Dave Lindorff: Iran Attack Looks More Likely as Eisenhower Carrier Group Sails for Iran Theater
A BUZZFLASH GUEST CONTRIBUTION
by Dave Lindorff, co-author of "The Case for Impeachment"
BREAKING NEWS: Eisenhower Carrier Group Sails for Iran Theater
The nuclear-powered aircraft carrier Eisenhower and its accompanying strike force of cruiser, destroyer and attack submarine slipped their moorings and headed off for the Persian Gulf region on Oct. 2, as I had predicted in a piece in The Nation magazine a few weeks back.
The Eisenhower strike force, according to my sources, is scheduled to arrive in the vicinity of Iran around October 21, at the same time as a second flotilla of minesweepers and other ships.
This build-up of naval power around the coast of Iran, according to some military sources, is in preparation for an air attack on Iran that would target not just Iran's nuclear enrichment facilities, but its entire military command and control system.
While such an attack could be expected to unleash a wave of military violence all over Iraq, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and elsewhere against American forces and interests and against oil wells, pipelines and loading vacilities, as well as a mining of the Persian Gulf and the Strait of Hormuz, with a resulting skyrocketing of global oil prices, the real goal of this new war by the U.S. would be ensuring Republican control of the House and Senate.
It seems increasingly clear that the Republican Party is going to lose its grip on the House of Representatives, and that it may even lose control of the Senate, barring some dramatic October Surprise by the president. So far, the surprises have been working against Republicans, with the Foley sex scandal, the evidence that Abramoff's bribery reached right into the inner sanctum of the White House, and the deteriorating U.S. position in Iraq.
With the number of House seats reportedly "in play" now rising from 15 to 30 and now 50, President Bush is looking at the possibility of a blow out Nov. 7 that could see him facing a Democratic Congress bent on revenge for five six years of systematic abuse.
Bush has committed a long string of impeachable crimes against the Constitution, the Republic and the American people -- everything from lying to the Congress and the 9-11 Commission, obstructing an investigation into the outing of CIA agent Valerie Plame, abuse of power, violation of federal laws like the Foreign Surveillance Intelligence Act, dereliction of duty and criminal negligence, and war crimes. He can expect a Democratic Congress to call him to account for at least some of these crimes, whatever House minority leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) may say today.
This means that the worse things look for Republican chances in November, the greater the likelihood that a desperate President Bush will order a disastrous attack on Iran -- one that would have the country enter into a third, even worse, war even as it is currently busy losing two others. But Bush and his gang of cronies don't care about initiating a disaster. They're focussed on the disaster that will hit them if they don't turn around the November election. Sacrificing the country or its young men and women in uniform, or the lives of innocent Iranians, is not a concern, any more than it was when Bush ordered the invasion of Iraq.
Clearly such a war would be an act of madness, and yet we know that the plans, already drawn up, are being updated and fine-tuned now by generals and admirals whose twisted sense of patriotism has them giving primary loyalty to a demented commander in chief instead of to the Constitutional and the people of the United States, to both of which they swore an oath to protect.
I hope I am wrong about all this, but the sailing of the Eisenhower, which had been pushed forward recently by about a month by the Pentagon for clearly political reasons, makes me think I'm right. A key will be what happens with the Enterprise carrier strike force, which has already been on station in the Arabian Sea for six months, where it has been launching air strikes against Afghanistan and Iraq targets. Ordinarily, such deployments last six months and then the carrier group returns to base for resupply and for R&R for the crew. If the Enterprise is held over for a longer deployment, after the arrival of the Eisenhower, we will know that something serious is planned.
What is deeply troubling here is the total silence on the part of the Democratic Party opposition. Not one Democrat in Congress, and as far as I know, not one Democratic candidate for Congress -- not even anti-war insurgent Ned Lamont in Connecticut -- has demanded an answer from Bush and the Pentagon for the obvious military buildup around Iran, or about published reports that the U.S. already has special forces in side Iran backing the terrorist organization MEK, and selecting targets for U.S. bombardment.
If and when the U.S. attacks Iran, leading to a predicable -- if temporary -- rallying around the flag by the American public, and to an upset win by incumbent Republican congressional candidates, Democrats will have only themselves to blame for the debacle.
