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Yemen, U.S. intercept ship with 'large cache of illegal arms'
CNN ^ | updated 8:06 PM EST, Mon January 28, 2013 | Barbara Starr and Greg Botelho, CNN

Posted on 01/28/2013 5:27:40 PM PST by Ernest_at_the_Beach

(CNN) -- Yemeni authorities working with the U.S. Navy intercepted a ship carrying a "substantial" cache of "illegal arms" such as surface-to-air missiles, potent explosives and rocket-propelled grenades, a U.S. official and Yemen's government said Monday.

The incident took place in Yemeni territorial waters in the Arabian Sea last Wednesday, according to a statement issued five days later from Yemen's embassy in Washington.

The crew of the USS Farragut, a Naval destroyer, was working with Yemeni authorities when they spotted the vessel, said an official in the Obama administration. The ship had several flags onboard, but no reliable documentation showing where it came from, the official added Monday.

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TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; Israel; News/Current Events; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: arabspring; armsship; iran; israel; shipintercepted; waronterror; weaponsship; yemen

1 posted on 01/28/2013 5:27:50 PM PST by Ernest_at_the_Beach
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To: Ernest_at_the_Beach

Saw the headline and assumed it was in New York harbor.


2 posted on 01/28/2013 5:34:43 PM PST by ilovesarah2012
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To: TigersEye; Marine_Uncle; justa-hairyape; onyx; SunkenCiv
I heard about this on the Foxnews Special Report...

And Brett said Manpads....

So these weapons could be coming out of the Libya area.

And regarding the Iranian Blast,.....John Batchelor was on Kudlow,...and was full of info,...

Not sure whether I can find news reports.

He says Iran suspects Israel and is preparing a response.

3 posted on 01/28/2013 5:35:45 PM PST by Ernest_at_the_Beach ((The Global Warming Hoax was a Criminal Act....where is Al Gore?))
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To: Ernest_at_the_Beach

Those guns will end up in the hands of Mexican drug cartels very soon with a note from Obama saying “You guys rock, keep up the great work”


4 posted on 01/28/2013 5:41:36 PM PST by Sarah Barracuda
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To: Ernest_at_the_Beach

I heard that too and wondered the same thing. If any of those MANPADs is traced back to Gadaffi’s stockpiles will we ever hear about it?


5 posted on 01/28/2013 5:43:41 PM PST by TigersEye (The irresponsible should not be leading the responsible.)
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To: Ernest_at_the_Beach
Several interesting developments recently and ongoing.

Thanks very much for all the pings and for keep us “in the proverbial loop’!

6 posted on 01/28/2013 5:45:27 PM PST by onyx (FREE REPUBLIC IS HERE TO STAY! DONATE MONTHLY! IF YOU WANT ON SARAH PALIN''S PING LIST, LET ME KNOW)
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To: onyx
And this is not even the big news ....John Batchelor was on the Kudlow Report.....says the blast was in Iran,...it is a MAJOR setback to the Iranian Nuke program,....the Supreme Leader is P** big time and thinks Israel did it,....and actions are under way,....think Bakaa Valley.

We will see ....said it reminded him of 1038...

I will see if Batchlor puts up a blog....

7 posted on 01/28/2013 5:55:33 PM PST by Ernest_at_the_Beach ((The Global Warming Hoax was a Criminal Act....where is Al Gore?))
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To: Ernest_at_the_Beach

“The ship had several flags onboard, but no reliable documentation showing where it came from...”

Oh-oh. That is legally piracy, and a bad variety thereof. If the pirates are under US jurisdiction, it is a serious felony. If Yemen jurisdiction, they might be executed.


8 posted on 01/28/2013 5:59:49 PM PST by yefragetuwrabrumuy (Best WoT news at rantburg.com)
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To: yefragetuwrabrumuy

I was looking for more info and found this. http://www.bullfax.com/?q=node-explosives-missiles-seized-ship kind of a nautical police report.


9 posted on 01/28/2013 6:10:38 PM PST by GSAonce
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To: Ernest_at_the_Beach

turns out almost all of the (marking free) ammo in the Sudan and Chad is Iranian.

Just read that 3 days ago.

Most Liyan AK’s are AK-104’s, IIRC.


10 posted on 01/28/2013 6:12:53 PM PST by gaijin
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To: gaijin
Does Iran make Surface to Air missiles like our manpads?
11 posted on 01/28/2013 6:16:53 PM PST by Ernest_at_the_Beach ((The Global Warming Hoax was a Criminal Act....where is Al Gore?))
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To: Ernest_at_the_Beach
RE: "So these weapons could be coming out of the Libya area."
It would not surprise me in the least if that where the case.
12 posted on 01/28/2013 6:29:01 PM PST by Marine_Uncle (I'm going John Galt.... But. Honor must be earned.)
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To: Ernest_at_the_Beach

Oh, OKay, thanks very much!


13 posted on 01/28/2013 6:40:06 PM PST by onyx (FREE REPUBLIC IS HERE TO STAY! DONATE MONTHLY! IF YOU WANT ON SARAH PALIN''S PING LIST, LET ME KNOW)
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To: Ernest_at_the_Beach

Will Obama fire the U.S. Navy officers who were involved in this? That would be a pretty certain sign that this was another of his gun-running operations.


14 posted on 01/28/2013 6:41:08 PM PST by Cicero (Marcus Tullius)
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To: Ernest_at_the_Beach; gleeaikin; AdmSmith; AnonymousConservative; Berosus; bigheadfred; Bockscar; ...

Thanks Ernest.
15 posted on 01/30/2013 6:13:25 PM PST by SunkenCiv (Romney would have been worse, if you're a dumb ass.)
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To: dennisw; Cachelot; Nix 2; veronica; Catspaw; knighthawk; Alouette; Optimist; weikel; Lent; GregB; ..
Middle East and terrorism, occasional political and Jewish issues Ping List. High Volume

If you’d like to be on or off, please FR mail me.

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16 posted on 01/31/2013 5:30:32 AM PST by SJackson (The Pilgrims—Doing the jobs Native Americans wouldn’t do !)
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To: dennisw; Cachelot; Nix 2; veronica; Catspaw; knighthawk; Alouette; Optimist; weikel; Lent; GregB; ..
Middle East and terrorism, occasional political and Jewish issues Ping List. High Volume

If you’d like to be on or off, please FR mail me.

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17 posted on 01/31/2013 5:31:34 AM PST by SJackson (The Pilgrims—Doing the jobs Native Americans wouldn’t do !)
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