"American military chiefs have been left dumbstruck by an undetected Chinese submarine popping up at the heart of a recent Pacific exercise and close to the vast U.S.S. Kitty Hawk - a 1,000ft supercarrier with 4,500 personnel on board. By the time it surfaced, the 160 ft Song Class diesel-electric attack submarine is understood to have sailed within viable range for launching torpedoes or missiles at the carrier." -- Daily Mail

Anyone who takes stories like these at face value is likely to be surprised. As the ancient Chinese strategist Sun Tzu once said: "All war is based on deception... Appear weak when you are strong, and strong when you are weak." The article doesn't mention that the U.S.S. Kitty Hawk featured in this latest episode is almost 50 years old and scheduled for decomissioning next year. Its replacement? The U.S.S. George H.W. Bush (CVN-77).

"The U.S. Navy, after nearly six years of warnings from Pentagon testers, still lacks a plan for defending aircraft carriers against a supersonic Russian-built missile, according to current and former officials and Defense Department documents. The missile, known in the West as the "Sizzler", has been deployed by China and may [have been] purchased by Iran." -- Bloomberg

Unstoppable Russian "carrier killer" missiles on undetectable Chinese submarines? Reported prominently by the New York financier press? Looks like the masters of the game are getting ready to roll out their latest model -- after they squeeze the last bit of mileage out of the old one.

"The Bush administration is deliberately downplaying the vulnerability of the Fifth Fleet to Iran's advanced missile technology which has been purchased from Russia and China since the late 1990's... By deliberately provoking an Iranian retaliation to U.S. military actions, the neoconservatives [aka Zionists] will knowingly sacrifice much or all of the Fifth Fleet. This will culminate in a new 'Pearl Harbor' that will create the right political environment for total war against Iran, and expanded military actions in the Persian Gulf region." -- Michael Salla