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[EE_]

Dangerous Crossroads in World History: Obama’s New Iran Sanctions: An Act of War


by Shamus Cooke


Global Research, July 3, 2010



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When the UN refused to agree to the severe sanctions that the U.S. wanted, Obama responded with typical Bush flair and went solo. The new U.S. sanctions against Iran — signed into law by Obama on July 1st — are an unmistakable act of war.


If fully enforced, Iran’s economy will be potentially destroyed. The New York Times outlines the central parts of the sanctions:


“The law signed by Mr. Obama imposes penalties on foreign entities that sell refined petroleum to Iran or assist Iran with its domestic refining capacity. It also requires that American and foreign businesses that seek contracts with the United States government certify that they do not engage in prohibited business with Iran.” (July 1, 2010).


Iran must import the majority of its oil from foreign corporations and nations, since it does not have the technology needed to refine the fuel that it pumps from its soil. By cutting this refined oil off, the U.S. will be causing massive, irreparable damage to the Iranian economy — equaling an act of war.


In fact, war against Japan in WWII was sparked by very similar circumstances. Franklin Delano Roosevelt spearheaded a series of sanctions against Japan, which included the Export Control Act, giving the President the power to prohibit the export of a variety of materials to Japan, including oil. This gave Roosevelt the legal stance he needed to implement an oil embargo, an obvious act of war. Japan’s attack on Pearl Harbor simply brought the war out of the economic realm into the military sphere.


Iran is facing the exact same situation. Whereas the Obama Administration calmly portrays economic sanctions as “peaceful” solutions to political problems, they are anything but. The strategy here is to economically attack Iran until it responds militarily, giving the U.S. a fake moral high ground to “defend” itself, since the other side supposedly attacked first.


But the U.S. is provoking militarily too. According to the New York Times: “The Obama administration is accelerating the deployment of new defenses against possible Iranian missile attacks in the Persian Gulf, placing special ships [war ships] off the Iranian coast and antimissile systems in at least four [surrounding] Arab countries, according to administration and military officials.” (January 30, 2010).


The same article mentions that U.S. General Petraeus admitted that, “… the United States was now keeping Aegis cruisers on patrol in the Persian Gulf [Iran’s border] at all times. Those cruisers are equipped with advanced radar and antimissile systems designed to intercept medium-range missiles.” Iran, as well as the whole world, knows full well that “antimissile systems” are perfectly capable of going on the offensive — their real purpose.

Iran is completely surrounded by countries occupied by the U.S. military, whether it be the mass occupation in Iraq and Afghanistan, or the U.S. puppet states that house U.S. military bases in Arab nations (not to mention Zionist Israel, a U.S. cohort in its war aims against Iran). Contrary to the statements of President Obama, Iran is already well contained militarily.


It remains to be seen how closely U.S. allies will follow the new oil sanctions; they will be under tremendous pressure to do so. The European Union has already signaled that it will follow Obama’s lead.


Ultimately, the march to war begun by Bush is picking up momentum under Obama. Congressional Democrats and Republicans gave the President their overwhelming support in passing these sanctions, proving that the two party system agrees to the necessity of more war.


Uniting the U.S. anti-war movement is crucial if current and future wars are to be stopped. A step in this direction will take place at the National Peace Conference, in Albany, New York, July 23-25.

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[Cebu_4_2]

These Zionists have to fvcking go and soon! Getting tired of working my way through all this BS and then coming to an article like this. We need people that get into office repeal this complete BS.

[wildcard]

Cebu here's a few million to vote our way. Oh you have principles and refuse? Hope you don't love your wife, children, self. Accidents happen. Here's a few million to vote our way...

[Cebu_4_2]

Sorry Sir but that doesn't make any sense to me, probably cause I haven't been drinking or something tonight.

[Book]

These Zionists have to fvcking go and soon! Getting tired of working my way through all this BS and then coming to an article like this. We need people that get into office repeal this complete BS.


http://antievil360.files.wordpress.com/2009/02/obama-israel.jpg

http://radioislam.org/islam/english/jewishp/usa/bush_wails_at_wall.jpeg

They don't GET INTO office until they first bow their head in Israel...lol.

