What Would War III Look Like? -
A flurry of military maneuvers in the Middle East
increases speculation that conflict with Iran
is no longer quite so unthinkable.
Here's how the U.S. would fight such a war-
-and the huge price it would have to pay to win
it
By MICHAEL DUFFY
http://time-proxy.yaga.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1535817,00%20.html
War III: Going to War -
The latest to warn about a War III is former senator
and one-time presidential aspirant Gary Hart, long an expert
on national security issues, who says that targeting drones
and special forces targeting specialists are already operating
over and inside Iran, sizing up and locating as many as
400 targets for U.S. cruise missiles and bombers -
This is in anticipation of an aerial strike which my own
research suggests could come as early as October -
Of course, this could all be bluster-
- a Karl Rove-designed strategy to get the public all worked up
they way they used to do with color-coded terror alerts until
that strategy wore out its effectiveness through overuse.
But the actual sending of Special Forces units into harm's way
in Iran, and the preparation of Navy battle groups for deployment
to the Iran Theater, make it more probable that an actual attack
is in the offing.
Word that regular military units are being prepared for third
tours to the region, that the administration is changing the
guidelines to make possible longer call-ups of National Guard
units for longer and more frequent overseas tours of active duty,
and that units in Iraq are being given stop-loss orders to delay
their return home also suggest something major is brewing.
Otherwise logic would lead to the expectation that the
administration would be announcing a reduction in troop levels
in Iraq before Election Day.
Ordinarily one would say that the real sign of an imminent attack
would be a convening of Congress to consider a use of force
authorization, or perhaps an attempt in the United Nations
to win endorsement for an attack from the UN Security Council,
but clearly this is not happening.
And for good reason.
Who has trashed the Constitution to the point that it is now
little more than a historical artifact, doesn't think the needs
approval from the UN or even from the Congress to embark -
on the dangerous, bloody and immoral war yet.
According to this confirmed White House has the power
as "commander in chief in time of war" to act in violation
of both Constitution and law, as the sees fit -
The "war" in question is the so-called "War on Terror."
The title Commander in Chief derives from the wording of
Article II of the Constitution, in which the Founding Fathers
said that a president would simultaneously be the top general
of the military.
With the backing of his Alberto Gonzales, the head of what used
to be known quaintly as the Justice Department, that when
Congress, in the wake of the 9-11 attacks in 2001, voted
an Authorization for the Use of Military Force against
Al Qaeda-
-it was also giving him the power to act as Commander-in-Chief
in a war on terror that would have no end and that would extend
anywhere and everywhere in the world and within the borders
of the U.S.
In other words, that the October 2001 Congressional AUMF
effectively made him a general, for as long as there were
terrorists foreign or domestic trying to harm -
Americans or American interests -
We need only note how Bush, in his address at the UN General Assembly
last week, was describe the leaders of Iran as
"supporters of terror."
It meant he is asserting his right to attack them as part
of that "war" on terror, based upon the 2001 AUMF -
WAR SIGNALS? Courtesy of The Nation -
As reports circulate of a sharp debate within the White House
over possible US military action against Iran and its nuclear
enrichment facilities -
The Nation has learned that the Bush Administration and
the Pentagon have issued orders for a major "strike group"
of ships, including the nuclear aircraft carrier Eisenhower
as well as a cruiser, destroyer, frigate, submarine escort
and supply ship, to head for the Persian Gulf, just off Iran's
western coast.
This information follows a report in the current issue of
Time magazine, both online and in print, that a group of ships
capable of mining harbors has received orders to be ready
to sail for the Persian Gulf by October 1.
As Time writes in its cover story, "What Would War Look Like?,"
evidence of the forward deployment of minesweepers and word that
the chief of naval operations had asked for a reworking of old
plans for mining Iranian harbors "suggest that a much discussed-
-but until now largely theoretical-
-prospect has become real:
that the U.S. may be preparing for war with Iran."
According to Lieut. Mike Kafka, a spokesman at the headquarters
of the Second Fleet, based in Norfolk, Virginia,
the Eisenhower Strike Group, bristling with Tomahawk cruise missiles,
has received recent orders to depart the United States in a
little over a week.
Other official sources in the public affairs office of
the Navy Department at the Pentagon confirm that this powerful
armada is scheduled to arrive off the coast of Iran on
or around October 21. -
Expert: Tactical nukes needed to blast Iranian defenses
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
RYAN NADEL , THE JERUSALEM POST Sep. 19, 2006
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Tactical nuclear weapons would be required to penetrate the defenses
Iran has constructed around its nuclear facilities, according to Col.
(res.) Shlomo Mofaz, an international consultant on terrorism and
intelligence and a research fellow at the Institute of
Counterterrorism at the Interdisciplinary Center in Herzliya.
Mofaz argued that any preemptive action - not necessarily launched by
Israel - against Iran's nuclear facilities would need to employ
tactical nuclear weapons.
"The Iranians have invested a lot of money to hide their weapons and
infrastructure underground. The most sensitive items are below the
surface," he said.
"American experts have said they are not sure that conventional
weapons would be able to infiltrate these sites," he said. "Based on
information from public sources, any attack should use tactical
nuclear weapons."
As reported in Time magazine on Monday, a recent Pentagon report
outlining US military options to the Iranian threat mentions the
difficulty of locating all targets. It also states that Iran's
reinforced facilities constitute a strategic challenge to any
military action. The report suggests that repeated air strikes using
laser and satellite guided missiles would be necessary.
Mofaz added that the Iranians have studied US and Israeli techniques
for destroying infrastructure and weapons stores, and therefore have
built these bunkers as a response.
