Guest Post by Jeff Thomas via International Man
For many years, I’ve held the belief that, when World War III was brought on, it would most likely be in the Strait of Hormuz.
The strait is relatively narrow, with a shipping lane of just two miles. It’s bordered on the east by Iran and on the west by the United Arab Emirates. It’s also the main oil highway for Qatar, Bahrain, Kuwait, Iraq and Saudi Arabia. Since it’s the most critical point for oil distribution in the world and it’s shared by the oil industry’s equivalent of the Hatfields and McCoys, it’s the ideal location for an aggressive nation to start a “rumble.”
In May of this year, it was reported that mines in the strait had damaged four oil tankers. US National Security Advisor John Bolton quickly announced that “naval mines almost certainly from Iran” were to blame. He offered no evidence to back up this claim.
But Vice Admiral Michael Gilday reaffirmed the claim, saying “with a high degree of confidence that this [attack] stems back to the leadership of Iran at the highest levels.”
Although this was strenuously denied by Iran’s foreign ministry, Mr. Bolton reasserted, “There’s no doubt in anybody’s mind in Washington who’s responsible for this. Who else would you think is doing it? Someone from Nepal?”
And so, we have the US National security advisor and an admiral in the US Navy stating with near-certainty that Iran has launched an attack against the US, yet they offer no evidence, other than their own antagonism toward Iran.
None of the ships that were claimed to have been damaged were US-registered ships, but US representatives insisted that this was a direct attack by Iran against the US.
But the mild public furor over this “incident” died down rather quickly. Then, a month later, two more tankers (neither of which is US-registered) were claimed to have been damaged in the strait – this time, more seriously.
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo was quick to state to the press, “Taken as a whole, these unprovoked attacks present a clear threat to international peace and security, a blatant assault on the freedom of navigation and an unacceptable campaign of escalating tension by Iran.” Ah, so this is now a trend.
He provided no evidence or specific details and took no questions from the press. Yet, the Associated Press backed Mr. Pompeo’s claim, stating, “The U.S. blamed Iran for suspected attacks on two oil tankers.”
Interesting… If we read this statement carefully, it’s uncertain as to whether attacks have occurred at all, yet Iran has been blamed in advance of any certainty, in case attacks might have occurred.
For its part, Iran also issued a statement – that it “categorically rejects” the US claim and condemns any attack that may have occurred. Iran stated further that it “stands ready to play an active and constructive role in ensuring the security of strategic maritime passages.” It warned of “U.S. coercion, intimidation and malign behavior” and expressed its concern “over suspicious incidents.”
Well, it appears someone’s fibbing here. We can’t be certain who, but whenever one nation accuses another of an attack but offers no evidence, no details and is unwilling to answer questions, the antennae should go up as to whether it’s a false-flag episode.
False-flag accusations have taken place in the US for quite a long time. In 1692, seventeen-year old Elizabeth Hubbard accused someone of being a witch, providing herself with instant celebrity in her hometown of Salem, Massachusetts. Once in the limelight, Elizabeth pointed out quite a few other witches. Hysteria broke out and over two hundred people were eventually accused, with nineteen being tried and executed.
When the people of Salem calmed down, they realized they’d been rather rash, and the Salem Witch Trials have remained an embarrassment for three hundred years.
On a happier note, in 2001, the Massachusetts legislature passed an act exonerating all who had been convicted. Nice to know that, some three hundred years later, the state, which had originally tried and convicted the witches, admitted, “Whoops – we goofed.”
But returning to false accusations at sea, in 1898, the US Navy sent the USS Maine to Havana Harbour, where an explosion occurred, sinking the cruiser. To this day there’s no certainty as to why the explosion occurred, but the US immediately blamed Cuba for an act of war. This provided the excuse for declaring war against Spain, allowing the US to invade Cuba and, inexplicably, the Philippines. Teddy Roosevelt declared that the invasion would “score the first great triumph of a mighty world movement.”
Sinking ships proved to be an effective way in which to get into a war. In 1915, the American people were reluctant to get involved in World War I, despite encouragement from President Woodrow Wilson.
So, hundreds of tons of munitions were loaded on board the ocean liner Lusitania, which was soon to sail for Britain. This information was then leaked to the Germans.
The German Embassy then warned that it would sink any such ships, even taking out adverts in New York newspapers advising prospective passengers not to sail, but the Lusitania sailed anyway and was sunk by German U-boats. Mr. Wilson then had his justification for a declaration of war.
In 1964, the USS Maddox sailed into enemy North Vietnamese waters in the Gulf of Tonkin. It fired shots at North Vietnamese vessels, which then fired back. In total, the Maddox fired over 280 3” shells, damaging three North Vietnamese vessels and killing several crewmen. The Maddox was hit by a single bullet.
The “enemy attack” was announced to the American people, but they failed to be sufficiently upset. Washington then claimed a second incident in the Gulf, which never took place at all. (It wasn’t known that Washington had invented the event until 1995.)
This time it worked. The false-flag attack convinced enough Americans of the “aggression” of North Vietnam that President Lyndon Johnson was able to ramp up the war, sending literally millions of troops to Vietnam.
