Posted on 01/22/2009 2:30:15 PM PST by Nachum
U.S. defense officials say a Navy vessel that is part of the new piracy task force intercepted and searched an Iranian-owned ship that officials feared was carrying arms to Hamas. It's unclear whether those suspicions were founded.
Two defense officials say the Cypriot-flagged commercial vessel was tracked by a U.S. Navy ship in the Red Sea over the weekend. One official says it was boarded with the consent of the vessel's crew on Monday and Tuesday.
They spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak on the record.
The search turned up ammunition that included artillery shells. But one official said that since Hamas is not known to use artillery, officials are now uncertain who the intended recipient was. They're asking Egypt to do another search when the ship arrives in port.
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Shouldn’t matter who was the intended recipient. IF it’s carrying arms, and it’s from Iran, it’s up to no good. Scuttle it.
I imagine that having a 76 mm deck gun and a triple-tube 324 mm torpedo launcher pointed your way makes volunteering to be searched an easy choice. :)
The search turned up ammunition that included artillery shells. But one official said that since Hamas is not known to use artillery, officials are now uncertain who the intended recipient was.
Ever hear of IEDs? One of the usual components is artillery shells.
It would never happen we have been so de-b@!!ed.....
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