But it will be the American people -- and especially the people of Iran -- who will be the victims of this treacherous deed and this treasonous failure of will.
A BUZZFLASH GUEST CONTRIBUTIONDave Lindorff is co-author with Barbara Olshansky of "The Case for Impeachment: The Legal Argument for Removing President George W. Bush from Office" (St. Martin's Press, June 2006). His work can be found at www.thiscantbehappening.net
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The Eisenhower is the key for shared nuclear alchemy with Iran
Here are the aircraft carriers of Westinghouse atomic power ascent:
Enterprise(still westinghouse),Nimitz(refixed with CBS),Eisenhower(refixed with BNFL),Vinson(offline will be fixed with Toshiba Westinghouse),Abraham Lincoln,George Washington,Stennis
Here is the aircraft carrier of CBS(absorbed parent company Westinghouse):
USS Nimitz (overhauled)
USS Truman
Here is the aircraft Carrier of BNFL Westinghouse:
USS Eisenhower (overhauled)
USS Ronald Regan
note*:BNFL Daresbury, United Kingdom has the Synchrotron Radiation Source also the birthplace of Charles Dodgson or Lewis Caroll Alice and Wonderland
Finally, Here is the aircraft carrier of Toshiba BNFL ABB Westinghouse:
USS Vinson (offline for overhaul)
USS HW Bush (offline)
If you can imagine, CBS (monitor), BNFL (electron source deflector), Toshiba (electrical components), where as the components continue to become smaller it warps the components of network westinghouse or aircraft carriers below the Truman, this warping force will win Iran over atomically (which carries then over to the macro-world and possibly the dynamics of ancient civilization). The Eisenhower is one of many keys.
From,dx Lacaille (invention applications),fx Bayer (animal outsourcing) into the fx Ptolemaic system (infrastructure) starting from the dx hare between agriculture transparant sirius & orion. If you read about Ophiuchus fx and Phaton Eridanus dx there is a big release of the thunderbolt from Zeus.
The cardinal points of light = persian royal stars!
Comfirmed - White House on crack!
We’re bombing Iran in early November.
Think I'm nuts?
It's the ultimate "rally-around-the-flag" - keep us in office - because we can't take 2 years of investigations pre-election ploy! And if that and the voting fraud don’t do the trick there's always putting those 800 detention camps that cheney's Halliburton has built to good use.
And who's going to stop bush? Just when his poll numbers are tanking (again) and scandals are breaking all around this do-nothing congress gives bush DICTORIAL powers! It's like the whole God-damn political systems is on crack!
Still think I'm crazy? How could bush possibly attack Iran - the military is stretched to breaking, rational people say. Indeed, but we're not talking "rational" people here - they're not even sane. Read the "mission statement" for PNAC - Iran has always been the target – the naval forces are heading there as we speak. Special Forces have been mapping out targets for months. This has got to be one of the biggest open secrets around and there’s been hardly a whisper.
Then try this on for size - today a friend left for deployment - not for Iraq - but for three weeks debriefing before being deployed to ... Iran.
In 3 weeks bush starts WWIII
Get Ready to March on DC! It's the return of Flower Power!
Once it becomes clear that Iran will be attacked, we will need one million people to immediately go to Washington, D.C. and march in a pro-peace rally.
The peaceful marchers must completely surround the White House, Congress and the Pentagon with a continuous sit in. They must lay seige and refuse to leave until the evil and criminal Bush/Cheney stands down on Iran.
This peaceful action of defiance will assure a Democratic victory on Election Day, especially if Democratic politicians also participate in the pro-peace rally.
Our Two Options
Do or die, meaning that we the people either rise up and prevent this nuclear winter or it'll be "Will the last one out please turn off the lights".
Since the first sign might be a mushroom cloud.
Wouldn't Iran be justified in launching a preventitive war on the US.
US Sneak Attack on Iran
There's always the #ITMDFA* UNIFORM CODE! YANK FREE!
Attacking Iran..?
