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UK Sailors And Marines Held By Iran (Breaking News)
Sky News ^ | March 23, 2007 | Sky News

Posted on 03/23/2007 5:17:44 AM PDT by Eurotwit

Fifteen British sailors and Marines are being held by Iranian forces, says the Ministry of Defence.

More follows...


TOPICS: News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: breakingnews; britishsailors; cornwall; hmscornwall; interdiction; interdictions; iran; shattalarab; shattalarabwaterway; smuggling
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To: baubau
No, I don't, I expect they would be taking a higher risk and charging a higher percentage rate. It's an unusual tag line, and for sure Bank of America is not the only one doing this. What I see is a conservative touch point (Illegal aliens) being used to discredit and attempt to issue harm (Via suggested boycott) toward an American bank. Got any source on that accusation?
241 posted on 03/23/2007 7:43:33 AM PDT by CJ Wolf
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To: stockpirate

Nice idea but we don't have 200 B-52's.


242 posted on 03/23/2007 7:44:40 AM PDT by ozdragon
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To: Eepsy
"I'll take wiretapping for $200, Alex!"

DINDDINGDING our judges will accept that! Actually, it was intercepting and decrypting their radio signals and it WAS against a law from...uh...1936, I believe. Luckily, the military went ahead and did it ANYWAY. If they hadn't we would have lost WWII.

243 posted on 03/23/2007 7:45:55 AM PDT by cake_crumb (When Congress prosecutes wars, you get Another Viet Nam)
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To: Eurotwit

"I guess the Iranians will claim the British vessels had entered Iranian waters..."

You couldn't plot this stuff out better if you were writing a book. It's like they're following a script written by a bad author. What a dumb-ass thing to do.


244 posted on 03/23/2007 7:47:52 AM PDT by dljordan
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To: CJ Wolf
I'm not one for boycotts but you can read up on it through this FR search.
245 posted on 03/23/2007 7:49:09 AM PDT by pgyanke (RUDY GIULIANI 2008 - BECAUSE IF YOU'RE GOING TO COMPROMISE YOUR PRINCIPLES ANYWAY... WHY WAIT?)
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To: CJ Wolf; baubau
bankofamericaboycott.com Baubau got a lot of details qrong, but there was a call for a boycott. They're giving credit to people without Social Security numbers.
246 posted on 03/23/2007 7:51:23 AM PDT by cake_crumb (When Congress prosecutes wars, you get Another Viet Nam)
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To: baubau

They're, BoA, are issuing credit cards to illegal aliens.


For the record: Bank of America is issuing credit cards to customers with an existing bank account which anyone can get when they have an IRS issued Tax Identification Number. A TIN

I have had bank accounts in at least 4 countries besides the US, using whatever ID those banks required at the time.

It is not realistic to hold Bank of America to a higher standard than we hold the US Congress - makers of the laws that BoA follows.


247 posted on 03/23/2007 7:54:32 AM PDT by maica (America will be a hyperpower that's all hype and no power -- if we do not prevail in Iraq)
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To: Alia
Today, in hearings will the Dems still rally to defund our troops? They don't have a leg to stand on, today in light of this news

There will be a conspiracy theory thread up on DU or KOS before the day is over.

248 posted on 03/23/2007 7:55:05 AM PDT by Elyse (I refuse to feed the crocodile.)
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To: never4get

This is just the excuse we need to start bombing Iran... 30 years overdue in my oppinion.


249 posted on 03/23/2007 7:55:59 AM PDT by HamiltonJay
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To: cake_crumb

It was used with permission from another poster.

I think it's very appropriate considering our forefathers' heritage and promise to their progeny.


250 posted on 03/23/2007 7:58:47 AM PDT by baubau (BOYCOTT Bank of America for Issuing Credit Cards to 3rd World Illegal Aliens.)
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To: jeffers

Thanks for the ping...time to seize the Iranian madman when he lands in New York...


251 posted on 03/23/2007 7:59:05 AM PDT by Ernest_at_the_Beach (The DemonicRATS believe ....that the best decisions are always made after the fact.)
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To: HamiltonJay

Glenn Beck about to get into this incident on his radio show...


252 posted on 03/23/2007 8:01:47 AM PDT by LikeLight (tagline expired - do you wish to renew?)
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To: Eurotwit

Now they have two in their navy. Bombs away, boys! It's getting near time to put these folks away--far, far away.


253 posted on 03/23/2007 8:01:50 AM PDT by Marysecretary (GOD IS STILL IN CONTROL.)
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To: wodinoneeye

Kiss sounds right. We're always kissing up to these people instead of kicking their buttskies.


254 posted on 03/23/2007 8:02:55 AM PDT by Marysecretary (GOD IS STILL IN CONTROL.)
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To: baubau
"It was used with permission from another poster."

NP. I personally don't want them issuing credit to Muslims illegally crossing from Canada or arriving from other First World nations on student visas and disappearing either, but that's just me.

255 posted on 03/23/2007 8:03:30 AM PDT by cake_crumb (When Congress prosecutes wars, you get Another Viet Nam)
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To: cake_crumb

"We've got both Sunni AND Shia on our side."

It's a good thing they're both on our side so we can crush the insurgency and put an end to this civil war, albeit a limited one. But the shiites and sadr army must be crushed as they are the main reason for this war going as far as it has so far.


256 posted on 03/23/2007 8:04:44 AM PDT by baubau (BOYCOTT Bank of America for Issuing Credit Cards to 3rd World Illegal Aliens.)
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To: baubau

"I don't think much will happen.

So do I.

Such maritime incidents are frequent.

If they were all to escalate into a war the entire world would be at war with each other."

Huge difference this with this set of circumstances. It is not exactly a secret Iran and the U.S. are not on good terms right now. There is plenty of Iran meddling in Iraq via its support and supply of Sadr and his Shitte cronies (IEDs, handheld SAMs), abduction of Iranian military officials, 2 U.S. carrier task groups and 2 MEF task groups in the Arabian Sea, Iranian naval war games, etc. This is not some isolated maritime incident. There was already a lot of bad blood bwtn the U.S./Iran before this incidenct, now you've got the kidnapping/hostage taking of 15 sailors of our biggest ally in the world and you've got a lot of military assets on both sides in close proximity. This is a recipe for near-time conflict. Not saying its going to happen, but it sure just got a lot more likely


257 posted on 03/23/2007 8:05:43 AM PDT by jhpigott
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To: HamiltonJay

All I have to say is it's time to break out the MOAB.


258 posted on 03/23/2007 8:06:36 AM PDT by ryan787
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To: CJ Wolf

OK.

I agree it is unfair to target a sinle company.

I'll change the tag line.


259 posted on 03/23/2007 8:20:40 AM PDT by baubau (BOYCOTT businesses that hire 3rd world illegal aliens.)
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To: CJ Wolf
"No, I don't, I expect they would be taking a higher risk and charging a higher percentage rate. It's an unusual tag line, and for sure Bank of America is not the only one doing this. What I see is a conservative touch point (Illegal aliens) being used to discredit and attempt to issue harm (Via suggested boycott) toward an American bank. Got any source on that accusation?

There was story on this about 6 weeks ago and another poster wrote the tagline. I then asked for permission to use it. Unfortunately forgot his/her name.

260 posted on 03/23/2007 8:23:20 AM PDT by baubau (BOYCOTT businesses that hire 3rd world illegal aliens.)
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