British retreat from Basra brings us closer to a war with Iran: Seymour Hersh and Agent Provocateurs

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Let’s analyse the implications of the British ‘withdrawal’ from Basra Iraq.

In 2003 two SAS soldiers were freed from a jail in Basra by the British military after they were caught “wearing Arab clothes” and “shooting at policemen”. From the car that they were driving, they opened “fire on a police checkpoint, killing one. In pursuit, the police surround(ed) and detain the drivers and (found) the vehicle packed with explosives.”

“That’s right – two members of the British Armed forces disguised as Arab civilians killed a member of the Iraqi police while evading capture” in a civilian car that was filled with explosives. “When the people of Basra rightfully refused to turn the murderers over to the British government, per Coalition ‘mandate,’ they (the British) sent their own men in and released over 100 prisoners in the process.”

If this occurred anywhere else in the world, these two men would have been charged with terrorism, put on a one way flight to Guantanamo Bay, where they would have been tortured by Americans to reveal who they were working for. All of that would have been unnecessary of course since they were agent provocateurs working for the British government to destabilize the region. This is not speculation, this incident has been well documented and it will remain a part of our history.

Keep in mind that these are only two such agents from many that were unlucky enough to get caught. How many of these agent provocateurs the UK and US have unleashed on the civilian population of Iraq is anyone’s guess. Why they have done, and continue to do such a thing, can only be speculated upon. Again, the only ones who truly know the reasons are the governments of the United States and Britain.

As for Basra, now that the British have left the city, what remains behind is “murder and chaos, says Basra police chief”.

The following is a “shockingly critical interview with Basra police chief, Major General Jalil Khalaf. In it, he condemns the ‘chaos’ and ‘mess’ the British are leaving behind. He also describes how women considered ’immoral’ by Shia militias are being murdered.”

The one thing that is extremely disconcerting, beside the complete devastation of Iraq, is what will happen in Iraq now that the British have left Basra.

In an Amnesty International Lecture given on 24 Oct 2007 at Trinity College Dublin, Seymour Hersh, an American Pulitzer Prize winning investigative journalist and author, stated that he was worried about what would happen once the British leave Basra. During the question period of this lecture he makes the following statement regarding the possibility of a war with Iran:

“What scares some of the smart people I know, is the British pull out, because they’re convinced, that as long as the Brits are there in any prevalence, particularly in the south, which is completely ungovernable by us or any Western province, they’re the hostages, in case of a war. He won’t go to war, the president will not bomb as long as 2,000 Brits and some air base can be seized the next day… the Brits getting out is not a good move, because of that, as long as they’re there, they’re a bar from us doing stuff … isn’t that terrifying”

Considering that both the United States and Israel have stated that they would use Nuclear Weapons when they attack Iran, I would have to agree with Mr. Hersh, this is extremely terrifying.

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