U.S. and United Arab Emirates (UAE) officials confirm that a U.S. Navy ship shot at an Indian fishing ship off the coast of UAE.
The U.S. 5th Fleet says personnel of the USNS Rappahannock fired a .50 caliber (12.7 mm) machine gun at a small boat. They claim the fishing boat was warned to stay away. One man on the fishing boat was killed, three men wounded.
15 July 2012, the Arab Peninsula principalities, known as United Arab Emirates (UAE), announced the operation of a pipeline avoiding the Strait of Hormuz (which could be shut down).
The 400 kilometer (248.5 mile) long Abu Dhabi Crude Oil pipeline connects the Habshan oil fields on the Persian Gulf side of the Strait of Hormuz, with the port city of Fujairah, which is on the Indian Ocean side of the Strait.
The pipeline can flow up to 1.8 million barrels of oil daily, about 70% of UAE’s production.
Japanese officials are happy, because the UAE is Japan’s second biggest source of petroleum. Saudi Arabia is number one, Iran number three.
“This trend marks the beginning of the end for the Al Saud regime and the establishment of a popular rule in Saudi Arabia!”-Mohammad Bayatian, Iranian Industries and Mines Committee
14 July 2012, the steadily growing revolutionary movement in the U.S. puppet state Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has escalated to organized attacks on government forces and prison wars.
Saudi Arabia’s state-run news agency reported that a police station was attacked with firebombs and machine guns. One attacker reported killed, four cops wounded.
Also on Saturday, the al-Hayer political prison erupted into all out war between pro-monarchists (those whom the U.S. & U.K. support), and pro-democracy (supported by Iran) inmates. At least two people reported killed.
There have been massive protests for at least a week now. It started when a Shia cleric was attacked, wounded and arrested by Saudi cops. Since then Saudi cops have killed many protestors, including an 18 year old on 14 July 2012.
The Saudi regime is also detaining anyone suspected of being politically opposed to the British Empire established Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. On 15 July 2012, at least ten women were arrested on the grounds they were connected to politicians opposed to the Al Saud regime.
Since February 2011, protesters have held numerous demonstrations in the eastern provinces. The eastern provinces border the Persian Gulf, and are where all the oil is shipped out on tanker ships.
Also, the eastern provinces of Saudi Arabia are where the overwhelming majority of Shia Muslim Arabs live. Saudi Arabia is ruled by royalists who are Salafi/Wahhabi Muslims, the same Islamic group that Osama bin Laden was part of, the same Islamic group that most of the members of the U.S. named al Qaeda belong to, the same Islamic group that most of the 9/11 attackers belonged to.
The Chock Full o’Crap western media continues to say Saudi royalist leaders are Sunni, bull crap! The Saudi’s are behind attacks on Sunni (as well as Shia) Iraqis! Other Arab Peninsula country leaders (who’re Salafi/Wahhabi) are behind attacks against Libya, Egypt and Syria!
The First Saudi State was established in 1744, and was partly motivated by Wahhabi Islam’s call to get all westerners out of the Middle East. That order still stands today, so it is the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia that is the enemy of the West, not Iran, not Afghanistan, not Iraq, not Libya and not Syria!
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia became a protectorate of the British Empire in 1915 (Treaty of Darin), and was consolidated under the rule of Ibn Saud in 1932.
So why does the United Kingdom and United States support Kingdom of Saudi Arabia if it is anti-west? It’s all about the oil money! Western leaders don’t give a crap about what really matters to their own people, it’s all about the money!
Saudi leaders support the West only because that’s the biggest market for their oil. It’s all about the money!
So Western leaders, and Saudi leaders, give only lip service to their ideals; democracy in the West & Wahhabism in the Arabian Peninsula. Western leaders will gladly send those fool enough to think they’re fighting to protect their freedom to kill innocent people in other countries, and/or, those murderous enough to desire to kill “brown skins” & “towel/rag heads” ’cause them kind’o people ain’t christians. And the Saudi leaders gladly turn a blind eye to their own people who actively seek to kill western infidels.
