Speaking on Thursday during a visit to London, John Bolton continued to
play up the allegation of a major threat posed by Iran, claiming that
the quick US military buildup in the region had deterred them for now,
but that the threat is not over.
Despite trying to credit the US military for deterrence, Bolton also
continued to accuse Iran, without any evidence, of recent sabotage
attacks against oil tankers, which happened after the US started the
buildup. Bolton’s only evidence for the claim was that he didn’t see who
else would’ve done it. He further added that everyone he believes has
any knowledge would agree with him.
Advancing this from an unverified accusation to something actionable
takes help though. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo looked to continue
that narrative, claiming Iran attacked the tankers to raise oil prices.
This is an important step in turning the claim from just Bolton’s usual
nonsense to general consensus. In his comments, Pompeo no longer treated
the allegation as something the US is just speculating happened, and
instead focused on advancing a story for why it happened. This is meant
to skip over if it happened, and convince people to just grant that part
of the story.
Yet US officials, and Bolton in particular, have spent a generation
creating enemies in the area around where the sabotage took place.
Despite Bolton’s protestations, there are plenty of different groups who
might have wanted to carry out such an attack.
Hint, hint…… Saudi Arabia ….. please fabricate further incidents.
Fact is US sabre rattling, disrupting oil producing nations with regime change and other shenanigans are the problem.
There are plenty of nations and interest groups which would want to raise oil prices.
There are plenty who would think themselves likely to benefit from a false flag attack, especially if it does little real damage.
Both of those categories include plenty of American “friends,” not just the enemies we have so freely accumulated.
How on earth would that help Iran? That’s ridiculous even for Pompeo.
Pompeo: a cross between Baghdad Bob and John Wayne Gacy. Dunford: and aging Marine psychopath in search of martial glory to compensate for his “sapped and impurified bodily fluids”. Bolton: the anti-Christ. Abrams: a second-tier death worshipper. The CIA: paranoia in desperation for a raison d’etre. The State Dept: the US Center for the Advancement of Zionism. All in a circle jerk around our Stable Genius.
Wow! Tell me how this can get more “interesting times”. Even the Israelis are scared.
Another lie from the pimp-in-chief!
Pompeo is a pathological liar as is Bolton and all of those in power. War makes mendacious sociopaths wealthy. Wake up America and stop the madness.
I wonder how long it will take for the administration to accuse Hezbollah of being behind the tanker sabotage. After all, Hezbollah is the real target here. All this Iran talk is to distract people from the coming attack on Lebanon while at the same time using Iran and Hezbollah as an “Iran proxy” to justify that attack.
Remember that the US intended to take out seven countries: Iraq, Syria, Libya, Somalia, Yemen, Lebanon and Iran. The only two that haven’t started yet are Lebanon and Iran. And Hezbollah is the reason neither of those two have started.
So Israel and the US are going to join together to attack Lebanon this summer or next summer. It has to be done while Trump is President because that idiot will be easily led by the nose to do it.
We all know who is pulling the pro-war machine in this reckless and appalling government. Only problem is they’re running this failed state.
https://israelpalestinenews.org/israels-fifth-column-exercising-control-from-inside-the-government/
“Highly likely”??????As in May’s UK, this is considered a proof?
Bolton has never uttered a true statement, and “US chief diplomat” Pompass joins in the chorus against Iran, Venezuela, Cuba, EU , Mexico,China, Russia….if they dare to disobey every order of Big Brother.
Anybody actually saw the damage, and determined how was it done? There was no way that these four ships triggered the mines, at the same time? This is a sabotage with the intent to pin it on Iran. Seriously?