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Cheney laid out Iran War plan Aug ’05: terror attack here then bomb Iran

by Open-Publishing - Wednesday 3 May 2006
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In Washington it is hardly a secret that the same people in and around the administration who brought you Iraq are preparing to do the same for Iran. The Pentagon, acting under instructions from Vice President Dick Cheney’s office, has tasked the United States Strategic Command (STRATCOM) with drawing up a contingency plan to be employed in response to another 9/11-type terrorist attack on the United States. The plan includes a large-scale air assault on Iran employing both conventional and tactical nuclear weapons. Within Iran there are more than 450 major strategic targets, including numerous suspected nuclear-weapons-program development sites. Many of the targets are hardened or are deep underground and could not be taken out by conventional weapons, hence the nuclear option. As in the case of Iraq, the response is not conditional on Iran actually being involved in the act of terrorism directed against the United States. Several senior Air Force officers involved in the planning are reportedly appalled at the implications of what they are doing-that Iran is being set up for an unprovoked nuclear attack-but no one is prepared to damage his career by posing any objections.

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A CIA internal review of the agency’s performance prior to 9/11 is harshly critical of former CIA Director George Tenet, former Director of Operations James Pavitt, and the former chief of the Counterterrorist Center, Cofer Black, for not doing everything possible to confront terrorism. Pavitt, who was reluctant to take on risky missions against bin Laden encouraged by the National Security Council during the second term of President Bill Clinton, is particularly criticized. The report, completed by CIA Inspector General John Helgerson, is especially acerbic regarding the failure of the agency to stop two of the 9/11 hijackers, Nawaf al-Hazmi and Khalid al-Mihdhar, as they entered the United States. Black did not share information on the two men with the FBI agents assigned to the Counterterrorist Center at the CIA and also turned down a request for a formal memorandum to be sent to FBI Headquarters. The report will be finalized and given to Congress after those criticized in it add their own comments. Pavitt, as head of the Operations Directorate, has publicly accepted full responsibility for the agency’s failure, but Black has not acknowledged any deficiencies in his performance. Tenet has not yet responded.

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There is increasing evidence that the Iraqi police forces, now under Shi’ite control, are carrying out systematic revenge killings against Sunnis in Baghdad. The bodies now showing up at the morgue have obvious signs of handcuffing and blindfolding and evidence of being tortured before death. U.S. sources indicate that the suspicious killings have reached the rate of almost 700 per month. The police are supervised by the Shi’ite-run Ministry of Interior, which claims that the killings are being carried out by insurgents wearing stolen police uniforms. But American intelligence sources disagree, noting that many of the killers appear to be actual policemen carrying the expensive standard-issue Glock automatics and driving official Toyota Land Cruisers.

Philip Giraldi, a former CIA Officer, is a partner in Cannistraro Associates.

http://www.amconmag.com/2005a/2005_08_01/article3.html

Forum posts

  • Only maniacs can describe this as a plan. In order to win the midterms, to start WW III? Americans will suffer more at the pump and that is all and that is the plan of the oil speculants, who keep this in the fake news.

  • The oil ministry of the USA (Chicanery, Condom, Dr. Strangelove, and Dunceboy) want to keep Iranian oil off the market so that gasoline is $5.00 per gallon.....its good for their bottom line....the more they stir in a bee’s nest the more chance they will have of another war for profits, with borrowed money from Communist China they will wage mass murder for oil and war profits....that is the "Cheney" plan, backed up by the CIA the most sinister and evil organization and still run by Pa Bush and the Bushco.

    I hope all of you Bushco supporters are happy paying $5.00 per gallon for your dispicable leader’s bank accounts....it serves you right for being so stupid. And your retarded children will be paying the bill and have to give up their social security contributions to pay back the commies. I think it is very funny and that you deserve nothing else.

  • The US Government’s Secret
    Colorado Oil Discovery
    StansberryOnline.com
    5-2-6

    Hidden 1,000 feet beneath the surface of the Rocky Mountains lies the largest untapped oil reserve in the world - more than 2 TRILLION barrels. On August 8, 2005 President Bush mandated its extraction. Three companies have been chosen to lead the way. Test drilling has already begun

    Dear Reader,

    Five months ago, the U.S. Energy Department announced the results of a land survey

    It was conducted to determine the official amount of oil a thousand feet deep in the Rocky Mountains

    They reported this stunning news:

    We have more oil inside our borders, than all the other proven reserves on earth.