As the UN Security Council begins the process of bringing potential
sanctions against Iran to a vote, Mofaz stressed that the Iranian
strategy in relation to the UN was one of foot-dragging, an attempt
to buy time while the nuclear drive advances.
"The Iranian administration is gaining more time to push forward to
finish its program," said Mofaz, adding that the sanction moves had
come too late.
According to Mofaz, there are two essential aspects to an Israeli
response to the threat from Iran: The need to deploy the Arrow
antimissile system - which would be effective only if Teheran were to
employ a small number of missiles, but not against larger volleys -
and to develop a second-strike capability.
"Second-strike capabilities are based on the assumption that Israel
has nuclear weapons," he noted, "something which has not been
confirmed by the Israeli government."
Regarding a preemptive strike against Iranian nuclear facilities,
Mofaz said that according to the principles of the IDF, as first set
out by David Ben-Gurion, "Israel must have full capability to defend
itself; there must be a program and plan to deal with the Iranian
threat... The IDF needs to have the capability to eliminate this
threat."
Mofaz warned, however, that both the appropriate timing for such a
strike and whether the IDF was capable of destroying Iran's nuclear
program were unknown.
"The difficulty of such a strike stems from the possibility that
there are many unidentified nuclear development sites and the limited
usefulness of conventional air strikes against nuclear facilities,"
he said.
Look for the aircraft carriers info - going to the Gulf? -
Crude Oil in a long Term Bull market -
going to LY $100 ++ soon -
German warships head for Lebanon -
German sailors during a farewell ceremony in Wilhelmshaven -
The German contingent will be the second-largest
in the UN mission
Eight German warships have left for the eastern Mediterranean,
where they will join the United Nations peacekeeping mission
in Lebanon -
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/5367994.stm
China ups Lebanon force to 1,000 -
UN peacekeeping engineers from China work in the port
in the southern Lebanese city of Naqoura - 17/8/06
China sent 180 engineers to Lebanon before the recent fighting
China will increase its peacekeeping presence in Lebanon
to 1,000 troops, Premier Wen Jiabao has confirmed.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/5355128.stm
China want to play now -
missiles to Iran -
and Iran to continue to feed -
the militant Hezbollah movement etc.? -
Only time will tell if American -
nuclear bunker-buster bombs -
can put an end to this damn madness. ???
Creation, as does Gula and her dog Fido,
can only sit and wait. (40111)
by Glen Kealey
Kissinger warns of possible "war of civilizations"
Wed Sep 13, 11:54 AM ET
WASHINGTON (AFP) - Former US secretary of state Henry Kissinger
warned that Europe and the United States must unite to head off
a "war of civilizations" arising from a nuclear-armed Middle Eas
In an opinion column in the Washington Post, the renowned foreign
policy expert said the potential for a "global catastrophe" dwarfed
lingering transatlantic mistrust left over from the Iraq war.
"A common Atlantic policy backed by moderate Arab states must become
a top priority, no matter how pessimistic previous experience
with such projects leaves one," Kissinger wrote.
"The debate sparked by the Iraq war over American rashness vs.
European escapism is dwarfed by what the world now faces.
"Both sides of the Atlantic should put their best minds together
on how to deal with the common danger of a wider war merging into
a war of civilizations against the background of a nuclear-armed
Middle East."
Kissinger wrote that the big threat lay in the erosion of nation
states and the emergence of transnational groups. Iran was at the
centre of the challenge, he said, with its support for Hezbollah,
radical Shiite groups in Iraq and its nuclear program.
Washington must accept that many European nations were more
optimistic about talks designed to convince Iran to halt uranium
enrichment -- a process Tehran denies is aimed at making weapons,
he wrote.
But in return, he said, Europe should accept the process must
include a "bottom line" beyond which diplomatic flexibility
must not go and a time limit to ensure talks did not become
a shield for "developing new assaults."
Europe reflexions -
In the article, Kissinger, national security adviser for former
president Richard Nixon, and secretary of state for Nixon and
his successor Gerald Ford, warned the Lebanese Shiite militia
Hezbollah was still dangerous, after its month-long conflict
with Israel.
"Hezbollah's next move is likely to be an attempt to dominate
the Beirut government by intimidation and, using the prestige
gained in the war, manipulating democratic procedures," he said.
He concluded by noting that observers wondered whether, after
the Cold War, trans-Atlantic ties could survive the loss
of a common enemy.
"We now know that we face the imperative of building -
a new world order or potential global catastrophe.
It cannot be done alone by either side of the Atlantic.
Is that realization sufficient to regenerate a common purpose?"
http://www.investorshub.com/boards/board.asp?board_id=6582
Its plenty of FMNJ Cerro Rico - rich Silver area
ore and the Silver Ag - is a Strategic war metal -
RE: Ok its the smelter, pic taken -
many huge pile of tailings -
some on the left and another on the right side
and one in the middle -
Americano thanks - its plenty of rich area
ore and the Silver Ag - is a Strategic war metal -
from another board -
FMNJ - will Go to Moon Soon -
only need a final shakeout of the weak? -
before the storm -
A recovery in crude oil futures enabled Gold and Silver -
futures to bounce back from early losses Monday, traders
and analysts said -
December Gold settled with a gain of 50 cents to $595.90 an
ounce on the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange
after initially trading as low as $587.50.
December Silver added 1.5 cents to $11.325 after a low of $11.13 -
As Comex Gold was closing, the Chicago Board of Trade's full-sized December
Gold futures were up 40 cents to $595.70, while full-sized
December Silver was up 8.1 cents to 11.322 -
Early in the day, several traders blamed weakness in gold and silver on the
soft tone in crude oil at the time, plus strength in the U.S. dollar.
