Right now, five major corporations control the majority of information which reaches most every day Americans. These “news” outlets (“conditioning” would be a more appropriate term) include News Corp (Fox), Disney (ABC), Time Warner (CNN), Viacom (CBS), and General Electric (NBC).

Anyone who has been tuning into these brainwashing venues knows that the latest drumbeats of war are pounding for the “evil empire” of Iran to be squashed. Of course this bogeyman must be destroyed because they are developing nuclear weapons and want to blow-up the world. Or so the story goes. (Do you remember George W. Bush’s infamous “mushroom cloud” speech in Cincinnati (October, 2002) in regard to Saddam Hussein?)

Thus, the mainstream media keeps pushing the U.S.-led invasion angle regardless of a recent report by the NIE (National Intelligence Estimate) which has downplayed Iran’s nuclear capabilities. Adding fuel to the fire, the terrorist nation of Israel has been stockpiling U.S.-made nuclear and tactical weapons since late 2004; and was largely prepared for war by the summer of 2005. (This is in addition to their already vast arsenal of bunker busters, Harpoon missiles, Dolphin-class submarines, and 200+ nuclear warheads.)

In light of the above information, and also the brazen lies which led us into the disastrous Iraqi war, one has to ask: are we being told the truth about why Iran is currently in our crosshairs? The answer, of course, is that once again we’re being bamboozled by the government and its partners-in-crime, the corporate Zionist-run media. The truth of the matter is: Iran’s supposed development of nuclear weapons is simply a pretext for another pre-emptive invasion.

The real reason our War Machine is rearing its ugly head has to do with something much less sexy than atomic bombs. And no, it doesn’t specifically have to do with oil either. Rather, we can boil this war down to one simple word: currency. Or, more precisely, the type of currency that’s being used to purchase oil.

It’s that elementary, yet at the same time that complex; and as you’ll see in this continuing series of articles, the future of America as we know it rests upon this premise. Specifically, the motive for our invasion of Iran revolves around their introduction of an “oil bourse” in March, 2006.

An oil bourse, for those unfamiliar with the term, is merely a “stock exchange for securities trading” where oil purchasers will now have a choice between the U.S. dollar and the EU’s euro. And as I’ll show, the ramifications of this high-stakes international battle could potentially lead to World War III. Considering that our entire economy balances perilously on the dollar’s hegemony; and, considering how many countries worldwide now hate us due to the neo-cons rampant lies (in addition to how we’re being used to do the NWO’s imperialistic dirty work), our necks are literally on the chopping block.

Naturally, a dose of sanity and common sense could alleviate (at least partially) this volatile situation with Iran, such as a compromise toward multi-currency systems when purchasing oil, but we may already be so far in over our heads (i.e. massive debt, over-extended credit, reliance upon foreign manufacturers, etc) that we may see a clash of competing interests which proves to be disastrous.

What the Iranian oil bourse will essentially do is create an alternative to the dollar. This is vitally important, for when Iraq’s Saddam Hussein switched to the euro, it was simply to purchase oil from one single country – his own. But now Iran is saying, “You don’t need the dollar to buy fuel anywhere in the world.” Plus, if Tehran becomes a third global exchange venue, it directly affects two major powers – the United States and England.

As it stands now, oil can only be purchased from two primary exchanges – the NYMEX (New York Mercantile Exchange) in New York City, and London’s IPE (International Petroleum Exchange). But if Iran establishes a euro-based bourse in Tehran, nobody will need the dollar or the NYC-London connection. In this sense, if the bourse is accepted, what if the Saudis follow suit and begin brokering their oil for euros through Tehran? The petrodollar’s hegemony and power will be utterly destroyed.

Furthermore, what if China, Russia, Japan, India, and a host of European countries start switching their basket of currency reserves to the euro? As it stands now, nearly 70% of all currency reserves are in dollars. But what if Iran – an oil producer – and China – the world’s fastest growing manufacturer – simultaneously switch to the euro-based bourse, or at least a combination of currencies which diminish the dollar’s value? The result would be catastrophic to our nation’s privately-owned central bank – the Federal Reserve. And if our dollar is toppled from its perch, guess who is ultimately affected the worst? Not the bankers or politicians, but us.

So, if it feels like déjà vu with Iraq’s WMD’s and Iran’s nukes, now you know why. They’re both cover stories to divert attention away from a much more nefarious, behind-the-scenes power struggle.

Tomorrow: part two – The real reason for our war with Iraq