Er det nå det skal skje? Næringsliv24: Iran angrep oljerigg

Det iranske helikopteret eller krigsskipet skal først ha skutt varselskudd i luften før selve riggen ble skutt på. En halv time etter skuddene skal iranske soldater ha bordet riggen.

Angrepet sender oljeprisen oppover. Tirsdag ettermiddag selges et fat råolje for 73,64 dollar på oljebørsen i London. Det er opp 0,35 prosent, fra børsen stengte mandag.

Tro ikke alt du leser. Ting er sjelden så enkle som de fremstilles. Noen som har noen spennende teorier om hvorfor Iranske soldater bordet denne riggen?

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Blir det krig i Iran når den nye Euro-oljebørsen åpner?

Denne posten tangerer nok min bloggs intensjoner, men jeg er like opptatt av sabelraslingen i midtøsten som alle andre. Sanksjoner mot Iran kan føre til at Iran stenger oljekrana, noe kan ha stor innvirkning på oljeprisen, ettersom Iran er verdens 4 største produsent av Olje.

Kongressmann Ron Paul har skrevet denne talen, hvor han omtaler konsekvensene av Irans planlagte nye oljebørs. Jeg siterer:

"Once again Congress has bought into the war propaganda against Iran, just as it did against Iraq.  Arguments are now made for attacking Iran economically, and militarily if necessary.   These arguments are all based on the same false reasons given for the ill-fated and costly occupation of Iraq.

Our whole economic system depends on continuing the current monetary arrangement, which means recycling the dollar is crucial.  Currently, we borrow over $700 billion every year from our gracious benefactors, who work hard and take our paper for their goods.  Then we borrow all the money we need to secure the empire (DOD budget $450 billion) plus more.  The military might we enjoy becomes the “backing” of our currency.  There are no other countries that can challenge our military superiority, and therefore they have little choice but to accept the dollars we declare are today’s “gold.”  This is why countries that challenge the system– like Iraq, Iran and Venezuela– become targets of our plans for regime change.

Ironically, dollar superiority depends on our strong military, and our strong military depends on the dollar.  As long as foreign recipients take our dollars for real goods and are willing to finance our extravagant consumption and militarism, the status quo will continue regardless of how huge our foreign debt and current account deficit become.

But real threats come from our political adversaries who are incapable of confronting us militarily, yet are not bashful about confronting us economically.  That’s why we see the new challenge from Iran being taken so seriously.  The urgent arguments about Iran posing a military threat to the security of the United States are no more plausible than the false charges levied against Iraq.  Yet there is no effort to resist this march to confrontation by those who grandstand for political reasons against the Iraq war."

Og helt mot slutten:

"And once again there’s this urgent call for sanctions and threats of force against Iran at the precise time Iran is opening a new oil exchange with all transactions in Euros."

(Alle uthevninger er mine)

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