Wake up people! It ain’t the Iraqis, it ain’t the Afghans, it ain’t the Libyans, it ain’t the Syrians and it ain’t the Iranians that are the enemies of the West! It’s our very own Western leaders in bed with an Arab kingdom that’s been biding its time, waiting to complete the Wahhabi order to cleanse the Middle East of western infidels and establish their own version of Dar al-Islam!!!
In 1973 U.S. President Richard Nixon (a Republican Christian) made a deal with Saudi Arabia: They could have more say in the price of oil if buyers were forced to use the U.S. dollar (now you know why we’re in the pockets of the Saudis).
This is where the term petrodollars comes from. The deal involves the New York Mercantile Exchange (aka NYMEX, aka Commodities Exchange. Now controlled by CME Group), and London’s International Petroleum Exchange, or IPE.
Now you know why the British Empire, the mortal enemy of the U.S., and Saudi Arabia, a declared enemy of the West by Wahhabi clerics, are tied to the United States. All these leaders, they don’t care about you!!!
“Iran is one of the major importers of Korean products. And in the eventuality that the policy of sanctioning Iranian oil is implemented, then that nation will suffer.”-Rostam Qasemi, Iranian Oil Minister
On 02 July 2012, I posted how Korea South (a U.S. ally/puppet) was getting around oil sanctions against Iran, by using Iranian tanker ships.
On 03 July 2012, Iranian media revealed the reason Korea South went against its master’s (United States) wishes: Iran has more purchasing power than the United States!
On 26 June 2012, Korea South announced they would stop oil shipments from Iran. Iranian diplomats quickly threatened the embargo of all products made in Korea South. Officials in the southern half of Korea did the math and decided it was not economically sound to go along with the puppet master’s (U.S.) oil embargo against Iran.
Just how much does Korea South rely on Iran for trade?
In 2007 Korea South signed a trade agreement with Iran. According to the Korea International Trade Association, exports to Iran have increased 32%, while imports of Iranian goods increased 63.7% (the way the data was presented wasn’t clear, the percentages could be 32% for imports and 63.7% for exports)!
“Korea’s shipments to Iran amounted to $6 billion [USD] last year.”-Korea Times
The Korean Times reported that the threat by Iran, to embargo all southern Korean products, would slam 2,900 companies!
There are at least two petroleum companies from southern Korea working in Iran, and they have backing from U.S. investors! In fact U.S. companies are involved with at least $1.4 billion USD worth of North American investments into Iran!
Here’s the bottom line; Iran is a big spender, and they pay in cash or trade! The United States is broke, and they pay with credit, or steal it from you with bogus War on Terror tactics. Who’s gonna get the World’s business in the long run?
On 25 June 2012, Iranian banks began selling bonds on behalf of the Pars Oil and Gas Company. The plan is to raise $3 billion USD to use for development of the massive South Pars natural gas field.
So far $5 million USD in tax free bonds have been sold.
The people who buy the bonds can remain anonymous, and can transfer them to a third party. Any profits on the bonds are calculated on a daily bases, and paid out every three months.
If full o’crap western news media reports are true, about Iranian petroleum products being backlogged because of the sanctions, they why is Iran pushing so hard to expand their petroleum industry?
“There is a bill prepared in the National Security and Foreign Policy committee of Parliament that stresses the blocking of oil tanker traffic carrying oil to countries that have sanctioned Iran.”-Ibrahim Agha-Mohammadi, Member of Iranian Parliament
02 July 2012, in a move that seems counter to the European Union (EU) oil sanctions that went into effect on 01 July 2012, Iranian lawmakers say they will block oil shipments to Europe by closing the Strait of Hormuz.
It’s also meant to show that Iran does not need European countries for its oil business. As of Sunday, 100 of the 290 members of Iran’s parliament have signed the bill.
