| Author | Message | | Alpha | | Posted: Fri Jun 27, 2008 1:04 pm Post subject: Ron Paul Speaks Out Against War With Iran: |
| Ron Paul Speaks Out Against War With Iran:
http://www.campaignforliberty.com/blog/?p=87
Rep. Ron Paul Assails Congress's "Virtual Iran War Resolution"
http://baltimorechronicle.com/2008/070208Paul.shtml
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7354M1QmGYQ&fmt=18
Ron Paul Floor Speech on Iran & Foreign Policy
http://www.campaignforliberty.com/blog/?p=83
House Resolution Calls for Naval Blockade against Iran
America’s powerful pro-Israel lobby pressures the US Congress
by Andrew W Cheetham
http://globalresearch.ca/index.php?context=va&aid=9377
Re: AIPAC is pushing us to war with Iran for Israel
See Video:
http://neoconzionistthreat.blogspot.com/2007/10/re-aipac-is-pushing-us-to-war-with-iran.html
Here is a tiny URL for the above one:
http://tinyurl.com/22br9u
Israeli Threat Spikes Our Oil Prices, We Pay More For This (click on the pic at the following URL to access the youtube video):
http://neoconzionistthreat.blogspot.com/2008/06/israeli-threat-spikes-our-oil-prices-we.html
Here is a tiny URL of the above one:
http://tinyurl.com/5drqxl
Scott McClellan Questioned about Neocon Push for Iraq War
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LktFfHciyqg&feature=PlayList&p=9B042828F94D1917&index=0&playnext=1
Here is a tiny URL for the above:
http://tinyurl.com/6qpcnx
http://neoconzionistthreat.blogspot.com/2008/06/scott-mcclellan-questioned-about-neocon.html
Here is the tiny URL for the above one:
http://tinyurl.com/6gzo4o
Ron Paul Claims Pelosi Spiked Iran Bill
http://newsmax.com/insidecover/paul_pelosi_AIPAC/2008/06/18/105652.html
AIPAC pushing US to war with Iran for Israel:
http://neoconzionistthreat.blogspot.com/2007/10/re-aipac-is-pushing-us-to-war-with-iran.html
Stop the AIPAC sponsored 'Iran war' legislation calling for a blockade of Iran (to get the war with Iran going for Israel):
http://www.warwithoutend.co.uk/wake-up-america-your-government-is-hijacked-by-zionism/2008/06/22/stop-the-iran-war-resolution.php
The big miscalculation on Iran
http://www.arabnews.com/?page=7§ion=0&article=111427&d=2&m=7&y=2008
Chris Hedges: Insane to attack Iran:
http://neoconzionistthreat.blogspot.com/2008/05/hedges-its-insane-to-attack-iran.html
Bob Barr: Attacking Iran Highly Irresponsible & Detrimental
http://neoconzionistthreat.blogspot.com/2008/05/bob-barr-attacking-iran-highly.html
A Clean Break/war for Israel agenda:
http://neoconzionistthreat.blogspot.com/2008/02/clean-break.html
Check out the question for Scott McClellan about how the JINSA (Jewish Institute for National Security Affairs) crowd pushed US to attack Iraq for Israel and are now doing similar to get US to attack Iran (how many more Americans have to die/get horribly maimed for this perpetual war for Israel agenda?):
http://neoconzionistthreat.blogspot.com/2008/06/scott-mcclellan-questioned-about-neocon.html
McCain is a serving Israel first traitor to America:
http://neoconzionistthreat.blogspot.com/2008/03/make-people-aware-subscribe.html
Israeli threat spikes our oil prices and crashes our stock market:
http://neoconzionistthreat.blogspot.com/2008/06/israeli-threat-spikes-our-oil-prices-we.html
Would it be possible (if it isn't too late to already) to conduct a House hearing with Flynt Leverett after what he mentioned at New America about the Bush regime perpetuating fraud over Iran (a youtube of Flynt conveying such is daisy-chained after the initial youtube about the disgraceful interview that '60 Minutes' did with Ahmadinejad via the following link)?:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=onNzrNEFs1E&feature=PlayList&p=181923B27C885CDF&index=0&playnext=1
The following article appeared in the 'Daily Star' in Lebanon:
Bush could do himself a favor by heeding Iran's warnings:
http://www.dailystar.com.lb/article.asp?edition_id=1&article_id=93662&categ_id=17
Ron Paul Floor Speech on Iran & Foreign Policy
http://www.campaignforliberty.com/blog/?p=83
