Yakov Kedmi States the Obvious: Why Would Iran Do Something Stupid as Bombing a Japanese Tanker?

Yakov Kedmi, social activist (Israel): Nah, it's all peaceful there. I just want to comment on the statement about the US military not lying. Military personnel is trained in such a way that after saying a single lie, you'll never become an officer or a commander. That's the way West Point does it.

- What's going on in your region, Mr. Kedmi? I believe it's time to introduce proper order.

Yakov Kedmi, social activist (Israel): Nah, it's all peaceful there. I just want to comment on the statement about the US military not lying. Military personnel is trained in such a way that after saying a single lie, you'll never become an officer or a commander. That's the way West Point does it. But what happens to them later is another thing. The US military lies, blatantly, pushing the entire world and their country towards a new war. It happened in the Gulf of Tonkin. The Navy intelligence and CIA were lying to their command. The Defense Secretary was lying to Congress. The US president was lying to Congress. They were lying about the start of the war that was shaking the world for many years and resulted in millions of casualties. The US still hasn't recovered from that war. They're capable of lying. The US Army, intelligence, and CIA were lying about everything connected to Iraq. Colin Powell wasn't lying. He's a good general and was saying what he was told to. But he was being lied to. The CIA lied to him. They were intentionally lying. When they were asked later, they said: "You see, the government wanted us to say that so we might've been a little bit dishonest with you". They lie. The US intelligence was lying, the US Army was lying about the chemical attacks in Syria. They were lying through their teeth, violating all rules, and distorting all technical data. Don't rely on their words. Bearing these facts in mind, one should give up this attitude: "Since the US intelligence said that it must be true." Moreover, they can't produce a single piece of evidence that would prove their version of the events.

 

It's unclear what boat was there, which tanker was attacked, and what the boat did. Moreover, there was a photo of the bomb taken from the tanker. I'm not an expert on planting bombs on ships but as far as I know, they're planted under water, stuck to the bottom of the ship. I've never seen... Why would they blow up a hole in the side of the ship? It's not even under water. Marines always plant bombs…

- You're a mean person, Mr. Kedmi. The US said on top so it was planted on top. They arrived to shoot the evidence.

- It might've been a warning.

- There may be a threat of escalation.

- A warning? Why did they remove it then?

- So they don't get caught red-handed.

- How can they warn without showing themselves? It didn't blow up…

- One can get an American or Iraqi bomb everywhere nowadays. Nobody will be able to prove it's yours.

- One can buy a mine in an army surplus store.

- Sorry but if it's not from a surplus store, then why did the ISIS terrorists have the most advanced American weapons? Surplus store again?

- Must've stolen it.

- Stolen? I see.

- A lot of weapons.

Yakov Kedmi, social activist (Israel): Somebody sold it somewhere. ISIS bought it. There's no reason to steal when you can buy it. Speaking of the tanker, there were eyewitnesses on that tanker. They claim that there were some shells or missiles flying from the side. They're sea merchants, what do they know. There was no bomb. Nobody knows what it was or how it got planted. Even Germans say they don't understand anything. They have no evidence. The Prime Minister of Japan said that what had been presented wasn't evidence. Only America sees the logic behind the incident. It may have an effect on the US Senate and their twisted brains. The last thing Iran needs right now is a conflict in the Persian Gulf. Why would they attack a Japanese tanker when the Japanese Prime Minister is in Iran?

There's no logic supporting their version. There's no evidence. There's only a person (I'm not sure that's Trump) willing to escalate the situation in the region. And bearing in mind the current erratic state of the US government, that's quite possible. The CIA goes about its business, the Army goes about its business, and the Navy goes about its business. I'd like to remind you that the biggest conflict in the US was between the Army and the Navy at the end of the war against Japan. The majority of operations was executed by the Navy Command and the US Army Command. They had different goals so they came up with different things, including that myth that a million US soldiers would be killed if they try to occupy Japan.

- That's not a myth.

- I'm saying that based on the documents and what I know. The rest depends on the way you interpret it. Speaking of what's happening now, what's actually happening now, today, nobody needs evidence. In Iraq's case, Colin Powell had to show something like a test tube. They were trying to come up with something. Today, they don't need to. "We believe that it happened this way." They assume that it happened that way. And the whole world accepts that today. The UK began started doing that. This time, who was the first to salute the US and declare its support? The UK. The same happened during the war in Iraq. Today, global politics is sinking even lower in terms of the approach to international issues. 20 years ago that was unacceptable.

The US is waging a war on China, a total hybrid information war. For instance, the US recently sharply opposed the intention of the UN Commissioner on Counter-Terrorism to visit Xinjiang.

- Voronkov, right.

- The Commissioner on Counter-Terrorism wants to come to China. There are a lot of Uyghur people from Xinjiang fighting in Syria. I once read about Uyghurs fighting in Chechnya. They were training in the Hattab camps to perform acts of terrorism. But the US didn't let him go. The US keeps doing the same mistake, it's hopeless. Americans are simple people, they wholeheartedly believe in what the opposition tells them. It would be understandable if the opposition was used for propaganda purposes. But they believe it. They base their operative decisions on what the opposition says, both in terms of intelligence and politics. That's the way they form their attitude to China, Tiananmen, and everything else.

I'd like to point out the efficiency of the US policies in terms of economy. When was Iraq defeated? How long has the US been staying in Iraq? It's been almost 20 years. Today, the US allowed Iraq to purchase gas from Iran. Why did they do that? Iraq's energy system destroyed by the US still hasn't been restored. Iraq won't have power without Iran. What have they been doing in Iraq all these years after they had destroyed it, apart from pumping oil? Iraq's one of the countries with the world's biggest oil reserves. Over the time of its presence in Iraq, America didn't do anything for the country, apart from destroying it. They don't want it but they're forced to allow Iraq to buy gas from Iran. There's no other way. Trump said a curious thing when he was talking about his policies for the Middle East. He said that their main interest... Forget all those fancy words he said about democracy. America's main interest is to sell weapons to Saudi Arabia. And the US must sell those weapons. Because if the US doesn’t sell them, China and Russia will. First, that means that the Chinese and Russian weapons are at least as good as the American weapons in terms of quality, despite all their yelling. Secondly, China's building the missile industry of Saudi Arabia right under America's nose. China's entering the nuclear industry of Saudi Arabia. And the Saudis explained why. They said they couldn't rely on America. Tomorrow, America will have a new president and Saudi Arabia will be left with nothing. It wants to work with reliable partners. That's either China or Russia.

And the last thing I'd like to say in this regard, in order to sell weapons to Saudi Arabia, the countries of the Gulf, and other countries the US requires international tensions. The more they fear Iran, and America ensures that they do, the more weapons they'll buy from the US. What I say is based on what I see and hear. We must realize the connection between all these aspects. They constantly make amateur mistakes when assessing the situation within other countries. They have a very cynical understanding of how to promote their national economy through arms trade and aggravating tension to increase the demand.