FYI: Museletter 155

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Richard Heinberg "Onward to Iran"
http://www.energybulletin.net/newswire.php?id=4634


"..Once the chain of events begins, it is anyone's guess how
it might unwind over the ensuing weeks, months, and perhaps
even years. It seems more than likely that China would take
this as an opportunity to dump its dollar holdings on world
markets, thus tipping the US economy into a depression.
Russia's response can only be guessed at. Domestically, the
US would likely institute draconian measures to monitor
citizens' "patriotism" and severely restrict the freedoms of
those who questioned the government's actions. And the US
might well take the opportunity to widen the war to
Venezuela and other sites of "tyranny" around the world
While the Iraq invasion and its aftermath have been
immensely destructive events, there are signs that what is
in store will be far, far worse."

--
Heinberg's analysis is remarkably consistent with the
article we published yesterday by rank-breaking long term
government insider Ray McGovern. [See: It Sounds Crazy,
But...] Heinberg adds to the picture the speculation that
aggression towards Iran will be made tolerable to the
American people by manufactured or manipulated terrorist
attacks or military strikes. There certainly seems to be
enough on the historical record, such as the Gulf of Tonkin
incident, Operation Northwoods, etc., to justify such
concerns - especially as the stakes are now being raised
even higher due to the depleting oil supplies.

Richard graciously allowed us to publish this MuseLetter
before he otherwise intended to be. If in the future you'd
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Richard is the author of Powerdown - Options and Actions for
a Post-Carbon World and The Party's Over - Oil, War, and the
Fate of Industrial Societies.

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