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Pirates Die From Possible Chemical Weapons on Iranian Ship
The Digital Journal ^
| 14 July 2009
| Christopher Szabo
Posted on 07/16/2009 5:46:26 AM PDT by ScottinVA
Pirates who hijacked an Iranian ship have become sick and some have died after coming into contact with the ships cargo. The 40 pirates hijacked the M.V. Deyanat in the Gulf of Aden. The Sunday Times reported that the pirates became ill, suffered apparent skin burns and lost hair. The Director of the East African Seafarers Assistance Programme, Andrew Mwangira, said We dont know exactly how many, but the information that I am getting is that some of them had died. There is something very wrong about that ship. The ship, which is owned by the Islamic Republic of Iran Shipping Lines (IRISL) was carrying a declared cargo of minerals and industrial products, but officials are convinced the ship was carrying chemical weapons to extremist Muslim rebels in Somalia. The U.S. Treasury Department says the IRISL regularly falsifies manifests and other documents to circumvent U.N. sanctions. Mwangira added: Our sources say it contains chemicals, dangerous chemicals.
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TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; Front Page News; Miscellaneous; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: 200808; burns; chemweapons; gulfofaden; hairloss; iran; mvdeyanat; somalia; wmd
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If this is indeed the case, it means the Iranians are projecting WMD worldwide.
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posted on
07/16/2009 5:46:26 AM PDT
by
ScottinVA
To: ScottinVA
Hasn’t this happened before with a hijacked ship?
To: ScottinVA
Is the article current or many months old?
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posted on
07/16/2009 5:48:16 AM PDT
by
bert
(K.E. N.P. +12 . The boy's war in Detriot has already cost more then the war in Iraq.)
To: ScottinVA
Maybe chemical... maybe nuclear.
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posted on
07/16/2009 5:48:29 AM PDT
by
snowrip
(Liberal? YOU ARE A SOCIALIST WITH NO RATIONAL ARGUMENT.)
To: ScottinVA
Chemical, no... Radioactive... you bettcha.
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posted on
07/16/2009 5:48:31 AM PDT
by
xcamel
(The urge to save humanity is always a false front for the urge to rule it. - H. L. Mencken)
To: RummyChick
Yeah, IIRC a bunch of pirates discovered they’d hijacked something radioactive and died not long ago.
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posted on
07/16/2009 5:49:02 AM PDT
by
Spktyr
(Overwhelmingly superior firepower and the willingness to use it is the only proven peace solution.)
To: RummyChick
I don’t specifically remember reading about it having happened before. If the Iranians are in fact putting this type of cargo on the high seas, I wouldn’t doubt it.
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posted on
07/16/2009 5:50:16 AM PDT
by
ScottinVA
(Impeach President Soros!!!)
To: ScottinVA
This happened in August of 2008.
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posted on
07/16/2009 5:50:19 AM PDT
by
Pistolshot
(Brevity: Saying a lot, while saying very little.)
To: ScottinVA
East African Seafarers Assistance ProgrammePirate Union ?
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posted on
07/16/2009 5:50:39 AM PDT
by
csvset
To: ScottinVA
If this is indeed the case, it means the Iranians are projecting WMD worldwide. But even more important, the pirates have violated Islamic Law...
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posted on
07/16/2009 5:50:54 AM PDT
by
Dixie Yooper
(Ephesians 6:11)
To: ScottinVA
... occupational hazard ... call your local OSHA office.
(/sarc)
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posted on
07/16/2009 5:51:05 AM PDT
by
ByteMercenary
(Healthcare Insurance is *NOT* a Constitutional right.)
To: Spktyr
Happened in Sept of 2008.
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posted on
07/16/2009 5:51:21 AM PDT
by
NoLibZone
(North Korea? The only buildings in Hawaii at risk of destruction are those housing ObamaÂ’s records!)
To: bert
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posted on
07/16/2009 5:51:23 AM PDT
by
trisham
(Zen is not easy. It takes effort to attain nothingness. And then what do you have? Bupkis.)
To: ScottinVA; Admin Moderator
Journalistic malpractice at digitaljournal.com. This story links to an article from September 2008.
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posted on
07/16/2009 5:52:07 AM PDT
by
jiggyboy
(Ten per cent of poll respondents are either lying or insane)
To: Pistolshot
“This happened in August of 2008.”
Dammit. You’re right — just checked the embedded link. Wish the Digital Journal had made note of that.
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posted on
07/16/2009 5:52:33 AM PDT
by
ScottinVA
(Impeach President Soros!!!)
To: ScottinVA
Disregard, all. Sorry for the confusion.
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posted on
07/16/2009 5:53:16 AM PDT
by
ScottinVA
(Impeach President Soros!!!)
To: snowrip
Arrrggggh
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posted on
07/16/2009 5:56:07 AM PDT
by
dblshot
To: ScottinVA
I expect the families will sue in U.S. courts....and win.
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posted on
07/16/2009 6:00:56 AM PDT
by
KingLudd
To: bert
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posted on
07/16/2009 6:13:53 AM PDT
by
Cardhu
(Be happy, today you will be the youngest you will ever be.)
To: ScottinVA
“The Sunday Times reported that the pirates became ill, suffered apparent skin burns and lost hair.”
Just Cool.
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posted on
07/16/2009 6:15:19 AM PDT
by
duckman
(Jesus I trust in You. Mary take over)
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