[wildcard]

These Zionists have to fvcking go and soon! Getting tired of working my way through all this BS and then coming to an article like this. We need people that get into office repeal this complete BS.


Let me try again then, voting new people into office isn't going to work at this point. When it's 500 evil bastards to 1 good hearted person, you're not going anywhere soon. They'll either kill him, buy him, go around him or spend millions to get him voted out.

It's going to take some nooses, pitchforks, guillotines at this point. When we can put the fear into congress that justice will be served upon them, then they will be forced to act in OUR best interests once again.

[Libertarian_Guard]

These Zionists have to fvcking go and soon! Getting tired of working my way through all this BS and then coming to an article like this. We need people that get into office repeal this complete BS.


Let me try again then, voting new people into office isn't going to work at this point. When it's 500 evil bastards to 1 good hearted person, you're not going anywhere soon. They'll either kill him, buy him, go around him or spend millions to get him voted out.

It's going to take some nooses, pitchforks, guillotines at this point. When we can put the fear into congress that justice will be served upon them, then they will be forced to act in OUR best interests once again.


Wrong again. You're discounting the power of the pen!

[wildcard]

Oh yeah, it's working great! ::)

*let's see, we could write the bad men and ask them to stop being bad men. Or we could write letters to newspapers owned by bad men and ask them to publish them for us. Or we could beat our heads in trying to get ideas lined up with others on the internets! (maybe we won't all be in our 80s by the time that pans out)

[Libertarian_Guard]

W_C

You're either in the fight for the long haul, or you're a flash in the pan.

The pen is mightier than the sword.

[wildcard]

Ohhhh, you meant stab them in the eye with a pen. Yeah, I guess that could work. ;D

[Skirnir]

L_G has an idea: ask them nicely, not once, but repeatedly through the long haul. Brilliance I say!

[Libertarian_Guard]

L_G has an idea: ask them nicely, not once, but repeatedly through the long haul. Brilliance I say!


Other than self destruction, there is no other route to go my friend.

[wildcard]

Destruction is coming. Just as it always has throughout history. The USA will break up and it will be very violent.

[Libertarian_Guard]

Destruction is coming. Just as it always has throughout history. The USA will break up and it will be very violent.


W_C

If the people's stomachs are empty, then I'll agree with you. But since the PTB know this, and will be sure to keep everyone fed, I think your argument is misguided.

[wildcard]

I've got a few thousand years of history on my side. I'm not worried.

[Libertarian_Guard]

You better restudy your knowledge. Obviously something is missing. Rare is the occasion that a populace revolted on a full stomach.

[wildcard]

Who is talking about revolution? I'm talking about civil war and the coming break up of the USA.

[Libertarian_Guard]

Good luck with that.

[Libertarian_Guard]

Who is talking about revolution? I'm talking about civil war and the coming break up of the USA.


W_C

When you go off to fight, be sure not to go off 'half cocked' as others before you have.



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[wildcard]

Dude you must be drunk. When did I say anything about it? People aren't going to group together to fight. We'll go out as individuals. Some will die on the spot and others in captivity. But the break up of the USA is inevitable. We're going to have Central/South American type fighting here in the next 10-20 years.

[Skirnir]

I agree with Wildcard's assessment. The US' situation is no longer tenable and a disorderly collapse is much more likely than a gradual decline.

The one dynamic to watch is the military; that is the major thing going for the current regime. At this point, given their compensation and benefits, they would fire upon people in the US given orders. Remember the Kent State Massacre; if anything rebellious were to happen now, more would die.

Sad to say, the citizenry of this country are not in charge. Many are deluded that this country is not a de-facto oligarchy and that the rule of law somehow still applies where it is inconvenient for the regime.

[Libertarian_Guard]

Dude you must be drunk. When did I say anything about it? People aren't going to group together to fight. We'll go out as individuals. Some will die on the spot and others in captivity. But the break up of the USA is inevitable. We're going to have Central/South American type fighting here in the next 10-20 years.


You'll fare ever worse going it alone, be sure to bring along a white flag!

