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Russia finds Arctic Sea ship, 'debriefing' crew
AFP/YahooNews ^ | 8/17/09

Posted on 08/17/2009 10:25:51 AM PDT by Kartographer

The Arctic Sea was located around 2100 GMT Sunday about 300 miles (483 kilometres) from the Cape Verde archipelago in the Atlantic Ocean, Serdyukov said, after intensive search efforts in the past 10 days which saw rare coordination between Russia and NATO.

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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: missingship
Get this: Maltese officials said Sunday that a criminal investigation was under way into the alleged extortion and hijacking of the Russian cargo ship.

The probe was opened due to "the general characteristics of the aggravated extortion and the related significant threats to life and health" in connection with the ship, but did not elaborate, said a Maltese maritime spokesman.

1 posted on 08/17/2009 10:25:51 AM PDT by Kartographer
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To: Kartographer

Shades of the movie “Hunt for Red October”.


2 posted on 08/17/2009 10:30:03 AM PDT by Parley Baer
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To: Kartographer

Meanwhile the real cargo of the ship will not be known, and the perps responsible for this happening will mysteriously begin dying.


3 posted on 08/17/2009 10:37:16 AM PDT by Concho
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My guess is that it was hijacked by CIA or Mousad agents who were tipped off that it might be carrying nuclear material.

No way that this ship is carrying lumbar.

Obama not wanting any confrontation with the Russians, probably is keeping things quiet.


4 posted on 08/17/2009 10:40:14 AM PDT by nikos1121 (praying for -13)
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To: nikos1121

You just hope if that ship was hauling WMD it was hijacked by good guys and not Russian mafia and/or nationalist extremists


5 posted on 08/17/2009 10:43:52 AM PDT by silverleaf (If we are astroturf, why are the democrats trying to mow us?)
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To: nikos1121

No way that this ship is carrying lumbar.

Oh my aching back!


6 posted on 08/17/2009 11:21:37 AM PDT by saganite (What would Sully do?)
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To: nikos1121

“My guess is that it was hijacked by CIA or Mousad agents who were tipped off that it might be carrying nuclear material.”

Had to be Mossad, CIA is not permitted to mess with lumber, the EPA don’tcha know


7 posted on 08/17/2009 11:33:46 AM PDT by Cyman
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To: saganite

Hey, give me a break... ;-)


8 posted on 08/17/2009 11:42:16 AM PDT by nikos1121 (praying for -13)
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To: nikos1121

Sorry, I can’t pass up a cheap joke. LOL


9 posted on 08/17/2009 11:48:03 AM PDT by saganite (What would Sully do?)
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To: saganite; nikos1121
Sorry, I can’t pass up a cheap joke. LOL

Since you beat me to it, you get the beat down.

10 posted on 08/17/2009 11:52:31 AM PDT by snarks_when_bored
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To: snarks_when_bored

Is this a beatdown? What are you using, a piece of lumbar? ;^)


11 posted on 08/17/2009 12:05:00 PM PDT by saganite (What would Sully do?)
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To: snarks_when_bored

Hey, I a doctor. I do specialize in back care. Can’t spell obviously.


12 posted on 08/17/2009 12:05:26 PM PDT by nikos1121 (praying for -13)
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To: saganite

Okay, now you’ve shown that you deserved it! (heh)


13 posted on 08/17/2009 12:15:28 PM PDT by snarks_when_bored
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No way that this ship is carrying lumbar.

I hope you can back that statement up with lumbar support.

14 posted on 08/17/2009 12:18:18 PM PDT by OB1kNOb (Extreme right-winged mob terrorist astroturfing bitter clinging racist birther evilmongering wingnut)
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To: snarks_when_bored

LOL! Why let a bad joke die when I’m already being punished for it.


15 posted on 08/17/2009 12:18:21 PM PDT by saganite (What would Sully do?)
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To: OB1kNOb

stop it...:-)


16 posted on 08/17/2009 12:50:50 PM PDT by nikos1121 (praying for -13)
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