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Islamic State says it launched rocket attack on Egypt navy vessel
Reuters ^ | 7-16-2015 | Ali Abdelaty

Posted on 07/16/2015 7:07:39 AM PDT by tcrlaf

Egypt's Islamic State affiliate said on Thursday it fired a rocket at an Egyptian naval vessel in the Mediterranean Sea near the coast of Israel and the Gaza Strip.

The militant group Sinai Province has focused mainly on attacking Egyptian soldiers and police in the Sinai peninsula, killing hundreds since the army toppled Islamist President Mohamed Mursi in 2013 after mass protests against his rule.

Photographs distributed online by the group appeared to show a rocket heading towards a ship and setting it ablaze on impact. Reuters could not verify the militants' version of events.

The Egyptian military said in a statement that a coastguard launch had exchanged shots with "terrorist elements", causing the vessel to catch fire. It said there was no loss of life

(Excerpt) Read more at reuters.com ...


TOPICS: Egypt; Foreign Affairs; Front Page News; Israel; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; Russia; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: attack; egypt; eritrea; gaza; hamas; iran; isis; israel; navy; russia; sinai; waronterror; yemen
Just now breaking, happened this morning. ISIS showing it can operate with impunity in the Sinai
1 posted on 07/16/2015 7:07:39 AM PDT by tcrlaf
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To: tcrlaf

Will Obama ask Sisi to stand down...?


2 posted on 07/16/2015 7:09:33 AM PDT by Popman (Christ Alone: My Cornerstone...)
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To: tcrlaf

And now Iran will have nukes which means ISIS will have them soon and the U.S. is not safe because of the mad man in the WH. What the hell is he putting in their water that makes them go along with everything he says? Its like they can’t say no to him. I’m guessing stuffed envelopes and spineless senators.


3 posted on 07/16/2015 7:13:04 AM PDT by jsanders2001
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To: tcrlaf

That didn’t take long.

The ‘agreement’ isn’t even formally approved yet. Mmmm...isis must have some reliable inside information not to worry about causing trouble.


4 posted on 07/16/2015 7:13:28 AM PDT by Paulie (America without Christianity is like a Chemistry book without the periodic table.)
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To: tcrlaf

the snapback clause is a joke.


5 posted on 07/16/2015 7:14:05 AM PDT by 1Old Pro
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To: jsanders2001

I agree with the sentiments but I’ve got to believe it’s more than money, drugs, and women.

The insider trading profits alone give them enough money to enjoy whatever this world has to offer anyway. No need to sell us down the river for that.

I think it’s something in the water, which you have already speculated.


6 posted on 07/16/2015 7:16:08 AM PDT by Paulie (America without Christianity is like a Chemistry book without the periodic table.)
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> I think it’s something in the water, which you have already speculated

I’m guessing Satanic power derived from Soros selling his soul to the devil. I imagine a foray into the WH would reveal an altar and some questionable “elements” and artifacts that are not of the Christian faith at all...


7 posted on 07/16/2015 7:22:56 AM PDT by jsanders2001
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To: jsanders2001

And now Iran will have nukes which means ISIS will have them soon and the U.S. is not safe because of the mad man in the WH. What the hell is he putting in their water that makes them go along with everything he says? Its like they can’t say no to him. I’m guessing stuffed envelopes and spineless senators.


It’ll take a long, long time for Iran to get nukes. The fact that they haven’t been able to pull off what the US and Soviets pulled off 70 and 66 years ago respectively, with primitive, vacuum tube and bakelite technology shows just behind the curve they are. That’s probably one reason why they don’t want inspectors. They’re embarrassed by a clusterfudge of a nuke program that’s going nowhere. This is what happens when you want to live in the dark ages. As for the Iranians giving ISIS a nuke, that would be akin to the Pope giving Martin Luther a bomb. Can’t think of anything less likely. Hezbollah, maybe. ISIS, never.


8 posted on 07/16/2015 7:25:47 AM PDT by Bluewater2015 (There are no coincidences)
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It’ll take a long, long time for Iran to get nukes.

I would't count on that. Their program is enough of a threat that stuxnet was born and mossad has been offing Iranian scientists. Treating the mad mullahs as no threat is a sure fire way to watch an American city or Israel getting nuked.

9 posted on 07/16/2015 7:31:46 AM PDT by Ghost of SVR4 (So many are so hopelessly dependent on the government that they will fight to protect it.)
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To: jsanders2001

Duh... Obama has their NSA files and wire taps.

If you you were Boehner and you were shown the “scotch and Hookers tapes” you’d cry too.


10 posted on 07/16/2015 7:37:11 AM PDT by Fitzy_888 ("ownership society")
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To: jsanders2001

ISIS is Sunni, Iran is Shiia. The US is not safe because ISIS will bring their Pakistani bought nuke into the US over the boarder, while Iran will launch their North Korean developed nukes on their ICBMs at NYC.


11 posted on 07/16/2015 7:42:07 AM PDT by PIF (They came for me and mine ... now it is your turn ...)
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To: Bluewater2015

I think if the sanctions are all dropped and Iran gets all that money they will have a working nuke faster than anybody thinks.


12 posted on 07/16/2015 7:49:15 AM PDT by philetus (Keep doing what you always do and you'll eventually get what you deserve)
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To: Bluewater2015

Only a decade or so ago, China’s people rode only bicycles and just gov’t had cars to drive.

Only a couple of years ago China put a man into Earth orbit.

Couldn’t have happened without the Clinton Treason Team, but China’s technological and economic advancements came at a remarkably fast pace.


13 posted on 07/16/2015 8:11:39 AM PDT by Paulie (America without Christianity is like a Chemistry book without the periodic table.)
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“Only a decade or so ago, China’s people rode only bicycles and just gov’t had cars to drive.

Only a couple of years ago China put a man into Earth orbit.

Couldn’t have happened without the Clinton Treason Team, but China’s technological and economic advancements came at a remarkably fast pace.”


True. But China tested her first nuke in 1964, and put a satellite into orbit in 1969. So a lot of it has to do with cultural mindset. Forward looking vs. backwards looking. But yes, anything is possible.


14 posted on 07/16/2015 8:47:36 AM PDT by Bluewater2015 (There are no coincidences)
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To: PIF

Either way a negro in the white house all sold us into slavery (middle class paying for endless subsidies for another group) and now we are going to get nuked from both sides because he brokered a deal with our enemies. Great...


15 posted on 07/16/2015 9:21:28 AM PDT by jsanders2001
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16 posted on 07/16/2015 9:59:44 AM PDT by musicman (Until I see the REAL Long Form Vault BC, he's just "PRES__ENT" Obama = Without "ID")
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To: jsanders2001

“And now Iran will have nukes which means ISIS will have them soon and the U.S. is not safe because of the mad man in the WH. What the hell is he putting in their water that makes them go along with everything he says? Its like they can’t say no to him. I’m guessing stuffed envelopes and spineless senators.”

News flash: Iran already HAS nukes. Simple U-235 gun-barrel design-type. so simple no need to test. Don’t believe the US State Media.


17 posted on 07/16/2015 2:41:43 PM PDT by 2harddrive
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