[Arkinsaw]

What is so difficult about stopping, boarding, and thoroughly searching these ships. Why the hand-wringing? They are, after all, in the middle of the Indian Ocean. They are not going to get to a safer place. We board suspected ships all the time. Hell, Osama himself may be on one of these things, or it might just be a load of rotten oysters. Find out for crying out loud.

[rface]

looks like someone might have found something here.....

[Cindy]

LENGTHY RELATED THREAD HERE:
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/846384/posts

[Higgymonster]

In addition to being the 4th or 5th time this has been posted in the last 24 hours, on the Defense Department briefing this morning Rumsfeld and Myers were ask about this report and said they knew nothing about it and in checking were unable to confirm. Or, something to that effect.

[Husker24]

Maybe this is just a ruse to get our attention away from other ships actually going somewhere. I think it would be stupid for Saddam to do this, those ships are sitting ducks out there, does he not think were watching this stuff.

[GhostofWCooper]

The Navy commander who is directed to inspect the cargos aboard these ships should be given clandestine orders to inform the renegade captains and crews that they will be summarily executed if any cargo is dumped or the ships scuttled. They could also be offered immunity and protection (or even rewards) for cooperating with the inspectors.

If they refuse this offer, it could only mean they ARE INDEED carrying chemical, biological or nuclear weapons material so,
way out there in the middle of the Indian ocean, a sudden nuclear attack could be employed to more-or-less destroy the weapon material on board. It would no doubt release some of the material, but destroy most. A fair deal.

[duckln]

Sorta fishy. Three ships wandering around and recently
a French aircraft carrier dispatch and recalled. Any connection?

[budman_2001]

[Salvation]

BTTT!

[Minutemen]

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