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2009-01-05 Israel-Palestine-Jordan

Cut oil sales to Israel's backers-Iranian commander

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Posted by Fred 2009-01-05 00:00|| || Front Page|| [1 views ] Top
File under: Govt of Iran

#1 Iran and Bahrain officials call for oil as weapon
The Iranian comments come days after members of Bahrain's lower house of parliament condemned Israeli attacks on Gaza and told the tiny kingdom's foreign minister that "all retaliation options" should remain open to Arab governments. Lawmakers said Arab states should use economic weapons such as oil and the region's vast investment funds to put pressure on the West to help bring an end to the fighting.

Benchmark light, sweet crude for February delivery rose $1.36 to $47.70 a barrel early Monday, after earlier jumping to as high as $48.68, in electronic trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange.

Can someone remind me where the 5th Fleet is headquartered and from whom we are protecting the natives?

Posted by ed 2009-01-05 07:17|| 2009-01-05 07:17|| Front Page Top

#2 The Jesse Jackson technique.

Posted by Besoeker 2009-01-05 08:18|| 2009-01-05 08:18|| Front Page Top

#3 Iran is desperately trying to figure out a way to inject themselves into this conflict.

Posted by bigjim-ky 2009-01-05 09:25|| 2009-01-05 09:25|| Front Page Top

#4 #3 Iran is desperately trying to figure out a way to inject themselves into this conflict.
Posted by: bigjim-ky

only if without consequences. If Iran's big bad mullahs and IRGC blowhards want, they could declare war on Israel and duke it out. They won't, because they know how that would turn out

Posted by Frank G">Frank G 2009-01-05 10:08|| 2009-01-05 10:08|| Front Page Top

#5 Iran is asking KSA, etc to cut exports. They will fight to the last Palestinian, and they will sanction the US until Saudi Arabia has no more revenue. Brave, brave, Iranians.

Posted by liberalhawk 2009-01-05 12:38|| 2009-01-05 12:38|| Front Page Top

#6 Why would Saudi Arabia do anything the Iranians want?

Posted by trailing wife ">trailing wife 2009-01-05 22:27|| 2009-01-05 22:27|| Front Page Top

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