I am not sure the American people will "rally around the flag"...they have become aware of the Iraq deception, the lies. They should know that the difference between Iran who does not have nuclear capabilities yet (maybe in 5 to 10 years) and N. Korea who does...is one, Iran has oil..N. Korea doesn't and two, Iran is a threat to Israel while N. Korea may be a threat to the world...(another mad dictator, a familiar scenario?) I am not conviced that the majority of Americans will rally around Bush Co...I think this plan, if it is a plan..will backfire....so what is left to hang on to power for the Republicans....maybe something much more dangerous for citizens, Martial Law...?
I have the same feeling
I hesitantly have the same feelings as you about this. I have not seen any poles in quite a while, but attacking Iran was not a popular action with the American people last time I saw a poll. It wasn't even close, it was like 80% against or something like that. People now know the Busheviks were liars about Iraq, why should they be trusted with Iran.
I do know this for sure though, whether or not an attack on Iran would save the house and senate for the Republicans (I still am not sure at all it would have that effect), it would only be short term. I really see the aftermath of the attack being the most catastrophic failure in the history of American foreign policy. Violence across Iraq and the middle east exploding, the possible destruction of Israel, the huge rise in gas prices($100+ a barrel). The only hope Rove would have to keep the con party from being completely destroyed forever would be a marshall law, internment camp situation. I just don't see that working. There are over 150 million people in this country who now hate Bush, and if there's anything this country has enough of it's guns.
Most Likely Dates For Attack...
.....would be the thursday or friday preceding the election. If Bush were to attack Iran on sunday or monday before the election that would be too close.
The Democrats, in general, will support the attack. The Dem's are more in Israel's pocket than the GOP.
Not only are the Dems in Israel's pocket...
...but they're still smarting over Ayatollah Khomeini's overthrow of Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, Shah of Iran, and the U.S. embassy seizure by militants and subsequent hostage crisis, on Jimmy Carter's watch. Consequently they don't want to look like pussies on security this election season.
Big mistake.
Republicans are responsible for Khomeni
The cons are directly responsible for the Islamic takeover of Iran. The Eisenhower administration overthrew the democratically elected secular government in Iran in 1953 with the help of the CIA and British Petroleum. BP had gone to Truman about it in 1948 and he had thrown them out on their asses. Eisenhower and the con oil men couldn't have a popular Iranian president who wouldn't let them control the Iranian's oil now could they. They illegally overthrew him and installed the puppet monarch shah who was never liked by the Iranian people. And why should he have been? A foreign puppet beholden to foreign corparate oil interests instead of the well being of his people. I can't imagine why he wasn't liked.
How ironic it is that the aircraft carrier "Eisenhower" is now going to create another fiasco in Iran, just like its' namesake did the first time.
Also, I agree with you about the little parasite "ally" Israel having the government in their pocket. I wouldn't go as so far to say that the Dems are worse than the Republicans in that aspect however. I'm sure the Israeli's tried to get Clinton to invade Iraq (as demonstrated by PNAC), but they had to wait for their little con buddy Bush to actually do it. That being said I'm not happy with either of our choices in this respect.
Opsec Dogfish - A short story
It won't be a carrier. It doesn't need to be that big of a loss. -Dane
Sept. 23, 2006
OPSEC DOGFISH
The U.S.S. Abraham, stationed off the Persian Gulf awaits encrypted orders to begin the games, while the carrier U.S.S. Eisenhower, in route, is scheduled to rendezvous in just a few days. Last orders standing: Engage the enemy only if provoked, but do not initiate. Admiral Frank Giffen, a war harden warrior has no qualm of using every last nuclear bunker-buster in his arsenal of twenty-four, if necessary. Admiral Giffen has gone over and over the scenario in his mind, and with his commanding officers. “When the time comes men, it will be the ultimate test of our training. I am proud of you men. Stand proud. We protect America.”
Fully aware of the latest test firing of the Iranian “shark”, a hyper-speed hydrogen propelled Russian torpedo, the Admiral knew every evasive maneuver in the book. “And, a few that aren’t,” he thought. “The U.S. Navy has some tricks that enemies would never guess.“
“Captain!” Admiral Giffen barked. “Sonar B.u.r.s.t., if you will.”
Captain Harrington, too a seasoned commander, loyal but not a yes man. “Sir at this range? The acoustic effect, Sir? You know that the ping will reverberate off our hull and light up our location like a stripper in a burlesque show?”
“Cappy, have faith. I want them to know we’re here.”
