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9/7/2002
Confirmation: London Could Be The Next TargetWell, folks, you read it here first, again. I'm starting to wonder if these guys are getting their info from my site!? This is getting pretty frightening. Drudge, you need to wake up. I've been kicking your butt and I don't have anyone telling me anything! He gets 4 million hits per day. I'm lucky if I get one hundred. But then again, I haven't been lucky enough to break any "stained blue dress" stories... Since Mr. Schr�eder has come out so strongly against a war on Iraq, and since Mr. Blair is already on board, perhaps London will be spared and Berlin will be used for the next event. XXXXX DRUDGE REPORT XXXXX SAT SEPT 07 2002 17:40:39 ET XXXXX
'LONDON COULD BE NEXT MASS TERROR TARGET' - BUSH AIDE
London could be the next target for a massive attack by terrorists or a rogue state just as easily any American city, President George W Bush's national security adviser Condoleezza Rice has warned.
In an interview for The Sunday Times, Ms Rice argued that in the post-September 11 environment, Europe was just as vulnerable to attack as the United States. "We now know what happens when evil people have the means to attack you and are determined to do it. (The next target) wouldn't have to be New York or Washington.
"It could indeed be London or Berlin. And I think that is what President Bush and Prime Minister Blair both see."
She cautioned that the time had come to deal with the threat posed by Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein.
"If we aren't prepared to deal with his defiance now, will we be more prepared to deal with his violence when he is capable of delivering a nuclear weapon against either the United States or Britain? ... I would ask the question, not why now, but why later?"
Ms Rice maintained President Bush had yet to decide how to deal with Saddam, insisting he was still "reviewing all options".
On a possible role for UN inspectors, Ms Rice said Saddam had been frustrating all efforts to ensure he has disarmed for many years.
She added: "We have to ask ourselves how to get a different result this time, in terms of dealing with the threat."
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posted by Kevin at 3:35 PM
Confirmation: Plans For Iraq Attack Began On 9/11 :. "Go massive ... Sweep it all up. Things related and not." ---Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld hours after 9/11 attack As reported on this website and others, the planning for the upcoming attack on Iraq began immediately following the 9/11 attacks: CBS News has learned that barely five hours after American Airlines Flight 77 plowed into the Pentagon, Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld was telling his aides to come up with plans for striking Iraq � even though there was no evidence linking Saddam Hussein to the attacks.Research Credit: TR
posted by Kevin at 12:59 PM
U.S. Going for Even More African Oil :.Readers may also be interested in, " Drilling and Killing: Chevron and Nigeria's Oil Dictatorship." The following text and commentary was sent in by TR: One thing that no one has noticed in all this talk about Iraq is how the US is quietly starting to muscle its way into Africa to buy out as many oil fields there as possible. I saw a speech on C-SPAN given by Powell to the African people about how great it will be for them to have all their oil reserves bought up by the Americans--about how much aid the world bank was giving Africa. Of course, he didn't mention that money goes mostly into building oil pipelines for companies that will be sold to America. But Africans are a lot smarter than Americans so people were booing him from the audience. Of course, those people were removed by armed police. I didn't see anyone do a story on that. But at least WSWS did a story on how we are now buying up oil fields in Africa in preparation for the months of interrupted Middle Eastern supply. Of course, this pretty much proves that the war on Iraq really is all about uurrrrllllll. I think you're right: the US is going to attack Saudi Arabia eventually to get at their oil too. It seems like the puppet masters know they're going to run out and that CANNOT HAPPEN. If that happened the whole show would come down overnight. ------------ �With a US-led war on Iraq looming that could disrupt oil supplies from the Middle East for many years to come, the question of securing alternative sources has become a vital concern for both the US and Europe,� the article states.
Talbot described how the population of this extremely poor country would get no benefit from a World Bank backed project which is building an oil pipeline to carry oil from Chad to the coast of Cameroon.
Wilson asked whether this investment would benefit the local people. It would only benefit a tiny elite, Talbot explained.
