E-mailing campaign - Questioning the Iran Hostage Capture

Andrew Johnson

Below is a piece I have sent to all the e-mail addresses listed below that. Please adapt and use yourself. This is heavily based on Justin Walker's article. Please remember to add your name and address (if you want to).

Forward the message and e-mail list to friends etc and ask them to do the same. Also consider forwarding to your MP or whoever.

You will likely need to send 4 copies of the e-mail - using the separate blocks of addresses - because you can't normally send to too many recipients at once.

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Dear Sir/Madam,

I am writing to you at a critical time and your active response to this message (or lack of it) could be very important in shaping the immediate future in fundamental ways.

Over the past 18 months or so, we have seen the demonization of Iran, with repeated stories, based on flimsy evidence, that they are about to make a Nuclear Bomb. Even if this were true (and credible sources deny the possibility) [1], there are several other nations around the world that have these weapons (and would possibly use them given an excuse), so why is Iran such a “threat”?

The “Iran Stakes” in the media have recently been raised with the latest “hostage crisis”. However, many of us now know the game that is being played – and that certain groups and interests which control the media are guilty of not giving us the full picture and even giving us false information. To give you a good example, it has recently come to light that the BBC reported the collapse of World Trade Centre (WTC) Building 7 about 20 minutes before it actually collapsed [2] on Sept 11^th 2001. Their response to this is that “they don’t really know why” and that they have now lost their tapes - of the most significant news event in recent history [3]. Forgive me, then, if I no longer trust the media in the way I once did (read the comments on Richard Porter’s blog to get a sample of opinion). A petition about this matter has garnered over 3000 signatures [4] asking the BBC to state the source of their information about the WTC 7 Collapse. Petition comments are also worth a read. (See here for information about WTC 7 [5])

I therefore now question the true circumstances of the capture of the British Sailors, on several grounds:

"HMS Cornwall could not come to their aid since the boarding took place in very shallow water. The frigate was more than four miles away at the time of the ambush, according to naval sources."

We know the false warnings were raised about WMD before the Iraq War. We know 9/11 was an “Inside Job” (who blew up WTC 7?). We must now turn the tide against inaccurate and incomplete reporting – which essentially amounts to propaganda. We must remember the terrible tragedy the Iraq occupation has become - 100’s of thousands of civilians and thousands of troops have been killed. I suggest this could all this could have been avoided if honest reporting had been allowed to take place.

We must realise that it is extremely likely that the Iranian military were baited into capturing the UK Sailors, in order to create an international incident – a modern “Gulf of Tonkin”. This then would be used to foment an attack that America seems to have been planning for several years [11].

I therefore insist that the facts presented above are fully investigated, disclosed and reported accurately. Those responsible for giving out false information, and those supporting this activity, should be identified and held accountable for their actions. Let us therefore try to prevent a potentially catastrophic conflict in the Middle East, which could result in huge devastation and enormous loss of life. You have the power to prevent this from happening. Use it wisely.

Yours Sincerely,

A very concerned citizen.

Links/References:

[1] http://www.usatoday.com/news/washington/2006-04-14-iran-nukes_x.htm

[2 ] http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lW_JRe67v1g

[3] http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/theeditors/2007/03/part_of_the_conspiracy_2 .html

[4] http://www.petitiononline.com/wtc7bbc/

[5] http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MqpCol-Qvr8

[6] http://news.bbc.co.uk/media/avdb/news/video/86000/bb/86090_16x9_bb.ram

[7] http://www.guardian.co.uk/iran/story/0,,2044448,00.html

[8] http://www.navynews.co.uk/ships/cornwall.asp

[9] http://steelmillsoftheworld.com/ports/display.asp?id=48400