Also today, Iran created a $14 billion USD fund to expand its oil industry: “The $14 billion fund can create a remarkable momentum in the oil industry and indicates that despite sanctions there is no problem in the trend of the country’s development and production in the oil sector.”-Mohammad Reza Farzin, Managing-Director of Iran’s National Development Fund
Also today, South Korean news media reported that South Korean oil refiners and Iranian oil companies have reached an agreement that would allow South Korea (a U.S. ally/puppet) to resume Iranian oil shipments without violating the European sanctions: “Korean oil refiners and the Iranian side have been in consultations over the matter of using Iranian flagged oil tankers to resume oil shipments.”-unnamed South Korean official
For insurance reasons South Korea will use Iranian tanker ships, which turns out to also be a loop hole in the European oil sanctions!
Also today, Iran’s Oil Ministry announced that despite the 01 July 2012 European oil sanctions, Iranian exports of refined gasoline for European customers will actually increase: “The daily production of euro4 gasoline will reach 24 million liters [6.3 million U.S. gallons] by the end of the current [Iranian] year.”-Alireza Zeiqami, Iran’s Deputy Oil Minister
But who’s the biggest buyer of refined Iranian fuels? Why the U.S. occupied country of Afghanistan! In 2011, Afghanistan bought $51.6 million USD worth of Iranian fuels.
On 01 July 2012, corrupt British bank Barclays revealed that a certain type of Iranian oil will escape any attempt at sanctions. It’s called “bunkers” (aka vital blending components). Bunkers are blended fuels for ships, and the international shipping fleets will need at least $145 billion USD this year, according to Bloomberg. But here’s the rub for U.S. and EU sanctions: “This is a problem we didn’t foresee. We don’t know how much Iranian oil is already blended in.”-Peter Sand, Baltic and International Maritime Council, which represents 65% of ship owners
Reports also show that Iran really does not need the U.S. or EU as customers, demands from Asia and Africa are growing rapidly. Currently Iran is supplying 100% of Sri Lanka’s petroleum needs, 51% of Turkey’s, 25% of South Africa’s, 11% of India’s and China’s, and 10% of Japan’s and South Korea’s demands.
Oh, by the way, did you know that at the end of June the U.S. government exempted China from the latest sanctions, for the next 180 days?
Full o’Crap western news media continue to claim U.S. led sanctions have hurt Iran’s economy. The U.S. has imposed sanctions for decades, yet Iran has become one of the richest countries in the region, and not just because of oil!
Iran’s mining industry, excluding petroleum, is now the seventh largest in the world: “We have now achieved self-sufficiency in mining and heavy industries by over 70% in the last four years, while we were once totally dependent (on foreign countries) in these sectors.”-Hassan Polark, Iran’s Industry, Mines and Trade
“The richest gold mines in Venezuela, for instance, have been discovered by the young Iranian engineers.”-Hamid Safdel, Iran’s Industry, Mines and Trade
Iran and Iraq have increased trade to close to $10 million USD so far this year, and they plan to do more: “The volume of the trade exchanges between Iran and Iraq amounts to $9.7 billion which shows an 8% growth compared with the last year.”-Mostafa Mohammad Najjar, Iran’s Interior Minister
Also: “We are also ready to build new power plants in order to increase the capacity of power exports to Iraq. The [Karkheh-al-Emara] power line has increased the capacity of Iran’s electricity exports to Iraq to 1,200 megawatts [daily].”-Majid Namjou, Iran’s Minister of Energy
I could go on and on, like Iranian construction contractors building apartments in the South American country of Venezuela. Belorussian tractor companies making joint production deals with Iranian tractor companies. Iranian automobile manufacturers reporting increased production, for yet another year in a row.
And to prove Iran is making money despite U.S. and EU sanctions, on 02 July 2012, Iranian officials announced they were able to buy two million metric tons of wheat: “The government has so far been able to import two million tons of wheat into the country despite financial restrictions and sanctions. Such a (large) volume of imported wheat is for supplying the country’s strategic reserves.”-unnamed Iranian official
Iran buys wheat from several sources. Pakistan is a top source, but India is reportedly offering to beat Pakistan’s prices to win orders from Iran. India is now the second largest producer of wheat in the world.
Iran also buys wheat from Kazakhstan. Iranian reports say imports of Kazak wheat could increase by 5 million metric tons next year!
