest that the country possessing
nuclear warheads would have invaded the one that did not, thus
making the Cold War, hot. The governments of India and
Pakistan intensely distrust if not despise each other, but knowing
that each side has nuclear weapons has restrained either side from
launching all out invasions on the other ever since both became
nuclear powers. In both the Soviet Union vs. United States and
India vs. Pakistan nuclear showdowns, President Ronald Reagan’s
tactical strategy, “Peace through superior firepower” proved
flexible enough to withstand being minimized to “Peace through
similar firepower”, and remain a fundamental truth.
It is worth noting that during the 1990’s, Pakistan considered Iran
as its closest regional ally. However, times have changed this
alliance. Iran is now a fundamental Shiite haven with a government
to match. Pakistan on the other hand is sliding toward an
ideological Sunni state. Shiites are outraged by Pakistan’s
cooperation with the United States, with most viewing the Unites
States / Pakistan relationship as an unholy alliance that amounts to
nothing less than blasphemy. If tensions between Iran and Pakistan
escalate as expected, then Iran’s pursuit of a nuclear weapon will
mirror Pakistan’s urgency to develop a nuclear weapon in the 70’s
and 80’s to defend itself against a nuclear India.
Iran also knows what the world knows but Israel will not admit; that
Israel is a nuclear power with an overwhelmingly decisive military
advantage over Iran. Iran might spout words of hate towards Israel,
but they do not dare launch missiles, because unlike the United
States, Israel doesn’t fight wars for oil. It fights wars for
survival, and will not hesitate destroying Iran’s oil reserves if it
determines such military actions to be tactically advantageous.
The bottom line is that Iran’s nuclear ambitions are well documented
and have existed for more than two decades. Pakistan played a vital
role in advancing the nuclear capabilities of both Iran and North
Korea in the 1990’s. As Pakistan moves closer to the United States,
and with 130,000 U.S troops in Iraq, Iran is being pushed into a
weapon of last resort scenario similar to that of Pakistan when
India became a nuclear power. In January 2006, the Big Five
media conglomeration has fired up the propaganda presses and
aggressively started churning out the Iran Nuclear Threat
headlines at an alarming pace, even though there is really nothing
new about Iran’s 20-year-old nuclear ambitions. When measured
against the list of 31 countries that currently operate nuclear
power plants, the 7 that are pursuing nuclear power, the 31,000
nuclear warheads already distributed around the world, the fact that
Israel is a nuclear power, and the United States having 130,000
troops in neighboring Iraq while building permanent military
installations faster than George Bush can say 9/11, nuclear or not,
Iran is of no military consequence to the United States or Israel,
and it will not be for generations to come, if ever.
If Iran’s desire to have access to nuclear power is old news,
which it is, then why is it being splashed as breaking
headlines across the world? Why now? What has happened thus
far in 2006 that was not happening in 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, and
2005? Did uranium enrichment equipment and facilities suddenly and
surprisingly appear on the Iranian landscape? Is Iran’s
announcement that it has restarted its uranium enrichment research;
the Big Five called it breaking the seals on
its uranium enrichment equipment, which sounds vaporously spooky,
when all it really means is that Iran unlocked the doors of the
facilities that house the uranium enrichment equipment and turned
the lights on once again; is this action an actual threat to the
security of the United States of America? No, it is not.
So what is it? What is Iran doing that has the Big Five, the
Federal Reserve Banking Cartel, U.S. Congress, and the
Executive Branch Bushians urgently leading the misinformed
American people down the road of “we found those weapons of mass
destruction we were looking for in Iraq, in Iran”? If Iran’s
nuclear ambitions don’t add up to the propaganda, which it does
not, what does?