House Resolution Calls for Naval Blockade against Iran
America’s powerful pro-Israel lobby pressures the US Congress
by Andrew W Cheetham
http://globalresearch.ca/index.php?context=va&aid=9377
Re: AIPAC is pushing us to war with Iran for Israel
See Video:
http://neoconzionistthreat.blogspot.com/2007/10/re-aipac-is-pushing-us-to-war-with-iran.html
Here is a tiny URL for the above one:
http://tinyurl.com/22br9u
Israeli Threat Spikes Our Oil Prices, We Pay More For This (click on the pic at the following URL to access the youtube video):
http://neoconzionistthreat.blogspot.com/2008/06/israeli-threat-spikes-our-oil-prices-we.html
Here is a tiny URL of the above one:
http://tinyurl.com/5drqxl
Scott McClellan Questioned about Neocon Push for Iraq War
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LktFfHciyqg&feature=PlayList&p=9B042828F94D1917&index=0&playnext=1
Here is a tiny URL for the above:
http://tinyurl.com/6qpcnx
http://neoconzionistthreat.blogspot.com/2008/06/scott-mcclellan-questioned-about-neocon.html
Here is the tiny URL for the above one:
http://tinyurl.com/6gzo4o
Iran War Resolution May Be Passed Next Week:
http://www.warwithoutend.co.uk/wake-up-america-your-government-is-hijacked-by-zionism/2008/06/22/stop-the-iran-war-resolution.php
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Asian stocks fall on fears over oil, US
By JEREMIAH MARQUEZ, AP Business Writer1 hour, 10 minutes ago
Asian stock markets tumbled Friday after Wall Street plunged overnight and crude oil spiked above $140 a barrel for the first time, reigniting fears of a global economic slowdown.
Key stock indices in Japan, Taiwan and South Korea all shed more than 2 percent. Shanghai's benchmark plunged nearly 4.5 percent and India's was down 4.3 percent in early trade.
The losses came after U.S. stocks sank Thursday, with the Dow Jones industrial average declining more than 3 percent to its lowest level in almost two years.
Investors reacted nervously to a wave of dismal news about several sectors of the American economy, a vital export market for Asia. Analysts downgraded General Motors Corp., Citigroup and Merrill Lynch & Co., while disappointing forecast from Oracle Corp. and BlackBerry maker Research In Motion Ltd. forecasts rattled investors about the tech industry.
Worries about inflation grew after crude oil futures jumped above $140 Thursday after OPEC's president said prices could go past $150 a barrel this year and Libya said it may cut oil production.
"We've still got bad news on the credit crunch, we've got bad news about consumers," said Garry Evans, pan-Asian equity strategist with HSBC in Hong Kong. "The macro environment is not a good one and people are very risk averse."
In Japan, the benchmark Nikkei 225 index was down 2.2 percent to 13,515.12 midday Friday, on its way to what would be a seventh straight session of falls. The damage was wide spread across all sectors, with financials hit especially hard. Megabank Mitsubishi UFJ was down 3.1 percent.
The decline in Tokyo also came after a bevy of indicators showed that soaring oil and commodity prices were fanning inflation and causing consumers to hold back from spending.
India's Sensex was down 4.3 percent at 13,807 as investors worried about inflation that has risen to 13-year highs and that recent interest rate hikes would temper consumer spending.
"Sentiment is bearish. There are fears that crude will touch $180, this is a worry that cannot be stamped out easily," said Gul Tekchandani, a Mumbai-based investment adviser. "Few can stomach this volatility, plus there are weak global cues with the U.S. economy also down."
In Hong Kong, crude's new record took a toll even though oil eased somewhat to below $139 in Friday trade in Asia. The blue-chip Hang Seng Index was down 1.8 percent to 22,054.84.
Refiner China Petroleum & Chemical Corp, or Sinopec, lost 4.2 percent, and airline Cathay Pacific was down 3.3 percent.
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Associated Press writer Ramola Badam Talwar in Mumbai contributed to this report.