[The Great Ag]

Well, to get back on topic after that nice diatribe. . . ;D



“The law signed by Mr. Obama imposes penalties on foreign entities that sell refined petroleum to Iran or assist Iran with its domestic refining capacity. It also requires that American and foreign businesses that seek contracts with the United States government certify that they do not engage in prohibited business with Iran.
How can the US gov't impose and carry out penalties against a foreign entity? Let's say China's oil company Sinopec (not sure if that is the name or not) sells refined oil (gas) to Iran what is the US going to do? Suppose a Saudi based oil company sells refining equipment to Iran, what is the US gov't going to do?

This is similar to me saying to GSUS members, Anyone selling alcohol to GSUS members will face penalties. How can I enforce my edict? I cannot, and I think the US gov't cannot either, at least not legally.

I think this is an unenforceable law, insofar, as long as the "foreign entity" does NOT come within the jurisdiction of the US gov't.

The Great Ag

[EE_]

We all know the Zionists have been working their way up to this final occupation, which will be Iran.
Everything that has happened up to this point is a prelude to the destruction of Iran and the following occupation.
Zionist FOX news has been has been selling the idea to it's Republican sheep followers.
The stage is set.
Nothing can stop the wheels in motion...so just sit back and watch history unfold.
Where does Russia fit into this picture?

[Bullfrog]

The govt can't enforce their sanctions on foreign entities. I heard a news report awhile back that the reason the previous sanctions aren't working is because other countries are just ignoring them. They will ignore these too, right up to the point that the USA says "we're gonna start bombing next week". At which point the other countries will pull their people out of Iran.

Haliburton and the Israeli's were trading with Iran when Bush 2 was in office and there were sanctions on Iran then. For all of Israel's talk about how Iran needs to be attacked, they seem to have no problem trading with them.

I did read real recently, like 3 days ago maybe, that a German warship had intercepted a ship carrying oil equipment to Iran and basically stole it.

Iraq had all of it's command and control infrastructure centralized, probably sold to them by us, which made it easy to disable. Iran learned from that, it's not gonna be as easy to shut them down when the fighting starts.

[Book]

Wrong again. You're discounting the power of the pen!



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Americans can't even read anymore.

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[kregener]

WC is closer to the coming reality than LG.

Carry on.

[Book]

...
Where does Russia fit into this picture?


Very good question !
They used to display themselves as some sort of bodyguard for Iran (2-4 years ago) they now seem to be very silent on this subject. Same for China as they now have oil interests to protect there.

Me think Iran is a pandora's box.


Excellent question. Russia has dragged their feet and now refuses to sell Iran the most advanced anti-aircraft missile defense systems originally promised. Leaving Iran unprotected from Israeli F-15 bombing their nuclear sites. I think Russia sold out Iran to the NWO.

After Israel carpet-bombs Iran the Russians will get multi-billion dollar "Reconstruction" contracts and also get rich with Iran's competing oil off the market for years.

[Horn]

Why I do see the U.S. closer than ever before to a breakup, I don't think sanctions against Iran will be the final straw.

Now impeachment would do the trick.

[EE_]

...
Where does Russia fit into this picture?


Very good question !
They used to display themselves as some sort of bodyguard for Iran (2-4 years ago) they now seem to be very silent on this subject. Same for China as they now have oil interests to protect there.

Me think Iran is a pandora's box.


Excellent question. Russia has dragged their feet and now refuses to sell Iran the most advanced anti-aircraft missile defense systems originally promised. Leaving Iran unprotected from Israeli F-15 bombing their nuclear sites. I think Russia sold out Iran to the NWO.

After Israel carpet-bombs Iran the Russians will get multi-billion dollar "Reconstruction" contracts and also get rich with Iran's competing oil off the market for years.




So you think the NWO has already chopped up Iran and divvied out her bounty, and the rest is just a formality?
I think a surprise is what they'll get.

[Liquid]

A well-timed war with Iran sure would take the focus off the oil-spill, and the market tettering on collapse again.

[old steel]

I believe an attack on Iran would lead to WW3.

Too many unforeseen unintended consequences would result.

Whether the Zionist globalists realize it or not.

Then everyone suffers as it goes planet wide.

