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First on CNN: Navy to escort U.S. commercial ships near Iran
Commie News Network ^ | April 30, 2015 | Barbara Starr

Posted on 04/30/2015 12:05:24 PM PDT by McGruff

CNN has learned that U.S. Navy warships will now accompany every U.S.-flagged commercial vessel that passes through the Strait of Hormuz due to concerns that ships from Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps navy could try to seize a U.S. cargo ship.

The classified plan was approved by the Pentagon Thursday, according to a senior defense official.

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


TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; Front Page News; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: hormuz; iran; shipping; usnavy
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To: Bon mots

There has always been “something” about CNN. Back in late ‘99 I was getting ready one morning and I saw a report on CNN about an American C-130 going down in South America in what could be basically described as a large main street USA city. The story ran only once on the loop and then *poof*; it was gone. This was at the very dawn of the Internet so websites, blogs, etc didn’t exist back then the way the do today or even 10 years ago. I was in awe that it didn’t “stay” news. It is then I pulled my head out of my ass and stopped (for the most part) believing what is televised.


21 posted on 04/30/2015 7:47:18 PM 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: McGruff

How many commercial ships over there are flying US flags?

Answering my own question, they may all start flying them! Free US Navy escort!


22 posted on 04/30/2015 8:47:40 PM PDT by BradyLS (DO NOT FEED THE BEARS!)
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To: McGruff; blueyon; KitJ; T Minus Four; xzins; CMS; The Sailor; ab01; txradioguy; Jet Jaguar; ...

Active Duty ping.


23 posted on 04/30/2015 8:56:57 PM PDT by Jet Jaguar
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To: Norm Lenhart; GOPsterinMA

That’s brilliant!


24 posted on 05/01/2015 4:31:15 PM PDT by Impy (They pull a knife, you pull a gun. That's the CHICAGO WAY, and that's how you beat the rats!)
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To: Impy

Hmmmm.... Sure!


25 posted on 05/04/2015 3:38:12 AM PDT by GOPsterinMA (I'm with Steve McQueen: I live my life for myself and answer to nobody.)
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