He explained that it is easy to transport oil across the Atlantic from West Africa to the US and, since much of this is offshore oil, there is no problem about political instability in the country itself.
posted by Kevin at 12:41 PM
9/6/2002
Emerging Confirmation for My "Saudi" Analysis :. I don't like to blow my own horn, but I'm feeling pretty good about this one. Maybe the Guardian should hire me! HAHA! Here's what I wrote on 8/30/2002: I think Saudi Arabia, not Iraq, is the actual crown jewel in the eyes of U.S. geostrategists. If the U.S. and Israel attack Iraq, the Saudi regime would be in very serious trouble. Think in terms of a U.S. imperial strategy. Saudi Arabia WILL NOT be allowed to come under control of a radical Islamic regime. Absolutely, positively, will not. However, the House of Saud knows it's in dire trouble. I would not be surprised, at all, if the U.S. military was introduced into Saudi Arabia to, in effect, insure the "stability" of the criminal Saudi Regime. I would anticipate a major and brutal counter insurgency operation that could last.... a very long time.Marjorie (Mo) Mowlam was a member of Tony Blair's cabinet from 1997-2001. She thinks the U.S. will simply seize the Saudi oil fields. I tend to think that some palace intrigue will take place that will allow the Saudi Royal family to appear to be in charge of the government and continue to profit from the oil. In actuality, however, the Saudis will be serving at the convenience of the U.S. A similar decree to the one that went to the Taliban in August 2001 may be delivered to the Saudis in short order, "either accept our offer of a carpet of gold, or we'll bury you in a carpet of bombs." Here's what Mo wrote yesterday: The key country in the Middle East, as far as the Americans are concerned, is Saudi Arabia: the country with the largest oil reserves in the world, the country that has been prepared to calm the oil markets, producing more when prices are too high and less when there is a glut. The Saudi royal family has been rewarded with best friend status by the west for its cooperation. There has been little concern that the government is undemocratic and breaches human rights, nor that it is in the grip of an extreme form of Islam. With American support it has been believed that the regime can be protected and will do what is necessary to secure a supply of oil to the west at reasonably stable prices.
Since September 11, however, it has become increasingly apparent to the US administration that the Saudi regime is vulnerable. Both on the streets and in the leading families, including the royal family, there are increasingly anti-western voices. Osama bin Laden is just one prominent example. The love affair with America is ending. Reports of the removal of billions of dollars of Saudi investment from the United States may be difficult to quantify, but they are true. The possibility of the world's largest oil reserves falling into the hands of an anti-American, militant Islamist government is becoming ever more likely - and this is unacceptable.
The Americans know they cannot stop such a revolution. They must therefore hope that they can control the Saudi oil fields, if not the government. And what better way to do that than to have a large military force in the field at the time of such disruption. In the name of saving the west, these vital assets could be seized and controlled.
posted by Kevin at 12:32 PM
The Carlyle Group is an Anglo American Fascist Nexus :.There is no end to the arms related swindles. The Carlyle Group is the point at which the veil between the so-called normal world and the Matrix becomes thin. These are the people who run the show. British and American fascists serve the same interests, and play the same tricks on the world. In case you haven't noticed, the entire planet is about to be sold down the river for their folly. George Bush senior, his former secretary of state James Baker, the former prime minister John Major and many other figures from international big business and politics are employed by Carlyle Group, a US-based private equity and defence group.
The government has dismissed union fears that the British national interest may be compromised by the influence of diverse overseas lobbyists linked to the company.
It announced earlier this week that Carlyle was the preferred bidder to take over its research and technology division, Qinetiq. The former defence research agency has developed missile-tracking software, radar technology and other defence systems
The announcement immediately raised concerns that national defence research may be subjected to increasing influence from overseas interests, notably the US arms lobby.