"The energy sector has taken a lot of the inflation fears out of the market,"
said Mike Zarembski, futures analyst with XPRESSTRADE. "Oil was below $60
earlier in the session and took the metals (down) with it."
He also blamed some of the metals' early weakness on a stronger dollar.
However, after trading to a 10-month low of $59.52 a barrel overnight,
November crude oil had snapped back to $62 as Comex gold was closing, which was
a gain for the day of $1.45.
"Some of the strength in the copper, gold and silver is all related to the
turnaround here in the oil markets," said Jim Quinn, commodity floor analyst
with A.G. Edwards.
"The dollar is still a little bit firmer. But for the most part, what we've
been doing in here (with metals) has been oil sensitive."
Energy-market analysts said crude oil snapped back on technically driven
buying and bullishly construed comments from OPEC President Edmund Daukoru, who
said he and other oil ministers from the cartel were "conferring" about the
slump in oil prices over the last six weeks.
"In the case of silver, we were able to work back above the 200-day moving
average," said Quinn. "So technically, we got a little buying in the silver."
The 200-day average for the December silver futures stands at $11.215.
Meanwhile, the Platinum Group Metals - which close earlier than gold and
silver - finished lower for the day, although they did pare their losses at
least some as the other metals had begun their rebound.
"We had some selling in the October platinum on an outright basis," said a
floor trader. Furthermore, with first-notice day for the October futures
approaching at month-end, much of the activity was a rolling, with selling of
October and buying January on a spread basis.
October platinum finished down $14.90 to $1,133.20 an ounce, while January
fell $13.40 to $1,144.20.
Meanwhile, December palladium settled $4.45 lower at $317.20 an ounce.
"In palladium, it looks like we're going to be range-bound for a while here,"
said the floor trader, commenting that support has emerged a couple of dollars
$315 and a little below. The December futures bottomed at $313.25 Monday.
"We did have light commission-house buying in the palladium," said the floor
trader. "There was also a little bit of fund liquidation going on."
Settlements (open-outcry trading only):
London PM Gold Fix: $584.75 versus $589 Friday
U.S. spot gold at 1:52 p.m. ET: $590.10, up $1.80 from previous day; Range:
$582.20-$591.30
December Gold (RGCZ06) $595.90, up 50 cents; Range $587.50-$597
December Silver (RSIZ06) $11.325, up 1.5 cents; Range $11.13-$11.37
October platinum (RPLV06) $1,133.20, down $14.90; Range $1,124-$1,144
December palladium (RPAZ06) $317.20, down $4.45; Range $313.25-$318
FMNJ - Silver LT Strong Bull Trend Started -
1st LT Bull wave - 1st correction -
4 more LT Bull waves to Go -
FMNJ - 1 LT Strong Bull wave start -
vs - 1 fib correction -
FMNJ - 4 LT Bull waves to GO -
FMNJ - 5 LT Strong bear waves -
vs. 5 LT weak bull waves -
Well everyone should be rewarded for efforts -
especially the miners from Bolivia who will -
be very glad to work for all of the family -
to a more fair wages -
Franklin Mining Announces Pulacayo Tailings Program -
LAS VEGAS, NV--(MARKET WIRE)--Sep 12, 2006 --
Franklin Mining, Inc.
(Other OTC:FMNJ.PK - News) announces program -
for funding their mining operations.
The Pulacayo operation is purely tailings
(Tailings are produced when metallic ores are ground
into fine powder to free the metal-bearing mineral.).
The investment for Pulacayo tailings is $1.5 million.
Franklin Mining and Kempf Mining will share -
the partnership as:
Franklin - 51%,
Kempf - 27%
and Peruvian group - 12%.
COMIBOL will be paid 0 to 15 $US/ton of tailings.
Franklin Mining will lease the first mining plant -
from Eco Mining, Inc. of Bolivia.
It should be operational in October and will produce -
up to $200,000 to Franklin Mining per month -
with an increase of up to 10 plants
by January 2007.
The processing will produce 4,000 tons per day.
The existing tailings and metal grades consist
of 4,000,000 tons of tailings.
The total weight of Silver is equal to 248 kg
and 7,973,507 Troy ounce silver ingots.
There will be 400 tons a day,
2nd phase for 1,600 tons a day,
3rd phase 4,000 tons per day.
There is a total of seven million ounces of Silver -
121 proven ounces of Gold -
Franklin Mining announces the first tailings processing
plant will be operational in October and will be -
producing 400 tons per day.
There will be $200,000 to Franklin Mining -
after startup of the plant per month.
The engineers have reported 4,000,000 million tons
of tailings of Silver -
There is also 1 gr/ton of gold that equals -
128.605 Troy ounces of Gold ingots -
DISCLOSURES:
About Franklin Mining, Inc:
Franklin Mining currently has interests in Bolivia
and the United States and opened a wholly owned
subsidiary in Bolivia.
Franklin Mining, Inc Bolivian subsidiaries include -
Franklin Mining, Bolivia -
and Franklin Oil & Gas, Bolivia.
For information about Franklin Mining, Inc.
visit our website:
http://www.franklinmining.com.
About Cerro Rico Mine:
The Cerro Rico Mine -
is considered by many to be the richest Silver Mine -
in the world.
Rich in Zinc and Silver -
it has been actively mined since the 1500's
and is in operation today -
Cerro Rico is owned by Bolivia's
national mining company, COMIBOL.
About COMIBOL:
COMIBOL is the government owned mining company -
in Bolivia.
COMIBOL owns the CERRO RICO Mines -
as well as many other properties -
and mineral rights in Bolivia.
