....Limpet Mine Attack.....

U.S. Central Command Public Affairs ^ | 6/13/2019 10:20:00 PM | Capt. Bill Urban

[gandalftb]

...twenty-one sailors from the M/T Kokuka Courageous who had abandoned their ship after discovering a probable unexploded limpet mine on their hull...

At 4:10 p.m. local time an IRGC (Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps) Gashti Class patrol boat approached the M/T Kokuka Courageous and was observed and recorded removing the unexploded limpet mine from the M/T Kokuka Courageous (video attached).

The United States has no interest in engaging in a new conflict in the Middle East. However, we will defend our interests.

[null and void]

I never forget that factoid.

[null and void]

Glad somebody noticed the jab...

[redgolum]

....

I must admit I thought the same thing.

[thoughtomator]

No actually it’s very sincere, your last several statements have been flat-out identical to what the neo-Nazi crowd is saying, so much so that it is all but impossible that you sourced your ideas independently.

I quite genuinely right now believe you are a neo-Nazi pretending not to be one.

[thoughtomator]

and if you think I’m kidding you’re free to check it out for yourself

https://gab.com/search/iran%20israel

check out the guys saying the same thing as you... Aryan, ethnonationalist, national socialist, fascist - these are labels they’re giving themselves, too, not my labels

[Rainwave]

Common sense uses no Nationality, Creed, Bias, Organization or Gender. Common sense just requires the interested party to have enough brain cells to be able to grasp the absolute truth of the warnings and life paths being presented.

[sockmonkey]

My last response to you. I have come to the defense of two Hasidic Jewish men in NYC who were being harassed. Surrounded by locals, but it was the 95 lb Texas gal coming to their defense.

When Germany was returning stolen assets to heirs of Jewish people, my family was eligible, my Mom said, “No. We’ve moved on.”

So, please, try to game someone else. I obviously know who I am, and don’t need your opinion or finger pointing or whatever the hell it is you are doing.

[Jack Hammer]

Thank you for your service, American hero.

I don’t know how you did it, but my advice is to stay away from Green Kryptonite.

[thoughtomator]

I spent over a year posting at Gab talking to the neo Nazis there and they give the identical arguments that you give here.

So if you’re that sure you’re not one of them, you need to start asking some questions as to why you sound exactly like them.

The reality with this incident is that while Israel is a legitimate suspect due to motive, there is no proximate evidence pointing in their direction and to conclude, as you have, that they are the primary suspect, is a literal act of prejudice. There are two suspects with greater means and motive and who also have chosen of their own accord to take the lead - the Saudis and our rogue State Department complex.

So if you put Israel on the suspect list before those two, absolutely any reasonable person would say yes this person is probably an antisemite. And so I have.

[af_vet_rr]

>>The Iranian regime is on the ropes. They don’t want the only other person in the equation to be Trump....they lose.

>>They want to freak out Europe, Japan and Korea over the threat of the strait being closed. (Iran can do it, with 1,000s of truck-mounted Chinese Silkworm and other missiles.)

>>They perceive that the very real risk of war, and closure of the strait, will cause our allies to put incredible pressure on Trump to call of the dogs, to save the world economy.

If the Iranian regime is on the ropes, and I don't disagree with you by the way - the wars in Syria and Yemen have taken a heavy toll on them, as has the fluctuation in oil prices, the last thing somebody on the ropes does is stand up in front of the heavyweight champion and say "come at me!"

Here's the problem: Iran remembers Operation Preying Mantis, which was just over 30 years ago. We sunk an Iranian frigate, a bunch of smaller Iranian frigates, destroyed a couple of oil drilling platforms the Iranian Navy was using, all because of Iranian mines in the Gulf.

If Iran is caught trying to sink Japanese, Norwegian, etc. tankers, they run the very real risk of complete economic isolation (assuming the Russians don't come to their defense - more on that in a moment). That kind of isolation will bring the Iranian government down. And that's before the US destroys the Iranian military, albeit at a cost (which we are not prepared to pay).You can't do something that wrecks the economy, wrecks the military, and puts millions in the streets, and then think you will survive. Iran gains nothing in attacking other nations' tankers in order to goad us into a war.

You know who gains though? Saudi Arabia. They gain from a rise in oil prices, and more importantly, if we tie up a significant portion of Iran's naval and aerial assets, and by tie up, I mean we put them on the bottom of the Gulf, then Saudi Arabia has a truly free hand to run rampant through Yemen and to do whatever they please. And the Saudis are very good at getting other countries to fight their battles. Say what you want about them, but they are very good at it.

Guess who else benefits though? Russia. Putin would love to see the US involved in another Middle Eastern quagmire - Putin loves to see the US get mired down in chaos - it's still stunning to me how many idiots think the Russians are our friends, when the Cold War never ended for Putin. It would also would push Iran, Syria, and a few other countries even more firmly into Russia's hands. All those bills the Syrians and Iranians were running up during the fight against ISIS/etc. will come due. Putin's oligarch buddies, his personal bank accounts, and the Russian treasury would also benefit from an increase in oil prices. And that's before we get into Russian military sales to replace all of that hardware that we destroy. And the Iranians will pay for it with oil that passes through the hands of the Russia - the US government has already discussed the fact that the Russians facilitate the sale of Iranian and Syrian oil.

I don't know who benefits more from us getting into a shooting match with the Iranians - the Saudis or Russians are pretty much tied, with Israel coming in a distant third (and no, I don't think they did it - they would have a much more competent false flag operation). Iran would be at the bottom of that list.

[NFHale]

The follically-challenged will NEVER understand the Power Of The Mullet...

[NFHale]

Not me, Travis.

[freeandfreezing]

Try recording a video from MILES AWAY sitting on a vibrating helo. Let us know how it looks.

I have a very good idea what remote sensor data looks like from a number of sensing systems. Good enough that I don't think it is appropriate to discuss in a public forum.

Putting that aside, some of the video shown, which BTW appears to be from multiple cameras, with switch transients visible on the output video, and different viewpoint vectors, appears to be from closer than "miles away".

Most helicopter based sensor pods have good enough vibration isolation and image stabilization that the helicopter vibration has a minimal effect on the images. You may be thinking of the difficulty in using hand held or weapon mounted imaging systems where the vibration of the helicopter is noticeable.

Here is a typical commercial system, not anywhere near the level of a good military sensing pod. If I was going to record a video from a helicopter I'd use one of these or something like it. Take a look at the zoom out at 7 seconds. Not much vibration. If I was tasked with imaging in the situation our Navy is in I'd use a different sensor pod, like the ones they have.

[EEGator]

They probably pee sitting down...

[Squantos]

Bingo bang ......

[Squantos]

.....did a few dozen Soviet SPM inert training limpets in EOD school but never a live one encountered. .......

[mabarker1]

Me too. I may be getting old and falling apart but I’ll take out as many as i can...

[gundog]

What killed the Kurds?

[gundog]

Iran ramped up refining capacity.

[Karliner]

For crying out loud that was the Jews. Maybe it was the Russians, but only partly, mostly is has to be the Jews...wait all the cucks will say so.