Angry People

As a matter of course, I try to question information from politicians and the media. I am no longer comfortable trusting either implicitly.

Now there are new troubles brewing in the middle east and based on a recent history, I can find no reliable source of information.

If I were to question the story we have been given that 15 British Naval personnel were captured by Iranian forces the first thing I would ask would be, where were they and what were they doing? We know where the British government says they were.
Also, who benefits?

On Tuesday, 15 U.S. warships and more than 100 U.S. aircraft participated in the largest show of force in the Gulf since the U.S. invasion of Iraq in 2003.

The U.S. just ‘happens’ to be playing wargames in the region right now?

I would also ask, does this have anything to do with Iran’s refusal to suspend Uranium enrichment.

Something I openly admit to know nothing about, and have done no research on, is where Iran is getting their Uranium from. It has been reported recently that the worlds Uranium is running out. Does Iran possess quantities of valuable Uranium?

So, having taken the case to the United Nations the outcome is that the U.N. Security Council has issued a press statement. This is the weakest action they can take and even then they ‘watered down’ the wording from that which the UK requested.

If it is such a clear cut case that our personnel were in Iraqi international waters you would have thought that the U.N. security council members would have been shown the evidence and fully supported the UK in this.

Their response suggests to me that perhaps all is not as honest and clear cut as it seems. I may be wrong but due to all the spin and self-interest of the politicians, not to mention media sensationalism I do not trust the reported news. There are many countries in the world with satellites - surely at least one of them witnessed the capture taking place and can accurately position the event.

Perhaps it is too soon for the government to act - the ‘people’ are altogether not stirred up enough yet!

Either the UK forces were up to no good and caught with their pants down. In which case the government would want to deal with this as expediently and quietly as possible. Or, they are waiting for sufficient public support to take whatever action they have been planning.

Does the British public really care? Today it was reported that the BACS system has been running slowly (c’mon what’s the real story) and many people may not be paid on time. Also, 46 million chav’s have had their credit card details stolen from the TJX/TK Maxx’s payment records database. Also slipping through is the little story of the Home Office splitting into two distinct departments - Justice and Security. Scared yet?
Ask yourself - where is your attention? Is it worrying about getting paid or whether your credit/debit card details have been stolen, or is it monitoring your governments actions at home and abroad?