Two Paths Leading To The Same Destination By: Diane Sori/ The Patriot Factor / Right Side Patriots on http://www.americanpbn.com/
Earlier this week in my article, 'Once Again Doing America Not Proud'...http://thepatriotfactor.blogspot.com/2016/01/op-ed-once-again-doing-america-not.html...part of what I wrote about was the capture and fast release of 10
American sailors captured off the coast of Iran's Farsi Island, which
houses a heavily fortified Revolutionary Guard naval station.
And now, after their safe return and all appearing in good health,
many questions remain as to why they were where they were and why the
sailors did not resist capture nor send a direct message asking for
help. And while U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) has now issued their
timeline of events they still did not report on why or how the two U.S.
Navy riverine command boats (RCBs) used for patrol operations ended up
in Iranian waters while on a 'supposed' routine exercise from Kuwait to
Bahrain, which is more than 300 miles away.
Instead CENTCOM issued a statement to the affect that one of the
patrol boats had a “mechanical issue in a diesel engine” which
“...occurred in Iranian territorial waters, although it’s not clear the
crew was aware of their exact location.” CENTCOM included in this
statement that armed Iranian personnel boarded the U.S. boats and at
gunpoint led the sailors to a port facility on Farsi Island, after they
had received a brief radio report that Iranian boats were approaching
but asking for no help. A second message from one of the boats was
garbled and no communication was received from the sailors after that.
But at 6:15 p.m. GMT, the U.S. Navy cruiser USS Anzio, which was
stationed in international water, got word from the Iranians that the
sailors were in Iranian custody and were “safe and healthy.” At 8:43
a.m. GMT, roughly 15-hours after being captured, the sailors and their
vessels were released to the Navy with all weapons, ammunition, and
communication gear on the boats appearing to be accounted for except
that two SIM cards were removed from two handheld satellite phones.
It appears to me that since nothing else was confiscated by the
Iranians that they were after the SIM cards specifically even though
CENTCOM refuses to say whether the SIM cards contained any significant
or classified information. But the fact remains that the satellite
phones could have been used to navigate but weren't, and it makes you
wonder why...as in was it because to do so what have had the SIM cards
showing their entire route...point A to point B so to speak... including a
possible deliberate incursion into Iranian waters...meaning was this actually a
spying mission from the start and the SIM cards would show that. Just
something to think about now isn't it.
And while Obama was quick to say that it was diplomacy and an
increased cooperation between the two nations that prevented the capture
from escalating into what he called “a major international incident,” nothing could be
further from the truth as what led to the sailors quick release was the
fact that Iran, at that point in time, still did not know if the
international sanctions against them were going to be lifted. Remember,
that announcement was scheduled to come later in the week...and a "major
international incident" could quite possibly delay the sanctions being
lifted, something Iran could ill afford.
Now let's break this incident down a bit more into seven questions
that need answering. First and foremost, why did a 'supposed' routine
exercise, one with with a planned path down the middle of the Persian
Gulf that would not enter territorial waters of any country other than
Kuwait and Bahrain, suddenly end up so close to Farsi Island, and if one
of the boats did indeed have 'navigational problems' who fixed said
problems while the sailors were in custody as the boats when released 15
hours later seemed perfectly navigational.
Second, the Navy’s initial operational reports said that the boats
“deviated” from their planned course on the way to refueling, which
Defense Secretary Ashton B. Carter previously called a “navigation
error,” but again I ask why couldn't the satellite phones
themselves...which have their own GPS navigational system...been used to
plot a course away from Farsi Island if the boat's GPS navigational
system truly had failed...simply they could have used the satellite
phones but for some reason they chose not to...perhaps because they knew it
would have required the SIM card to be used and that had to be avoided
at all costs.
Third, why couldn't the captain of the one operational RCB simply tie
off and tether to the inoperable boat, and towed it to the fairly
close by fuel ship. Towing of boats is a fairly easy operation but
instead chose to waste time 'evaluating' the now-called
“navigational issue.”