"Safe Harbor" statement under the Private Securities Litigation
Reform Act of 1995: ----These risks could cause Franklin
Mining Inc.'s actual results to differ materially from those
expressed in any forward-looking statements made by, or on
behalf of, Franklin Mining Inc.
Contact:
Contact:
Franklin Mining, Inc.
Andrew Austin
1-702-386-5379
Source: Franklin Mining, Inc.
winifred, great move -
catch it before it fly away -
Silver will always be part of "The Real Gold & Silver Money" -
Some defend a fraud system with that, "its far too small
a market for large, modern economies" -
Well, its only to put a higher fair value on the Silver money -
it used to be worth $800/oz 500 years ago -
take the inflasion into the picture and Silver maybe worth -
a fair market value $80,000/oz sooner or later? -
Silver will do far better than any fiat fraud paper asset -
it will serve better as a "personal holding" and as
the major Real Money when its valued to its fair market value -
If it is of your way to balance wealth, then Silver will show
the LT Real value -
Metals have not shown their true worth for many years as
the world has done very well with manipulations of fiat fraud
paper money schemes -
This is very good some say - outside of ex. FMNJ Potosi -
But, all things do change! -
As it is our time and place to live this change -
our thoughts must view the future as it must be! -
Who can know the minds of men and countries -
as the 666 fiat paper burns? -
In our present system - all fiat currencies are
backed by the US$ -
as long as the US$ is on an "oil standard" of backing -
no other country can change -
the BIS would destroy their economy in a second of storm -
Many think that a country may sell or cut it's CB/US debt
backing at will! -
They cannot? - they will not! -
Oil will not accept another system? -
as long as the Oil/Gold bond works? -
the world currency system is somewhat in a counterfeited
owg order? -
If a crisis erupts and Gold breaks the bond with oil -
then a change must take place! -
We will no doubt see a mass run of CBs into Gold -
at ANY price! - this we know! - as for now -
each person must protect your worth -
as the nation/state is locked from change? -
You still may have a little bit of some time -
FMNJ - need an 'every day Update' on the -
Silver Companies > Market cap's (updated?) -
FMNJ - Franklin Mining, Inc. = $45 MILLION?
http://www.investorshub.com/boards/board.asp?board_id=2957
http://www.investorshub.com/boards/board.asp?board_id=5406
vs. compare to -
ECU - ECU Silver = $488 MILLION
http://www.investorshub.com/boards/quotes.asp?ticker=v.ecu
http://www.investorshub.com/boards/board.asp?board_id=6098
HL - Hecla Mining Co = $681.71 MILLION
http://www.investorshub.com/boards/quotes.asp?ticker=cde&qm_page=64251&qm_symbol=hl
http://www.investorshub.com/boards/board.asp?board_id=6097
SIL - Apex Silver Mines Ltd. = $905.33 MILLION
http://www.investorshub.com/boards/quotes.asp?ticker=v.ecu&qm_page=4079&qm_symbol=sil
http://www.investorshub.com/boards/board.asp?board_id=5810
SLW - Silver Wheatonfiltered= $2.06 BILLION
http://www.investorshub.com/boards/quotes.asp?ticker=v.ecu&qm_page=98063&qm_symbol=slw
http://www.investorshub.com/boards/board.asp?board_id=4338
SSRI - Silver Standard Resources Inc. = $1.16 BILLION
http://www.investorshub.com/boards/quotes.asp?ticker=v.ecu&qm_page=17190&qm_symbol=ssri
http://www.investorshub.com/boards/board.asp?board_id=6095
CDE - Coeur d'Alene Mines Corp = $1.47 BILLION
http://www.investorshub.com/boards/quotes.asp?ticker=v.ecu&qm_page=35188&qm_symbol=cde
http://www.investorshub.com/boards/board.asp?board_id=5237
PAAS - Pan American Silver Corp. = $1.59 BILLION
http://www.investorshub.com/boards/quotes.asp?ticker=v.ecu&qm_page=63958&qm_symbol=paas
http://www.investorshub.com/boards/board.asp?board_id=4490
UCOI (UNCN) - Unico Inc. = $1.8 MILLION -
(only $1.8 is very oversold - undervalued) -
http://www.investorshub.com/boards/quotes.asp?ticker=ucoi
http://www.investorshub.com/boards/board.asp?board_id=6582
Including - The Silver Bell Mine -
The Deer Trail Gold & Silver Mines -
The Bromide Gold Mines -
Note. if You have more updated info -
Silver comp. market cap. please, don't
hesitate to let us know -
tia.
SILVER Chart TA LT - Strong Bullrun Long Overdue -
http://www.investorshub.com/boards/board.asp?board_id=5406
SILVER used to be worth -
more than GOLD -
history often repeat itself -
Do not let any volatility shake You out -
the more volatility the higher it will go -
the new trend waves will often be -
Fibonacci - 162% of the previous correction -
when the weak hands exhaust themselves -
we'll see the next waves up -
U.S. NATIONAL DEBT CLOCK
The Outstanding Public Debt -
as of Aug. 2006:
http://www.alkalizeforhealth.net/Ldebtclock.htm
Unless the United States gets all of its economic
house in order ? -
Gold will become the basic real money again -
(which Gold has been for 1000's of years)
and national currencies will only be money -
if backed by - Gold.
With the exception only of the periods of -
- The Great Gold Standard -
practically all governments of history -
have used their exclusive power to issue fiat money -
to defraud with totalitarian bureaucratic powers -
rob, plunder and to make slaves -
of most the people -
http://www.goldrush21.com/
Thanks for your participations -
Brgds
Bob
A flurry of military maneuvers in the Middle East
increases speculation that conflict with Iran
is no longer quite so unthinkable.
