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CANADIAN WARSHIP SEIZES TANKER IN... WAIT...CANADA HAS A WARSHIP?
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Posted on 02/09/2002 2:13:12 PM PST by Sir Gawain

"Canada Warship Seizes Tanker in Arabian Sea" -- Reuters, Feb. 8, 2002

CANADIAN WARSHIP SEIZES TANKER IN... WAIT...
CANADA HAS A WARSHIP?

Oh Right, and Switzerland Has Nuclear Weapons

Arabian Sea (SatireWire.com) — Canadian television reported Friday that a Canadian warship in the Arabian Sea had seized a tanker suspected of smuggling oil from Iraq, leading many to suspect that the report was a hoax.

The HMCS Vancouver
The Halifax Class frigate Vancouver.
Honest.

"You're kidding, right? Canada has a warship?" asked U.S. Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld. "Like for war?

"Does Canada know?" he added.

"Nobody was more stunned than we were," said Kali Omari, first mate of the seized vessel. "We saw this frigate steaming toward us, and we were worried, but then we saw the maple leaf on the flag, and we thought, 'Oh, Canadians. What the hell do they want?'"

When an officer of the HMCS Vancouver announced that the tanker was about to be boarded, the crew of the detained ship was confused, said Omari, but their confusion quickly turned to anger when they saw what the Canadians sailors were carrying.

"They were armed. With guns," said Omari. "Canadians. With guns. And a warship. What is this world coming to?"

"They were pretty rude, too," Omari added. "They started asking us all sorts of questions, like 'Where did that oil come from?' But first we wanted to know who gave them the damn warship."

According to Canadian defense officials, the Vancouver is one of four frigates deployed in the region to assist in the U.S.-led Afghanistan conflict. The tanker was stopped, officials said, because its cargo of crude oil violated United Nations sanctions, which prohibit Iraq from selling oil unless in exchange for food and medicine.

The U.N. said the incident is already under investigation, and promised swift action against those found responsible for giving the Canadians guns. Initial findings indicate that the Vancouver crew may have been watching too many American television shows.


TOPICS: Canada; Political Humor/Cartoons
KEYWORDS: canada; students
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1 posted on 02/09/2002 2:13:12 PM PST by Sir Gawain
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To: victoria delsoul; texaggie79; dead; tomservo; glock rocks; nunya bidness; rebelbase; ken5050...
poing
2 posted on 02/09/2002 2:14:00 PM PST by Sir Gawain
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To: Sir Gawain
Canada not only has a navy, but it also has a Naval Academy. One of my neighbors graduated from it.
3 posted on 02/09/2002 2:16:57 PM PST by Eva
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To: Sir Gawain
Heh, heh, heh...Can't tell if this is for real or not. Your quality is improving with time...like a fine wine.
4 posted on 02/09/2002 2:17:45 PM PST by Cyber Liberty
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To: Sir Gawain
They've got subs, too!
5 posted on 02/09/2002 2:17:46 PM PST by stboz
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To: Argh; coteblanche
Hey! Ping for my buds in the Great White North.
6 posted on 02/09/2002 2:19:20 PM PST by Cyber Liberty
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To: headsonpikes
ping, eh?
7 posted on 02/09/2002 2:19:37 PM PST by MadameAxe
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To: Cyber Liberty
Well I don't write 'em. I just find 'em.
8 posted on 02/09/2002 2:21:40 PM PST by Sir Gawain
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To: Sir Gawain
Oh... The year was 1778, How I wish I was in Sherebrook now...
9 posted on 02/09/2002 2:21:50 PM PST by El Sordo
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To: Sir Gawain
Come on lets rip on nations that deserve it. Like the french.

The Canadians did more to liberate france in WWII the the french.

10 posted on 02/09/2002 2:22:15 PM PST by Dinsdale
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To: Dinsdale; CyberLiberty; Argh; coteblanche
The Canadians did more to liberate france in WWII the the french.

How true

11 posted on 02/09/2002 2:23:28 PM PST by NeoCaveman
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To: Sir Gawain
Choice piece of work.

Ping . . . pong.

12 posted on 02/09/2002 2:23:46 PM PST by Dominic Harr
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To: Sir Gawain
Canada's navy was once the third largest in the world.
13 posted on 02/09/2002 2:24:56 PM PST by NovemberCharlie
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To: Dinsdale
The Canadians did more to liberate france in WWII the the french

What, and we're supposed to be happy about that? ;-)

14 posted on 02/09/2002 2:28:31 PM PST by TomB
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To: Sir Gawain
Canada seizes tanker
15 posted on 02/09/2002 2:28:35 PM PST by SMEDLEYBUTLER
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To: Sir Gawain
This is what happens when our media is only interested in making the impeached 42's legacy sparkle for him, and try to make GW's tarnished. We miss out on everything else in the world!
16 posted on 02/09/2002 2:28:57 PM PST by kassie
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To: Sir Gawain
That's a pretty lame-looking frigate. What is it armed with? Cheeseapults? TMDS(Theatre Moose Defense System)?
17 posted on 02/09/2002 2:36:53 PM PST by BJClinton
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To: Dinsdale
Come on lets rip on nations that deserve it.

okay.

canadians have guns?

18 posted on 02/09/2002 2:38:11 PM PST by glock rocks
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To: Dinsdale
We also won the war against the french on the Plains of Abraham, and look what it got us...Bilingual cereal boxes, and a .56 cent dollar. ....Canadians are known for our good sense of humour because we have to choose between laughing and crying! P.S. It's not the people, it's the Government. (so what else is new?)
20 posted on 02/09/2002 2:39:43 PM PST by fanfan
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