Massive US Naval Armada Heads For Iran

[LSK]

Massive US Naval Armada Heads For Iran

by Earl of Stirling

Global Research, August 11, 2008
europebusines.blogspot.com - 2008-08-07

Operation Brimstone ended only one week ago. This was the joint US/UK/French naval war games in the Atlantic Ocean preparing for a naval blockade of Iran and the likely resulting war in the Persian Gulf area. The massive war games included a US Navy supercarrier battle group, an US Navy expeditionary carrier battle group, a Royal Navy carrier battle group, a French nuclear hunter-killer submarine plus a large number of US Navy cruisers, destroyers and frigates playing the "enemy force".

The lead American ship in these war games, the USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN71) and its Carrier Strike Group Two (CCSG-2) are now headed towards Iran along with the USS Ronald Reagon (CVN76) and its Carrier Strike Group Seven (CCSG-7) coming from Japan.

They are joining two existing USN battle groups in the Gulf area: the USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN72) with its Carrier Strike Group Nine (CCSG-9); and the USS Peleliu (LHA-5) with its expeditionary strike group.

Likely also under way towards the Persian Gulf is the USS Iwo Jima (LHD-7) and its expeditionary strike group, the UK Royal Navy HMS Ark Royal (R07) carrier battle group, assorted French naval assets including the nuclear hunter-killer submarine Amethyste and French Naval Rafale fighter jets on-board the USS Theodore Roosevelt. These ships took part in the just completed Operation Brimstone.

The build up of naval forces in the Gulf will be one of the largest multi-national naval armadas since the First and Second Gulf Wars. The intent is to create a US/EU naval blockade (which is an Act of War under international law) around Iran (with supporting air and land elements) to prevent the shipment of benzene and certain other refined oil products headed to Iranian ports. Iran has limited domestic oil refining capacity and imports 40% of its benzene. Cutting off benzene and other key products would cripple the Iranian economy. The neo-cons are counting on such a blockade launching a war with Iran.


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FUCKING IDIOTS!!! IM SO SICK OF THESE NEOCON WAR MONGER MOTHERFUCKERS PLAYING RISK WITH THE ENTIRE WORLD! FUCK!!!

:grr: :grr: :grr:

[billyoc]

1. Is it August already? Where DOES the time go?

I've been involved with two of these myself, there's really no need to shout.

[NightWatcher]

2. does globalresearch publish this article every month?

[LSK]

4. yes and everyone gets to post it here and it was my turn

:hi:

[slackmaster]

6. DUzy.

:hi:

[Subdivisions]

7. Seconded. n/t

[indepat]

3. Perhaps that's what these neocon war monger mfer's do best

:P

[Subdivisions]

5. Sounds like TPTB are sick of having all that equipment and

not putting it to evil use.

[MadrasT]

8. Kick

and R