Posted on 02/08/2002 6:11:08 PM PST by knak
Edited on 04/13/2004 1:39:08 AM PDT by Jim Robinson. [history]
OTTAWA - Crew members from a Canadian frigate boarded and seized a tanker in the Arabian Sea suspected of smuggling Iraqi oil in violation of United Nations sanctions, a Canadian naval commander said Friday.
Jim Heath said the HMCS Vancouver intercepted the 1,600-ton tanker when it left territorial waters earlier this week near the Iran-Pakistan border.
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Owl _ Eagle
“Guns before butter.”
USA Fluff Today
American men or those of our allies going into action is always news. It is not normally thought of as dangerous to take over a ship like that. But in time of war it is. I believe about 6 weeks ago some americans boarded a ship under a similar situation. Some of the americans were killed along with a bunch of the sailors from the ship which ended up at the bottom of the ocean.
The media have a responsibility to report news. They don't care if it's canadian, american or any ally. If they catch a whiff of the war going on, they'll report it.
tee hee
Which one?
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