Mystery ship 'could have been carrying arms, nukes'

Reuters ^ | Aug 20, 2009 | Unknown

[decimon]

The hijackers of a cargo ship that disappeared off the coast of France threatened to blow it up if their ransom demands were not met, Russian news agencies said.

Russia has arrested eight people on suspicion of hijacking the Arctic Sea off the Swedish coast and sailing it to the Atlantic Ocean, ending weeks of silence about the fate of a ship which has intrigued European maritime authorities.

Limited information from Russian officials has failed to satisfy sceptics who voiced doubts about whether the piracy actually took place or was a convenient cover story to conceal a possible secret cargo of arms or nuclear material.

[stevie_d_64]

Great...Fabulous...

Somebody just had to drop the “N” word...

Now we’ll never know he truth...

[Haiku Guy]

“Nugglear”?

[the invisib1e hand]

it only took 40 years, but finally, finally, that song by Blues Image almost makes sense.

[PowderMonkey]

LOL!! Thanks, pal. Now I can't get that song out of my head. It's going to be a long day...

"Seventy-three men sailed up from the San Francisco Bay
Rolled off of their ship, and here's what they had to say
"We're callin' everyone to ride along to another shore
We can laugh our lives away and be free once more"...

[Grut]

Hell, it could have been carrying Santa Clause's elves on a vacation cruise.

[decimon]

it only took 40 years, but finally, finally, that song by Blues Image almost makes sense.

You're getting closer to your home.

[Tainan]

....so far...so far...

[Tainan]

Jeez...40 yrs and that song came to mind as soon as I read your words...my my my...

"Where are those flashbacks they promised us?"

[McGruff]

You’ve been watching too much 24.

:^)

[the invisib1e hand]

great pics on your FR page.

[Broker]

Russia Plays Hardball With America August 10, 2009 | From theTrumpet.com Two Russian subs sighted off America’s East Coast serve as a reminder of just how Russia views the current U.S. administration..... http://www.thetrumpet.com/index.php?q=6399.4880.0.0

OK: Let's play connect the dots. Russian ship with nukes temporarily disappears in N Atlantic while a pair of Russian attack subs run cover in W Atlantic.

Meanwhile: Political recriminations distracting spy agency: CIA chief (AFP) – Aug 1, 2009 WASHINGTON — CIA director Leon Panetta warned in an article published Saturday that the country's premier intelligence agency has been hurt by a climate of recriminations in Congress over its past practices.... http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5jxcywBymgxUCbXp4S7EbKYcimAGQ

Conclusion: Love your family, share the news of Grace and salvation; Forgive your enemies as judgement time is very near. Put your faith God not government.

[rawhide]

The Russian navy found the missing ship on Monday in the Atlantic Ocean near Cape Verde.

The official version of events was questioned by Yulia Latynina, a leading Russian opposition journalist and commentator.

"The Arctic Sea was carrying something, not timber and not from Finland, that necessitated some major work on the ship," she wrote in the Moscow Times newspaper on Wednesday.

During two weeks of repair works in the Russian port of Kaliningrad just before the voyage, the ship's bulkhead was dismantled so something very large could be loaded, she wrote.

"To put it plainly: The Arctic Sea was carrying some sort of anti-aircraft or nuclear contraption intended for a nice, peaceful country like Syria, and they were caught with it," she said.

[VaBthang4]

Okay...EVERYONE posting on this thread (12 on down) is just plain weird.

[Broker]

Thank you for your insightful discussion..I am a wierdo but your account is Banned.. ZOT

[Vaduz]

Wonder what will happen this 9-11?

[VaBthang4]

-grin-

Dummy # 3017

[swarthyguy]

CoinkyDinkys are funny.

Ship was missing a couple of weeks before the story broke, at the least.

And NYC had a shipborne WMD threat drill around the same time before the story broke.

Funny, that.

[Kenny Bunk]

One tires of your continual cynicism when it comes to our Russki friends, Guy.

The ship is carrying the latest winter fashion designs to Africa and was hijacked by by a gang of Albanian women desperate to look au courant for the fall season in Tirana. If the Russkis had wanted to send nuclear materials to Syria, they would have sent them overland by camel caravan. Much more direct.

Now move along, there's nothing to see here. The hijacked ship has been found by the Russki Navy and all is well.

[Dog]

LOL!