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Last week, the Obama administration unveiled a massive new US-Saudi arms deal. In the days since, the proposed package--which still needs congressional approval--has received relatively little attention from the press and foreign policy pundits (one exception, I should note, is my boss at Eurasia Group, Ian Bremmer). That in itself is surprising, for the deal is striking on at least three counts.
Ahmadinejad accused the West of launching a "heavy propaganda" campaign against the case of an Iranian woman who had been sentenced to be stoned to death for adultery but failing to react with outrage over the imminent execution of Teresa Lewis in Virginia, according to state-run IRNA. Iran
WASHINGTON — The Obama administration says the latest round of sanctions appears to have succeeded in bringing additional pressure against Iran's nuclear program. But private experts question whether the penalties will achieve their goal of compelling Tehran to give up any nuclear ambitions.
Speaking at a counter-terrorism conference at the Interdisciplinary Center in Herzliya on Sunday, former Mossad chief Danny Yatom said that if NATO or some other coalition of air forces would attack even just some of Iran’s nuclear facilities, it could buy plenty of time to ultimately prevent the Islamic Republic from obtaining atomic weapons.
Originally posted by oozyism
reply to post by Rob37n
The question the is, why Iran>?
Ever since the revolution, Iran has been the target, it only convinces me even more that no country in the middle east is independent hence you are either with us, or against us policy of the US bullyism policy.
My point is that Iran has become an example in the middle east, while the US tried to make Afghanistan and Iraq an example, but failed ridiculously.
If America wants control of the world, it is not in the interest of that agenda to allow Iran to flourish, and to have the upward trend it has, therefore the civil war is a must.
Originally posted by airspoon
The Saudi arms deal is just as much about making money for US corporate interests, as it is about arming Saudi Arabia. I believe that the big player in this arms deal is Carlyle, the corporation that is partly owned by both the Bin Laden and Bush families (as well as other well known neo-con and government officials. That money, basically goes into the pockets of these criminals, the same guys who are profitting from both wars and 9/11.
Another thing is that Saudi, not Iran, was the main suplier of insurgents in Iraq. The US government and MSM media liked to shift the blame over to Iran for arming the Shia, while completely ignoring the Saudi arming of the Sunni. The problem with that is that the Sunni were the main problem in Iraq, as they are the ones we equate with "terrorist".
I have almost zero doubt that the insurgency was fueld on behalf of the US, to give us a reason to stay in Iraq for much longer. Why else would the Saudi Royals (Bush family best friends, practically) be arming the Sunni in Iraq, sometimes with American weapons even?
I believe that the US is the main reason for instability in the region, not only through the blind support of Israel, but also through the arming and support of Saudi Arabia, as the OP suggests.
Originally posted by oozyism
US wants a middle east civil war, that way it can send Iran back to the stone ages, like it did in the past using Saddam, but failed.
Originally posted by poedxsoldiervet
reply to post by oozyism
Wait what???? European Civil War orchestrated by the Jews and the US? Huh are you talking about WWII? If I recall my History Hitler started the war and in the Process helped kill over 6 Million Jews, not to mention all the other groups he had a hand in killing.
Originally posted by airspoon
I believe that the US is the main reason for instability in the region, not only through the blind support of Israel, but also through the arming and support of Saudi Arabia, as the OP suggests. As long as the US MSM continues to the be the propaganda wing of TPTB, American tax-dollars will continue to be used to take American lives and crumple our country to further the empire, an empire that doesn't benefit anyone of us and contradicts our own interests. It's so frusterating to see what's going on, yet there is nothing we can do about it, as our fellow countrymen stay in a drunken stupor.
--airspoon
edit on 21-9-2010 by airspoon because: (no reason given)
It was summer 1917, and the Arab Revolt was in full swing.