The Vietnam military adventure achieved nothing for the American people but did wonders for the Military Industrial Complex.
So, what does this tell us regarding the recent “events” in the Strait of Hormuz?
Well, we can’t be certain that aggression has not taken place by Iran, although it would clearly be the most foolish move possible on their part – clogging up its only shipping lane with sunken hulks and provoking war with the world’s foremost pit bull.
But neither can we be certain that these are not false-flag events by the US. After all, false flags have worked like a charm, so far.
If the latter is true, and as steam is not yet rising from the ears of the average American, it would be predictable for Washington to go for the trifecta – to arrange a third incident in the ill-fated strait.
At some point, just as in previous invented conflicts, the American people will have had enough of what both their government and the media continually present as rogue nations thumbing their noses at America. At some point, the US people will say, “Go get ‘em!” and the rush to world war will be on.
Historically, most all major wars begin with an event of seemingly minimal importance… just something to get the ball rolling. This one will be no different.
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Bolton and the other fat ass are shrills. Not to be believed anymore than some crack whore you meet on the streets with a sad story.
James is confessing his sins.
What about the USS Liberty incident?
“The Israelis clearly knew it was an American ship, tried to sink it, and tried to frame the Egyptians for the attack, as shown by the following evidence:
(1) The Liberty was flying a huge, brand new American flag. The flag was 5-by-8 feet. The weather conditions were ideal to ensure the flag’s easy observance and identification, because it was clear and sunny, with a wind-speed which made for a constant rippling motion in the flag. After the flag was shot up by the jets, the Liberty’s crew replaced it with a giant 7-by-13 foot American flag, which flew during the entire duration of the attack.
(2) The Liberty had a unique profile and didn’t look like any other boat, since it had more and bigger antennas – including large, high-tech dishes and giant towers – than any other boat in the world (it was an NSA spy ship).
(3) The Liberty was marked with uniquely American numbering and colors in front.
(4) The Israeli pilots shot out the Liberty’s communications equipment first, and specifically jammed the ship’s emergency radio signal … unique to American naval vessels in the 6th Fleet. The ships from other fleets and other nations used different frequencies, which the Israelis did not jam.
(5) The Israelis used unmarked fighter jets and unmarked torpedo boats during the attack.
(6) Recently-declassified radio transcripts between the Israeli attack forces and ground control show that – at least 3 times – an Israeli fighter jet pilot identified the craft as American, and asked whether ground control was sure he should attack. Ground control repeatedly said, yes, attack the vessel.
(7) The Israeli torpedo boats methodically destroyed all of the Liberty’s liferafts one by one (which is a war crime).
(8) The only reason the Israelis did not successfully sink the Liberty and kill all of its crewmen was that one sailor duck-taped together antennae – and took many bullet wounds in the process – which enabled an emergency SOS to get out from the Liberty to American 6th Fleet.
(9) The Israelis later claimed that they mistook the Liberty for an Egyptian vessel. But the Egyptian ship – the El Quseir – was an unarmed 1920s-era horse carrier out of service in Alexandria, four times smaller than the Liberty, which bore virtually no resemblance to the Liberty.
(10) President Lyndon Johnson believed the attack was intentional and he leaked his opinion to Newsweek.”
If we want world peace, we need to glass over Israel.
The good people of Salem wouldn’t have needed to hang all those witches if they hadn’t taken up witchery. You don’t want to go easy on witches.
Because witches float, and that just won’t do
I understand that “secret clubs” have been in charge of politics the world over for a long time, but this whole “false flag” issue, the prevalence of them throughout history, is one of the most insidious acts committed by tyrants and crooks, because a FF manipulates a population into, in essence, cannibalizing its own children for the “benefit of the few” that is, the “state”. After all, the spoils go to the bureaucrats (and, sometimes, to some of the soldiers who survive) while the coffins, to the proletariat. “Little John is a hero! He died in a foreign sh*thole so that we could make it our sh*thole! So now we got sugar/oil/gold/rebuilding contracts/”strange” p*ssy and an occupation to maintain! Thanks for your (sacrificial offering) help!”
Satanic.
We are at war with Iran. All this Hakaka going on is a detraction to this fact. If I recall the last time we did this to a country we ended up with Pearl Harbor.
Why does it need to be an United States false flag. There are other nation states trying to goad us in to war.
Please name a US led war that was not based on lies. I’ll be waiting for the replies.
https://www.sott.net/article/415529-Dont-fall-for-the-ruse-The-truth-about-Irans-nuclear-program
The problem I see with that example is that when I was in school, we would have to memorize the given definition verbatim, without examples, context or understanding.
I remember iran acting up like this in the past so I don’t know if its a false flag operation or not but, I do remember watching on TV an American ship popping iranian speedboats with what looked like a 3″ gun from the bow of a ship
Why did you stop watching the TV, terence? Go back to the TV, terence.
Stay there in the TV room, terence.
I really hope (and pray, if I’m still allowed to do that here) that everyone watches out for False Flaggers over the upcoming patiotic celebrations. Because we know nothing the devil likes better than dancing the same old tune Benedict Arnold sang when he ran with the Green Mountain Boys.
