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US warship 'catches fire in Persian Gulf'
PressTV ^

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: Grampa Dave; esryle
Pray for the safety of our sailors.

Roger that. Being in an airframe that's filling with smoke is scary too.

This report is a bit short on skinny.
61 posted on 10/20/2008 6:45:20 PM PDT by BIGLOOK (Keelhaul Congress! It's the sensible solution to restore Command to the People.)
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To: Grampa Dave; esryle

Check out post #56.


62 posted on 10/20/2008 6:53:59 PM PDT by BIGLOOK (Keelhaul Congress! It's the sensible solution to restore Command to the People.)
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To: Leisler
I would imagine this is a bad time to be an Iranian pigeon.

The descriptions of the bands on the birds sound more like racing pigeons, but you're right. Wouldn't want to be a pigeon in Iran...

63 posted on 10/20/2008 7:59:06 PM PDT by GOPJ (Mail acorns to t;he MSM starting October 21. Reporters: ACORN addresses are in phone book.)
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To: GOPJ

Why do I get the idea that somewhere in Iran there soon to be a crash program on raising and training spy pigeons?


64 posted on 10/20/2008 8:38:41 PM PDT by Leisler (Ayers, Obama at Columbia University in 1982.)
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To: Leisler

They can put little messages on their legs written in lemon juice... no one will figure that one out.


65 posted on 10/20/2008 8:43:39 PM PDT by GOPJ (Mail acorns to t;he MSM starting October 21. Reporters: ACORN addresses are in phone book.)
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To: esryle

Grease fire in the galley set off a smoke alarm.


66 posted on 10/20/2008 8:46:45 PM PDT by Cementjungle
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To: GOPJ
Or film cameras. You train the birds with pictures of the building you want. Then they fly, find the buildings, pull little strings to the camera shutter and fly back. Then you remove the little camera and develop and print the film.

Latest Iranian Spy Pigeon.


67 posted on 10/20/2008 9:19:53 PM PDT by Leisler
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To: Leisler

LOL


68 posted on 10/21/2008 4:11:20 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: theDentist
I didn't know the UN had a Navy.

LOL. Their geography isn't any better...

Roman settlement uncovered in US

And note to the cats making whoopee outside the bloody window: Get a room!

69 posted on 10/21/2008 4:15:32 AM PDT by mewzilla (In politics the middle way is none at all. John Adams)
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To: BIGLOOK

“Being in an airframe that’s filling with smoke is scary too.”

That would be very scary.


70 posted on 10/21/2008 6:08:52 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: BIGLOOK

Wouldn’t want to be on one of those even without a fire.


71 posted on 10/21/2008 6:09:56 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: rfreedom4u

We all have security clearances. How did you get on here?


72 posted on 10/22/2008 7:07:08 AM PDT by kennyboy509 (Ha! I kill me!)
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