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Richard Cochrane is trained in chemistry and metallurgy but is far more interested and practiced as a political and fund raising consultant, writer and amateur historian. He grew up in a Navy family and with his two younger brothers carried on its 500+ year tradition of naval service to Great Britain and the USA then enjoyed a career with one of the largest advertising and public relations agencies working with numerous Fortune 500 companies and many of America's premier educational institutions. He maintains friendships and acquaintanceships around the world. He lives in Santa Barbara, California.

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UK French and US Navies Practice Blockading Iranian Ports

July 24th, 2008 • Richard Cochrane
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Can they be stopped?Iran to have nuke late next year or early 2010.

Fifteen thousand UK, French and US sailors took part in a joint training exercise to practicing blockading Iran’s Gulf ports to prevent refined oil products from entering the nation as a result of intensified sanctions. Iran has no refining capacity of its own so a blockade would effectively strangle its domestic economy bringing it to an abrupt halt. The emerging consensus is that Iran “will miss an opportunity” to accept the package of incentives offered it a week ago in Geneva in exchange for ending its effort to assemble a nuclear weapon.

The British prime minister said this week during a visit to Israel that here is agreement on such sanctions. France also affirmed it would participate in the blockade.

Israeli prime minister Ehud Olmert estimated this week that Iran will assemble a nuclear weapon by late next year or early 2010.

Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said in a speech broadcast live on state TV Wednesday, July 23: “The Iranian nation… will not retreat one iota in the face of oppressing powers.” He pledged to continue Iran’s nuclear program.

U. S. main stream media have ignored the story.

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