Here's how the U.S. would fight such a war-
-and the huge price it would have to pay to win
it
By MICHAEL DUFFY
http://time-proxy.yaga.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1535817,00%20.html
War III: Going to War -
The latest to warn about a War III is former senator
and one-time presidential aspirant Gary Hart, long an expert
on national security issues, who says that targeting drones
and special forces targeting specialists are already operating
over and inside Iran, sizing up and locating as many as
400 targets for U.S. cruise missiles and bombers -
This is in anticipation of an aerial strike which my own
research suggests could come as early as October -
Of course, this could all be bluster-
- a Karl Rove-designed strategy to get the public all worked up
they way they used to do with color-coded terror alerts until
that strategy wore out its effectiveness through overuse.
But the actual sending of Special Forces units into harm's way
in Iran, and the preparation of Navy battle groups for deployment
to the Iran Theater, make it more probable that an actual attack
is in the offing.
Word that regular military units are being prepared for third
tours to the region, that the administration is changing the
guidelines to make possible longer call-ups of National Guard
units for longer and more frequent overseas tours of active duty,
and that units in Iraq are being given stop-loss orders to delay
their return home also suggest something major is brewing.
Otherwise logic would lead to the expectation that the
administration would be announcing a reduction in troop levels
in Iraq before Election Day.
Ordinarily one would say that the real sign of an imminent attack
would be a convening of Congress to consider a use of force
authorization, or perhaps an attempt in the United Nations
to win endorsement for an attack from the UN Security Council,
but clearly this is not happening.
And for good reason.
Who has trashed the Constitution to the point that it is now
little more than a historical artifact, doesn't think the needs
approval from the UN or even from the Congress to embark -
on the dangerous, bloody and immoral war yet.
According to this confirmed White House has the power
as "commander in chief in time of war" to act in violation
of both Constitution and law, as the sees fit -
The "war" in question is the so-called "War on Terror."
The title Commander in Chief derives from the wording of
Article II of the Constitution, in which the Founding Fathers
said that a president would simultaneously be the top general
of the military.
With the backing of his Alberto Gonzales, the head of what used
to be known quaintly as the Justice Department, that when
Congress, in the wake of the 9-11 attacks in 2001, voted
an Authorization for the Use of Military Force against
Al Qaeda-
-it was also giving him the power to act as Commander-in-Chief
in a war on terror that would have no end and that would extend
anywhere and everywhere in the world and within the borders
of the U.S.
In other words, that the October 2001 Congressional AUMF
effectively made him a general, for as long as there were
terrorists foreign or domestic trying to harm -
Americans or American interests -
We need only note how Bush, in his address at the UN General Assembly
last week, was describe the leaders of Iran as
"supporters of terror."
It meant he is asserting his right to attack them as part
of that "war" on terror, based upon the 2001 AUMF -
WAR SIGNALS? Courtesy of The Nation -
As reports circulate of a sharp debate within the White House
over possible US military action against Iran and its nuclear
enrichment facilities -
The Nation has learned that the Bush Administration and
the Pentagon have issued orders for a major "strike group"
of ships, including the nuclear aircraft carrier Eisenhower
as well as a cruiser, destroyer, frigate, submarine escort
and supply ship, to head for the Persian Gulf, just off Iran's
western coast.
This information follows a report in the current issue of
Time magazine, both online and in print, that a group of ships
capable of mining harbors has received orders to be ready
to sail for the Persian Gulf by October 1.
As Time writes in its cover story, "What Would War Look Like?,"
evidence of the forward deployment of minesweepers and word that
the chief of naval operations had asked for a reworking of old
plans for mining Iranian harbors "suggest that a much discussed-
-but until now largely theoretical-
-prospect has become real:
that the U.S. may be preparing for war with Iran."
According to Lieut. Mike Kafka, a spokesman at the headquarters
of the Second Fleet, based in Norfolk, Virginia,
the Eisenhower Strike Group, bristling with Tomahawk cruise missiles,
has received recent orders to depart the United States in a
little over a week.
Other official sources in the public affairs office of
the Navy Department at the Pentagon confirm that this powerful
armada is scheduled to arrive off the coast of Iran on
or around October 21. -
Expert: Tactical nukes needed to blast Iranian defenses
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
RYAN NADEL , THE JERUSALEM POST Sep. 19, 2006
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Tactical nuclear weapons would be required to penetrate the defenses
Iran has constructed around its nuclear facilities, according to Col.
(res.) Shlomo Mofaz, an international consultant on terrorism and
intelligence and a research fellow at the Institute of
Counterterrorism at the Interdisciplinary Center in Herzliya.
Mofaz argued that any preemptive action - not necessarily launched by
Israel - against Iran's nuclear facilities would need to employ
tactical nuclear weapons.
"The Iranians have invested a lot of money to hide their weapons and
infrastructure underground. The most sensitive items are below the
surface," he said.
"American experts have said they are not sure that conventional
weapons would be able to infiltrate these sites," he said. "Based on
information from public sources, any attack should use tactical
nuclear weapons."
As reported in Time magazine on Monday, a recent Pentagon report
outlining US military options to the Iranian threat mentions the
difficulty of locating all targets. It also states that Iran's
reinforced facilities constitute a strategic challenge to any
military action. The report suggests that repeated air strikes using
laser and satellite guided missiles would be necessary.
Mofaz added that the Iranians have studied US and Israeli techniques
for destroying infrastructure and weapons stores, and therefore have
built these bunkers as a response.
