Axis of Evil, Iranian Chapter
A US House of Representatives Resolution effectively requiring a naval blockade on Iran seems fast tracked for passage, gaining co-sponsors at a remarkable speed, but experts say the measures called for in the resolutions amount to an act of war.
H.CON.RES 362 calls on the president to stop all shipments of refined petroleum products from reaching Iran. It also “demands” that the President impose “stringent inspection requirements on all persons, vehicles, ships, planes, trains and cargo entering or departing Iran.”
Analysts say that this would require a US naval blockade in the Strait of Hormuz.
Since its introduction three weeks ago, the resolution has attracted 146 cosponsors. Forty-three members added their names to the bill in the past two days.
In the Senate, a sister resolution S.RES 580 has gained co-sponsors with similar speed. The Senate measure was introduced by Indiana Democrat Evan Bayh on June 2. In little more than a week’s time, it has accrued 19 co-sponsors…
A guy I knew back in college chastises me for just posting these things without some sort of comment.
So…just for the record: I’m against it.
Oh yeah: and again, not a shred of coverage in the mainstream media, that I’m aware of.
Read the full story at Global Research
June 18, 2008
John Blackburn wrote:
This could also simply be election-year posturing. “I care about our national security. As you know, I even co-sponsored a resolution to block those sons-of—the Iranians from touching any oil at all…”
Posted 02 Jul 2008 at 10:22 pm ¶