AP source: US Navy has encounter with Iranian jet

news.yahoo.com ^ | Wed Apr 28, 10:57 pm ET | ANNE FLAHERTY

[dr_who]

WASHINGTON – A U.S. military official says the Navy had a close encounter with an Iranian surveillance jet last week in the Gulf of Oman.

The official says the jet buzzed a Navy aircraft carrier, the USS Eisenhower, coming within about 1,000 yards of the ship. The official, who spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to speak publicly on the matter, said the April 21 incident occurred in international waters.

The jet was described as a maritime patrol aircraft generally used for surveillance.

The official says "there was nothing threatening about the aircraft itself or how it presented itself."

[dr_who]

Three passes over an aircraft carrier? Nothing to see here, sure.

[The Magical Mischief Tour]

They all said it was a UAV earlier, what gives?!?!?!

[UCANSEE2]

“who spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to speak publicly on the matter”

There’s that phrase.

[bunkerhill7]

They wanted to see Maverick

[OldDeckHand]

The last time this happened, the Iranians crammed 300 dead people into a civilian airliner and flew it directly at the Vincennes.

[UCANSEE2]

They all said it was a UAV earlier, what gives?!?!?!

It's all a figment of your imagination.

Even the link is gone. This thread doesn't exist and we're not here.

[KTM rider]

" The official, who spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to speak publicly on the matter, said the April 21 incident occurred in international waters. "

let me guess....could that official be Gibbs ?

[ThunderSleeps]

...coming within about 1,000 yards of the ship...

Sheesh, what's CIWS range? They wouldn't even need to waste and expensive missile to knock it down... Heck, they could probably just launch a Sidewinder from an F/A-18 on deck... ;-)

[UCANSEE2]

the Iranians crammed 300 dead people into a civilian airliner and flew it directly at the Vincennes.

So, how many dead people do you think they crammed into the fighter, or UAV?

[UCANSEE2]

Sorry, that would be surveillance jet, not a jet fighter.

[OldDeckHand]

So, how many dead people do you think they crammed into the fighter, or UAV?

As many as Allah told them they should. I'd post a picture of the briefing, but Comedy Central won't let me.

[SloopJohnB]

TOTUS ordered this response?

[UCANSEE2]

could that official be Gibbs ?

Don't know. Gibbs is pretty much authorized to speak publicly, so I would think that would rule him out.

[UCANSEE2]

but Comedy Central won't let me.

LOL! Rock the Casbah!

[timestax]

OH Yeah! Well Obambi will place an embargo on all DIET-PEPSI entering Iran! That will teach them a lesson.

[UCANSEE2]

the Iranians crammed 300 dead people into a civilian airliner and flew it directly at the Vincennes.

Well, that is their custom.

[Doofer]

The jet was described as a maritime patrol aircraft generally used for surveillance.

They don't have any jets that perform maritime patrols but they do have one of these, a P-3C and I bet that was the aircraft.

[highlander_UW]

The official says "there was nothing threatening about the aircraft itself or how it presented itself."

Wouldn't flying within 1000 ft of an aircraft carrier constitute presenting itself threateningly? What if they decided to kamikaze? Just how much does a aircraft carrier run nowadays?

[Cindy]

FEDERAL NEWS RADIO.com (AP): "AP SOURCE: US Navy has encounter with Iranian Jet" (SNIPPET: "The official says the jet buzzed a Navy aircraft carrier, the USS Eisenhower, coming within about 1,000 yards of the ship. The official, who spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to speak publicly on the matter, said the April 21 incident occurred in international waters.") (APRIL 28, 2010, 10:57 pm) (Read More...)

[Cindy]

A Look at Iran
http://www.truthusa.com/IRAN.html