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Oil climbs to record above $141 in Asia
By GILLIAN WONG, Associated Press Writer1 hour, 9 minutes ago
Oil prices climbed to a record above $141 a barrel in Asian trading Friday as the dollar's protracted slump prompted investors to flock to oil as a hedge against inflation.
Prices were also lifted Thursday after OPEC's president said crude prices could rise well above $150 a barrel this year and Libya said it may cut oil production.
Light, sweet crude for August delivery rose as high as $141.71 a barrel before pulling back to $141.10, up $1.46 in Asian electronic trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange, midafternoon in Singapore. The contract Thursday rose $5.09 to settle at a record $139.64.
The previous trading record for a front-month contract was $139.89, set on June 16.
On Thursday, the dollar slipped against key currencies as U.S. data showed sluggish economic growth and pointed to a struggling labor market. Oil is priced in dollars, and some investors buy oil contracts to protect the value of their assets against accelerating inflation when the dollar falls.
"The dollar movements caused the surge in oil pricing and the bullish trend remains intact," said Victor Shum, an energy analyst with Purvin & Gertz in Singapore. "The oil market is subject to further spikes in the coming weeks."
On Friday, the dollar slipped to 106.42 yen from 106.91 yen Thursday; the euro was trading at $1.5738, down from $1.5751.
Crude futures were also driven higher after Chakib Khelil, president of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries, said he believes oil prices could rise to between $150 and $170 a barrel this summer. Khelil also said prices will decline later in the year, and aren't likely to reach $200 a barrel.
Khelil joined a long list of forecasters who have made bold oil price predictions this year. Each new forecast — such as Goldman Sachs' recent prediction that prices could rise as high as $200 — causes a jump in prices as speculative buyers are drawn into the market.
Meanwhile, the head of Libya's national oil company said the country may cut crude production because the oil market is well supplied, according to news reports.
Addison Armstrong, director of market research at Tradition Energy in Stamford, Connecticut, said in a research note that Shokri Ghanem, the nation's top oil official, has declined to say when a decision would be made on whether to lower production, or give any indication of the size of the cut under consideration.
But analysts expressed skepticism over the comments out of Libya, saying the current level of oil prices provides an incentive for producers not to cut output.
"I doubt that any real effort in cutting output would be forthcoming, considering that pricing continues to hit new records," Shum said. "There's no economic reason to cut output at this time so it's just talk."
Oil prices have more than doubled over the past year on concerns about rising demand in fast-growing economies such as China and India, and supply disruptions in the Middle East and Nigeria.
Analysts have also attributed oil's rapid climb to speculative buying, with traders jumping into the market purely on the expectation that futures will continue to rise.
"Even though we have continued to see weakening demand in the U.S., other markets in the developing world still show growth," Shum said. "The tight market has empowered speculators to invest in oil and the oil market is subject to further spikes in the coming weeks."
In other Nymex trading, heating oil futures rose 0.71 cent to $3.8905 a gallon while gasoline prices lost 0.68 cent to $3.5045 a gallon. Natural gas futures declined 1.7 cents to $13.231 per 1,000 cubic feet.
Brent crude futures rose 17 cents to $140 a barrel on the ICE Futures exchange in London.
Last edited by Alpha on Sun Jul 06, 2008 5:03 am; edited 5 times in total | |  | | Alpha | | Posted: Fri Jun 27, 2008 11:16 pm Post subject: |
| Just saw the following comment post by David Robertson (of Inverness, Scotland) at the following URL:
http://www.campaignforliberty.com/blog/?p=83#comments
NOMOREWAR_FORISRAEL Says:
June 27th, 2008 at 5:53 pm
Dear David,
Just saw the following post by you as such has been my same exact concern as well. See the following URLs when you can:
http://NOMOREWARFORISRAEL.BLOGSPOT.COM
http://NEOCONZIONISTTHREAT.BLOGSPOT.COM
David Robertson, Inverness, Scotland Says:
June 27th, 2008 at 5:45 am
The United States has about 10,000 nuclear warheads while Israel has an estimated 300. I have also read that Israel has the targeting codes for America’s nuclear arsenal which they acquired through espionage. In other words these allies, or any one of them acting alone, could “obliterate” Iran as Hillary Clinton promised she would do if Iran attacked Israel. She didn’t say what she would consider to be an “attack”. To me the much more profound threat to peace is Israel who continues to beat the war drums, to plan to bomb Iran and is promoting this current resolution to blockade Iran. Americans are being manipulated to act against their own best interests. Their blood and treasure has been used and is being used to build a world empire for an alien power. I have tried to post warnings in different ways on many blogs but have the definite impression that my words are falling on deaf ears. | | | | Alpha | | Posted: Sat Jun 28, 2008 2:00 pm Post subject: Iran says Gulf oil route at risk if attacked |
| Iran says Gulf oil route at risk if attacked (Reuters)
By Zahra Hosseinian 2 hours, 35 minutes ago
The Revolutionary Guards said Iran would impose controls on shipping in the vital Gulf oil route if Iran was attacked and warned regional states of reprisals if they took part, a newspaper reported on Saturday.
