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Title: Former Joint Chiefs chairman: Obama plotted to destabilize regimes in Bahrain, Egypt
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URL Source: http://www.worldtribune.com/2013/10 ... lize-regimes-in-bahrain-egypt/
Published: Oct 4, 2013
Author: World Tribune
Post Date: 2013-10-04 06:54:41 by A K A Stone
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WASHINGTON — The United States was said to have planned to destabilize at least two Arab countries over the last two years. A former leading U.S. military commander asserted that the administration of President Barack Obama worked to destabilize the regimes of Bahrain and Egypt. [Ret.] Gen. Hugh Shelton, former chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said the administration’s drive against Bahrain, wracked by a Shi’ite revolt, was led by the intelligence community. “America thought Bahrain was an easy prey that will serve as key to the collapse of the GCC [Gulf Cooperation Council] regime and lead to giant oil companies controlling oil in the Gulf,” Shelton said. In an interview on the U.S. network Fox News, Shelton said the administration plot was foiled by Bahraini King Hamad in 2011. He said Hamad agreed to a Saudi-sponsored decision by the GCC to send thousands of troops to Bahrain to help quell the Shi’ite revolt, attributed to Iran. Shelton, who met Hamad during his assignment to the U.S. Navy Fifth Fleet, based in Manama, said the administration plot harmed relations with both Bahrain as well as neighboring Saudi Arabia. He said Riyad ended any trust in Washington after it was found to have helped the Shi’ites in Bahrain. The former Joint Chiefs chairman, who served under President Bill Clinton and President George W. Bush, said Egypt stopped a drive by Obama to destabilize Egypt in 2013. Shelton said Egyptian Defense Minister Abdul Fatah Sisi, a former intelligence chief, also detected a U.S. plot to support the ruling Muslim Brotherhood amid unprecedented unrest. On July 3, Sisi led a coup that overthrew Egypt’s first Islamist president, Mohammed Morsi. “Had Gen. Al Sisi not deposed Morsi, Egypt would have today become another Syria and its military would have been destroyed,” Shelton said. Shelton, who did not disclose his sources of information, said Arab allies of the United States have moved away from Washington. He cited the new alliance between Egypt, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates against the Brotherhood. “I expect calm to be restored in Egypt,” Shelton said. “Gen. Al Sisi has put an end to the new Middle East project.” Be Sociable, Share!
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#1. To: A K A Stone (#0)
Shelton spent most of his career in intelligence and covert operations,and being the former Chairman of the Joint Chiefs he knows what he is talking about. Amazing that the media isn't picking up and reporting this,ain't it?
Why is democracy held in such high esteem when it’s the enemy of the minority and makes all rights relative to the dictates of the majority? (Ron Paul,2012)
Shelton is a good man. I will have to check the World Tribune sources, but you are correct. Shelton is still well connected, at least for now. He probably lost all his "in services" connections a few years ago and is relying on "friends" he made in other places over the years.
5 Trust in the Lord with all your heart, And lean not on your own understanding; 6 In all your ways acknowledge Him, And He shall direct[a] your paths.(Proverbs 3:5-6)
The World Tribune did not do a good job on how they received these quotes from Shelton. They should have at least state the "environment" in which they received these comments. Did they receive them via someone who overheard Shelton, or at some speech etc. I can't find any other sources for this subject.
5 Trust in the Lord with all your heart, And lean not on your own understanding; 6 In all your ways acknowledge Him, And He shall direct[a] your paths.(Proverbs 3:5-6)
You're right about the lack of sources for this story. The WT article clearly states In an interview on the U.S. network Fox News, Shelton said the administration plot was foiled by Bahraini King Hamad in 2011 , however a cursory search over at Fox didn't turn up a recent interview with Shelton. Curious
Told ya wuss.
War dumped this Popsicle stand...and you.
#2. To: sneakypete (#1)
#3. To: A K A Stone (#0)
#4. To: redleghunter (#3)
World Tribune did not do a good job on how they received these quotes from Shelton. They should have at least state the "environment" in which they received these comments. Did they receive them via someone who overheard Shelton, or at some speech etc. I can't find any other sources for this subject.
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#6. To: A K A Stone, war (#5)
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