As the UN Security Council begins the process of bringing potential
sanctions against Iran to a vote, Mofaz stressed that the Iranian
strategy in relation to the UN was one of foot-dragging, an attempt
to buy time while the nuclear drive advances.
"The Iranian administration is gaining more time to push forward to
finish its program," said Mofaz, adding that the sanction moves had
come too late.
According to Mofaz, there are two essential aspects to an Israeli
response to the threat from Iran: The need to deploy the Arrow
antimissile system - which would be effective only if Teheran were to
employ a small number of missiles, but not against larger volleys -
and to develop a second-strike capability.
"Second-strike capabilities are based on the assumption that Israel
has nuclear weapons," he noted, "something which has not been
confirmed by the Israeli government."
Regarding a preemptive strike against Iranian nuclear facilities,
Mofaz said that according to the principles of the IDF, as first set
out by David Ben-Gurion, "Israel must have full capability to defend
itself; there must be a program and plan to deal with the Iranian
threat... The IDF needs to have the capability to eliminate this
threat."
Mofaz warned, however, that both the appropriate timing for such a
strike and whether the IDF was capable of destroying Iran's nuclear
program were unknown.
"The difficulty of such a strike stems from the possibility that
there are many unidentified nuclear development sites and the limited
usefulness of conventional air strikes against nuclear facilities,"
he said.
Look for the aircraft carriers info - going to the Gulf? -
Crude Oil in a long Term Bull market -
going to LY $100 ++ soon -
German warships head for Lebanon -
German sailors during a farewell ceremony in Wilhelmshaven -
The German contingent will be the second-largest
in the UN mission
Eight German warships have left for the eastern Mediterranean,
where they will join the United Nations peacekeeping mission
in Lebanon -
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/5367994.stm
China ups Lebanon force to 1,000 -
UN peacekeeping engineers from China work in the port
in the southern Lebanese city of Naqoura - 17/8/06
China sent 180 engineers to Lebanon before the recent fighting
China will increase its peacekeeping presence in Lebanon
to 1,000 troops, Premier Wen Jiabao has confirmed.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/5355128.stm
China want to play now -
missiles to Iran -
and Iran to continue to feed -
the militant Hezbollah movement etc.? -
Only time will tell if American -
nuclear bunker-buster bombs -
can put an end to this damn madness. ???
Creation, as does Gula and her dog Fido,
can only sit and wait. (40111)
by Glen Kealey
Kissinger warns of possible "war of civilizations"
Wed Sep 13, 11:54 AM ET
WASHINGTON (AFP) - Former US secretary of state Henry Kissinger
warned that Europe and the United States must unite to head off
a "war of civilizations" arising from a nuclear-armed Middle Eas
In an opinion column in the Washington Post, the renowned foreign
policy expert said the potential for a "global catastrophe" dwarfed
lingering transatlantic mistrust left over from the Iraq war.
"A common Atlantic policy backed by moderate Arab states must become
a top priority, no matter how pessimistic previous experience
with such projects leaves one," Kissinger wrote.
"The debate sparked by the Iraq war over American rashness vs.
European escapism is dwarfed by what the world now faces.
"Both sides of the Atlantic should put their best minds together
on how to deal with the common danger of a wider war merging into
a war of civilizations against the background of a nuclear-armed
Middle East."
Kissinger wrote that the big threat lay in the erosion of nation
states and the emergence of transnational groups. Iran was at the
centre of the challenge, he said, with its support for Hezbollah,
radical Shiite groups in Iraq and its nuclear program.
Washington must accept that many European nations were more
optimistic about talks designed to convince Iran to halt uranium
enrichment -- a process Tehran denies is aimed at making weapons,
he wrote.
But in return, he said, Europe should accept the process must
include a "bottom line" beyond which diplomatic flexibility
must not go and a time limit to ensure talks did not become
a shield for "developing new assaults."
Europe reflexions -
In the article, Kissinger, national security adviser for former
president Richard Nixon, and secretary of state for Nixon and
his successor Gerald Ford, warned the Lebanese Shiite militia
Hezbollah was still dangerous, after its month-long conflict
with Israel.
"Hezbollah's next move is likely to be an attempt to dominate
the Beirut government by intimidation and, using the prestige
gained in the war, manipulating democratic procedures," he said.
He concluded by noting that observers wondered whether, after
the Cold War, trans-Atlantic ties could survive the loss
of a common enemy.
"We now know that we face the imperative of building -
a new world order or potential global catastrophe.
It cannot be done alone by either side of the Atlantic.
Is that realization sufficient to regenerate a common purpose?"
http://www.investorshub.com/boards/board.asp?board_id=6582
Its plenty of FMNJ Cerro Rico - rich Silver area
ore and the Silver Ag - is a Strategic war metal -
RE: Ok its the smelter, pic taken -
many huge pile of tailings -
some on the left and another on the right side
and one in the middle -
Americano thanks - its plenty of rich area
ore and the Silver Ag - is a Strategic war metal -
from another board -
FMNJ - will Go to Moon Soon -
only need a final shakeout of the weak? -
before the storm -
A recovery in crude oil futures enabled Gold and Silver -
futures to bounce back from early losses Monday, traders
and analysts said -
December Gold settled with a gain of 50 cents to $595.90 an
ounce on the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange
after initially trading as low as $587.50.
December Silver added 1.5 cents to $11.325 after a low of $11.13 -
As Comex Gold was closing, the Chicago Board of Trade's full-sized December
Gold futures were up 40 cents to $595.70, while full-sized
December Silver was up 8.1 cents to 11.322 -
Early in the day, several traders blamed weakness in gold and silver on the
soft tone in crude oil at the time, plus strength in the U.S. dollar.
