Iran: a quickly evolving geopolitical imbroglio - part IV
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By Madison Ruppert Editor of End the Lie [caption id="attachment_34344" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="The USS Carl Vinson (CVN-70)"] [/caption] Last night James Corbett and I discussed the situation with Iran and the Persian Gulf which is progressing at a blinding pace on his show, Corbett Report Radio. Since then, a considerable amount has happened and that was less than 24 hours ago. It is nearly impossible for one person to round up all of these events for you but I am doing the best I possibly can if I miss something please do not hesitate to contact me at Admin@EndtheLie.com If this is the first part of the series you have come across, please take a few moments to go over parts one , two and three to get a better sense of what is going on here and the events leading up to what we are now witnessing. You also might want to read parts one and two of the "U.S. and NATO are on the march worldwide" series to get a better sense of the global scale of this geopolitical strategy. Today a significant step forward (or backward, depending on your point of view) with a NATO Parliamentary Assembly member made some heated statements regarding Iran, Kuwait, and the region in general. The first jab at Iran in the piece published by Kuwait News Agency (KUNA) comes in the opening sentence in calling the Persian Gulf "the Arabian Gulf." The Deputy Chairman of the NATO Parliamentary Assembly Defense and Security Committee Francesco Buzzi addressed the Iranian threats to close the critical Strait of Hormuz, which Corbett rightly characterized as a flashpoint, while telling Tehran "to observe international treaties and laws and to respect the sovereignty, territorial integrity and borders of its Gulf neighbors, 'mainly the friendly State of Kuwait.'" The following choice of words should be noted: "The veteran NATO MP voiced total solidarity with the State of Kuwait versus the Iranian move." This shows they are already creating the alliances and regional infrastructure required to wage war with Iran. Furthermore, it clearly shows which side Kuwait is on while highlihgting the fact that these individuals believe Iranian aggression is not only inevitable but already occurring. Buzzi also pushed for a more aggressive political and diplomatic approach on the part of the European Union, in which the Italian government would take a more active role. This shows just how divorced from reality these NATO bureaucrats are. With Italy's immense domestic woes weighing heavily upon the Italian people, Buzzi actually thinks the government should be focusing on the non-threat that is Iran. Buzzi is also apparently an advocate of European economic sanctions against Iran, which will likely be discussed in the meeting of European Union Foreign Ministers at the end of the month. This - of course - is Iran's red line which they said would force them to close the Strait of Hormuz. As I said on Corbett Report Radio, I find this prospect quite unrealistic, due to the fact that the Iranian government is well aware of the fact that they would be leaving themselves open to a massive attack from the United States. When they first threatened to close the strait the United States Fifth Fleet, based out of nearby Bahrain, countered with threats of their own. I do not believe the Iranian leadership is foolish enough to believe that the United States military would not make good on their threats, especially when it comes to a resource like oil. Another Italian, Pieradrea Vanni, president of the Kuwaiti-Italian Friendship Society, expressed a similar sentiment to that of Buzzi in calling "on the Italian government to support an EU initiative for a decisive action against Iran, which he said is seeking to destabilize the Gulf region." I would counter Vanni's