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July 11, 2006
WB: A War of Ideas

Billmon:

Thanks for warning us about those "theoreticians writing from a distant remove," Larry. We’ll keep that in mind the next time you and your crowd of educated nitwits advise us to go "liberate" another Middle Eastern country.

A War of Ideas

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Seems to me this is taking the bait.
Larry is letting us know that only officers on the ground can appreciate what animals these people are – maybe because the liberal media has clammed up to keep the bad news away. These animals cut off girls heads then sew dogs heads on.
Who could have known?
The implicit thesis of Larry – and TPM: the Iraquis are irredemable. They just want to kill each other.
Larry says, its the Iraqui’s fault. Josh says, I told you so.
Just one more con for both sides of losers.
Just imagine the sort of animals who will stalk and kill a family so a girl can be raped. Just imagine a people whose army’s command structure is so loose that it could be widely known this evil occurred yet no one in the chain of command did a damned thing until some Raskolnikov fessed up after his peers were slaughtered. Though mysteriously the lead psycho got shipped home. Early.
One reason to pray to an old testament god with harsh judgments and demand for justice, joined to a new testament immortality, is that people like Larry will be judged and will spend an eternity knowing what it is like to be a 14 year old in the shock of her family having just been slaughtered in a unbelievable nightmare whose last moments on earth are then to raped by her liberators before being murdered.
All those who toyed with unleashing the State of Nature as an incompetent’s intllectual exercise, all those straussian initiates who know the truth, should burn in hell forever.
But heh, those Iraquis, after they kill a girl, they’ll put a dog’s head on her instead of burning her body. Can’t liberate animals like that. No sirree.