27 June 2012
International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) stated that two U.S. led occupying personnel were killed by an explosion in eastern Afghanistan.
“It is ISAF policy to defer casualty identification procedures to the relevant national authorities.”
iCasualties.org reports 217 occupying forces killed so far this year.
In Ghazni Province, local officials report gun battles between locals and supposed Mujahideen/Taliban. They believe the shootout was the result of people refusing to join a specific organization.
In Paktiya Province, local officials claim that 28 Mujahideen were killed in battles there. The battles were between Mujahideen and Afghan government forces backed up by U.S. led occupying forces.
ISAF claims 10 Mujahideen killed and 21 captured in battles in Ghazni, Logar, Nangarhar, Parwan and Wardak provinces.
26 June 2012
In Helmand Province, five family members were assassinated. The family had just accepted agricultural seeds from the local government.
In Takhar Province, a suicide bomber was captured before he blew himself up. Afghan police say he is connected with the Jendullah Group of Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan.
ISAF claims seven Mujahideen killed and six captured in Ghazni, Khost, Paktika and Wardak provinces.
25 June 2012
In Badghis Province, Mujahideen claim 15 local cops defected to them. Local government officials admit cops did defect, but not that many.
In Logar Province, locals are complaining that U.S. led occupying forces are taking their money and government identification documents. It’s happening during night time raids on homes (Israeli style). Some people also say the occupiers are taking electronic items like computers.
One unnamed occupying official said items, including money, are taken because U.S. led forces believe such things will be used against them (same excuse the Israelis use when they steal stuff from the Palestinians). ISAF Brigadier General, Carsten Jacobsen, claims that people are given paperwork which allows them to get their money/items back, but many Afghans say they are still waiting months later, with no response from ISAF.
In Uruzgan Province, at least six cops were killed by an explosion, three others were wounded after the explosion when Mujahideen open fired on them.
An Italian occupying troop was killed, two wounded, in eastern Afghanistan when a police shooting range was bombed.
Dozens of people killed when Afghan Mujahideen attacked Pakistani border patrol forces. Mujahideen released a video of the beheading of 17 Pakistani soldiers (who says Pakistan isn’t doing enough for the United States?).
In Helmand Province, about 40 cops were poisoned. It happened at the police academy. The cops recovered.
In Sar-e-Pul Province, at least 90 Rahmatabad high school girls were poisoned. They have recovered.
Afghan security officials are claiming they have proof that Uzbekistan is trying to stop oil production in the Amu River basin. China’s National Petroleum Corporation was awarded the oil extraction contract last December.
An unnamed security official said U.S. puppet General Abdul Rashid Dostum (accused of the Dasht-i-Leili massacre where hundreds of unarmed prisoners were murdered) has been hired by the Uzbek government to interfere with the Amu River oil project.
Iran announced a oil pipeline project between Iran and Afghanistan. The proposed pipeline will bring Afghanistan refined petroleum products.
24 June 2012
ISAF announced two U.S. led occupiers were killed in a traffic accident, in southern Afghanistan. Another occupier died from a non-combat incident in eastern Afghanistan.
In Ghazni Province, one person was killed, another wounded, after explosives planted on a “cycle” exploded.
In Bamiyan Province, local officials claim they captured a Mujahideen leader.
In Sar-e-Pul Province, extraction of oil from the Amu River Basin officially begins.
Afghan Attorney General officials announced investigations regarding General Dostum’s interference in oil field production.
ISAF claims to have captured Mujahideen explosives expert in Paktiya Province.
23 June 2012
ISAF reports one U.S. led occupier killed by an explosion in southern Afghanistan.
In Sar-e-Pul Province, about 116 people, mostly girls, were poisoned at the Hazrat Imam Zada Yahya high school.
In Parwan Province, a Mujahideen leader, and a woman he was involved with, were killed by fellow Mujahideen. Mujahideen claim the leader and the woman were actually double agents for the Afghan government.
In Nangarhar Province, an explosion near a Hindu owned CD shop left two people dead, and two people wounded.
