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To: UCANSEE2
One would then have to believe that this driver of this boat was totally ignorant of what has happened since the USS COLE, and what is going on in the world right now. One would have to assume that Iran has not notified their populace to keep 'wide' of American Ships, or that this type of info has not spread through the 'grapevine' of the populace, especially the sea-faring ones.

I can easily believe that these guys never heard of the USS Cole, and payed no attention whatsoever to what is going on in the world. I do have some curiosity how Indian fisherman end up in Dubai, although this seems consistent with my understanding of how the ultrarich Arab states attract peons of various stripes. I'd love to hear the whole story, but again, I wonder if we can even imagine how far removed the minds of these people were from the concerns that we are immersed in.

And well, Indians in Dubai are hardly to be counted as Iranians, so maybe you could use a little brushing up yourself, if you know what I mean.

13 posted on 07/20/2012 12:08:27 AM PDT by dr_lew
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To: dr_lew
so maybe you could use a little brushing up yourself, if you know what I mean.

Yeah. No kidding.

It was easy to go with the flow and assume that due to the current 'threats' from Iran, that this was just another 'exploration attempt'.

Assuming all the info you have given is true, I think the average person could envision how this was just ignorance gone wrong. It still doesn't remove the possibility that our enemy would be smart enough to send out some willing dupes/trained foreign agents to get the job done.

If it was due to ignorance, then it's a pity someone had to die for it.

16 posted on 07/20/2012 1:32:00 AM PDT by UCANSEE2 (Lame and ill-informed post)
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