Posted by: razor | Jul 11 2006 4:40 utc | 1

Strange Money and the Sick Fuck Death Mongers
Cracking the Iran Profit Engine with Flag-Speak Psy-Ops
by Martin “Ariel” Weisscher
API – Hebron
Monday, July 10, 2006
This coming weekend, something very unusual is going to happen.
Eight of the world’s most powerful heads of state — Bush, Blair, Chirac, Harper,
Koizumi, Merkel, Prodi and Putin — will be gathering in St. Petersburg, Russia for
their “G8” economic summit.
But for the first time in this decade, the most urgent topic will not be America’s
gaping trade deficit, now running at more than double the rate of just five years ago.
Nor will it be China’s bulging trade surplus, now flying at triple the level of 2004 …
or the Chinese yuan, still greatly undervalued … or the U.S. dollar, still sinking
against almost all currencies.
Instead, the most heated debate at this year’s G8 meeting will be about the threat
that has suddenly jumped ahead of all others in urgency …
Iran’s Economic Weapon (sic) Of Mass Destruction
//..[apply fallen soldier and American flag banner here]
Iran has the second largest reserves of crude oil on the planet.
Iran is the second largest oil exporter in OPEC and the fourth largest in the world,
shipping more oil than Venezuela, Nigeria or Mexico.
Iran’s territory nearly surrounds the all-important Strait of Hormuz, through which
nearly all Persian Gulf oil must pass.
At the same time, Iran is the country now threatening to choke off the vital supply (sic)
of energy to the West, using its oil as the ultimate economic weapon of mass destruction. (really sick)
If Iran’s threats were vague or coming strictly from low-level officials, Bush, Blair,
Putin & Company might not have to pay too much attention.
But the threats are coming unambiguously from Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali
Khamenei, leaving the G8 leaders in a collective state of shock.
Just last month, Khamenei proclaimed that any Western attempt to punish Tehran over
its nuclear program would jeopardize energy shipments. And he directly implied that (sic)
Iran would seek to choke off the massive amounts of oil flowing through the Strait
of Hormuz.
Indeed, according to our resident “arms specialist”, John Burke,
//..[http://niemanwatchdog.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=background.view&backgroundid=0098]
Iran can deploy helicopters, dedicated mine layers and Russian-built Kilo-class submarines. (sic)
It can launch its large fleet of fast-attack “swarm boats.” It can deploy its vast array
of sea, air and land-launched missiles targeting commercial and military ships that must
pass through the Strait.
This is critical. (really sick) The Persian Gulf is responsible for 32% of the world’s
oil production capacity … 45% of the world’s natural gas … and 57% of the world’s oil reserves.
Problem: Almost all of this oil and gas passes through the Strait of Hormuz. Only a
very small percentage leaves the region through alternate routes, such as the East-West
oil pipeline across Saudi Arabia.
So just as soon as the West threatens Iran with sanctions, Iran can threaten the Strait of Hormuz,
cut off up to one-third of the world’s energy supply, and drive prices into the stratosphere.
//..[post image http://www.civilization.ca/hist/lifelines/images/licod07b.jpg%5D
If Ayatollah Khamenei were just a religious figurehead, the threat might be pooh-poohed.
But nothing could be further from the truth. In the surreal world of Iranian politics,
Khamenei can — and does — overrule Iranian energy ministers, Iranian Parliament, Iranian
courts and even the increasingly powerful Iranian President, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.
His word is final.
If Iran had a history of empty threats and false alarms, the Western powers might also
be somewhat less alarmed.
But alas, that, too, is contrary to the facts. Over a quarter-century ago, the Shiite
revolutionaries of Iran threatened to keep 55 U.S. diplomats hostage, and they did. They
threatened to drive world oil prices to the stratosphere, and they did. They said they would create turmoil for the economies of the West, and they did.
Most alarming of all … (really, really sick fuck)
If the threat from Iran were purely about oil, a measured counter-threat from the West
might be adequate.
But, unfortunately, that is also not the case. Along with its threat to cut off oil supplies,
Iran is also plowing full speed ahead with its master plan to become a nuclear power. (sic)
And unlike Saddam’s Iraq, where there were no weapons of mass destruction, the evidence is
overwhelming that today’s Iran is second only to North Korea in the rogue development of (sic)
nuclear technology.
Iran is also …
The World’s Second Largest and Most Blatant Sponsor of International Terrorism [after Israel’s]
//..[post image http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/45/D9R-idf.jpg/300px-D9R-idf.jpg%5D
Many still think al Qaeda is the biggest threat to America’s interests. (many commodity and precious traitors)
But as I’ve been warning for months, you’re now starting to hear more about Shiite militias,
especially those operating in Iraq. Just yesterday, these militias rampaged through Baghdad,
spreading terror, dragging Sunnis from their homes, killing at least 40, and plunging Iraq
deeper into violent civil war.
What is the primary source of their financing and training? Iran!
And most prominent among the Iranian organizations behind the Iraqi militias is an international
organization called “al Quds.”
Unlike al Qaeda, al Quds is not a nationless, renegade band. It’s a highly organized strike force
operating under the leadership of Iran’s elite Revolutionary Guard.
And unlike al Qaeda, al Quds doesn’t have to beg for refuge or financing. It gets all the
protection it needs on Iranian soil … and all its funding from the Iranian treasury, which,
in turn, is liberally lubricated with oil money. (as opposed to Israel, which gets its money from US)
Moreover, al Quds (meaning “Jerusalem”) is not an upstart. For about two decades, al Quds has been
operating in Lebanon, providing military guidance and support for terrorist attacks against Israel,
especially those carried out by Hezbollah and other Islamic terrorist organizations.
//..[war mongering, especially by an occupying power, is considered an international war crime]
For many years, al Quds has also been operating as an elite international hit squad, responsible for
political assassination in Europe and the Middle East. (sic)
Al Quds is joined at the hip with one of the most powerful Shiite militias currently operating
in Iraq — the Badr Brigade.
And, most disturbing of all, a person who has played a prominent leadership role in the founding
and training of both al Quds and the Badr Brigade is none other than Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, now the
president of Iran.
Now do you see why Iran has emerged as a far more urgent concern to the G8 heads of state than
the U.S. trade deficit, the Chinese budget surplus or the sinking dollar?
And now do you see how important it is for you to pay attention to this rapidly deteriorating
situation?
How the Next Few Days Could Seal the Fate of Your Money for Years to Come
Right now, sitting on the desks of Iran’s Ayatollah Khamenei and President Ahmadinejad is an
offer to end Iran’s nuclear research program.
This is the offer submitted to Iran last month by Germany and the five permanent members of the
UN Security Council — the U.S., U.K., France, China and Russia.
So far, the only answers these countries have gotten from Iran is defiance or silence. But just
two days from now, Wednesday, July 12th, Iran must respond or risk retaliation by the West.
That’s the deadline imposed by the U.S. and its allies.
What will Iran do? No one can say for sure. But we do know what they say they’ll do: They’ve vowed
to ignore the July 12th deadline, providing no official response until August.
That leaves only two scenarios:
Scenario #1. The U.S. and its allies move promptly to retaliate against Iran.
Result: Oil traders, fearing Iran will soon start choking off oil shipments,
rush to buy oil futures before supplies dry up.
Scenario #2. The U.S. and its allies let the July 12th deadline pass with no action.
Result: The entire world is given a spectacle of Iran’s growing muscle and the West’s
fading prowess. Oil traders, fearing an emboldened Iran and still more trouble ahead,
rush to secure oil futures supplies just the same. (sic)
In either scenario, oil prices are likely to surge, despite temporary setbacks. And in either
scenario, you must be prepared.
Oil Is Already Rising In Anticipation of What’s to Come …
(not really)
Nymex Crude Future 73.43 -.18 -.24%
Dated Brent Spot 71.72 -.10 -.14%
WTI Cushing Spot 73.66 -.43 -.58%
Although international investors still underestimate the potential magnitude of this
crisis, they aren’t entirely oblivious to the dangers.
That’s why the price of oil shot up to $75.78 on Friday, an all-time high.
That’s why oil is widely expected to smash through the $80 mark very soon.
And it’s also why we’ve been urging you to allocate a portion of your funds to
investments that are tied to oil … and to assets that tend to move in tandem
with oil, such as precious metals.
Good luck and God (sic) bless!
//..Imagine, mixing Mammon, God, blood, oil and Death to Iran’s people. Sweet Baby Jesus!]
Martin