posted by Kevin at 12:29 PM
9/5/2002
Karzai Assassination Attempt, Fall Fashion Lineup :. Events are becoming more surreal with each passing moment. The U.S. media has an increasingly cavalier attitude with its coverage of the almost weekly attempts to assassinate former Unocal executive and U.S. puppet, Hamid Karzai. The contrived attempts to portray Karzai as a legitimate leader are not helped by his profound personal connections to U.S. oil interests, or the fact that any individuals opposed to the "government" are hunted down and executed by U.S. Special Forces and their Afghan contractors. I am, however, especially impressed with the efforts the U.S. Special Operations Command are undertaking to help the Green Beret/SEAL/Delta operators fit in with the locals. I would never guess that the white guy, with a flat top M-16-M4, HK SOCOM sidearm and !DOCKERS KHAKI PANTS!, was some kind of muscle for the Karzai gang! Great accessorizing with the frag grenade on the belt. Seriously, folks, what's with the headdress on this guy? Who do they think they're kidding!? Update: U.S. Special Forces Ordered to Ditch Circus Costumes :.I think thet should have gone for Bozo wigs and big red noses: WASHINGTON (CNN) -- U.S. special operations forces in Afghanistan have been ordered to shave and wear regular uniforms to look more like U.S. soldiers rather than locals, according to an official at the U.S. Special Operations Command in Tampa, Florida.
The order to shave facial hair and to "re-adapt uniform and grooming standards" came after a special operations commander, Maj. Gen. Geoff Lambert, saw numerous photographs of troops operating on the ground in Afghanistan with full beards and partial uniforms, the official said.
Lambert, a career special operations soldier based at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, conferred with the joint commander on the ground in Afghanistan, Lt. Gen. Dan McNeil, and senior special operations forces leadership, the official said.
An agreement between the two commanders within the last week was made that special operations forces would return to the standard uniform.
The decision came after the perception that the grooming standard of the troops was out of hand and that the time had passed for the need of the soldiers to blend in.
The official said that the leadership put the highest priority on the security of its forces and would not give an order for grooming if it would put the troops at harm.
Early on in the war, special operations forces adapted their uniforms to local culture with baggy clothing and scarves, though elements of the uniform if seen up close clearly identified them as U.S. soldiers, the official said.Research credit for update story sent by an anonymous reader.
posted by Kevin at 3:32 PM
Arab League: More Cheery Comments on U.S. Foreign Policy :.Is "opening the gates of hell" different than Armageddon? In order to understand the public comments of international actors, one increasingly requires a working knowledge of Apocalyptic references. It's one thing for some lunatic on a website to go about yelling, "The sky is falling." I think it's something else entirely when the Chicken Littles are political elites. CAIRO, Egypt (CNN) -- A U.S. war against Iraq would "open the gates of hell" in the Middle East, Arab League Secretary-General Amr Moussa said on Thursday.
Speaking at the end of an Arab League foreign ministers' meeting in Cairo, Moussa urged Iraq to allow U.N. weapons inspections to resume in a bid to head off a U.S. attack.
But he warned, "No Arab country will accept any strike on any other Arab country."
posted by Kevin at 2:56 PM
Schr�eder Refuses to Beat War Drums :.Please keep in mind my previous essay on Europe's refusal to play along with the plan. Hold your breath, folks. I have a feeling this Fall is going to get very interesting. "With all respect for Tony Blair: Just like anyone else, he will not speak for Europe alone on this issue or on others," he said. "We have absolutely no reason to change our well-founded position. Under my leadership, Germany will not take part in an intervention in Iraq."
posted by Kevin at 2:02 PM
Britain 'Leads Way' in Eroding Privacy :.I think I'd almost rather visit China before I'd visit Britain: INDIVIDUAL privacy is being eroded in Britain to a far greater extent than in other developed countries, according to an international study of state surveillance in the year since September 11.
Many states have rushed through restrictive anti-terrorism and security laws in response to last year�s terrorist attacks, but the Blair Government is singled out for an anti-privacy �pathology� that the report claims is leading to mass surveillance of the population.
posted by Kevin at 1:35 PM
Race To the Bottom Accelerates :.No comment necessary on this nonsense: ARLINGTON - Police are asking businesses to voluntarily participate in a program to take customers' fingerprints if they pay by check.
Operation Thumbs Up, scheduled to begin citywide Sunday, aims to help authorities identify check theft and forgery by obtaining a source of identification that can't be stolen or faked - fingerprints. The system is similar to those used by banks that require fingerprints on checks.
posted by Kevin at 1:26 PM
Mike Ruppert's Military Buildup Analysis Confirmed :.As usual, Mike Ruppert was right: Analysts said the total number of U.S. troops in the Persian Gulf and surrounding regions now number around 100,000. They said this could enable a U.S. attack on Iraq within weeks of a decision by President George Bush.