Sow the wind, reap the whirlwind.

[gunDriller]

Cebu here's a few million to vote our way. Oh you have principles and refuse? Hope you don't love your wife, children, self. Accidents happen. Here's a few million to vote our way...




Sorry Sir but that doesn't make any sense to me, probably cause I haven't been drinking or something tonight.


Wildcard is para-phrasing the offer that AIPAC makes to America's legislators before they get to be legislators.

Christ, I thought Iran was going to be attacked in 2006, then 2007.

Sometimes I wonder if they are doing it this way to de-sensitize the stock markets. So that when the attack does occur, the stock market doesn't crash as much, because it has already factored in the attack.

[I am me, I am free]

L_G has an idea: ask them nicely, not once, but repeatedly through the long haul. Brilliance I say!


Other than self destruction, there is no other route to go my friend.


Yeah there is - it's called non-violent non-compliance. Beyond that is the ultimate deterrent.

[Bullfrog]

It's a long article. It says India will continue to mirror the USA when voting at the UN concerning Iran. But they also consistently say that sanctions don't work. They don't want to see a war, because they don't see Iran as a threat to anyone. Reading between the lines, India thinks diplomacy is the way to go, and the USA's approach sucks.

There is a mention of how China is supplying Pakistan with 2 new nuclear reactors, and they are wondering why the USA is ok with that.

Lot's more good info about international relationships and trade in there.

India sends mixed signals on Iran (http://www.atimes.com/atimes/South_Asia/LG02Df01.html)

[Book]

Lot's more good info about international relationships and trade in there.



India is now ZOG:


Documents captured from radicals and terrorists in Pakistan warn darkly about a new axis of evil in the world: a ‘Zionist Hindu Crusader‘ alliance bringing Israel, India, and the United States together in a war on Islam.

http://blogs.the-american-interest.com/wrm/2010/04/22/the-zionist-hindu-crusader-alliance-marches-on/


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[wildcard]

What about China? I really wonder how infiltrated they are by zog. I bet the jews would love to wipe them out or at least hit them hard as a warning to let them take the reins. This is why I think there will be a war of attrition involving China. I figured it would be through North Korea, but I guess they could play in Iran as well.

I also wonder about Japan.

[wildcard]

Cebu here's a few million to vote our way. Oh you have principles and refuse? Hope you don't love your wife, children, self. Accidents happen. Here's a few million to vote our way...




Sorry Sir but that doesn't make any sense to me, probably cause I haven't been drinking or something tonight.


Wildcard is para-phrasing the offer that AIPAC makes to America's legislators before they get to be legislators.

Christ, I thought Iran was going to be attacked in 2006, then 2007.

Sometimes I wonder if they are doing it this way to de-sensitize the stock markets. So that when the attack does occur, the stock market doesn't crash as much, because it has already factored in the attack.


Good thinking, but I think they are desensitizing the sheep. They've got the market in their pocket.

[DMac]

Book is spot on regarding India being ZOG.

The moment an attack on Iran happens the us will lose its bases in Azerbaijan, something a lot more strategic than gets mentioned in the news. This is a central point in the encirlement of Russia, which is truly what the Iran war is about - Russia.

War with Iran leads directly to ww3. Ww3 means us vs russia. Russia, imo is a sophisticated zog. A similar situation to Germany vs Britain for ww2.

There is no sugar coating it and this is why bombs have not yet fallen. Theater such as this takes a lot of planning for the string pullers.

[Bullfrog]

Documents captured from radicals and terrorists in Pakistan warn darkly about a new axis of evil in the world: a ‘Zionist Hindu Crusader‘ alliance bringing Israel, India, and the United States together in a war on Islam.

http://blogs.the-american-interest.com/wrm/2010/04/22/the-zionist-hindu-crusader-alliance-marches-on/

I did not know that. Looks like the parasite has found it's next host.

[wildcard]

The Russians and Americans are led by the same Rothschild's plan. China is a question mark. But China also realizes the American empire cannot hold and will crumble on its own without them lifting a finger.

*best case scenario for ZOG = kill a lot of white male Christians and soften up the Chinese. Russia + America vs China in a war of attrition.