Fourth, according to our military, while the RCBs were stopped in
Iranian waters evaluating the mechanical issue, two Iranian patrol boats
carrying several armed troops approached the RCB patrol boats. With not even one shot
exchanged and no resistance given the Iranians boarded the boats. My
question is why was no resistance...none at all...given...not even a
look of disdain.
Fifth, boarding our boats in this manner is indeed an act of war for
as per Obama...who removed Iran from the 'State Sponsor of Terrorism'
list...we are not at war with Iran so why were our sailors made to kneel
and place their hands on their heads which is a military recognized
position for those captured during a time of war.
Sixth, did anybody notice in the Iranian released videos of our boats
at the dock on Farsi that both boats are displaying the gold-on-blue
Iranian Navy flag insignia, which is a traditional indication that the boats
are prizes of war. But Obama continues to say we are not at war with
Iran so how can that be.
And seventh and lastly, when the boats were released why did the
Iranians say they found no issues whatsoever with the GPS navigational
systems...something to think about now isn't it.
So where do these seven questions lead us...they lead us in two
opposite directions, one bordering on the conspiracy, but we all know
that when Barack HUSSEIN Obama and his people are involved conspiracy
could actually be reality; and the other leading us down a more
believable path but still a path with questions that need answering.
First the conspiracy path...as Obama is all about his legacy building
and with his signature piece of legislation, ObamaCare, still being riddled
with massive problems, and with our economy limping along at best
coupled with the fact that his favorite JV team, ISIS, continues to
whack havoc on a global scale...Obama needed something to herald...to
pound his chest in victory...as his State of the Union Address was fast
approaching. Knowing that the Iranian sanctions issue would not be
officially resolved until later in the week, Obama knew he had to divert
our attention away from his lack-luster address. And while the sailors
release came a day too late for him to tout that success at this
nationally televised address, it did come nevertheless, with both he and
Kerry happily stating that the reason why the sailors were so quickly
released was because of the new found cooperation between his
administration and Iran.
But could Obama in a desperate attempt to try and convince 'We the
People' how much U.S. relations with Iran had improved because of his
nuclear deal...could Obama in his role as Commander-in-Chief have worked
through the Defense Department and his minion Ash Carter and actually
have 'ordered' the sailors to 'drift' into Iranian waters so that they
could be captured, knowing full well that they would be released
unharmed because the sanctions being lifting was what was held in the
balance.
All just something to think about because like I said, with Obama and crew conspiracy could well be reality.
See video of exact moment Iran captures 10 U.S. sailors here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XkQQ6WpINhU
Now for a possibly more believable path...let's say that one RCB was
really in trouble navigation wise and that for some reason the other
boat could not tether to it to tow, and that they indeed started
drifting. Could it be that the crew was not concerned about their boats
drifting because they thought they were actually close to ally Saudi
Arabia's Arabi Island, which is just 12 nautical miles south, and not
close to Iran's Farsi Island...meaning if their navigational system was
indeed down, and they did not want to use the satellite phones because
of security concerns, the sailors could easily and quite innocently have
misjudged and made a navigational error based upon that misjudgment.
Or did the Iranians, in an attempt to fool the world into thinking
they were playing nice in the sandbox, use some sort of GPS jamming
device on any U.S. boat unfortunate enough to have drifted into their
waters, as it was their plan all along to capture and release any
Americans caught in said area to score if you will 'brownie points' with
the UN and assure themselves that the sanctions would be lifted. This
of course would mean that the Iranians were actually the puppet masters
who staged this capture to make themselves look good while Obama
actually looks bad without his even realizing it...and all must be
considered when two 'bad guys' lock horns in the now oh so dangerous
game of nuclear war.
So while I'm pretty sure that we will never find out the complete
truth about this incident, and while the cover-ups are surely now being
put into place, the truth is that no matter which above scenario is
reality, the fact is that Iran won this round as the U.S. was once again
made to look like a weak fool in the eyes of the world. And Barack
HUSSEIN Obama could not be happier about it...sigh.
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