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US Defense official: Chinese warship stole US underwater drone
CNN ^ | December 16, 2016 | Barbara Starr

Posted on 12/16/2016 8:23:35 AM PST by cba123

OK there's a big headline on this article, on the Drudgereport.

That said, when I linked there, the link wasn't working. But it seems clearly to link to this article.

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A US oceanographic vessel Thursday had its underwater drone stolen by a Chinese warship literally right in front of the eyes of the American crew, a US defense official told CNN Friday.

In the latest encounter in international waters in the South China Sea region, the USNS Bowditch was sailing about 100 miles off the port at Subic Bay when the incident occurred, according to the official.

(please see full article at link)

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TOPICS: Military/Veterans
KEYWORDS: america; china; military; theft
Not real good.
1 posted on 12/16/2016 8:23:35 AM PST by cba123
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To: cba123

http://edition.cnn.com/2016/12/16/politics/chinese-warship-underwater-drone-stolen/index.html


2 posted on 12/16/2016 8:23:51 AM PST by cba123 ( Toi la nguoi My. Toi bay gio o Viet Nam.)
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Gotta get while the getting is good. Obama is gone in 35 days and they know they can’t act like this when the new sheriff pins on the badge.


3 posted on 12/16/2016 8:26:24 AM PST by Buckeye Battle Cry (Somewhere Jeb weeps. (please clap))
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4 posted on 12/16/2016 8:26:47 AM PST by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It is either satire or opinion. Or both.)
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To: cba123

I wonder what the PLAN side of this will be?


5 posted on 12/16/2016 8:27:21 AM PST by Little Ray (Freedom Before Security!)
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To: cba123

Flexing their muscles. Remember that plane incident after Bush jr was elected.


6 posted on 12/16/2016 8:28:55 AM PST by HollyB
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To: Buckeye Battle Cry

“Gotta get while the getting is good.”

I think you’re right.

Look for more belligerent moves by Beijing. Also No. Korea and even Iran.


7 posted on 12/16/2016 8:29:45 AM PST by Paulie (America without Christ is like a Chemistry book without the periodic table.)
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To: BenLurkin

Kenyan foreign aid: drone to Iranians, sub to Chineese, more developing....


8 posted on 12/16/2016 8:33:43 AM PST by Leo Carpathian (FReeeeepeesssssed)
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To: Paulie

Put a bomb in another drone and “invite” the Chinese to steal it.

Then detonate the bomb once it’s on board.

I bet it won’t happen again !!


9 posted on 12/16/2016 8:34:21 AM PST by RightWingNut
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Eyes likes your thinin’, RWN!


10 posted on 12/16/2016 8:43:39 AM PST by Paulie (America without Christ is like a Chemistry book without the periodic table.)
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To: RightWingNut

You should be Trump’s SecDef


11 posted on 12/16/2016 8:45:41 AM PST by Ray76 (DRAIN THE SWAMP)
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To: HollyB

I would expect Trump to say to them, right off the bat — “If you try anything at all, I will attack your plane or your ship with the intent to destroy. Do not provoke an incident — or there WILL BE an incident. Be nice.”


12 posted on 12/16/2016 8:46:30 AM PST by ClearCase_guy (Abortion is what slavery was: immoral but not illegal. Not yet.)
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To: cba123

This is clear act of War


13 posted on 12/16/2016 9:04:26 AM PST by StoneWall Brigade
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To: BenLurkin

You know just to not be one sided there are several possible reasons.
One is they know what a wimp Obama is. So do this before the unpredictable Trump comes into power.
Second is this is a response to Trump reaching out to Taiwan.
Of course this response to Trump reaching out to Taiwan might be timed because again, we have a wimp in the white House.


14 posted on 12/16/2016 9:10:25 AM PST by wiggen (#JeSuisCharlie)
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