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U.S. Navy ship fires at boat in Persian Gulf
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| Barbara Starr,
Posted on 07/16/2012 9:32:06 AM PDT by BenLurkin
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posted on
07/16/2012 9:32:13 AM PDT
by
BenLurkin
To: BenLurkin
Oh boy! Here comes another apology!
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posted on
07/16/2012 9:35:11 AM PDT
by
Wilum
(Never loaded a nuke I didn't like)
To: BenLurkin
They got plenty of warning. If they don’t understand a warning shot they either have bad intentions or they’re Darwin Award candidates.
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posted on
07/16/2012 9:36:01 AM PDT
by
saganite
(What happens to taglines? Is there a termination date?)
To: BenLurkin
Remember the U.S.S. Cole!
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posted on
07/16/2012 9:36:35 AM PDT
by
Former Fetus
(Saved by grace through faith)
To: BenLurkin
As a reminder to any hand-wringers out there why the Navy did what it did...
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posted on
07/16/2012 9:39:39 AM PDT
by
Timber Rattler
(Just say NO! to RINOS and the GOP-E)
To: BenLurkin
To: Wilum
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posted on
07/16/2012 9:45:51 AM PDT
by
BenLurkin
(This is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion or satire; or both)
To: DonkeyBonker
Looking for pictures of the “30 ft white pleasure craft,” anybody seen what it looks like now?
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posted on
07/16/2012 9:57:00 AM PDT
by
Triple
(Socialism denies people the right to the fruits of their labor, and is as abhorrent as slavery)
To: Triple
A big Shout Out to the sailors and captain! Great Shooting men.
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posted on
07/16/2012 9:58:43 AM PDT
by
jayrunner
To: BenLurkin
One killed, 3 injured
A little more info here...
http://news.yahoo.com/official-us-ship-fires-boat-off-dubai-1-155101441.html
“The boat appeared to be a civilian vessel about 30 feet (9 meters) long and powered by three outboard motors. Similar boats are used for fishing in the region, though Iran’s Revolutionary Guard also employs relatively small, fast-moving craft in the Gulf.”
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posted on
07/16/2012 10:01:10 AM PDT
by
nuconvert
( Khomeini promised change too // Hail, Chairman O)
To: BenLurkin
What I do not understand is with what did they use to fire?
USNS ships are owned by the US Navy but are civilian manned vessels. Can anybody explain this? They are not armed vessels, unless you want to count the pistol in the Master’s safe.
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posted on
07/16/2012 10:02:43 AM PDT
by
navyblue
(<u>)
To: Timber Rattler
With more ships like the USNS Rappahannock, the Cole would not have had to put in to [a hostile] port to refuel...
To: BenLurkin
One press report said: "after it disregarded warnings and rapidly approached the U.S. ship" off the coast of Jebel Ali,"
If that story holds up, we will be OK.
We can't risk another "Cole" incident where a small boat drilled one of our ships and killed 17 of our service people and injured many more. - Tom
To: Triple
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posted on
07/16/2012 10:16:46 AM PDT
by
CodeToad
(History says our end is near.)
To: navyblue
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posted on
07/16/2012 10:21:01 AM PDT
by
ArrogantBustard
(Western Civilization is Aborting, Buggering, and Contracepting itself out of existence.)
To: BenLurkin
Comment on my post above: Either this is a USS ship or the Navy has started to put Navy armed guards aboard its USNS ships. Something of which I would whole heartedly approve. But it is highly unlikely the the civilian crews on USNS vessels would be allowed to man 50 cal machine guns. I admit I have been out of the loop for a few years.
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posted on
07/16/2012 10:29:14 AM PDT
by
navyblue
(<u>)
To: BenLurkin
Probably civilians out fishing, who didn’t get the .50 cal. message.
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posted on
07/16/2012 10:32:05 AM PDT
by
popdonnelly
(The first priority is get Obama out of the White House.)
To: popdonnelly
Gearing up for the Oct surprise.
It’s all the POS in the WH has.
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posted on
07/16/2012 10:57:25 AM PDT
by
bicyclerepair
( REPLACE D-W-S ! http://www.karenforcongress.com)
To: Wilum
"Oh boy! Here comes another apology!"
Oh geez, you really beat me to this. I came looking for this thread when I heard the news and there my reply was at No. 2. (getting old and slow)
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posted on
07/16/2012 11:06:29 AM PDT
by
NTegraT
(Deep in the Heart of Texas)
To: BenLurkin
In that part of the world, to approach a naval vessel the boat operator is either stunningly stupid, or a terr perp.
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posted on
07/16/2012 11:26:17 AM PDT
by
Sea Parrot
(Don't ever think that the reason I am peaceful is because I forgot how to be violent)
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