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UAE: Japanese tanker attacked in Persian Gulf
Yahoo/AP ^
| Fri Aug 6, 4:04 pm ET
Posted on 08/07/2010 7:25:35 AM PDT by nuconvert
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates – The United Arab Emirates said Friday that a Japanese oil tanker was hit by an explosives-laden dinghy in the Persian Gulf in what would be the first attack in the strategic waterway where millions of barrels of oil are transported each day.
The report — which came days after an al-Qaida-linked group claimed responsibility for attacking the vessel — raised fears about the vulnerability of the Strait of Hormuz, a vital shipping lane for many petroleum exporting countries.
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TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; Front Page News; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: alqaeda; alqaida; japan; japanesetanker; mstar; persiangulf; straitofhormuz
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posted on
08/07/2010 7:25:38 AM PDT
by
nuconvert
More photos at link
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posted on
08/07/2010 7:32:26 AM PDT
by
nuconvert
( Khomeini promised change too // Hail, Chairman O)
To: nuconvert
IS this a second attack on a Japanese vessel or a re-hash of the first threat?
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posted on
08/07/2010 7:32:51 AM PDT
by
April Lexington
(Study the constitution so you know what they are taking away!)
To: nuconvert
a Japanese oil tanker was hit by an explosives-laden dinghy in the Persian Gulf But they said it was an earthquake or freak wave!?!?!?!
Didn't fool me for a second.
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posted on
08/07/2010 7:34:03 AM PDT
by
SteamShovel
(UTOPIA...Isn't)
To: nuconvert
These people won’t stop until we silence them for good.
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posted on
08/07/2010 7:38:44 AM PDT
by
dr_who
To: April Lexington
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posted on
08/07/2010 7:41:22 AM PDT
by
nuconvert
( Khomeini promised change too // Hail, Chairman O)
To: dr_who
Sell some carriers to the Japanese they know what to do.
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posted on
08/07/2010 7:41:57 AM PDT
by
omega4179
(PREVIEW IS MY FRIEND)
To: nuconvert
odds are 100% the Japan and US will roll over and pretend it did not happen.
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posted on
08/07/2010 7:42:32 AM PDT
by
omega4179
(PREVIEW IS MY FRIEND)
To: nuconvert
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posted on
08/07/2010 7:43:39 AM PDT
by
stevie_d_64
(I'm jus' sayin')
To: nuconvert
To: omega4179
They should build their own carriers. They know how to do that too.
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posted on
08/07/2010 7:44:47 AM PDT
by
Former Proud Canadian
(How do I change my screen name now that we have the most conservative government in the world?)
To: nuconvert
Freak wave my butt. One question would be: Is the impact area a spot where one would aim in an attempt to do the most damage? Also, I see what appear to be scorch marks on the hull. I don’t see anything appearing to be scratch marks from a collison.
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posted on
08/07/2010 7:46:28 AM PDT
by
SaxxonWoods
(Gone Galt and loving it)
To: nuconvert
HOZE-EM!!!
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posted on
08/07/2010 7:48:36 AM PDT
by
Chode
(American Hedonist *DTOM* -ww- NO Pity for the LAZY)
To: SaxxonWoods
The article says that explosive residue was found also
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posted on
08/07/2010 7:54:21 AM PDT
by
nuconvert
( Khomeini promised change too // Hail, Chairman O)
To: Former Proud Canadian
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posted on
08/07/2010 8:08:20 AM PDT
by
njslim
To: AdmSmith; Arthur Wildfire! March; Berosus; bigheadfred; blueyon; Convert from ECUSA; dervish; ...
Is this the same event described a few weeks ago? Thanks nuconvert.
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posted on
08/07/2010 8:26:05 AM PDT
by
SunkenCiv
("Fools learn from experience. I prefer to learn from the experience of others." -- Otto von Bismarck)
To: SaxxonWoods
A dinghy had the explosives. Aren’t dingh(ies) inflatable?
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posted on
08/07/2010 8:32:02 AM PDT
by
PghBaldy
(Like the Ft Hood Killer, James Earl Ray was just stressed when he killed MLK Jr.)
To: nuconvert
I think all tankers are double hulled. The one that knocked the Shit out of the cole had special high explosives given to the terrorists by russia. If you do not have high explosives you do not breach the hull of a oil tanker, think what kind you would need to rip a massive hole in the cole? Yeah russia needs a bitch slappin. (Of course they did the cole because they thought we wrecked the kursk only to find out it was an internal explosion.... oops)
To: PghBaldy
My dinghy inflates quite nicely, thankyouverymuch.
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posted on
08/07/2010 8:52:20 AM PDT
by
null and void
(We are now in day 560 of our national holiday from reality. - 0bama really isn't one of US.)
To: Walkingfeather
This is usually not an area where you have a double hull. However, the plate thickness could be four or more times the thickness of the USS Cole.
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