Re: Well planned to provoke a crisis Archived Message Posted by margo on July 28, 2019, 9:41 am, in reply to "Well planned to provoke a crisis" Seemingly, Hunt proposed a 'European coalition' of navy ships to help protect shipping. Hunt is now gone and Boris & Co heed Pompeo's louder, wider call and want an 'American-led' coalition, ie, proposing USA at the heart of it extract Previous Message UPPING THE ANTE US calls for massive worldwide naval force to tackle Iran threat after Boris Johnson ramps up protection for Brit ships The Sun -- THE US has called for a massive worldwide naval force to tackle Iran's threats after Boris Johnson ramped up protection for British ships passing through the Strait of Hormuz.[...] Pompeo called on Britain, Japan and other nations to join a US-led maritime force to protect international tankers. [...] The move [by Pompeo] came just hours after Boris Johnson took office as prime minister. https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/9592648/iran-usa-naval-threat-uk-boris-johnson/ Message Thread: Craig Murray: Tanker Seizures and the Threat to the Global Economy from Resurgent Imperialism - Rich July 28, 2019, 12:08 am Re: Craig Murray: Tanker Seizures and the Threat to the Global Economy from Resurgent Imperialism - dovetailjoint July 28, 2019, 7:09 am Re: Craig Murray: Tanker Seizures and the Threat to the Global Economy from Resurgent Imperialism - Mary July 28, 2019, 8:50 am Well planned to provoke a crisis - margo July 28, 2019, 9:23 am Re: Well planned to provoke a crisis - margo July 28, 2019, 9:41 am I don't seem to recall the UNSC passing a resolution authorising sanctions on Syria importing oil!nm - CJ July 28, 2019, 12:19 pm No, that's because Syria never needed to import oil, before IS stole it all.. - David Macilwain July 29, 2019, 12:32 pm   Searching