    Here are the official estimates:

    * 8-times as much oil as Saudi Arabia
    * 18-times as much oil as Iraq
    * 21-times as much oil as Kuwait
    * 22-times as much oil as Iran
    * 500-times as much oil as Yemen

    And it’s all right here in the Western United States.

    James Bartis, lead researcher with the study says, "We’ve got more oil in this very compact area than the entire Middle East."

    More than 2 TRILLION barrels. Untapped.

    "That’s more than all the proven oil reserves of crude oil in the world today," reports The Denver Post.

    When asked about America’s least-publicized oil supply, Utah Senator Orrin Hatch said:

    "The amounts of oil are staggering. Who would have guessed that in just Colorado and Utah, there is more recoverable oil than in the Middle East?"

    Here’s the kicker

    The U.S. government already owns the land. It’s been right there under our noses the whole time.

    In fact, the government’s appointed a small group of companies to begin the drilling.

    Test drilling has already begun.

    And the profit forecasts are ridiculous. According to the RAND Corporation (a public-policy think tank for the government), this small region can produce:

    Three million barrels of oil per day That translates into more than $20 BILLION a year.

    These are the conservative estimates. The U.S. Energy Dept. estimates an eventual output of 10 million barrels of oil per day. At that rate, the money flow would be even greater.

    I’ve written this letter to tell you everything I’ve learned about this rarely publicized oil reserve who’s drilling it and how to get a piece of the world’s biggest, untapped oil supply - before it’s too late.

    Here’s the full story

    The Next American Oil Boom

    There’s a new source of oil in the American West.

    Today, it sits idle - untapped - inside more than 16,000 square miles of rock and sand.

    Geologists call what lies in this region, oil shale.

    What is oil shale?

    At first glance, oil shale looks like an ordinary black rock.

    It feels grainy to the touch and greasy. You see, what’s inside oil shale has huge governments, Big Oil, venture capitalists, and even everyday investors scrambling to stake a claim.

    Oil shale - when heated - oozes bubbling crude.

    This precious resource is rare - found only in a few select countries. Places like China, Brazil, Estonia, Morocco, and Australia.

    But the real story is how much untapped oil shale lies beneath U.S. soil. As the chart to the right indicates, there’s 4-times more oil shale in the U.S. than in all other countries combined.

    Over the past 125 years, oil shale has been the secret oil source for a handful of nations. Specifically, those fortunate enough to have it

    * China’s been using oil shale since 1929. Today, China is the largest producer of oil from oil shale. It plans to double the daily rate of production soon.

    * Estonia is an oil shale dependent economy. Over 90% of the country’s electricity is fueled by shale oil. In fact, electricity run on oil shale is a chief export.

    * In 1991, Brazil built the world’s largest oil shale facility. They’ve already produced more than 1.5 MILLION tons of oil to make high quality transportation fuels.

    * Jordan, Morocco, and Australia have recently announced plans to utilize their oil shale resources. All 3 governments are currently working to build oil shale facilities.

    But all these countries’ oil shale resources pale in comparison to the U.S. supply. As you can see from the table to the right, the United States dominates the oil shale market - with over 72% of the world’s oil shale resources.

    Our gargantuan supply of oil lies beneath an area called the Green River Formation - a barren stretch of land covering portions of Colorado, Utah, and Wyoming.

    World-renowned geologist Walter Youngquist calls the oil beneath the Green River Formation, "a national treasure."

    Congress calls this area simply, "the next Saudi Arabia."

    It’s easy to see why

    This region holds the largest known oil reserve on the planet

    Colorado’s Oil Lands - Restricted for 76 Years, Now Open for Drilling

    There are over 16,000 square miles of oil shale in the Green River formation...

    Each acre holds 2 million barrels of oil - it’s the most concentrated energy source on earth, according to the Energy Department.

    The federal government owns 80% of this oil-rich land.

    In fact, the government placed protective legislation on this land in 1930, forbidding anyone to touch it.

    You see, the government always knew this land was saturated with oil - but getting it out has always been expensive.

    Buying oil from foreign countries was always the cheaper bet. It has been for the past 80 years.

    Wisely, the government kept the land around for a "rainy day", protecting it with 1930s legislation.

    I’m sure you’re aware of today’s situation at the gas pump. Buying oil from foreign countries has gotten out of hand. The price of oil is sky-high. It’s way too expensive to keep buying foreign oil. In other words, the "rainy day" has finally arrived.

    The timing couldn’t be more perfect. Oil shale technologies have begun to advance ­ drastically.

