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US warship 'catches fire in Persian Gulf'
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Posted on 10/20/2008 11:08:24 AM PDT by esryle

A vessel belonging to the US Navy has reportedly caught fire in the northern Persian Gulf near the Iraqi port cities of Al-Bakr and al-Amaya.

Informed military sources said on Monday that the UN Navy had secretly moved the vessel to the coasts of Kuwait after the fire broke out, Iran's Arabic-language TV channel Al-Alam reported.

The sources did not rule out the possibility that a blast had started the fire on the vessel that was said to be "one of the four US warships in the region," the report added.

The US military has not yet commented on the report.

SB/DA


TOPICS: Breaking News; Foreign Affairs; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: persiangulf; persiansource; suspectsource; unnavy
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To: esryle; BIGLOOK

Pray for the safety of our sailors.

Few things are more scary than a General Quarters Fire Call with “This is not a drill!”


21 posted on 10/20/2008 11:23:46 AM PDT by Grampa Dave ( Joe the plumber should provide his license right after Obama provides his real birth certificate)
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To: Pantera

When you’re dealing with folks who are brilliant enough to think it’s a good idea to blow themselves to bits, so some guy can advance his agenda, and they are actually convinced they will have 72 virgins patiently waiting with throbbing loins, who knows what miscalculations could be made.

(warning: diagramming has been proven to be dangerous to you mental health :-)


22 posted on 10/20/2008 11:24:17 AM PDT by DoughtyOne (Is Obamanation what our founding fathers, our fallen men in combat, and Ronald Reagan had in mind?)
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To: esryle

SPY PIGEONS

Security forces in Natanz have arrested two suspected “spy pigeons” near Iran’s controversial uranium enrichment facility, the reformist Etemad Melli newspaper reported on Monday.
One of the pigeons was caught near a rose water production plant in the city of Kashan in Isfahan province, the report cited an unnamed informed source as saying, adding that some metal rings and invisible strings were attached to the bird.

“Early this month, a black pigeon was caught bearing a blue-coated metal ring, with invisible strings,” the source was quoted as saying of the second pigeon.

The source gave no further description of the pigeons, neither their current status nor what their fate will be.

Natanz is home to Iran’s heavily-bunkered underground uranium enrichment plant, which is not far from Kashan.

The activity is the focus of Iran’s five-year standoff with the West, which that fears it aims to develop nuclear weapons.

Tehran vehemently denies the charge.

Last year, Iran issued a formal protest over the use of espionage by the United States to produce a key intelligence report on the country’s controversial nuclear programme.


23 posted on 10/20/2008 11:26:39 AM PDT by Leisler (Ayers, Obama at Columbia University in 1982.)
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To: Artemis Webb

Theres nothing on the web but blogs referring back to the original story.


24 posted on 10/20/2008 11:29:31 AM PDT by esryle
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To: DoughtyOne; Smokin' Joe

It’s customary yo ping a FReeper when you name him in a post...


25 posted on 10/20/2008 11:29:48 AM PDT by null and void (Socialism doesn't work because of people./People don't work because of socialism...)
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To: esryle

secretly moved the vessel

Not that secret if it’s on here huh?


26 posted on 10/20/2008 11:31:40 AM PDT by rfreedom4u (My Freedom of speech trumps your feelings!)
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To: Leisler
“Early this month, a black pigeon was caught bearing a blue-coated metal ring, with invisible strings,” the source was quoted as saying of the second pigeon.

Pigeon's only go home - so I don't quite get this story... Can you explain?

27 posted on 10/20/2008 11:32:11 AM PDT by GOPJ (Mail acorns to t;he MSM starting October 21. Reporters: ACORN addresses are in phone book.)
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To: epluribus_2

Obama will have our Navy surrendering to the Iranians like the British sailors did.


28 posted on 10/20/2008 11:32:17 AM PDT by JZelle
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To: Peter Horry
"Iran has now deployed their top secret “giant magnifying glass” weapon."