In a December 16, 2005 Associated Press article, President Bush said
that Iran is a “real threat” to the United States and called on
Tehran to “prove it does not seek nuclear weapons.” Sound
familiar? Just a few years earlier, Bush challenged Iraq to prove
it didn’t have weapons of mass destruction. Saddem Hussein said
that Iraq did not have weapons of mass destruction. But how do you
prove you don’t have something? Vilified and scorned U.N. Weapons
Inspector, Scott Ritter repeatedly told the Big Five that
Iraq did not have active weapons of mass destruction programs
prior to the Bushians launching its pre-emptive strike.
The truth is that Iran stands about as much chance of convincing
President Bush that they are not seeking nuclear weapons as the
nineteen men and women convicted in 1692 by the Massachusetts
Puritans for practicing witchcraft did in convincing the Puritans
that they were not witches. The Executive Branch Bushians
know that Iran’s nuclear ambitions are of no real threat to the
United States, but believe that Americans will take the nuclear
threat bait. Either way, the Executive Branch Bushians,
along with the Federal Reserve Banking Cartel, and the U.S.
Congress, need this new lie to stick firmly in the minds of
approximately half of the population of the United States so that it
can go about the business of thwarting the real threat that Iran
posed to the United States. And yes, Iran does pose a real threat
to the United States, a clear and present danger far worst than
anything the Big Five is reporting. Why the Big Five
is not reporting on the real economical “nuclear bomb” that Iran
already possesses serves as evidence to the intuitive American that
this unspoken threat is absolutely real. In March 2006, Iran will
break the seals on its Iran Oil Bourse.
If you are not familiar with the Iran Oil Bourse, you need to
Google it promptly. Thankfully,
many reporters, commentators, and scholars that operate in the 10%
zone not controlled by the Big Five have wrote outstanding
articles and analysis regarding the true implications of the Iran
Oil Bourse. In fact, there seems to be a new article on the
subject, released daily. On January 15, 2006, Krassimir Petov, Ph.
D. wrote
The Proposed Iranian Oil Bourse.
His analysis: the proposed Iranian Oil Bourse will accelerate the
fall of the American Empire. His qualifications: Petrov received
his Ph.D. in economics from Ohio State University and currently
teaches Macroeconomics, International Finance, and Econometrics at
the American University in Bulgaria. In his article, Petov
recommends reading two works by William Clark:
The
Real Reasons for the Upcoming War in Iraq,
and
The Real Reasons Why Iran is the Next Target.
Here are the key points made by Krassimir Petov, Ph. D. in his
report:
The Proposed Iranian Oil Bourse
·
The Iranian government has finally developed the ultimate
“nuclear” weapon that can swiftly destroy the financial system
underpinning the American Empire
·
The weapon is the Iran Oil Bourse slated to open in
March 2006
·
With the opening of the Iran Oil Bourse:
o
Europeans will no longer have to buy and hold U.S.
Dollars in order to secure payment for oil. They will be able to
purchase oil with their own currencies, the euro.
o
The Chinese and Japanese will be especially
eager to adopt the Iran Oil Bourse because it will allow them to
drastically reduce their enormous dollar reserves and diversify with
euros, thus protecting themselves against the depreciation of the
U.S. Dollar.
o
Russians have an inherent economic interest in adopting the
euro because the bulk of its trade is with European countries
o
The Arab-oil exporting countries also need to diversify
against the rising mountains of U.S. debt notes – the
depreciating dollar
What the Iran Oil Bourse means to the average American is
that suddenly, hundreds of billions of U.S. dollars will become
unwanted around the world. In essence, the money supply will double
or triple. When supply outweighs demand, prices go down – except
when dealing with currency. When money supply exceeds demand,
prices go up. Its called inflation – the hidden tax brought to the
U.S. taxpayer courtesy of the Federal Reserve Banking Cartel
and our friends in the U.S. Congress. Imagine if every Americans
income doubled in next week’s paycheck. Do you think prices for
goods and services would decrease, remain the same, or increase? If
you think they would decrease or remain the same, can I interest you
in a hot stock I’m selling called Enron?
Another way to think about the U.S. dollar is in terms of a company
stock. Speaking of Enron, when the truth about this company’s
finances hit the street, what happened to the value of the stock?
