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Sunday September 24, 2006 11:10 by Akrasia
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An Open Letter to the American People
Only you, the Ordinary American People can Stop World War 3
![Click on image to see full-sized version U.S.S. Eisenhower](../cache/imagecache/local/attachments/sep2006/460_0___30_0_0_0_0_0_eisenhower.jpg) U.S.S. Eisenhower Your government appear to be preparing for their 3rd new war in 6 years, this time it's against Iran. They are beginning their military build up as we speak, moving minesweepers towards the persian gulf, the U.S.S. Eisenhower and it's entourage of warboats are due to leave for Iran on the 1st of October, months before it was due to return to active service following extensive refurbishment.
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Colonel Gardiner, who has taught military strategy at the National War College, says that the carrier deployment and a scheduled Persian Gulf arrival date of October 21 is "very important evidence" of war planning. He says, "I know that some naval forces have already received 'prepare to deploy orders' [PTDOs], which have set the date for being ready to go as October 1. Given that it would take about from October 2 to October 21 to get those forces to the Gulf region, that looks about like the date" of any possible military action against Iran. (A PTDO means that all crews should be at their stations, and ships and planes should be ready to go, by a certain date--in this case, reportedly, October 1.) Gardiner notes, "You cannot issue a PTDO and then stay ready for very long. It's a very significant order, and it's not done as a training exercise." This point was also made in the Time article. ---quote----
Your insane leaders believe that they can go into Iran and bomb 10,000+ targets from the air and that this will make the world a safer place. They are so far detached from reality, that they believe that bombing Iran will weaken their theocratic regime, and not make it much stronger (as every tiny scrap of available evidence screams out) Your Asshole government is even prepared to use NUCLEAR WEAPONS against Iranian targets in the hope of taking out some of their underground bunkers.
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"I think the plan's been picked: bomb the nuclear sites in Iran," says Gardiner. "It's a terrible idea, it's against US law and it's against international law, but I think they've decided to do it." Gardiner says that while the United States has the capability to hit those sites with its cruise missiles, "the Iranians have many more options than we do: They can activate Hezbollah; they can organize riots all over the Islamic world, including Pakistan, which could bring down the Musharraf government, putting nuclear weapons into terrorist hands; they can encourage the Shia militias in Iraq to attack US troops; they can blow up oil pipelines and shut the Persian Gulf." Most of the major oil-producing states in the Middle East have substantial Shiite populations, which has long been a concern of their own Sunni leaders and of Washington policy-makers, given the sometimes close connection of Shiite populations to Iran's religious rulers.
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Is there any other explanation for the current Military Build-up?
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Of course, Gardiner agrees, recent ship movements and other signs of military preparedness could be simply a bluff designed to show toughness in the bargaining with Iran over its nuclear program. But with the Iranian coast reportedly armed to the teeth with Chinese Silkworm antiship missiles, and possibly even more sophisticated Russian antiship weapons, against which the Navy has little reliable defenses, it seems unlikely the Navy would risk high-value assets like aircraft carriers or cruisers with such a tactic. Nor has bluffing been a Bush MO to date.
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http://www.thenation.com/doc/20061009/lindorff
So your government are Fuckin Idiots if they intend to attack Iran, and Fucking Idiots if they're only Bluffing.
This is very very serious, and the only people in the world who can do anything to stop it, are the Ordinary American Citizens. You are being ruled by a bunch of Crazy people. They have NOT got your interests at heart. They are NOT making america a safer, more secure place. You have to get rid of them. and Soon.
You need to gather on the streets of Washington, New York, Boston, Chicago, New Orleans, Seattle, everywhere. You need to gather in your millions and you need to stand there bravely demanding that your military disobey these insane orders and that your government be Immediately removed from power.
The time is now. Every individual must act. If you don't do anything then the consequences of Bush's actions will be YOUR FAULT TOO.
http://time-proxy.yaga.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1535817,00%20.html
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