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Cryptome posted

http://cryptome.org/cn-fuel-low/cn-fuel-low.htm

I wonder if or when liquid fuel shortages will hit the US.

The Bush administration is planning to carry out air strikes against Iran by August and two U.S. Senators have already been briefed on the attack according to a report in the highly respected Asia Times, which cites a former assistant secretary of state and U.S. career diplomat as its source.

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"A strike on Iran could rally American voters to back the war effort and vote for McCain," states the article.

Price of oil increased in 1980.

Commodities investor Jim Rogers shorted oil in 1980.

cheers

Thursday May 22, 2008 15:33

http://www.prosefights.org/nmlegal/fbifoia/fbifoia.htm#gilbert2

Wayne
mainewayne@msn.com

We have some problems you may be able to help solve.

We see from your resume that you have FBI background and expertise in Counterintelligence and Counterterrorism.

This matter deals with Intelligence.

Non-US intelligence, we speculate, uncovered details of the Shahrokhi/Nojeh attempted coup and how the Iraq/Iran war got stated. This was posted, and quickly removed, from Wikipedia.

We speculate non-US intelligence for the reason that the sentence

In July 1980, Zbigniew Brzezinski of the United States met Jordan's King Hussein in Amman to discuss detailed plans for Saddam Hussein to sponsor a coup in Iran against Khomeini.

would be classified TOP SECRET.

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