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Al Qaeda Offshoot Says It Hijacked A Pakistani Navy Ship to Attack U.S. Vessels
gCaptain ^ | September 17, 2014 | Maria Golovnina

Posted on 09/18/2014 6:15:29 AM PDT by artichokegrower

Al Qaeda’s South Asia wing has claimed responsibility for hijacking a Pakistani naval ship and trying to use it to fire rockets at U.S. vessels in the Arabian Sea, in the first major assault by the newly created group.

The SITE monitoring service quoted its spokesman, Usama Mahmoud, as saying a group of militants had succeeded in seizing control of the Pakistani frigate PNS Zulfiqar and tried to use it to attack nearby U.S. vessels.

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


TOPICS: Culture/Society
KEYWORDS: alqaeda; hijackedship; pakisran; ship
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Seems like there is more to this story not included in the article. How many hijackers, did they know how to operate the ship, operate the weapons systems, find the US ships, were there Pakistani crew members involved in the take over?
1 posted on 09/18/2014 6:15:29 AM PDT by artichokegrower
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To: artichokegrower

How do pirates take over a Navy ship? How does the Army get it back? Anyway, a positive ending, the terrorist pirates are in Muslim heaven (hell) and no Americans had to get involved.


2 posted on 09/18/2014 6:18:42 AM PDT by armydawg505
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The Paki’s probably gave them ships.


3 posted on 09/18/2014 6:18:51 AM PDT by b4its2late (A Liberal is a person who will give away everything he doesn't own.)
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To: artichokegrower
What can one gun do against an army? Quite a lot actually.
What can one ship do against the US Navy? Not a frak of a lot.
4 posted on 09/18/2014 6:18:57 AM PDT by Bloody Sam Roberts (EveryoneÂ’s got a plan Â’til they get punched in the mouth.)
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To: artichokegrower

The bottom line is that no American should trust an armed Muslim.


5 posted on 09/18/2014 6:18:58 AM PDT by allendale
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To: artichokegrower

Agree. Taken or Given?


6 posted on 09/18/2014 6:19:09 AM PDT by no-to-illegals (Scrutinize our government and Secure the Blessing of Freedom and Justice)
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Is this the one they tried to hijack last week, while it was in port, thinking it was actually a US ship, and they’ve sort of exaggerated the story?


7 posted on 09/18/2014 6:19:23 AM PDT by livius
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One can bet the zer0 is not aware ... nor is the skerry


8 posted on 09/18/2014 6:21:46 AM PDT by no-to-illegals (Scrutinize our government and Secure the Blessing of Freedom and Justice)
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To: allendale

“The bottom line is that no American should trust a Muslim.”

Fixed that for ya.


9 posted on 09/18/2014 6:29:06 AM PDT by Norm Lenhart (How's that 'lesser evil' workin' out for ya?)
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did they know how to operate the ship, operate the weapons systems, find the US ships

That was my first thought as well.

They would have to keep the crew onboard because any naval warship worth its salt has far too many detailed jobs for any one man to know.
10 posted on 09/18/2014 6:31:18 AM PDT by cripplecreek ("Moderates" are lying manipulative bottom feeding scum.)
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> The Paki’s probably gave them ships.

It’s all good. They will sink just the same...: )


11 posted on 09/18/2014 6:32:03 AM PDT by jsanders2001
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To: armydawg505

I think they’re talking out their asses.


12 posted on 09/18/2014 6:34:19 AM PDT by cripplecreek ("Moderates" are lying manipulative bottom feeding scum.)
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13 posted on 09/18/2014 6:37:17 AM PDT by MeshugeMikey (Please RESIGN Mr. President Its the RIGHT thing to do_RETIRE THE REGIME!)
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To: b4its2late

Not only did they probably Pakis give the ship , but they armed it as well along with charts of where our ships are


14 posted on 09/18/2014 6:42:43 AM PDT by manc (Marriage =1 man + 1 woman,when they say marriage equality then they should support polygamy)
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To: livius

The impression that I got last week was that they tried to hijack a Pakistani frigate. Someone said that they intended to attack a United States aircraft carrier and mistakenly got on the wrong ship and posted pictures of the comparative size of the two ships, implying that they were stupid. I thought - No, they planned on using the frigate’s weapons against the carrier, attacking in port when the level of alert on the carrier would be the lowest. It worked before, just ask the crew of the USS Arizona - Oh wait! They are all dead.


15 posted on 09/18/2014 6:49:25 AM PDT by reg45 (Barack 0bama: Implementing class warfare by having no class.)
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To: artichokegrower

How is this any different then the usual Pakistani Navy?


16 posted on 09/18/2014 6:54:09 AM PDT by Organic Panic
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The background to this was that the dumbasses thought it was a US ship they were taking over, and galloped aboard a fully manned, with a full security complement, Pakistan navy warship. They were able to do so by wearing uniforms with ID cards.

I believe they were delayed by a junior officer, who they murdered, which the rest of the crew took exception to, and proceeded to kill the dogs. Total casualties: 10 al-Qaeda and 1 Petty Officer.

A lot more details (link shortened)

http://is.gd/vCUver


17 posted on 09/18/2014 7:40:22 AM PDT by yefragetuwrabrumuy ("Don't compare me to the almighty, compare me to the alternative." -Obama, 09-24-11)
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To: artichokegrower

Good way for Pakistan to lose an expensive warship!


18 posted on 09/18/2014 7:58:34 AM PDT by Cen-Tejas (it's the debt bomb stupid!)
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To: armydawg505

“How does the Army get it back?”

Boots on the water?


19 posted on 09/18/2014 7:59:36 AM PDT by moovova
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To: reg45

Yes, that was what I thought too. I suspect that this is the same event, and they’re trying to turn their loss into a propaganda event.

BTW, the first and presumably real one wasn’t reported very much in the Western press. It should have been, because ISIS lost.


20 posted on 09/18/2014 9:37:12 AM PDT by livius
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