The revolt, one of the most dramatic episodes of the 20th century, was a seminal moment in the history of the modern Middle East, the touchstone of all future regional conflicts. Advised by liaison officer T. E. Lawrence—"Lawrence of Arabia"—Arab troops would play a vital role in the Allied victory over the Ottoman Empire in World War I. The Arab Revolt of 1916–1918 also saw the development of guerrilla tactics and strategies of modern desert warfare. And the political intrigues surrounding the revolt and its aftermath were as significant as the fighting, for Great Britain and France's myopic attempts at nation building planted the seeds of the troubles that plague the region to this day: wars, authoritarian governments, coups, the rise of militant Islam, and the enduring conflict between Israelis and Palestinians.
Well you have everyone's attention. Can you supply the sources for that claim. [From an unbiased third party source preferably]
The great irony is that while of these accusations towards Tehran are supported by thin evidence, plenty of evidence does exist that another of Iraq's neighbors, U.S.-ally Saudi Arabia, is supporting resistance groups in Iraq, and intends to continue to do so.
The third phase was the period of commitment to control events in Iraq, intense combat with the Sunni guerrillas and collaboration with the Shia in Iraq and the Iranians.
From the AP:
Private Saudi citizens are giving millions of dollars to Sunni insurgents in Iraq and much of the money is used to buy weapons, including shoulder fired anti-aircraft missiles, according to key Iraqi officials and others familiar with the flow of cash.
Saudi government officials deny that any money from their country is being sent to Iraqis fighting the government and the U.S.-led coalition.
But the U.S. Iraq Study Group report said Saudis are a source of funding for Sunni Arab insurgents. Several truck drivers interviewed by The Associated Press described carrying boxes of cash from Saudi Arabia into Iraq, money they said was headed for insurgents.
Some Saudis appear to know the money is headed to Iraq's insurgents, but others merely give it to clerics who channel it to anti-coalition forces, the officials said.
Saudi Arabia arming Iraq insurgency. Sunnis backed by Saudi Arabia main threat, not Shiite. Sunni terrorists kill more troops in Iraq than Shiite by a large degree. Details contained within...
Originally posted by airspoon
www.stratfor.com...
The third phase was the period of commitment to control events in Iraq, intense combat with the Sunni guerrillas and collaboration with the Shia in Iraq and the Iranians.
Some Saudis appear to know the money is headed to Iraq's insurgents, but others merely give it to clerics who channel it to anti-coalition forces, the officials said.
There are many more sources, if not of these extremely credible sources tickle your fancy, your free to do a google search yourself.
The sad truth is that the US government didn't want to implicate the Saudis as being the main problem in Iraq, well because they are our allies and more importantly, they were Bush's allies.
Iran however, had already gotten its bulls-eye pegged to their chest for....
So of course the Bush admin and US government (PTB) start blaming Iran for Iraq's troubles, though the evidence was highly lacking, after all it was the Sunnis who were allegedly the terrorists, not the Shia.
You know, Bush would never implicate his friends......
especially since Bush and TPTB want to go to war with Iran.
Originally posted by airspoon
It might do you good to research before claiming someone else to be wrong. ME history is my area of expertise and the focus of both my education and career.
--airspoon
edit on 21-9-2010 by airspoon because: (no reason given)
Originally posted by airspoon
reply to post by centurion1211
I'm a retired Army paratrooper and would be more than happy to prove it, though I certainly don't have to. Furthermore, your wrong.
It is American interests who either overthrow democratically elected governments (such as Iran) and install brutal dictators (Shah) for financial and strategic interests, or we arm certain sides of the divide and manipulate both sides, either through martial or economic methods.
Furthermore, our support of Israel has the most to do with American hatred by Islam, which also creates an instability, as some (many) countries in the regoin are a part of our economic empire.
You can have differences and lack conflict. There are influences instigating conflict in the region and the brunt of those influences is on both America and Israel.
(who deprive their own people), then take their resources and ensure that they stay in power so the deal stays beneficial to US corporate interests.
It might do you good to research before claiming someone else to be wrong. ME history is my area of expertise and the focus of both my education and career.
Originally posted by poedxsoldiervet
reply to post by oozyism
Wait what???? European Civil War orchestrated by the Jews and the US? Huh are you talking about WWII? If I recall my History Hitler started the war and in the Process helped kill over 6 Million Jews, not to mention all the other groups he had a hand in killing.