“Admiral, can I speak to you off the bridge for a moment, Sir?”
“No, Captain you may not!” Admiral Giffen barked. In a low but commanding voice the Admiral continues, “Here’s your concern. We have been instructed not to engage the enemy unless provoked. We have also been given orders not to provoke the enemy thereby causing them to engage us. Am I right so far? They already know we’re here. I want there to be no doubt in their minds. Cappy, I have no intention on starting a war with Iran, not yet, so do it, that’s an order!”
“Aye, Aye Admiral.” The Captain orders protocol for a ship wide sonar B.u.r.s.t.. The U.S.S. Abraham is a bustle of activity. Seaman reach into their pockets for their ear plugs. Over their ear plugs, they place their muffs which are never more than two feet from their body in any direction at any given time. The sonar B.u.r.s.t. protocol calls for every sailor to man their posts, and to run super silent operation. No clanging, no talking, no radio. Dead silence.
The sonar B.u.r.s.t. is highly advanced, utilizing Trefenol D, a composite wafer technology. With a single burst of sound, the U.S.S. Abraham can see any submerged vessel or creature that is two feet in sized or larger within 1800 miles. Since the information that reverberates back is complex and overly detailed, the information can be filtered out to specific materials, shapes, and sizes which can be dialed in for a simplified picture of what is out there, perhaps only one hundred miles away.
Captain Harrington checks the dialed in datum. Ocean bottom: topography: metals: composition: size of vessel; a smaller submarine, say 18 feet around and 120 feet long.
“A sonar B.u.r.s.t. at this location will bounce off the shoreline and reverberate against the hull. We’ll literally be in an echo chamber.” The Captain placing his muffs over his ears, watches the second hand to hit the thirty tick. “Admiral, waiting on your mark.”
“Ok, Cappy.” Inserting his ear plugs and placing on his muffs, the Admiral raises his hand in the air. “On my mark, . . . 4, 3, 2, 1, Burst!” Admiral Giffen lowers his arm.
Cap. Harrington signals the Sonar room to begin the burst.
A few moments go by, then an enormous sound wave washes over the U.S.S. Abraham, first from the starboard side, then minutes later from the port. Each wave cascading against the hull as if to crush its 22 inch think composition. Even with its sonar absorbing skin, the hull provides no protection for its inhabitants. Sound transfers from water to hull to air with ease. Without the ear protection, everyone in the ship would suffer permanent hearing loss. If an enemy sub is within close range, God help ‘em. After a few minutes the worst is over, but the protection has to remain until the “all clear.”
“God Damn It,” the captain yelled. The sailors put their hands over their ear muffs to no effect. The ringing in their ears is unbearable. Cries of pain cannot be heard above the high pitch echoing off metal surfaces inside the submarine.
“Not so bad ,” the Admiral thought.
The actual sonar B.u.r.s.t.. lasts for only seven seconds, but the amplitude of burst reverberates around the sub for several minutes. The ship has to be silent the entire time to hear more distant features of the ocean. As you would expect, the farther away a feature is, the more time it takes, the fainter its reverberation. The picture from the Sonar Blast becomes less detailed by distance traveled. Detail isn’t everything. If a submarine is out there within 100 or so miles, the U.S.S. Abraham will know about it instantly.
Captain Harrington hoped the Admiral hadn’t lost sight of the fact of using a sonar B.u.r.s.t.. Because of the geological features of the Persian Gulf, to use the sonar B.u.r.s.t. is to announce the U.S.S. Abraham’s own position to any other ship or sub in the area. Surely, Admiral Giffen understands that.
Using a TelePrompTer, the Admiral communicates his next orders. Batten down, full speed for 15 miles, on current bearing, half speed vector 30 degrees south, southwest, full stop. Radial turn 180, full stop. The Admirals orders flashed on the screens in every compartment, “Secure your station.” Each sailor understands the meaning: Hold on to something.
The Sonar is capable of compensating for speed and bearing so that the Abraham doesn’t have to be stationary in order to map out the sonar picture. “Otherwise you’d be a sitting duck.” the Admiral thought.
“46 Knots!!?” Captain Harrington, to himself. “At this depth? I hope the Admiral knows what he is doing. It can get crowded down here in a hurry. A collision at that speed would be certain death, regardless of a hull breach.”
