Posted on 06/30/2007 10:48:41 AM PDT by FARS
Special Report
Iran, Syria Make Strenuous Preparations for Combat-Readiness, Partly Reflecting Major Internal Leadership Schisms Analysis. By Gregory R. Copley, Editor. GIS.
A pattern of Iranian and Syrian cooperation is emerging which indicates intensive preparations for imminent hostilities, even in the face of — and perhaps even because of — growing public unrest within their societies. The June 26-27, 2007, gasoline rationing riots which struck Tehran and other major Iranian cities were perceived by Western media analysts to highlight the weakness of the Iranian clerical Government of Pres. Mahmud Ahmadi-Nejad.
In fact, more detailed intelligence shows that the clerical leadership not only anticipated the Iranian public unrest over petroleum rationing; that it had adequate reserves of refined petroleum and chose not only not to release these reserves to the public but rather to further ration normal supply; and then to deal strenuously and confidently with the protestors.
The Iranian Government has, in recent weeks and months, been acquiring refined petroleum on the international market at an unprecedented rate, and has paid cash for the oil, rather than its traditional approach of offering crude oil in barter for refined oil.
The Associated Press said on June 27, 2007, that “[t]he rationing is part of a Government attempt to reduce the $10-billion it spends each year to import fuel that is then sold to Iranian drivers at less than cost, to keep prices low.”
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I’ve read the public reports on Iraq-Syria-Libya-Iran-North Korea WMD, they are very good and probably the most coherent analysis about why Iraq, why now.
First thought here.
Looks like the moolahs are getting ready for a fight, and it might be with their own people ................ FRegards
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more detailed intelligence shows that the clerical leadership not only anticipated the Iranian public unrest over petroleum rationing; that it had adequate reserves of refined petroleum and chose not only not to release these reserves to the public but rather to further ration normal supply; and then to deal strenuously and confidently with the protestors.
Thanks. According to John Bolton, the US under the thrall of Secty Rice, a Baker accolyte, is following the European Iran plan - do nothing. As he put it “Europe fiddles while Rome burns.”
Well, Mr. Bolton is well known for speaking his mind.
And usually being spot on with his comments.
Perhaps there’s been a conclusion reached that the US can’t prevail via warfare, and Europe will be easier to keep on our side of the green line if Iran gets the Bomb. I’ve seen something like that suggested in the past, here on FR.
“the US can’t prevail via warfare”
Why not?
I think it more like mass denial, Europe and half the US including Rice are infected with the disease. It could be fatal.
“Perhaps there’s been a conclusion reached...”
If that is the case, then I doubt that it is admin-wide. And it could be just a fiction, a piece of raw meat to feed to the cannon fodder we’ve been slaughtering without mercy for the past five and a half years.
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