Posted on 01/28/2009 3:22:49 AM PST by America2012
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Navy released an Iranian ship that contained weapons earlier believed destined for the Gaza Strip
Officials said the U.S. Navy intercepted an Iranian-owned ship on Jan. 19 in the Red Sea near the Suez Canal. They said the ship, suspected of transporting cargo for the Hamas regime, was searched and found to have contained artillery shells and other weapons.
"We received orders to let the ship go," an official said. "The assessment was that the cargo was not for Hamas."
Officials said the Iranian-owned ship contained the flag of the Republic of Cyprus and was tracked by the U.S. Navy from the Gulf to the Red Sea. They said the navy had received information that the ship contained weapons for Hamas.
(Excerpt) Read more at worldtribune.com ...
The next 911. It won’t be long.
Yep... more diplomatic negotiations with terrorists.
Yes release it. Release it to the bottom of the sea.
I wonder when we will take the next step and start providing military aid to Hamas (all in the name of being balanced)?
Well, we’ve had a catch-and-release policy towards Iranian spies/saboteurs/provocateurs captured in Iraq — this is just an extension of that policy....
"The captain was ordered by the Iranian Revolutionary Guards to unload its cargo at a smugglers cove on the southeastern coast of Sinai opposite the Gulf of Suez, to be picked up by armed Bedouin gangs and moved to El Arish in northern Sinai.
From there the contraband rockets were to be slipped gradually into the Gaza Strip.
"The cargo consists of 50 Fajr rockets whose range is 50-75 km, scores of heavy Grad rockets, new, improved launchers whose angle of fire can be precisely adjusted,
tons of high-quality explosives, submachine guns, rifles and pistols and armor-piercing missiles and shells (of types used successfully by Hizballah against Israeli tanks in 2006)."
"The shipment, the largest Tehran has ever consigned to the Palestinian Hamas in Gaza, includes also a large number of anti-personnel and anti-vehicle mines,
equipment for assembling roadside bombs and advanced communications and night vision gear."
"...the ship's captain had orders not to resist an American boarding team but impede a close look at its freight.
The Navy Coast Guard searchers first found a large amount of ordnance and explosives in the ship's hold,
which the Iranian captain claimed were necessary for securing Iranian freighters heading from the Red Sea to the Suez Canal.
But then, the US searchers using metal detectors perceived welded steel compartments packed with more hardware concealed at the bottom of the hull."
W caught the Iranians red-handed. Will Obama let them off the hook? "
Answer (January 26, 2009): Yes, Hussein Obama let them go.
The terror vessel was stopped on Pres. Bush’s watch.
It was released by Obama. Kenya believe it?
Hopefully now that it was released the Israelis are tracking it. They can sink it at their leisure.
Accidents happen. Ship could hit a WWII mine, or something.
Where did you get that info? Is wasn’t at the link.
Well, the aid the US has sent to train Palestinian police, and to provide them uniforms and small arms in the name of strengthing the Palestinian Authority sounds like miltary aid and probably has been turned against the Israelis.
can you please post a link to this?
I said when this happened, “Barry hadn’t gotten the word out to all the military. It will be let go when he finds out”.
I am ashamed to say I was right.
Like what kind of message? Don’t worry, we’ll just pretend we didn’t see that.
“...Believe it?”
Yes I do. We are going to be taken down from within if the usurper is not stopped. I’m awed by his apparent power to eliminate our system of checks and balances. It’s as if there is a stand down to allow this whatever to do his thing.
We’re asking for it.
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