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Video shows American sailor’s apology to Iran, contradicts White House
NY Post ^

Posted on 01/13/2016 12:58:42 PM PST by TigerClaws

The Obama administration got blindsided Wednesday when Iran released a video of showing one of 10 captured sailors apologizing to his captors for the two Navy vessels that strayed into Iranian waters — just hours after Vice President Joe Biden had insisted that there’d been no apology.

“It was a mistake, that was our fault, and we apologize for our mistake,” a young sailor tells a camera.

(Excerpt) Read more at nypost.com ...


TOPICS: Culture/Society; Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: farsiisland; farsiislandphoto; iranseizesussailors
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To: Jarhead9297
Sorry but a sailor is NOT A MARINE nor in the ranks of any Devil Dog.

The exception being the Naval Corpsman.

21 posted on 01/13/2016 1:26:11 PM PST by don-o (I am Kenneth Carlisle - Waco 5/17/15)
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To: TigerClaws

So fun to see even the Iranians calling out Obama’s lies.


22 posted on 01/13/2016 1:26:22 PM PST by catnipman (Cat Nipman: Vote Republican in 2012 and only be called racist one more time!)
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To: dragnet2

This is just a reverse of the “False Flag” op like the Recihstag fire or Poland attacking Germany.

It was done with the cooperation of the “enemy” to make them look good.


23 posted on 01/13/2016 1:26:45 PM PST by MikeSteelBe (Radical Muslims want to behead you, moderateate Muslims want to watch and cheer.)
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To: CivilWarBrewing

I figured it was some kind of op FOR Iran as soon as I heard it.

Delivery or personal meeting.


24 posted on 01/13/2016 1:27:14 PM PST by treetopsandroofs (Had FDR been GOP, there would have been no World Wars, just "The Great War" and "Roosevelt's Wars".)
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To: TigerClaws
Pathetic. This is the true State of the Union.
25 posted on 01/13/2016 1:27:42 PM PST by windsorknot
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To: Georgia Girl 2

I would IMMEDIATELY go on a hunger strike in protest and I’m not even a veteran. I ain’t touchin’ Iranian poison, and if anyone eats it should be just ONE of them then wait and see what happens before anyone else eats but NONE of them should be eating!


26 posted on 01/13/2016 1:28:01 PM PST by CivilWarBrewing (u)
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To: TigerClaws

Totally agree with you. This is unacceptable. What happened to the code of conduct?


27 posted on 01/13/2016 1:28:14 PM PST by gcraig (Freedom is not free)
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To: TigerClaws

“One of the hostages was a woman.”

A woman who, it is apparent from the pictures, they forced to wear a head covering after her capture.


28 posted on 01/13/2016 1:30:10 PM PST by Boogieman
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To: Jarhead9297

Though I must defer to any Marine’s opinion on the Corpsman comment.

I am only going on what I have herd other Marines opine.

My Marine son is training with Swabbies, and the Marines demand a higher standard than does the Navy for the same training.


29 posted on 01/13/2016 1:30:15 PM PST by don-o (I am Kenneth Carlisle - Waco 5/17/15)
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To: Teacher317

“I don’t buy it. The Left is media-savvy enough to know that timing is extremely important. “

Big Media reported it but all the Hussein Heads were focused on their god was going to talk to them, and a lot of Republicans were busy bashing and hating Trump.

Feint, distraction and obfuscation.

It’s who they are. It’s what they do.


30 posted on 01/13/2016 1:31:48 PM PST by treetopsandroofs (Had FDR been GOP, there would have been no World Wars, just "The Great War" and "Roosevelt's Wars".)
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To: Georgia Girl 2
Did everybody notice they had the woman sitting in a corner like she wasn't being allowed to eat with the crew? None of them should have eaten a bite unless she was eating too. It really ticked me off to see these people smiling and eating and not a mark on any of them.

A few weeks ago I read of an incident in which a US Army Master Sgt. who was a Prisoner of War was instructed by the Germans to identify which American soldiers were Jewish.

He informed the German officer "We are all Jews here."

We aren't much making that caliber of people these days.

31 posted on 01/13/2016 1:32:08 PM PST by DiogenesLamp ("of parents owing allegiance to no other sovereignty.")
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To: MikeSteelBe
It was done with the cooperation of the "enemy" to make them look good.

Oh sure, looken good America!

I bet if they sink one of our ships, Hillary's numbers go way up and Obama's approval ratings skyrocket!

32 posted on 01/13/2016 1:32:16 PM PST by dragnet2 (Diversion and evasion are tools of deceit)
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To: Georgia Girl 2
Did everybody notice they had the woman sitting in a corner like she wasn’t being allowed to eat with the crew?

She was the only one who truly looked pissed off out of all the captured crew members.

33 posted on 01/13/2016 1:33:03 PM PST by Timber Rattler ("To hold a pen is to be at war." --Voltaire)
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To: TexasCajun

That’s the British female sailor from 2007, not the American one.


34 posted on 01/13/2016 1:34:33 PM PST by Timber Rattler ("To hold a pen is to be at war." --Voltaire)
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To: dragnet2

Kinda reminds you of this:


35 posted on 01/13/2016 1:34:38 PM PST by DiogenesLamp ("of parents owing allegiance to no other sovereignty.")
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To: Boogieman

She’s fortunate that was the extent of her harassment.


36 posted on 01/13/2016 1:34:58 PM PST by ex91B10 (We've tried the Soap Box,the Ballot Box and the Jury Box; ONE BOX LEFT!)
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To: don-o

I believe the correct term is “corpsemen”, after all the CIC would know.


37 posted on 01/13/2016 1:35:05 PM PST by hanamizu
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To: ex91B10
"She’s fortunate that was the extent of her harassment."

We don't and we will never find out the truth from Obama's military. Only Iranian boasting might reveal more details.

38 posted on 01/13/2016 1:36:43 PM PST by Truth29
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To: CivilWarBrewing

I don’t get it. I guess they just don’t ingrain the mental toughness in these kids anymore. Better to show up on camera bleeding a little when the enemy is trying to exploit your situation.


39 posted on 01/13/2016 1:37:04 PM PST by Georgia Girl 2 (The only purpose of a pistol is to fight your way back to the rifle you should never have dropped)
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To: Timber Rattler
She was the only one who truly looked pissed off out of all the captured crew members.

Here's our American female "sailor" looking "tough".

40 posted on 01/13/2016 1:37:58 PM PST by dragnet2 (Diversion and evasion are tools of deceit)
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