The Washington-based Center for Defense Information said the U.S. troop deployment effort has been muted and taken in cooperation with host countries. The center said in a report that the cooperation is meant to keep the airlift out of the public eye.
"Notably, the command posts throughout the southern Gulf states and their implication of offensive operations are as politically sensitive as ever," the center said in a report authored by [Ret.] Rear Adm. Stephen Baker and Colin Robinson. "The U.S. 'footprint' in each country requires actual personnel numbers, amount of prepositioned equipment and support/cooperation agreements made with each country to be kept out of the public�s knowledge."
posted by Kevin at 1:23 AM
9/4/2002
Heavy Armor Enroute to the Persian Gulf :.LONDON (Reuters) - The U.S. Navy has booked a large ship to carry tanks and heavy armor to the Gulf this month as the Pentagon presses home a case for ousting Iraqi President Saddam Hussein, shipping sources said on Wednesday.
The U.S. Military Sealift Command chartered a U.S. flagged general cargo ship to sail from the southeast U.S. coast to an unspecified Middle Eastern port in the Gulf for discharge in late September, they said.
This is the third shipment of arms and military hardware in a month using commercial shipping, which military analysts say shows the U.S. Navy has probably exhausted the capacity of its own fleet and resorted to the open market.
The formal tender document, seen by Reuters, shows the ship will carry 67 separate pieces of "track general cargo, containerized cargo and rolling stock" measuring 56,000 square feet, slightly larger than a soccer pitch.
Military experts say the dimensions and weight of the pieces specified in the document match almost exactly those of the standard U.S. Abrams battle tank.
posted by Kevin at 11:29 AM
9/3/2002
Here's a Pretty Good One: Mohammed Atta Still Alive? :.The father of Mohammed Atta, the alleged ringleader of the September 11 attacks, said in an interview published yesterday that his son was still alive.
"He is hiding in a secret place so as not to be murdered by the US secret services," Mohammed el-Amir Atta, 66, told the German newspaper Bild am Sonntag.
posted by Kevin at 6:22 PM
Brits to Implant Daughters with Tracking Devices :.The parents of an 11-year-old girl are to take the extraordinary step of having her fitted with a microchip so that her movements can be traced if she is abducted. Danielle Duval will have the device implanted in her arm in the next few months, the scientist assisting the plan claimed yesterday. The miniature chip will apparently send a signal via a mobile phone network to a computer, which will be able to pinpoint her location on an electronic map.On 8/26, I wrote, "Surely, as the wearable versions [of direction finders] prove ineffective, responsible parents will move to newer, more convenient implants (that are now under development)." I had no idea that this would happen within a matter of days. I thought it would take a couple of years before it came to this. I forgot, however, that the lunatic Kevin Warwick has had a hard-on to do this kind of thing for years, and has been waiting for an opportunity like this. It figures that he's involved with this insanity. Oh well. So, I wonder what rate plan people will choose for their chipped spawn? Maybe the mobile phone companies will do package deals. *shaking head in disgust*
posted by Kevin at 5:40 PM
California Laws For Sale: Bid on a Piece of Gray Davis :.This is a pretty good one. Almost as funny as the Harry Potter vibrating broom. (Please be sure to read the reviews.) Hint: One of these sites is fake. ;)
posted by Kevin at 5:02 PM
Partial Confirmation of "Pearl Harbor" Analysis Emerging: Story 1 Story 2 Story 3"This is not just an issue for the U.S. It is an issue for Britain and the wider world. America should not have to face this issue alone," Blair told a news conference in northern England. Blair signaled his strong support for the Bush administration's stance on Iraq, and risked mounting criticism from his constituents and from within the ranks of his governing Labor Party.Two days ago, I laid out a scenario in which the European states, especially Britain, would be moved to support the U.S. in its adventure into Central Asia and the Middle East. Frankly, I am stunned and terrified by the speed at which events are unfolding. Increasingly abrasive