[Cold Heat]

CNN screwed the pooch on this one. Now they are trying to blame the coastguard.

The Coasties are not responsible for this. It is the harbor unit of the DC police department from what I could see.

Here is what is damn funny. They, CNN, or some related flunky were monitoring the radio chatter and this is what they based the incident on. One guy says "halt or we will fire on you!" Then another says "Bang! Bang! Bang! (ten times) and the CNN news flash is born!!!!

Ten shots fired at unknown boat on the Potomac!!!!!!

This was all CNN! The guy in charge of the boats thought that as long as they were all together in the water and there job was done, that it would be a good idea to run a training scenario. I would have done the same thing!

CNN failed to verify this before airing it, and they went to air immediately with a bunch of shit. Now they are trying to find someone,,,,,,anyone to blame for their ignorance and incompetence.

[SueRae]

Bookmark. That is extraordinary.

[nuconvert]

I’m not so sure it was CNN who started it. Reuters reported it.

[mad_as_he$$]

If it was CG boats, they carry M2’s. Ten rounds out of an M2 in that area would wake the dead. there would be no question(s) if shots were fired.