No its not Video Game Convention E3.. it's the worlds super powers having play time. We are moving closer and closer to World War 3.. This week we have seen all sorts of countries gear up for conflict as many nations participate in a variety of war games:
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Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration Graphic by Stephen Rountree and Sam Forman |
Preparing for any pre-emptive or retaliatory action by Iran, warships from more than 25 countries, including the United States, Britain, France, Saudi Arabia and the UAE, began to amass in the Strait of Hormuz (An area in the Persian Gulf where an estimated 17 million barrels and 30% of the worlds oil moves through) for a 12-day exercise on Monday.
As the war game takes place Iran is playing their own. They are preparing for a pre-emptive attack from Israel. “Our response to Israel is clear: I think nothing will remain of Israel (should it attack Iran). Given Israel’s small land area and its vulnerability to a massive volume of Iran’s missiles, I don’t think any spot in Israel will remain safe,” said Gen. Mohammad Ali Jafar. He also said Iran would close down the Strait of Hormuz, strike U.S. bases in the Middle East, and withdraw from the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty.“The US military bases sprawled around Iran are considered a big vulnerability. Even the missile shields that they have set up, based on information we have, could only work for a few missiles but when exposed to a massive volume of missiles, the shields will lose their efficiency and will not work,” he explained
The Strait of Hormuz is a Oil Chokehold and if closed would lead to disastrous consequences for the United States' economy.
"Cruisers, aircraft carriers and minesweepers from 25 nations are converging on the strategically important Strait of Hormuz in an unprecedented show of force as Israel and Iran move towards the brink of war"
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The Strait of Hormuz is only 21 miles wide at its narrowest point Photo: ALAM
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More War Games taking place are happening in the Pacific with China and Japan. Media sources are saying that relations with the two nations are moving into a downward spiral and there is a war brewing in an area of Vast oil reserves, trillion-dollar trade routes, fervent nationalist sentiments, competing territorial claims and bitter histories – the waters off the east coast of China are a sea of money and a sea of trouble...The area has become dubbed "The Second Persian Gulf." This weeks war games are about the Diaoyu Island.
In a front-page editorial entitled "not play with fire over Diaoyu Islands," People's Daily, Beijing's official mouth-piece, warned, "The Japanese government's September 10 decision to 'nationalize' the Diaoyu Islands has brought the issue to the edge of crisis. The Japanese government's 'purchase' of the islands is the most blatant challenge to China's sovereignty since the Second World War."People's Liberation Army Daily, newspaper of China's armed forces, went one step further by threatening to resort to arms to settle the 40-year-old dispute: "The Diaoyu Islands are the sacred territory of China. New China is neither the one in the first Sino-Japanese war nor the one invaded by Japan. The People's Liberation Army stands firm and is unshakable in its determination to safeguard China's national sovereignty. We will absolutely make no concession on territorial sovereignty." US Defence Secretary Leon Panetta says that China and Japan are heading towards war. With Japan being a US allie, A People’s Liberation Army Admiral is suggesting China Should Prepare For Conflict With U.S. Over Disputed Islands.
(AFP Photo/Jack Guez)very close attention. A brief study of history will highlight that actual WAR has broken out during supposed "War Games". Lets all spread the word and maybe we can eliminate the constant hunger for death and war that this Machine known as Government needs to propitiate its survival. It will continue to digest everything in its path until nothing remains but fecal matter and bone.. Resist Now or forever live under the boot of tyrannical giants - Oddity Orwell
http://environment.nationalgeographic.com/environment/energy/great-energy-challenge/strait-of-hormuz/
http://www.globaltimes.cn/content/730262.shtml
http://www.lancastereaglegazette.com/article/20120920/OPINION02/209200316/China-Japan-island-clash-test-U-S-diplomacy
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/middleeast/iran/9545597/Armada-of-international-naval-power-massing-in-the-Gulf-as-Israel-prepares-an-Iran-strike.html
http://www.infowars.com/iran-responds-to-massive-u-s-armada-gathering-in-the-persian-gulf/
http://rt.com/news/israel-golan-war-drills-480/
An Israeli mobile artillery
drives through sandy terrain during a military exercise in the
Israeli-occupied Golan Heights, north of Israel on September 19, 2012.
(AFP Photo/Jack Guez)
An Israeli mobile artillery drives through sandy terrain during a military exercise in the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights, north of Israel on September 19, 2012. (AFP Photo/Jack Guez)