Ten minutes pass, the U.S.S. Abraham is slowing for the second maneuver.
The sonar room e-mail confirms they have not received a solid contact, nothing out of the ordinary, yet.
* * * * *
Satellite contact: Code Odessa, Charlie niner,niner, niner, alpha, two. Repeated.
The Admiral can scarcely believe it. “Can’t be.” Code Odessa? “Captain Harrington, I request your presence in the briefing chamber, immediately Cappy.”
Admiral Giffen shows Harrington the Code for confirmation. Cappy cracks the sealed envelope and pulls out the cipher. His complexion pales, his expression falls from his face.
The code has been confirmed. “Captain Harrington, I order you to carry out OPSEC Odessa, renamed - Operation Dogfish. Commence Operation Dogfish in double time.”.
Cappy falters a moment. “Aye, aye Sir.” He spoke without pleasure. “What is the fucking hurry?” Captain Harrington thinks to himself.
Over the com Captain Harrington gives the order. “All hands man your stations! All hands man you stations! Await further instructions. That is all.”
“Follow me up to the bridge, Cappy. This is the day we have spent our days training for, let’s make ‘em proud.”
“We are commencing Operation Dogfish. I repeat, commence Operation Dogfish. Launch sequence, Ensign! We need targets and we need them immediately! Engine room, full up. Just below! Just below! Bering vector 18 degrees East, southeast, 12 knots steady, slow to 6 knots at firing sequence.”
“Ensign! Do we have targets? Give me targets as they are ready.”
The first three nuclear tipped missiles fire from the Abraham, headed toward Iran’s hardened nuclear facilities, each finding their mark. Three more are released from their containment. Then another three followed by four. Then two more volleys of four each are fired in sequence. These 21 fish-turned raptors, find their prey, their predetermined mark, each spreading their poisonous particulate matter across the dessert and into the atmosphere.
A fish of another kind zero’s in on its designated target, however, this one the Admiral hadn’t anticipated. A blip on the screen, the deterrent pods designed to confuse any would be torpedo away from the sub were automatically released. The pods simulate the subs signature so that the torpedo will miss its intended target. To no avail, the pods are ineffective, allowing the supersonic Shark to take a bite out of the whale. The U.S.S. Abraham is able to get off one distress call before plunging to the bottom of the Persian Gulf.
At this moment America is at war. The mandatory military draft which had been drawn well before this moment, could now be given to Congress with no threat of change or veto or debate. Hell, Congress will demand it be made into law, as will half of America.
The plan is working smoothly, and now there is no way for anyone to stop it, the momentum will carry it through. The event of a Trident Class nuclear submarine being sunk off the Persian Gulf will cause the patriotic frenzy that has been sorely missing. This will finally end the debate on how best to handle the Middle East. Quite pleased with himself, the Supreme Commander as he will become known, summons his elevator that will take him well out of harms way, several hundred feet below his residence to the most sophisticated command and control center ever known. He will be met by several of his cronies to help carry out the rest of his plan.
“It is a great day for America,” he says to himself. “First Martial Law, then the sequestering of na-sayers and the disobedient. Then we purge the impure from our society. Imagine, a perfect society ruled in God’s image for 1000 years! Finally, it has come to be.” The Supreme Commander beams at his good fortune.
Meanwhile. . .
The streets of America fill with protesters against yet another war. Angry shouts demand a withdrawal from the Middle East, lasting for weeks, some lingering for months. Police quell the unrest as best they can. Casualties mount on both sides. Curfew is in effect, America marches forward with a mandatory draft, terrorists on the run, and a full unretractable nuclear war continues into the foreseeable future.
God help our grandchildren.
Hi I am in the 4th grade
The U.S. will sink the carrier in a sneeky way and blame it on Iran. Ok I have to catch the bus now. Have a great day!
aircraft carrier Eisenhower SUNK !
aircraft carrier Eisenhower will be SUNK ! Supposedly by Iran's Russian made super torpedoes... (the reality? Another false flag black op) Thousands US sailors and others die...
Here' the casus belli... Just before the "election"...
And the excuse for an immediate draft...
And for nuking Iran.
What's Paul Revere good for but to forewarn you?