Fear of an escalation in the standoff between the West and Iran, the world's fourth largest oil producer, have been one factor propping up sky-high oil prices. Crude hit a record level on international markets near $143 a barrel on Friday.
Speculation about a possible attack on Iran because of its disputed nuclear ambitions has risen since a report this month said Israel had practiced such a strike, prompting increasingly tough talk of retaliation, if pushed, from Tehran.
"Naturally every country under attack by an enemy uses all its capacity and opportunities to confront the enemy," Guards commander-in-chief Mohammad Ali Jafari told Jam-e Jam newspaper in some of the toughest language Iran has used so far.
Analysts say Iran may not match the firepower of U.S. forces but could still cause havoc in the region using unconventional tactics, such as deploying small craft to attack ships, or using allies in the area to strike at U.S. or Israeli interests.
"Regarding the main route for exiting energy, Iran will definitely act to impose control on the Persian Gulf and Strait of Hormuz," Jafari said of the Gulf waterway through which about two-fifths of all globally traded oil passes.
Iranian officials have in the past sent mixed signals about whether Iran would use oil as a weapon. But such threats, when made, have sent jitters through the crude market for fear of disrupting supplies from big OPEC producers in the Gulf.
The Islamic Republic insists its nuclear program is peaceful and aimed at generating electricity. But the West and Israel fear Iran is seeking to build atomic bombs. Israel is believed to be the only Middle East state with nuclear arms.
Washington has said it wants diplomacy to end the nuclear row but has not ruled out military action should that fail.
'RIGHT TO RESPOND'
"If there is a confrontation between us and the enemy from outside the region, definitely the scope (of the confrontation) will reach the oil issue," Jafari said.
The Revolutionary Guards are the ideologically driven wing of Iran's military with air, sea and land capabilities, and a separate command structure to regular units.
"After this action (of Iran imposing controls on the Gulf waterway), the oil price will rise very considerably and this is among the factors deterring the enemies," Jafari said.
He said any military action might "be able to delay Iran's nuclear activities but this delay will certainly be very short."
Jafari warned neighbors not to let their territory be used.
"If the attack takes place from the soil of another country ... the country attacked has the right to respond to the enemy's military action from where the operation started," he said.
Kuwait, the launchpad for the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq, and Iraq itself, where U.S. troops are now stationed, have both said they would not let their land be used for a strike on Iran. The U.S. military has bases in other Gulf states and Afghanistan.
Jafari said U.S. forces were "more vulnerable than Israelis" because of their troops in the area. Iran's top authority, Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, has in the past said Iran would target U.S. interests if attacked.
"Iran can in different ways harm American interests even far away," the Guards commander said.
Jafari suggested Iran's allies in the region, who include Lebanon's Shi'ite militia Hezbollah, could also retaliate. He referred to Iran's ties with those living in Lebanon's Shi'ite heartland of south Lebanon but did not refer to any group.
"Israelis know if they take military action against Iran ... the abilities of the Islamic and Shi'ite world, especially in the region, will deliver fatal blows," Jafari said, adding that Israel was in range of Iranian missiles.
He also hinted that Hamas, the Palestinian Islamist group that receives Iranian funding and which has sent suicide bombers into Israel, might act. But, again, he did not name the group.
(Additional reporting by Hashem Kalantari, Writing by Edmund Blair; Editing by Charles Dick) | | | | | ©2002-2009 WarWithoutEnd.co.uk |