    Companies are coming up with ways to extract oil from the Green River Formation very cheaply.

    For example, one Utah-based company says it can extract the oil for as little as $10 a barrel. In fact dozens of companies have stepped forward with similar claims. With oil prices approaching $70 a barrel ­ these are pretty significant breakthroughs.

    That’s all the government needed to hear.

    On August 8, 2005, President Bush signed into law, a mandate lifting the protective legislation on the Green River Formation.

    This mandate is called The Energy Policy Act of 2005. It calls for the opening phases of oil extraction in the Green River Formation ­ the world’s most concentrated energy source.

    We’re finally ready to tap the largest oil reserve on the planet

    http://www.stansberryonline.com/OIL/20060405-OIL
    – COL.asp?pcode=EOILG422&alias=200604OIL

    • Keep on dreaming friend, I know that waking up is not worth the effort.

    • What crap.

    • To 72.190. What is crap? The comment above yours, or this article about Cheney’s war plan of August 2005? If you think the latter is crap, let me remind you that this article was released by one of the country’s most reputable CONSERVATIVE magazines, the AMERICAN CONSERVATIVE.
      Any more bullshit from the right saying that only ’loony’ liberals are against this war and this administration will no longer be tolerated. The Cato Institute as well has released articles denouncing this war and this President’s push for power, their words, not mine. If you don’t know who the Cato Institute, go online, find out that they’re one of this country’s largest Conservative think tanks and get your attitude re-adjusted, numbnuts. Also go to:
      www.republicansforhumility.com.
      I’m a conservative as well and have plainly had enough of a hypocritical President who falsely calls himself a Conservative but in reality is a Trotskyite ; intelligent Conservatives have had enough of a President who has been behaving as a Dictator for the last five years in office. The best of both aisles, on the left and on the right are starting to unite against this corrupt administration and its lawless policies, and people like you sir, either must pull their heads out of their asses, or just stay out of the way.

    • What is crap is the shale oil rant..........

  • Here’s the real threat Iran poses for the United States:

    Iran sets up euro-based oil bourse
    Published: 6 May 2006

    "TEHRAN: Iran’s oil ministry took a step toward establishing an oil trading market denominated in euros, rather than the US dollar, by granting a license for the bourse, state-run television reported yesterday.

    Just who would trade on the market wasn’t immediately apparent.

    Iranian television did not mention trading firms or governments willing to market or purchase products on the bourse, nor did it say when it would open for business.

    "Iran has registered an oil bourse on the island of Kish in which oil would be sold in euros. The market will be the fifth oil market after New York, London, Singapore and Tokyo," the broadcast said.

    Oil trading on those markets is conducted in dollars.

    Iranian legislators earlier this year urged the government to set up the market to reduce the US’ influence over the Islamic republic’s economy. They also criticised Oil Minister Sayed Kazem Vaziri Hamaneh, saying he had delayed setting up the bourse.

    If the market succeeds, observers say euro-denominated oil sales could eventually convince central bankers to convert some US dollar reserves into euros, offering potential for a decline in the dollar’s value.

    First floated in 2004 when president Mohammad Khatami was in power, the idea of a euros-traded oil bourse gained new life after the stridently nationalist Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was elected president last summer.

    As the fourth largest oil producing country in the world, Iran has a measure of influence over international oil markets."

    © Gulf Daily News

    http://www.gulf-daily-news.com/Story.asp?Article=142830&Sn=BUSI&IssueID=29047

    • I give him a 50 / 50 chance of doing the Bourse. Only IF he has that in mind. Remember he said he would shut down the oil lanes, if we didnt kiss him in a secret place. You decide these facts and remember Isreal will not allow their own destruction!

    • To: 72.125: It is apparent to anyone that has read your sad comments that your first loyalty is to the State of Israel, and not to the US.
      You are a Zionist first, an American second, if you are American at all. Why must you look for others to fight your filthy wars, Zionist?

    • Sadly American tax payers are expected to fund Isreal....the late Sharon once said on the floor of their "parliment" that "We (the Isrealis) own the U.S. and they know it"....yes we do know it, we are not only giving them the money to live on (13billion per year to a small population), supplying them with WMD, and supporting them politically against the Palestinians whose land they squat on, we are now fighting their wars for them........let the U.S. taxpayers be damned and let them send their kids off to die for Isreal, after all these Christians here think the fact that the Jews killed Jesus is a debt they can never repay...without the Jews, there would have never been the martyr named Jesus.