and ridiculous rhetoric is emerging from the U.S. and British governments with each passing day. At the same time, the rest of the world is overtly opposing ANY preemptive strike against Iraq. Russia will block any United Nations Security Council resolution that calls for military action against Iraq, eliminating the possibility of a multilateral operation under the auspices of the U.N. With the vast majority of world governments opposed to the use of military force against Iraq, how will the lunatics in control of the military and foreign policy branches of the U.S. government proceed with their hegemonic plans? Sudden crisis. I've laid this all out previously. And I'm reiterating the point: It's looking increasingly like a manufactured crisis is going to be the only way to take this show to the next level. Every public indication out of the U.S. is that, "the president hasn't made up his mind on military action." In point of fact, however, U.S. combat troops and materiel have been pouring into the Persian Gulf region since last September in anticipation of an invasion of Iraq. At this very moment, Iraq is ringed by a U.S. and British strike force. See Ruppert's detailed analysis. I just heard on CNBC today that U.S. artillery units are being moved into battle positions inside Kuwait. Yet, the U.S. administration is coy on its ability to launch an attack. HA! These factors, combined with rising opposition to the use of force, are leading me to believe that a manufactured crisis is imminent. In my opinion, the "crisis" will involve either a faked missile launch out of Iraq, toward Israel, or some kind of diabolical terror incident in London. If either, or both, of these incidents did indeed occur, any remaining voices opposed to the use of military force in Iraq would be drowned out by the din of war drums. If the U.S., Britain (and maybe even Israel) attack Iraq, the global political order will be re-defined. One one side will be an Anglo/American hegemony. On the other side will be, um, much of the rest of the world.
posted by Kevin at 3:43 PM
9/1/2002
Is Europe Due for a Pearl Harbor Style Event?This will probably ruffle a few feathers, but I ask you to hear me out. It may or may not come as a shock to some of you that I believe that the U.S. knew the Japanese were going to attack Pearl Harbor and did nothing to prevent it. There is a large body of research that delves into this subject in frightening detail. Let's, however, consider Pearl Harbor in a way that may help us understand events that may be presently underway. The U.S. allowed the attack on Pearl Harbor to occur because it was seen as a way of getting the American public behind a war with Germany. Americans had no interest in returning to the muddy trenches of Europe less than a generation after World War I. The U.S. government needed an event so outrageous that it would cause a groundswell of support for war. On December 7, 1941 the Japanese accomplished this goal for the U.S. government. Flash forward to 1997. In his 1997 book, " THE GRAND CHESSBOARD - American Primacy And Its Geostrategic Imperatives," Zbigniew Brzezinski, argues that the emergent U.S. empire must take control of Central Asia. He calls for brutal, autocratic methods in order to bring the most important region of the planet, Eurasia, under control of the United States. He advocates for the corruption and control of the elites in each of the target states in order to bring them under U.S. control. The following passage is extremely important: The pursuit of power is not a goal that commands popular passion, except in conditions of a sudden threat or challenge to the public's sense of domestic well-being. The economic self-denial (that is, defense spending) and the human sacrifice (casualties, even among professional soldiers) required in the effort are uncongenial to democratic instincts. Democracy is inimical to imperial mobilization. [emphasis mine] More excerpts here. What happens when the elites in the target states refuse to play along? Let's look at Afghanistan. This is a passage from, " September 11: The circumstantial case, Part 2 of a four-part series," by Bill Molson: Relations with the Taliban got considerably warmer after George W. Bush came to office. With a cabinet of former oil executives and consultants, and bankrolled largely by energy companies, such as Enron, Bush wanted to try to get negotiations back on track.