"The energy sector has taken a lot of the inflation fears out of the market,"
said Mike Zarembski, futures analyst with XPRESSTRADE. "Oil was below $60
earlier in the session and took the metals (down) with it."
He also blamed some of the metals' early weakness on a stronger dollar.
However, after trading to a 10-month low of $59.52 a barrel overnight,
November crude oil had snapped back to $62 as Comex gold was closing, which was
a gain for the day of $1.45.
"Some of the strength in the copper, gold and silver is all related to the
turnaround here in the oil markets," said Jim Quinn, commodity floor analyst
with A.G. Edwards.
"The dollar is still a little bit firmer. But for the most part, what we've
been doing in here (with metals) has been oil sensitive."
Energy-market analysts said crude oil snapped back on technically driven
buying and bullishly construed comments from OPEC President Edmund Daukoru, who
said he and other oil ministers from the cartel were "conferring" about the
slump in oil prices over the last six weeks.
"In the case of silver, we were able to work back above the 200-day moving
average," said Quinn. "So technically, we got a little buying in the silver."
The 200-day average for the December silver futures stands at $11.215.
Meanwhile, the Platinum Group Metals - which close earlier than gold and
silver - finished lower for the day, although they did pare their losses at
least some as the other metals had begun their rebound.
"We had some selling in the October platinum on an outright basis," said a
floor trader. Furthermore, with first-notice day for the October futures
approaching at month-end, much of the activity was a rolling, with selling of
October and buying January on a spread basis.
October platinum finished down $14.90 to $1,133.20 an ounce, while January
fell $13.40 to $1,144.20.
Meanwhile, December palladium settled $4.45 lower at $317.20 an ounce.
"In palladium, it looks like we're going to be range-bound for a while here,"
said the floor trader, commenting that support has emerged a couple of dollars
$315 and a little below. The December futures bottomed at $313.25 Monday.
"We did have light commission-house buying in the palladium," said the floor
trader. "There was also a little bit of fund liquidation going on."
Settlements (open-outcry trading only):
London PM Gold Fix: $584.75 versus $589 Friday
U.S. spot gold at 1:52 p.m. ET: $590.10, up $1.80 from previous day; Range:
$582.20-$591.30
December Gold (RGCZ06) $595.90, up 50 cents; Range $587.50-$597
December Silver (RSIZ06) $11.325, up 1.5 cents; Range $11.13-$11.37
October platinum (RPLV06) $1,133.20, down $14.90; Range $1,124-$1,144
December palladium (RPAZ06) $317.20, down $4.45; Range $313.25-$318
FMNJ - Silver LT Strong Bull Trend Started -
1st LT Bull wave - 1st correction -
4 more LT Bull waves to Go -
FMNJ - 1 LT Strong Bull wave start -
vs - 1 fib correction -
FMNJ - 4 LT Bull waves to GO -
FMNJ - 5 LT Strong bear waves -
vs. 5 LT weak bull waves -
Well everyone should be rewarded for efforts -
especially the miners from Bolivia who will -
be very glad to work for all of the family -
to a more fair wages -
Franklin Mining Announces Pulacayo Tailings Program -
LAS VEGAS, NV--(MARKET WIRE)--Sep 12, 2006 --
Franklin Mining, Inc.
(Other OTC:FMNJ.PK - News) announces program -
for funding their mining operations.
The Pulacayo operation is purely tailings
(Tailings are produced when metallic ores are ground
into fine powder to free the metal-bearing mineral.).
The investment for Pulacayo tailings is $1.5 million.
Franklin Mining and Kempf Mining will share -
the partnership as:
Franklin - 51%,
Kempf - 27%
and Peruvian group - 12%.
COMIBOL will be paid 0 to 15 $US/ton of tailings.
Franklin Mining will lease the first mining plant -
from Eco Mining, Inc. of Bolivia.
It should be operational in October and will produce -
up to $200,000 to Franklin Mining per month -
with an increase of up to 10 plants
by January 2007.
The processing will produce 4,000 tons per day.
The existing tailings and metal grades consist
of 4,000,000 tons of tailings.
The total weight of Silver is equal to 248 kg
and 7,973,507 Troy ounce silver ingots.
There will be 400 tons a day,
2nd phase for 1,600 tons a day,
3rd phase 4,000 tons per day.
There is a total of seven million ounces of Silver -
121 proven ounces of Gold -
Franklin Mining announces the first tailings processing
plant will be operational in October and will be -
producing 400 tons per day.
There will be $200,000 to Franklin Mining -
after startup of the plant per month.
The engineers have reported 4,000,000 million tons
of tailings of Silver -
There is also 1 gr/ton of gold that equals -
128.605 Troy ounces of Gold ingots -
DISCLOSURES:
About Franklin Mining, Inc:
Franklin Mining currently has interests in Bolivia
and the United States and opened a wholly owned
subsidiary in Bolivia.
Franklin Mining, Inc Bolivian subsidiaries include -
Franklin Mining, Bolivia -
and Franklin Oil & Gas, Bolivia.
For information about Franklin Mining, Inc.
visit our website:
http://www.franklinmining.com.
About Cerro Rico Mine:
The Cerro Rico Mine -
is considered by many to be the richest Silver Mine -
in the world.
Rich in Zinc and Silver -
it has been actively mined since the 1500's
and is in operation today -
Cerro Rico is owned by Bolivia's
national mining company, COMIBOL.
About COMIBOL:
COMIBOL is the government owned mining company -
in Bolivia.
COMIBOL owns the CERRO RICO Mines -
as well as many other properties -
and mineral rights in Bolivia.
