DEBKAfile, Egypt nears military coup. USS warships in Suez Canal
"The arrival of US naval, marine and air forces in the Suez Canal's Greater Bitter Lake indicated that the crisis was quickly swerving out of control."
U.S. Energy Information Administration: World Oil Transit Chokepoints
Our enemies are tightening their grip on oil exports.
Iran has a stranglehold on the Strait of Hormuz - pathway for 40% of the world's oil. Somalian pirates regularly raid cargo ships within the Gulf of Aden. Islam's most populous nation, Indonesia, has a stranglehold on the Strait of Malacca. I don't necessarily agree with much on the Tomorrow's World website, however the following article, written in 1999, is an eye-opener in light of the current Muslim takeover of key world shipping lanes...
"Vital sea gates—ocean passageways such as the Panama Canal and the Straits of Gibraltar—are changing hands as the 20th century draws to a close. Yet these changes, so critical to global commerce and regional defence, seldom rate front-page headlines."
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