In Logar Province, a local police boss was assassinated. Local cops say one body guard was killed, one wounded, and two Mujahideen killed in the attack.
In Kandahar Province, an Australian occupying force CH-47 Chinook helicopter force landed. It happened while providing close support to ground troops. One crewman was injured: “One of the aircrew was injured and has been treated on site. All other personnel onboard underwent precautionary health checks following the incident.”-Major General Stuart Smith
In Uruzgan Province, three people killed, one wounded, when they drove over a mine.
In Faryab Province, a local cop and four members of his family were assassinated.
Afghan officials claim 11 Mujahideen killed, seven wounded and 51 captured, in battles in Kabul, Nangarhar, Baghlan, Balkh, Kandahar, Helmand, Zabul, Khost, Paktia, and Ghazni provinces.
22 June 2012, Japan’s Mitsubishi Corporation has just renewed its yearly orders of Iranian oil. The decision comes after the United States exempted Japan from the oil sanctions, and the Japanese government agreed to provide shipping insurance for tankers carrying Iranian oil.
It was also revealed that while Japan’s Showa Shell Sekiyu, and JX Nippon Oil & Energy, had officially cut back on oil purchases in past months, Mitsubishi was actually picking up those companies’ barrels of oil under the Mitsubishi banner. So a slight of hand on the part of the Japanese before they got the exemption!
On 21 June 2012, it was revealed by Customs data that China has actually increased the amount of oil it gets from Iran.
China added 133,902 barrels per day to its crude shipments from Iran in May, a 34.5% increase. A Reuters report said China was trying to offset the cuts they made earlier in the year.
“For the time being we will be able to continue smoothly transporting Iranian oil to Japan. I would like to thank the government and all parties concerned for their efforts.”-Yasushi Kimura, Petroleum Association of Japan
21 June 2012, Yasushi Kimura, president of the Petroleum Association of Japan, basically said the U.S. and European oil sanctions against Iran are impotent!
Kimura based his conclusion on the fact that there is plenty of oil supply, and that because of the continued downward spiral of the international economy global demand for oil will drop.
The fact that the United States exempted several countries from their oil sanctions, including Japan, also proves that the U.S. sanctions against Iran are nothing but hot air!
So what were U.S. & European leaders trying to accomplish with their impotent oil sanctions against Iran?
“The United States should preserve the model of ‘lily pad’ bases throughout the Gulf, which permits the rapid escalation of military force in case of emergency.”-SFRC report
19 June 2012, the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee (SFRC) revealed that there are nearly 15,000 U.S. troops in Kuwait, three times more than in 2003.
The SFRC report also admits that staging troops all over the Middle East was in preparation for wars to come, possibly with Iran: “…the Obama administration is working to update the security architecture of the Persian Gulf to promote
regional stability, provide a counterweight to Iran…”
The report also admits that one of the foreign policy goals of the United States is to support Israel over any other Middle East country: “…the United States should be scrupulous in determining which weapons systems to sell in order to (1) ensure that sales contribute to regional security and do not weaken the position of Israel...”
The SFRC states that military deployments should continue in Afghanistan, as well as begin in Libya: “The U.S. Government should continue to cultivate the capabilities of GCC [Gulf Cooperation Council] partners in select defensive missions, such as missile defense, combat air patrol, and maritime security, while building capacity through deployments in other theaters such as Libya and Afghanistan.”
The problem with the idea of GCC countries sending troops to Afghanistan is that most GCC countries are Arab. Afghanistan is not Arab, it does not border the Persian Gulf and it’s not in the Middle East, it’s in Central Asia! Remember the fiasco in Afghanistan when Jordanian (Arab) troops were sent in?
Then there’s Libya. Libya may have a dominant Arab population, but it’s not part of the Persian Gulf, it’s not even Middle Eastern, it’s in North Africa. This just proves that U.S. leaders are still ignorant of the way things work in the Middle East.
The SFRC report is titled The Gulf Security Architecture: Partnership with the Gulf Cooperation Council, it is available in PDF form.