What's the difference? Will you seize arms and reclaim your country?
Or are you too walmart and cable addicted cattle incapable of anything but barking on blogs?
You put it past this crowd to slaughter US troops for political and neocon wetdreams?
Surely you jest...
Everything's in place... Habeas corpus is no more... Time to "roll"
Are you ready? Remember, Paul Revere told ya'
"One if by sea, two if by air"
Paul Revere, I believe that you have the right concept --- that Bush is planning to allow the killing of many working-class US Navy kids to act as a casus belli, 'trip wire' in vastly expanding his ME war for control of oil.
However, unlike the Paul Revere of old, the signals are now "one if by sea (topedeos), and two if by air ("Sunburn" missiles).
Paul, I think you got your signals crossed. I would bet that the Iranian response will be the surprising launch ("who cold have predicted") of several of the Russian SS-N-22 "Sunburn" anti-ship missiles that are deployed along the straits of hormuz.
If there were any justice these unstoppable "Sunburns" would detonate their 20Kt nuke warheads up Bush's a** instead of killing the working-class kids in the US Navy, who Bush is using as fodder in his planned expansion of ME oil war.
amacd
Bush may have a babysitter
James baker has been hanging around the White House the past few days. I'm thinking daddy has Baker keeping a close eye on Junior in case he thinks he's gonna do something drastic.
Cheney and Rummy are usually making sure no one can come in and interfer but, Baker is the one person who intimidates them and can roll right over them.
Daddy knows Junior has screwed up big time and with the chances of loosing one or both houses, knows he's unstable enough to do something stupid, especially if Junior and Rove get thier heads together.
Minding Junior Bush
What a spectacularly trivial family to have the fate of the world in its hands! The elder Bush thinks his son's imprudent plan to destroy our country by starting a war with Iran is an internal family disciplinary matter, to be handled by a trusted babysitter! The rest of us are supposed to sit quiet and let Daddy Bush handle it, if he can! God how Ioathe these asinine, utterly inferior, overprivileged snobs! Where the f--- do they get their preposterous gall????
bush didn't build 800
bush didn't build 800 detention camps across the U.S. for nothing. http://buzzflash.com/farrell/06/02/far06003.html
My take - bush&co can not afford to have their crimes investigated. Accountablibity isn't even in their vocabulary and doesn't fit into the neo-con plan for the fascist take-over of this country. Whatever happens this Nov. 7th, either the election fraud works one more time, and those detention camps get used if mass demostrations hit the streets, or the fraud doesn't work, bush creates another 9/11, Iran(?) to have the nation rally around him to take everyone's mind off the failures and Foley. If this doesn't work, there's the detention camps again.
It's already bad. Average Americans are squeezed to the hilt. Any further increase in cost of living will push this nation past the breaking point. (If not already there) If indeed bush&co. continue their plan, and I don't see anything stopping them past mass civil disobedience (where are you MoveOn, Democractic Underground, Buzzflash, ect.? - should of been organized a long time ago) the round-up of those that would wish to save this country will start sooner rather than later. Probably never before has this nation been threatened from within as it is being threatened now and NOW is when we must resist before this evil group of people can fully execute their plans.
Understand that what I just advocated could very well make me a target. But if fighting bush makes me an "enemy combatant" - than an enemy of this government I will be until we the people can take it back!
Iran and Lindorff and Israel
Concerning Bush's insane plan to start a new war, against Iran, Lindorff laments: "What is deeply troubling here is the total silence on the part of the Democratic Party opposition."
"Concerning"? Well, OK. But mystifying? Not at all. And that is because this insane war, like the Iraq war before it, is planned for Israel's (supposed) benefit; and the Democratic party, like the Republican party, dares not position itself as less "pro-Israel" than its rival party. Rahm Emmanuel, Israel's man in charge of the Democratic party, will make sure that when it comes to policy concerning Israel, American voters will have no real choice. We are Israel's big, stupid, expendible attack dog. Who cares what happens to the United States of America? Israel's enlargement and other strategic objectives must be accomplished, at our fatal expense if necessary.
Israel totally controls our foreign policy and our military. So we will destroy ourselves for our dear little parasitic "ally" Israel.
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been there - has been done
been there - has been done before
goggle USS Liberty ...