US' Fifth Fleet threatens Iran over Strait of Hormuz

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Published time: December 28, 2011 22:25
Edited time: December 29, 2011 17:15

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Tensions between the US and Iran have all but reached a breaking point with a naval standoff moments away from occurring in the Strait of Hormuz.

Following rumors of a budding nuclear program in the works from Tehran, American authorities attempted to infiltrate Iran, most notable with a filed stealth surveillance mission that ended with a US spy drone being downed, recovered and decoded by overseas authorities. After Iran mocked America for the country’s inability to manage and command their own aircraft, the European Union fired back in recent days by threatening sanctions against Iran. In response, overseas authorities say that they would respond by shutting down the Strait of Hormuz, a notable channel in the Persian Gulf that serves as a key component in Iran’s oil export exhibitions.

America, who has made it no secret that she’s a fan of oil, says it won’t let Iran get away with shutting down the strait — and the US has thousands of marines on the ready to back up its bark.

While tensions between the two countries have been tight for years, the standoff on the brink of battle could finally bring both nations to loggerheads as word of an all-out war between the two countries has continuously been rumored.

"Anyone who threatens to disrupt freedom of navigation in an international strait is clearly outside the community of nations: any disruption will not be tolerated," US Fifth Fleet spokeswoman Lt Rebecca Rebarich tells the Associated Press. At its narrowest point, the strait is barely 30 miles wide and is bordered by Iran to the north and the United Arab Emirates to the South. Even if its thousands of miles away from America, Lt Rebarich adds that the US Navy is "…always ready to counter malevolent actions to ensure freedom of navigation."

In recent weeks, the US has increased military presence in the vicinity of Iran, allegedly installing troops in Pakistan and Afghanistan and arming the UAE with weaponry that could crush any barracks or nuclear facilities across the strait. The mobilization of the Fifth Fleet adds to that arsenal already on the ready an army of more than 15,000 men on over 20 ships and aircraft.

Iran warns that it could shut down the strait in a heartbeat, however. "Closing the Strait of Hormuz for Iran's armed forces is really easy … or as Iranians say, it will be easier than drinking a glass of water," Iran's navy chief Habibollah Sayyari tells the state’s Press TV this week. In the meantime, Sayyari says “we don’t need to shut it,” but could be waiting for America to make the next move.

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moooody1 30.01.2012 12:03

Zionists tools of ENSLAVING & CONTROLLING otherwise DESTROYING COUNTRIES & Human Race are –i- Media –ii- Banking with Interest & Friction Banks LIGITIMIZED SCAM –iii- Politics… by controlling world Governments under their DEBTS OF ENDLESS FRICTION BANKING to destroy each & others.

Promot ing promiscuity, sex & vulgarity as ultimate moral achievements in name of freedom, planned abortion which every western woman do at least once or more time kills her beating heart unplanned baby they couldn’t afford, disintegration of families (husband, wife, children) infidelity, fornication, depriving women of their natural rights of “family security” making work compulsion for women (excluding their right of choice) thru drugs, media etc. This entire vicious sin circle to achieve only one goal… maximum UNJUST TAX PAYING starving / working human slaves … JUST NOT ONLY TO CONROL THE WORLD NATURAL BUT ALSO HUMAN RESOURCES… unfortunately thru brutal wicked OLD IMPERIAL ways under disguise of present day CORRUPT CAPITALISTIC form of freedom & democracy.
Wester ners daddies will squeeze them further soon. They already sucked you dry 14 Trillion Debt. While keeping you busy promoting racism to justify killing others, now its Muslims. THEY MADE YOU cannibals. Every year you kill more than 40 million your own unborn beating heart babies just because, you couldn’t plan, or afford or compromise your life style... RIGHT! This means almost your every woman AT LEAST once or more time baby killer in her life time. WHAT ELSE COULD BE EXPECTED FROM MONSTORS?

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moooody1 30.01.2012 12:02

Zionist/Neocons/Illu minati (mainly USA +Israel+UK+France) thru US Federal Reserve Act 1913 Jew bankers create wars,e.g., WW I & II & all wars & conflicts including Palestine etc after that, to put Govts under debts of HUGE interests thru fake money of friction banking. In return from defaulters demands -1- UN vote -ii- Military bases in their country, e.g., USA Empire have military bases in 130 countries now -iii- Access to their resources, e.g., Oil, panama canal. Busy creating NEW WORLD ORDER ... NETWORK OF WORLD ELITE SOCIETY to rule the working population IN WHICH HUMAN LIFE & MORALS HAVE NO VALUE.

One can see now what IMF... World Bank & all others are ACTUALLY DOING???

Whil e there ZIONEST EMPERIAL present boss governments are busy destroying anyone trying to build parallel JUST / FAIR system, for example, Islamic Banking System with zero interest & w/o worthless fake friction bank bills of money. GUESS NOW, why Islam is brutal religion & Muslims are threat to them? Why World War I & II happened? Was it Hitler or them???
WE NEED TO SAY NO TO IMF... WORLD BANK & CO. WAR MONGRORS … NOW!!... WHEN WILL YOU TAKE STAND AGAINST THIS BLOOODY WAR MONGROR SCAMERS??

THE WHOLE DISEASE COMING & SPREADING THROUGH THEIR BLOOD “WHICH IS THEIR BANKING SYSTEM”. If we could kill/cure it, we CAN KILL the disease… EVEN IN THE WHOLE WORLD??

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moooody1 30.01.2012 12:02

HOW ZOINESTS/… Neocons/Illuminati/S ecret Society (mainly USA +Israel+UK+France)} ARE NOW SUCCESSFULLY CONTROLLING/RULING THE WORLD!! IT'S PROFITABLE… ATTACK IRAN… YEA!! It is about Actual Hitlers, i.e., USA, UK, France, Israel Now we also know how ZIONIST making money fm wars & human blood. THERE ARMIES NOT LEAVING AFGHANISTAN SOON. THEY ARE HERE TO CREATE WAR… THIS IS THEIR BUSINESS. Either succeed in dividing Pakistan to control Baluchistan World’s biggest natural wealth Or Destroy Pakistan by repeating same old game played in Czechoslovakia, Iraq etc which is divide, Destroy, & Control wealth by Friction Bank SCAM Debts… damn to common population CRUSHED under poverty & hunger, just create chaos & boast crime to keep the control… IT'S PROFITABLE… ATTACK IRAN… YEA!!Rothschilds family (worlds half wealth owners) friction banking exposed now initially started as SCAM, issuing 10 times more bills against actual holdings for collecting interest against fake bills/money. They focused on lending to Governments to secure collection; forcing Govt's to implement UNJUST Tax’s. When they say 8% in fact it is at least 80% interest. Later Evil Criminal imperial Govt's under HUGE DEBT CONTROL OF ZIONESTS & BRIBED legitimized it looting commoners across the world.

No, it's really not that complicated. Part of the ongoing scam is convincing the average citizen that world economics is just too complex for them to understand and perhaps it would be a good idea to leave it to the "experts" to handle. The experts then conspire on the best way to fleece the public while maintaining a legitimate appearance. Whose interests are you serving?

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