It plummeted. Why? In theory, the news of false financials didn’t
directly cause the stock value to drop. It dropped because there
were more sellers than buyers. From its highs of $90 per share,
Enron quickly became worthless in the span of a few weeks. Everyone
who held shares of Enron, simultaneously sold their stock, and there
was nobody willing to buy the shares. The situation with the U.S.
dollars is very similar. If enough people and countries stop
holding U.S. dollars, the value of the dollar in your wallet will
plummet. The greenback will go the way of the Continental.
In 1775 the Continental Congress authorized the issuance of paper
money to finance the American War for Independence. These notes,
known as "Continentals," would be redeemable only after the colonies
won their independence. Overprinted and distrusted by the public,
they declined rapidly in value, giving rise to the popular
expression "not worth a Continental."
So what are the real options that the United States of America has
to protect its security and financial stability? Option A is to
believe the Big Five propaganda machine financed by the
Federal Reserve Banking Cartel that prints our funny money, and
take our chances with invading Iran to thwart the March 2006 launch
of the Iran Oil Bourse. To some that might sound appealing, but
such action will not change the fact that our federal government has
been operating on a Federal Reserve credit card, which has no
credit limit, for so long that We the People now
have a $8 trillion dollar national debt. The Federal Reserve
Banking Cartel loves this enormous debt because it represents
interest payments from the U.S. taxpayer to its network of
private corporations. The ability of the federal government to
tax incomes, on behalf of the Federal Reserve Banking Cartel,
before the wage earner ever receives his or her paycheck, makes
hard-working men and women slaves to the Federal Reserve Banking
Cartel. The U.S. Congress supports using the citizenry as
collateral for its wayward spending, for without the Federal
Reserve Banking Cartel accepting as collateral, the birth
certificates of American citizens and the potential, future taxable
wages that they represent, the federal government could no longer
finance its 1174 federal agencies and the payroll associated with
4.3 federal employees.
Option B is to abolish the Federal Reserve Act of 1913 immediately,
eliminate seventy-five percent of the 1174 federal agencies and the
millions of federal mandates they represent, seize all gold held by
the banking cartel, allow the cartel member’s financial institutions
to collapse while forgiving all debt owed to the cartel, return the
printing and coining of money to the U.S. Treasury, eliminate
fractional and fiat money schemes, and return our currency to a
commodity backed system such as gold and silver. Finally, there is
need to amend the Constitution of the United States of America so as
to abolish the 16th Amendment and add language that would
prevent the federal government of the United States from deficit
spending or operating with a national debt ever again.
There really are no other options, and March 2006 is fast
approaching. This is not a doomsday scenario. It is fact. The
fiat money scheme run by the Federal Reserve Banking Cartel
is about to collapse. Meanwhile the President of the United States,
the U.S. Congress, Federal Reserve Banking Cartel, and the
Big Five media conglomeration are so fearful of the court of
public opinion in the United States, that they will not even utter
the words, Iran Oil Bourse.
On a personal note: I have two sons, ages 18 and 15. I myself am a
veteran who served ten years in the United States Marine Corps.
Arguably, we are all hawks. There are wars worth fighting,
and there remain causes worth dying for in defense of the United
States of America. Sustaining the Federal Reserve Banking
Cartel, a failed fiat money scheme, and a federal government out
of control, is not one of them. Fighting against the
Federal Reserve Banking Cartel, a failed fiat money scheme, and
a federal government out of control, is.
It’s time for the We the People of these United States to
spread the word and truth regarding the real threat Iran poses to
the United States, and act boldly to fix our own government and
money system so that we no longer are required to fight wars to
maintain the stability of our own currency.
Ed Haas is a freelance writer
and author originally from Mt.
Penn, Pennsylvania. He
currently resides in beautiful
Mt. Pleasant, South Carolina.
To learn more about Ed's work,
please visit craftingprose.com.
http://www.craftingprose.com
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