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1. In the early Spring, British officials anticipated that British troops would soon bewithdrawing from Iraq.2. In July, plans are leaked of a British plan to withdraw almost all British troops from Iraq(sending some of them to Afghanistan). This withdrawal would have started next month. Almostimmediately, the deaths of British contractors is said to 'threaten' these plans.3. In early August, journalist Steven Vincent, who worked for the New York Times, is foundmurdered outside of Basra. He had been shot and was found with his hands bound. Days beforehis death, he "had written an Op-Ed piece for The Times in which he criticized British securityforces for failing to act against the Shiite militias' growing power in the local police force." It'sunlikely, even given the ubiquity of the internet, that local militias would be on top of veryrecently published New York Times Op-Eds (although Vincent had written previously on thematter).4. Normally quiescent Basra starts to become dangerous for British troops, and three areactually killed. While there has been a constant series of British deaths in Iraq, these most recentdeaths seem to cause a new type of overreaction. On Sunday, September 18, the British arrestlocal leaders Sheik Ahmed Majid Farttusi and Sayyid Sajjad, arrests that almost certainly willlead to more trouble (Juan Cole has the timeline).5. The British plans to withdraw are indefinitely cancelled, as conditions have worsened.6. The two British soldiers are arrested near a protest arranged against the arrest of SheikAhmed Majid Farttusi, and rescued with a completely unnecessary, show of lethal violence.7. Journalist Fakher Haider, who also worked for the New York Times, is found murdered onthe same day as the British soldiers were arrested. He also had his hands bound and was shot. Hehad been taken away for 'questioning' by people claiming to be Iraqi police, a claim backed upby the fact they arrived in a police car (!). He "had recently reported on the growing friction andviolence among Basra's rival Shiite militias, which are widely believed to have infiltrated thepolice." Now there are two murdered journalists in Basra, each of whom wrote about thegrowing power of Shi'ite militias in Basra (scuttlebutt that Steven Vincent's murder was relatedto his relationship with his Iraqi female translator seems to be disproved by the nature of thesecond murder). Local militia leaders would almost certainly have been unaware of the writingsof these journalists (and you have to wonder why they would care if they did know). Somebodywants to remove Western journalists with good local contacts from Basra.What I see here is an attempt to sabotage the British withdrawal, and the murders of bothjournalists may well be associated with this.Creating sectarian violence doesn't really make sense in Basra, as the Zionist planners intend tokeep the South whole, and part of the Shi'ite Empire. Causing trouble in Basra will only mess upthose plans. On the other hand, setting a bomb off in Basra would have continued the campaign,started right after the announcement of withdrawal was made, to ensure that the British troopscannot be withdrawn from the South. Who benefits from non-withdrawal?:1. the Americans, who would have been all alone in their battle against Islam once the Britishleft;2. elements in the British military, who so rarely get to be in a real war these days, are probablyloathe having to go back to more endless marching drills in the rain (or, at best, in Afghanistan);188
3. the international cadre of war financiers, who still derive considerable income from theBritish presence in Iraq; and4. Tony Blair, who works for the financiers and has this extremely weird relationship with theUnited States (he seems to be under the misapprehension that he is Prime Minister of the UnitedStates).I think there is a conspiracy here, but not necessarily the obvious one.xymphora.blogspot.com/2005/09/british-bombs-in-basra.htmlFake Terrorism Is a Coalition's Best FriendMatt HutaffSeptember 20, 2005Iraqi police recently caught two terrorists with a car full of explosives. Would it surprise you tolearn they were British Special Forces?The story sounds amazing, almost fantastical.A car driving through the outskirts of a besieged city opens fire on a police checkpoint, killingone. In pursuit, the police surround and detain the drivers and find the vehicle packed withexplosives – perhaps part of an insurgent's plan to destroy lives and cripple property. If that isn'tenough, when the suspects are thrown in prison their allies drive right up to the walls of the jail,break through them and brave petroleum bombs and burning clothes to rescue their comrades.150 other prisoners break free in the ensuing melee.Incredible, no? Yet this story took place in the southern Iraqi city of Basra recently. Violencecontinues to escalate in the breakout's aftermath... just not for the reasons you think.You see, the drivers of the explosive-laden car were not members of an insurgency group – theywere British Special Forces. Their rescuers? British soldiers driving British tanks.That's right – two members of the British Armed forces disguised as Arab civilians killed amember of the Iraqi police while evading capture. When the people of Basra rightfully refused toturn the murderers over to the British government, per Coalition "mandate," they sent their ownmen in and released over 100 prisoners in the process.Winning the hearts and minds, aren't we?Sadly, this story is really not all that surprising. After hearing countless accounts of using napalmand torture against innocent civilians in addition to the other daily abuses dished out byAmerican overseers, the thought of British scheming seems perfectly reasonable.So what we have here is a clear instance of a foreign power attempting to fabricate a terroristattack. Why else would the soldiers be dressed as Arabs if not to frame them? Why have a carladen with explosives if you don't plan to use them for destructive purposes? Iraq is headedtowards civil war, and this operation was meant to accelerate the process by killing people and189
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