Which almost sounds like product placement, but isn’t.
It’s information.
Cadence requires patience.
Like a Rock.
Of Ages.
Time is in the Bottle and I’m not wasting it here much longer.
If anyone out there in AWACS world remembers that the Elmendorf crash happened so quickly after the Murrah Building Bombing, we almost didn’t have time to grieve.
Well, then Tom and Sue Lehner went riding one night to check the status of their home being built a few miles down the road from where we lived in Choctaw, Oklahoma. And, even though they always were careful and wore riding leathers on their journeys here, there and everywhere, that one night they didn’t wear them because they were happy, in love and left the baby with the friends while they checked whether the contractors did their job.
And, then… this is where the story starts, Maryland red rope. With another red rope you barely remember because there are always three. You were night shift… C shift. Sue was evening… T shift. But when you want the game changer, who do you bring?
Airman Brown was the A-shift Red Rope. Wasn’t I Norma? How does one bring the A game? You bring the student commander. How’s that for pacing. Don’t forget the pacing.
This is Billy Jo’s Ode. Not the “other.”
You Build a Bridge and Get Over It.
(Former) Sue Lehner and her son Micah came to visit us when they came to visit the place Micah had heard about all his life and never knew. When my son met Micah, they shook hands awkwardly and then my son said “Hey, Dude… I’ve heard about you. Nice to meet you.”
And Micah said, “you too.”
And my heart cried a little because I planned for them to be best friends and just live down the road from one another.
Then, God saw my plan and smiled. Just like this little nonsensical hillbilly hick from podunk saw the potential for a false flag or other stratetic tactic ongoing and wonders, hmmmm, hmmmmm…
Definitely Bill Jo tossing something off that bridge. Maybe it is that wooden leg that salesman took from that poor girl. Or maybe it was the real one. In this one, EVERYONE can get forgiven. Any Body.
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I choose to believe in the miracle.
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In bed. Not in copy.
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What the fuck is a red rope and what does it signify?
Don’t bother asking; he sure as hell doesn’t know, but that won’t prevent the idiot from replying with more red rope.
A certain cosmic symmetry if WW3 starts in the Straight of Hormuz/Persian Gulf. It is most likely that 5-6,000 years ago that the Gulf and Straight didn’t exist and was a green fertile valley with a single river flowing through its center (the topography and geology support this–notice the winding arc as a river would carve through.) It’s also the heart of Ancient Sumer.
That river was the joining of 4 ancient rivers– the Tigrus, Pishon, Gihon and Euphrates.. 2 are still prominent, one has shrunken and 1 can only be seen with satellite as it’s bed is dry and buried under the ground now. That valley was referred to as “eden” in the old testament.
So from Eden and back again in 6,000 years or so…. although this won’t leave us with much of a paradise..
The Iranian Government? Jewish Owned
Castro? CIA Owned
It sucks when the games and outcomes have been played and decided decades ago- and writers have to pretend there is genuine political drama going on. This is all just bad actors doing bad things that go back centuries with the rich and powerful around the globe.
http://mileswmathis.com/castro.pdf
http://mileswmathis.com/iran.pdf
Yes, Iran has been in the pocket of the peers too, for a long time. But Miles just stops there, for him it’s just mostly Jewish families, trolling the world. Most events are fake, wars are not that bloody as reported, and there is no big agenda, just some people liking to be filthy rich.
Myself, I think more is going on, when they make room for the third temple by the now upcoming tribulations, we will know.
There is a movie on netflix called Wolf howl, or something like that, it is about submarine warfare, in the beginning of the movie, they show a sub having to emerge, and a guy pops out and shoots an RPG at a helicopter.
seems reasonable to assume these tankers with holes above the water line (mines are usually below) could have been a result of this type of attack.
look at the location of where these tankers were hit, and the depth of the straights, it is just where the water starts to get deep enough (exiting the straights) for subs to operate.
which countries sub?
who knows.
who benefits from Uncle messing around in the ME?
(oh, and the fact that movies tend to foreshadow real world events? complete coincidence…)
Your thinking is flawed. You have no clue.
Read Marine Corp General Smedely Butler’s Book !
War Is A Racket
Does anyone question why the CIA assinated the president of Iran in 1953 or 55 then installed his most extremely deluxe self the Shau If Iran who ultimately got a number of F-14 fighters .
Many Iranian people who are now American citizens understand the disconnect between the US government and most American citizens . They experienced the same disconnect in Iran under the American CIA puppet government .
Reminds me of Ho Chi Minh quoting Thomas Jefferson and asking for help to clear the French out after he used his political pull to clear out the Japanese in WW2 .
The big 3 Stalin Churchill & Roosevelt told him to buzz off at Yalta . This assured some friends of mine getting their name on a wall and now we get seafood and Nike shoes from Vietnam ! WTF it only took 58,000 young dedicated Americans to sacrifice their lives !
I have a great deal of respect for those wearing a uniform in the service of our nation and a huge amount of contempt for sending them in harms way for corporate profits for the Circle Jerk Of Wall Street to K- Street to Capitol Street