Posted by: Peristroika Shalom | Jul 11 2006 4:48 utc | 2

Billmon should also be thanking another member of PNAC.
Kristol Wants Action
Kristol has a new article also and these should be read as a pair.
These two are “armchair generals” and think they are experts on “counter insurgency methods”. They should crawl into a hole and hide in disgrace.

Posted by: Rick Happ | Jul 11 2006 4:53 utc | 3

Hey, Peristroika Shalom, thanks for the information about Iran’s power.
I notice that your email address is pshalom@likud.org.
Does this indicate that you are a member of the Likud party of Israel or perhaps that they are your ISP.
Again, I’m interested but wonder what your interests are. Freedictionary.com includes this in its definition of Peristroika, and we all know that Shalom means “Peace.” From the same source, “Used as a traditional Jewish greeting or farewell.”
“Shalom (שלום) is a Hebrew language word meaning peace. As it does in English, it can refer to either peace between two entities (like between two countries), or to inner peace, calmness or safety of one individual.”
[Peristroika] will “… transform the stagnant, inefficient command economy of the Soviet Union into a decentralized market-oriented economy …”
Do you mean goodbye to the market-oriented economy? Peace through transformation?
Anyway, I see that you have brought this article to our attention and your final thought is
“//..Imagine, mixing Mammon, God, blood, oil and Death to Iran’s people. Sweet Baby Jesus!]
Martin”
Thanks, Martin.
God blood and Mammon indeed.

Posted by: jonku | Jul 11 2006 8:36 utc | 4

@PS – did you really had to drop that idiotic mess here? A link to that bullshit would have been enough.

Posted by: b | Jul 11 2006 8:47 utc | 5

One international official told me of reports among his staff that a 15-year-old girl had been beheaded and a dog’s head sewn on her body in its place; and of a young child who had had his hands drilled and bolted together before being killed.
Sounds like CIACheney’s boys/Mossad to moi…

Posted by: Uncle $cam | Jul 11 2006 8:52 utc | 6

Interesting Dump(aka taking a shit)as b says, “did you really had to drop that idiotic mess here” from PS with a hard right Likudnik email address.
He must be taking the piss.
That said, if he is an agent provocative, he’s crap at posting and HTML, when b has offered all necessary tools.
The Glorious 12th, when William of Orange defeated the Catholic King James at the Battle of the Boyne.

Posted by: Cloned Poster | Jul 11 2006 11:37 utc | 7

Huh. War of ideas. Irony.
How many Iraqis have died since the start of sanctions? Where, between one and two million?
Heh, the ideas: a true democracy that supports women being free and dressing according to the advice of Marie-Claire or Cosmopolitan, having children go to school – even in filthy tents that are torched regularly, turning the teacher into crispy human bacon – and have PROPER school books that don’t promote HATE (Dick and Jane and Super Mom, sexy and maternal all at once, pasted over pictures of Saddam, see Iraq) and getting primitive cultures to accept gay liberation (oops, nah!, or only sometimes..) and telling them that voting will bring soulful ecstasy and endless freedom (argh, it’s Enduring freedom, I forgot, that is in Afgh, 23 000 US soldiers there promotin’ it, mainly with bombs, NATO has only less than 10 000 promotin’ development and the hunt for hearts and minds…these seem to be thin on the ground, unless rightly dead…in view of da bombs…) and the free market is good : Iraqis will have cell phones and sat TV with porn if they are willing to sell daughters or extort or steal money from the occupier or rip off their countrymen. Water? Clean water? What? Those weird people don’t even brush their teeth? They don’t have clean water?
Well the terrorists…
(It’s been along hard day)

Posted by: Noirette | Jul 11 2006 19:51 utc | 8

Kappy’s just engaging in a little revisionism and CYA, I’d say:
Even if America had arrived in Iraq with a detailed post-war plan, twice the number of troops, and all the counterinsurgency expertise in the world, my guess is that we would have found ourselves in exactly the same spot.

Posted by: The Generic Pimpenell | Jul 11 2006 22:35 utc | 9

That sounds more like urban myth to me. No corroboration of the story to be found on Google.

Posted by: the patriarch | Jul 11 2006 22:53 utc | 10

The problem with those wars of ideas that are also just plain old wars is that people wind up dying while the stupid ideas live on.

Posted by: NickM | Jul 12 2006 15:02 utc | 11