Tuesday, January 17, 2012

BRITAIN'S PRESENCE IN THE PERSIAN GULF

The Special Boat Service is now in The Persian Gulf, reports The Daily Star, allegedly to protect minesweepers and to prevent other teams from being captured as occured in 2007 when Marines were arrested in disputed waters off the Iran/Iraq coast[1].

The Daily Star report makes several disputed statements and implications, as shown in the following extract. Can you spot those disputed statements and implications?
A senior British security source has revealed that a host of communications experts are in the region, monitoring Iranian military intelligence messages.

Electronic experts from GCHQ, who specialise in Iranian codes and the Farsi language, are also eavesdropping in the Gulf.

The insider added that already some highly dangerous al-Qaida hit squads have been “taken out” by American drones.

“Things are hotting up. It’s all about petrol prices,” said the security aide.

“The CIA and our people, MI6 and GCHQ, are out there in force. They have also recruited locally.

“Intelligence is key. We may need to act on information received, or warn the Iranians we know what they are up to.”

Iran is developing nuclear weapons and has threatened to close the 34-mile wide Strait through which more than 15million barrels of oil pass each day.

The move is in retaliation over a planned EU embargo on Iranian oil.

Defence Secretary Philip Hammond warned the regime in Tehran of “significant consequences” if they close the Strait.

Respected City analyst David Buik warned petrol prices could goto£1.65alitre–a32p hike.

“We should brace our- selves for rises,” he said.

“If a barrel goes to 123 or 130 dollars at the pump we will be paying 150 to 165 pence a litre of petrol.

“It is a terrible worry. Global leadership has to come shining through.”


Is Iran really developing a nuclear weapon?

Is Iran really linked to al Qaeda?

And is it really all about protecting oil prices?

You may know Buik, the "respected City analyst". He always appears on the BBC supporting the naked Banksta fascism of The City of London. Here he is proposing world government.


[1] ELITE TROOPS LEAD FIGHT TO PROTECT OIL ROUTE, The Daily Star, 15/1/2012

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