Posted on 02/15/2024 11:17:07 AM PST by knighthawk
US forces operating in the Arabian Sea have seized a massive arsenal of Iranian weapons that were bound for Houthi rebels in Yemen, the latest indication that Tehran plans to prolong the conflict in the region by supplying the terror group.
Photos posted online by CENTCOM, the United States command in the Middle East, show a United States Coast Guard ship beside a rusty skiff vessel on January 28. Another photo showed the cache of contraband that was found on board.
The weaponry included materials necessary for ballistic missiles, anti tank rockets and explosives as well as communication equipment.
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Roger.
I was drawn to the use of the terms- massive and skiff. I think of a cargo ship’s hold or an oil tanker’s hold as a space capable of holding a massive amount of something of value.
A dhow’s hold wouldn’t ordinarily do it for me either.
However, 80 tons of seized cocaine MIGHT meet the definition of a massive bust, owing to the unique subject matter and its estimated street value.
I COULD see a dhow hauling that massive of an amount of cocaine.
Journalism has definitely become more dumbed down, than ever in history.
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The recent crash of a USMC helicopter had some very inaccurate if not misleading headlines that went uncorrected for days.
Paraphrasing:
USMC helicopter found while rescue teams search for five marines.
The rub was that this misleading headline and many others like it gave the families a sense of false hope.
13. As I recall, the Coast Guard is doing anti-drug smuggling patrols way beyond our 20 miles water lines. Might even be part of an international anti-drug patrol effort that includes Venezuela, Colombia, and now Brazil, etc. as well as all of the countries in Central America.
Also Coast Guard cutters are good for coastal and long range patrols, especially since we are stupidly scraping at least 4 relatively new coastal patrol Corvettes (to be served t to Kingsman Bay, Florida.
I guess it would be too simple to eradicate the source
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