WAR RUMOURS

US warplanes overfly Scotland to ... ?

Since Saturday, people in the Highlands of Scotland have been witnessing large movements of US warplanes overhead. Experienced observers say the large numbers are reminiscent of those that preceded the bombing of Iraq in 1998 and military strikes on Libya in the1980's as well as the first Gulf War.
It is thought that the planes have flown on a route from the US over the north pole to bases in Europe and the Mediterranean. The size and scale of the movement suggests that the US may be preparing to strike at a country in the Middle East in the next week to ten days.
Peacewatchers at USAF’s Fairford and Welford bases in the UK report that warplanes were flying over at a rate of roughly one every 15 minutes at the weekend. As well as watching them from the ground the plane spotters have also been able to overhear pilots talking by listening to their radio frequencies.

[There were some strong reactions against the claims made above with some claiming it is purely anti-American rhetoric. However other comments on the portland.indymedia.org website included the following:
"I live near a major US AFB. The sorties overhead are unbelievable. ( Unprecedented. I have lived here for 20+ years). They fly one after the other day & NIGHT, no matter how late at night it is. They are up to something." and
"This afternoon I visited a friend who has a 20's-something son in the U.S. Air Force. The son has a job that is obviously one calling for security clearances, and the father & son have a pre-arranged code that is rather simple as they are aware that the son's phone calls are likely monitored. According to my friend, he got the coded message that something BIG is indeed about to take place. Something really big, and he got no clue as to what it is, just that our government is taking a lot of massive effort to gear up for it." and
"My daughter works at the Pentagon and she e-mails me daily with short note from her office during her lunch break. Today's message had this: 'Mom, how is Aunt Bertha?...Is Aunt Bertha getting any better?...Please give Aunt Bertha a hug 'n' kiss for me next time you see her...I've always dearly loved Aunt Bertha!' Sounds like innocent ramblings to most I'm sure. However, Aunt Bertha died 12 years ago, and this is our little code that something nasty is about to take place. Whenever the name Aunt Bertha comes up, and depending on the number of times it's used, then I'm given advance warning that something is going to happen. Last time I got one with four mentions of Aunt Bertha is the Friday before 9-11. So guess we'd better get ready, cause the BIG BERTHA is coming."
So, it could be some bored jokesters posting these messages, or indeed some conintel pros, or they could be real warning signs. Signs that the Bush Reich is preparing to shore up flagging support with another Reichstag fire similar to 9/11.]