Yep, they watched "Mythbusters" and thought it was a great idea...

29 posted on 10/20/2008 11:33:11 AM PDT by Abathar (Proudly posting without reading the article carefully since 2004)
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To: esryle

Fire is the biggest threat at sea.


30 posted on 10/20/2008 11:34:53 AM PDT by neodad (USS Vincennes (CG 49) "Freedom's Fortress")
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To: esryle

Regardless of the cause, Fire on a ship is a very frightening thing indeed. And which is why every sailor is trained at fighting fires.


31 posted on 10/20/2008 11:37:43 AM PDT by NavyCanDo
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To: theDentist

“I didn’t know the UN had a Navy.”

They will as soon as Obama is sworn in as president.

Ships are secretly being moved off the coast of Kuwait where they are repainting them, removing the words “United States” and replacing it with the words “United Nations”, in preperation of Obama’s assention to the presidency.

Is it possible to be POTUS and UN Secretary General at the same time? I guess we’re about to find out.


32 posted on 10/20/2008 11:38:48 AM PDT by Brookhaven
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To: null and void; Smokin' Joe

Mrs. Wabash, my applogies to Smokin’ Joe and Sparkey, where ever they are, ah cha cha...


33 posted on 10/20/2008 11:40:13 AM PDT by DoughtyOne (Is Obamanation what our founding fathers, our fallen men in combat, and Ronald Reagan had in mind?)
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To: afnamvet
You are correct. This is the English-language propaganda arm of the Iranian government. From their web site:

About Us

Press TV takes revolutionary steps as the first Iranian international news network, broadcasting in English on a round-the-clock basis.

Our global Tehran-based headquarters is staffed with outstanding Iranian and foreign media professionals.

Press TV is extensively networked with bureaus located in the world's most strategic cities.

http://www.presstv.ir/aboutus.aspx

34 posted on 10/20/2008 11:43:52 AM PDT by Parmenio
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To: GOPJ

The Iranians think pigeons are spying on them.

I would immagine this is a bad time to be an Iranian pigeon.


35 posted on 10/20/2008 11:44:07 AM PDT by Leisler (Ayers, Obama at Columbia University in 1982.)
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To: afnamvet
You are correct. This is the English-language propaganda arm of the Iranian government. From their web site:

About Us

Press TV takes revolutionary steps as the first Iranian international news network, broadcasting in English on a round-the-clock basis.

Our global Tehran-based headquarters is staffed with outstanding Iranian and foreign media professionals.

Press TV is extensively networked with bureaus located in the world's most strategic cities.

http://www.presstv.ir/aboutus.aspx

36 posted on 10/20/2008 11:45:05 AM PDT by Parmenio
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To: Brookhaven

Add a Nobel prize to that and you have a weener.


37 posted on 10/20/2008 11:45:19 AM PDT by oneolcop (Lead, Follow or Get the hell out of the way!)
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To: Leisler

A friend of mine was a boom operator on a USAF air tanker. His detatchment was assigned to Midway island in the early ‘60s. He got caught by the base commander — a NAVY Captain — spraypainting USAF insignia on the goonie birds that soared around the island in the tradewinds. I don’t know how much more that the military can punish a guy — he was already serving on Midway.

Now you know that some bored soldier in Iraq is busy snaring pidgeons & banding them just to Eff with the Iranians.


38 posted on 10/20/2008 11:55:00 AM PDT by Tallguy ("The sh- t's chess, it ain't checkers!" -- Alonzo (Denzel Washington) in "Training Day")
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To: DoughtyOne
To quote Buckwheat: "Here I is!"

Nope I'm not running for (or from) anything.

39 posted on 10/20/2008 11:56:27 AM PDT by Smokin' Joe (How often God must weep at humans' folly.)
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To: esryle
UN Navy

Press TV's way of saying they think the election's in the bag for Obama.

40 posted on 10/20/2008 11:59:36 AM PDT by Mr. Mojo
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