Much of what happened in those negotiations has been revealed by a book published in France, entitled "Bin Laden: La Verite Interdite" (Bin Laden: The Forbidden Truth). Its authors are former French intelligence agent Jean-Charles Brisard and investigative journalist Guillame Dasquie. They claim that the United States was negotiating with the Taliban up until August, just before the attacks. According to the authors, in August, only one month before the attacks, one of the negotiators warned the Taliban with the words, "either accept our offer of a carpet of gold, or we'll bury you in a carpet of bombs." If their allegations are true, the words would prove an eerily accurate prediction of the future. [emphasis mine] Brzezinski tells us that the U.S. will not be able to seize the region by force, "except in conditions of a sudden threat or challenge to the public's sense of domestic well-being." When oil related negotiations with the Taliban broke down, a month later, the planes flew into the World Trade Center towers and the Pentagon. Within weeks of 9/11, the U.S. was taking control of Afghanistan. Flash forward to today. The imperial U.S. plan almost definitely includes direct control of Saudi Arabia and/or Iraq. There's one problem with all of this. How can the U.S. unilaterally build an empire while anti Americanism rises out of control across Europe? The U.S. has to get Europe on board. Britain is poised to be America's primary ally. The European public, however, is having the same reluctance to getting involved with America's War on Terror as Americans had to getting involved with World War II. Remember the event that changed American public opinion about World War II? Pearl Harbor. In my opinion, Europe is about to suffer a Pearl Harbor style event that will affect pan European public opinion toward support of the U.S. led War on Terror; a war that is actually a crusade to secure control of the petroleum and mineral deposits of Central Asia and the Middle East. For months, I thought London would be a target, simply because Britain is the America's closest ally. Such an attack would silence the loud opposition to the war emerging out of Europe, and make imperial partners out of the U.S. and Britain. There is a fair amount of irony in the fact that Britain, the state behind the last true global empire, would be involved with helping build another that would be led by her former colony, the United States. Of course, my European Pearl Harbor theory is pure speculation. I decided to write this piece now, however, because Swedish authorities may have just foiled an attack on London. Kerim Chatty, a 29-year-old man of Tunisian origin, was carrying a gun as he attempted to board a flight to London. Oh, one other thing: He had taken flying lessons in the United States.
posted by Kevin at 7:01 AM
Creeping Fascism: Ad Council Warns Americans :.We (Americans) have seen and heard Ad Council material our entire lives, whether we realize it or not. The ubiquitous public service announcements cover various topics that are supposedly in the public's interest. I've never paid much attention to any of them. Until yesterday. While watching CNN, to get my daily dose of BS, the Ad Council commercial called Library aired. I wish I had a picture of my face. I couldn't believe what I had just seen. The ad depicts a young man who is attempting to find some books in a library. Alas, the books are not in the stacks. He asks the librarian for assistance and hands her a list of books. She happily begins looking up the titles on her computer. Moments later, he face turns serious and she says, "These books are no longer available." The soundtrack turns ominous. The man says, "I didn't know." The librarian asks his name, but he turns around to leave. As he's walking out, two suit wearing G-Men stand up and to stop the young man from leaving. They cut back to the librarian. You hear, "We just have a couple of questions," with sounds of a struggle. Fade out, then the words: What if America wasn't America? (cut) Freedom. (cut) Appreciate it. Cherish it. Protect it.There seems to be a growing refusal, from various sectors of U.S. society, to quietly go along with the fascist agenda known as the War on Terror. What does it tell you when elite advertising agencies are spending their own money to warn Americans that their freedoms are being taken away!? Of the "Freedom" campaign commercials, the Church, Library, Diner and Arrest pieces should be kept in mind by the bozos who believe the 1st Amendment is an inconvenience to Dubya's ridiculous War on Terror (next story below).
posted by Kevin at 3:58 AM
Poll Shows Free Speech Support Down :.Americans don't appreciate their freedoms. Big surprise: NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) _ Support for the First Amendment has eroded significantly since Sept. 11 and nearly half of Americans now think the constitutional amendment on free speech goes too far in the rights it guarantees, says a poll released Thursday.
The sentiment that the First Amendment goes too far was already on the rise before the terrorist attacks a year ago, doubling to four in 10 between 2000 and 2001.
The poll found that 49 percent think the First Amendment goes too far, a total about 10 points higher than in 2001.
"Many Americans view these fundamental freedoms as possible obstacles in the war on terrorism," said Ken Paulson, executive director of the First Amendment Center, based in Arlington, Va., which commissioned the survey. Almost half also said the media has been too aggressive in asking the government questions about the war on terrorism.
posted by Kevin at 3:51 AM
WTO: U.S. Can't Have Cake and Eat It Too :.More evidence of the "free trade" miracle currently sweeping the planet. I'm surprised the U.S. hasn't threatened the EU states with nuclear annihilation over this. Maybe next week... GENEVA (AP) - The World Trade Organization ruled Friday that the European Union can impose trade sanctions of up to $4 billion against the United States in a tax dispute, the biggest penalty it has ever allowed.
posted by Kevin at 3:49 AM
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