"Safe Harbor" statement under the Private Securities Litigation
Reform Act of 1995: ----These risks could cause Franklin
Mining Inc.'s actual results to differ materially from those
expressed in any forward-looking statements made by, or on
behalf of, Franklin Mining Inc.
Contact:
Contact:
Franklin Mining, Inc.
Andrew Austin
1-702-386-5379
Source: Franklin Mining, Inc.
winifred, great move -
catch it before it fly away -
Silver will always be part of "The Real Gold & Silver Money" -
Some defend a fraud system with that, "its far too small
a market for large, modern economies" -
Well, its only to put a higher fair value on the Silver money -
it used to be worth $800/oz 500 years ago -
take the inflasion into the picture and Silver maybe worth -
a fair market value $80,000/oz sooner or later? -
Silver will do far better than any fiat fraud paper asset -
it will serve better as a "personal holding" and as
the major Real Money when its valued to its fair market value -
If it is of your way to balance wealth, then Silver will show
the LT Real value -
Metals have not shown their true worth for many years as
the world has done very well with manipulations of fiat fraud
paper money schemes -
This is very good some say - outside of ex. FMNJ Potosi -
But, all things do change! -
As it is our time and place to live this change -
our thoughts must view the future as it must be! -
Who can know the minds of men and countries -
as the 666 fiat paper burns? -
In our present system - all fiat currencies are
backed by the US$ -
as long as the US$ is on an "oil standard" of backing -
no other country can change -
the BIS would destroy their economy in a second of storm -
Many think that a country may sell or cut it's CB/US debt
backing at will! -
They cannot? - they will not! -
Oil will not accept another system? -
as long as the Oil/Gold bond works? -
the world currency system is somewhat in a counterfeited
owg order? -
If a crisis erupts and Gold breaks the bond with oil -
then a change must take place! -
We will no doubt see a mass run of CBs into Gold -
at ANY price! - this we know! - as for now -
each person must protect your worth -
as the nation/state is locked from change? -
You still may have a little bit of some time -
FMNJ - need an 'every day Update' on the -
Silver Companies > Market cap's (updated?) -
FMNJ - Franklin Mining, Inc. = $45 MILLION?
http://www.investorshub.com/boards/board.asp?board_id=2957
http://www.investorshub.com/boards/board.asp?board_id=5406
vs. compare to -
ECU - ECU Silver = $488 MILLION
http://www.investorshub.com/boards/quotes.asp?ticker=v.ecu
http://www.investorshub.com/boards/board.asp?board_id=6098
HL - Hecla Mining Co = $681.71 MILLION
http://www.investorshub.com/boards/quotes.asp?ticker=cde&qm_page=64251&qm_symbol=hl
http://www.investorshub.com/boards/board.asp?board_id=6097
SIL - Apex Silver Mines Ltd. = $905.33 MILLION
http://www.investorshub.com/boards/quotes.asp?ticker=v.ecu&qm_page=4079&qm_symbol=sil
http://www.investorshub.com/boards/board.asp?board_id=5810
SLW - Silver Wheatonfiltered= $2.06 BILLION
http://www.investorshub.com/boards/quotes.asp?ticker=v.ecu&qm_page=98063&qm_symbol=slw
http://www.investorshub.com/boards/board.asp?board_id=4338
SSRI - Silver Standard Resources Inc. = $1.16 BILLION
http://www.investorshub.com/boards/quotes.asp?ticker=v.ecu&qm_page=17190&qm_symbol=ssri
http://www.investorshub.com/boards/board.asp?board_id=6095
CDE - Coeur d'Alene Mines Corp = $1.47 BILLION
http://www.investorshub.com/boards/quotes.asp?ticker=v.ecu&qm_page=35188&qm_symbol=cde
http://www.investorshub.com/boards/board.asp?board_id=5237
PAAS - Pan American Silver Corp. = $1.59 BILLION
http://www.investorshub.com/boards/quotes.asp?ticker=v.ecu&qm_page=63958&qm_symbol=paas
http://www.investorshub.com/boards/board.asp?board_id=4490
UCOI (UNCN) - Unico Inc. = $1.8 MILLION -
(only $1.8 is very oversold - undervalued) -
http://www.investorshub.com/boards/quotes.asp?ticker=ucoi
http://www.investorshub.com/boards/board.asp?board_id=6582
Including - The Silver Bell Mine -
The Deer Trail Gold & Silver Mines -
The Bromide Gold Mines -
Note. if You have more updated info -
Silver comp. market cap. please, don't
hesitate to let us know -
tia.
SILVER Chart TA LT - Strong Bullrun Long Overdue -
http://www.investorshub.com/boards/board.asp?board_id=5406
SILVER used to be worth -
more than GOLD -
history often repeat itself -
Do not let any volatility shake You out -
the more volatility the higher it will go -
the new trend waves will often be -
Fibonacci - 162% of the previous correction -
when the weak hands exhaust themselves -
we'll see the next waves up -
U.S. NATIONAL DEBT CLOCK
The Outstanding Public Debt -
as of Aug. 2006:
http://www.alkalizeforhealth.net/Ldebtclock.htm
Unless the United States gets all of its economic
house in order ? -
Gold will become the basic real money again -
(which Gold has been for 1000's of years)
and national currencies will only be money -
if backed by - Gold.
With the exception only of the periods of -
- The Great Gold Standard -
practically all governments of history -
have used their exclusive power to issue fiat money -
to defraud with totalitarian bureaucratic powers -
rob, plunder and to make slaves -
of most the people -
http://www.goldrush21.com/
Thanks for your participations -
Brgds
Bob
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