Three mystery ships are tracked over suspected 'weapons' cargo

independent.co.uk ^ | 2/19/03

[hoosiermama]

FUll spead into a coast would be as damaging as airplanes into buildings

[Mark Felton]

"Loose lips sink ships." pun intended?

[FairOpinion]

Loose lips sink ships.
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Well, actually these ships would be the right ones to sink. ;)

[Publius Maximus]

Wow. Nothing else I can say - if this is indeed the case. Like a movie, this whole thing.

[Steel Wolf]

I'm sure that this is all just a coincidence. Surely if there were any chemical, biological, or nuclear weapons, Hans Blix would have sniffed them out by now.

Perhaps the Germans and the French would care to sieze the ships for us? We'd have them either way. If they take the ships intact, we'll have our smoking guns. If all three ships sink, we'd have caught them in a cover up.

The plot thickens...

[Shermy]

These ships have maintained radio silence for long periods and, for a considerable time, they have been steaming around in ever-decreasing circles.

Hmm, so they'll crash together soon?

[FairOpinion]

They could release their deadly cargo, if threatened.

And as the article said, if we sank them, they may contaminate the oceans, killing all life, and spreading disease, which may spread to humans.

There is a good reason for the name WMD.

[jerseygirl]

(maybe they are full of garbage...doomed to roam the seas...)Seriously, if this has been going on for three months, it seems a bit suspect.

[goodnesswins]

Mi<"they have been steaming around in ever-decreasing circles." Hey...someone pull the plug, quick.

[knak]

oh gosh, duh, I wasn't thinking obviously!

[JustAnAmerican]

"FUll spead into a coast would be as damaging as airplanes into buildings"

Not really sure about this, but if they are outside normal shipping lanes, would not a few nukes kill off any WMD that might get loosed into the atmosphere or water supply?

[GirlShortstop]

A three hour tour....
The weather started getting rough,
The Iraqi ship was tossed,
If not for the savageness of the moslem crew,
Scott Ritter would be lost.

Has anyone seen Ritter anyway?   I have a hunch he's the Gilligan on this boat.

[DoctorMichael]

Good find! Interesting ploy.

[NorseWood]

One more chapter out of Jeff Head's book

[lizma]

I don't know. We've got three ships sailing around, violating of international maritime law. They had to figure they would be noticed.

How much enviro damage can they do?
I think smallpox and the chemicals would be toast. I know anthrax spores to be a tad hearty, but months in salt water, so diluted, I don't see how blowing them to smithereens would be a big deal.

[LibWhacker]

Demand to board them. If they refuse or try to scuttle, vaporize them.

[tet68]

"Ride Captain, ride, upon your mystery ship......."

[tet68]

Make them go to port, in France.

[StriperSniper]

Maybe they are also carrying a 'package' at North Korea's request, too.

I heard today (Fox,Rush,CSPAN?) that the ship that delivered the scuds to Yemen, then went to Germany. There it loaded a dual use(pesticide/Sarin acc.to rep.) cyanide compound bound for the DPRK. That one is also being kept under surveillance.

[jerseygirl]

agree!