'US quietly bolstering presence in Persian Gulf' The United States has quietly increased its military presence in the Persian Gulf to deter Tehran from attempting to shut the Strait of Hormuz, according to a New York Times report published Tuesday. Linking the Persian Gulf with the Indian Ocean, the Strait is used to transport about a fifth of the world’s oil on a daily basis, and the popular assessment within the IDF is that Iran – which borders the channel to the north and east – has the ability to shut it down if it so chooses. The report identified a number of visible elements of the US buildup in the Gulf, including sending increasing numbers of aircraft, including the F-22 Raptor, which boasts stealth capabilities, into two separate bases in the Persian Gulf. The planes join jets and carrier strike groups already in the area. Source: Iran preparing to down American passenger planes A source who served in Iranian intelligence says the Iranian regime is preparing to down Western airliners in case of an attack on the Islamic Republic’s nuclear program. Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Iran’s supreme leader, has been preparing for war for some time as the Islamic regime closes in on developing nuclear weapons, says a source who served in the Iranian Revolutionary Guards’ intelligence and has recently defected to a country in Europe. "Hot and hotter" forecast as heat wave bakes eastern U.S; 'catastrophic damage to power grids' "Hot and hotter will continue to be the story from the plains to the Atlantic Coast for the next few days," the National Weather Service said. Almost 2.4 million people from Illinois to Virginia were still without power Monday morning, with the biggest concentration of outages in the Washington, D.C. area. Intense Storms Called a "Super Derecho" Slam 700 Miles of the US A "super derecho" of violent thunderstorms left a more than 700-mile trail of destruction across the Midwest and mid-Atlantic on Friday, cutting power to millions and killing thirteen people. More than 450 damaging wind reports were received by NOAA's Storm Prediction Center (SPC) as the derecho took roughly 12 hours to race from northern Indiana to the southern mid-Atlantic coast. A derecho is defined as a widespread and long-lived wind storm that accompanies rapidly moving showers or thunderstorms. The most severe derechos are given the adjective "super." A line of thunderstorms, 100 miles from tip-to-toe, rolled through the Washington. D.C. area Friday night packing winds of 50-to-80 mph, reports Topper Shutt of CBS D.C. affiliate WUSA-TV. The same clump of storms hit southeastern Ohio and West Virginia with hurricane force winds Friday evening. Dericho in Spanish: right, justice, law, equity, honest Could Washington's brunt of the 'super dericho' be connected to the Supreme Court's Thursday decision? 'Koenig's Eye View from the White House' - June 29, 2012 The Supreme Court’s sad legacy continues: The Constitution under assault … Comprehensive insight and perspective on the Supreme Court's Obamacare decision … Chief Justice doesn’t fulfil his oath to defend the Constitution …. Did Roberts give in to Obama's bullying? …. It appears that Justice Roberts changed his Obamacare vote at the last minute ... Hillary tied to new Muslim Brotherhood president .... Putin's Visit and Israeli-Russian Relations ... Role of Iranian Security Forces in Syria ... World News Since 1996 Readers in 50 States and 105 Countries Zechariah 12:3,9: And in that day will I make Jerusalem a burdensome stone for all people; And it shall come to pass in that day, that I will seek to destroy all the nations that come against Jerusalem. "Koenig's Eye View from the White House" click here for subscription information "Eye to Eye - Facing the Consequences of Dividing Israel" click here for book information and/or to purchase Click on individual logos for William Koenig's videos, tweets, and photos
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| Tuesday, Jul 03, 2012 07:53:46 AM EDT U.S. quietly bolstering presence in Persian Gulf
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