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Iraqi 'terror ships' at sea
Associated News Media London ^
| 19/02/03
| Patrick McGowan
Posted on 02/19/2003 11:31:08 AM PST by arthur003
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posted on
02/19/2003 11:31:09 AM PST
by
arthur003
To: arthur003
Despite grave suspicions of what is on board, Britain and the US are afraid to order interception by naval ships because of fears the crews would scuttle the vessels, each between 35,000 and 40,000 tonnes. If they are carrying chemical, biological or nuclear weapons this could cause catastrophic environmental damage. F/k the environmental damage and torpedo those G/D things!
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posted on
02/19/2003 11:35:07 AM PST
by
Mr. Mojo
To: arthur003
Despite grave suspicions of what is on board, Britain and the US are afraid to order interception by naval ships because of fears the crews would scuttle the vessels, each between 35,000 and 40,000 tonnes. If they are carrying chemical, biological or nuclear weapons this could cause catastrophic environmental damage. What kind of bull is this? Out in the high seas is where you want them to go off if they are to go off, right?
Scare tactics or stupid tactics?
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posted on
02/19/2003 11:36:38 AM PST
by
Destro
(Duct and Cover...Duct and Cover...)
To: arthur003
In the SecDef news conference just aired neither Rumney nor Gen. Myers had any info on this.
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posted on
02/19/2003 11:37:18 AM PST
by
JimVT
To: arthur003
![](http://www.cyberbabymall.com/images/lpp/011021.gif)
Terror Ship ...
To: arthur003
>Three huge cargo ships feared to be carrying Iraqi weapons of mass destruction
are being tracked around the world by British and
American intelligence.
The open ocean
probably isn't the best
place to hide weapons.
Even in calm seas,
rogue waves sometimes sink a ship.
And the Navy Seals,
I'm sure, can arrange
all manner of accidents,
if rogue waves don't come...
To: Mr. Mojo
Nukes would be sensed by radiation detectors.....as far as chem or bio hazards..a large explosion would incinerate anything.....most of this article is BS
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posted on
02/19/2003 11:38:36 AM PST
by
ken5050
To: Mr. Mojo
yea. Sounds like a yank cranker story.
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posted on
02/19/2003 11:39:11 AM PST
by
Destro
(Duct and Cover...Duct and Cover...)
To: Mr. Mojo
Drop some nukes on the damned things. At sea, the ecological damage and fall-out is non-existant.
End of story
To: ken5050
Nukes would be sensed by radiation detectors Even if they were transported in thick lead containers?
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posted on
02/19/2003 11:39:55 AM PST
by
Mr. Mojo
To: Mr. Mojo
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posted on
02/19/2003 11:40:35 AM PST
by
Blueflag
To: theFIRMbss
Why risk the lives of our valuable SEALs when we have such wonderful, quiet, and "deniable" submarines??
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posted on
02/19/2003 11:40:40 AM PST
by
tracer
(/b>)
To: ken5050
Many of us are all for this war no need to scare us into it by crap stories like this which hurt the cause when exposed as a fraud down the line.
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posted on
02/19/2003 11:40:46 AM PST
by
Destro
(Duct and Cover...Duct and Cover...)
To: ElectricStrawberry
Exactly. We used to blow up whole islands every other week in the So. Pacific in the 50's ....with serious multi-megaton H-bombs. Dropping a small tactical nuke on each of these ships would be environmentally benign by comparison.
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posted on
02/19/2003 11:44:23 AM PST
by
Mr. Mojo
To: arthur003
Wonder if the e-bomb would work on 'em? In other words, cripple 'em, shut down all electronics onboard and perhaps give the SEALS a few minutes to storm the ship(s) before any terrorists could react and release biochemical/radiological agents and/or scuttle the ships?
To: Oldeconomybuyer
>Terror ship...
Well, this terror boat
is destroying a nation
just by sailing fast...
To: arthur003
This sounds to me like a job for The Navy Seals!They could intercept via nuclear subs and board in total darkness!!They "OWN THE NIGHT"!!!!!
To: ken5050
There is very little sea life out in the middle of the ocean along with literally hundreds of billions of gallons of seawater to dilute and disperse chemicals.
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posted on
02/19/2003 11:58:54 AM PST
by
Blood of Tyrants
(Even if the government took all your earnings, you wouldn’t be, in its eyes, a slave)
To: LibWhacker
Gotta get on board first.
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posted on
02/19/2003 12:00:19 PM PST
by
Blood of Tyrants
(Even if the government took all your earnings, you wouldn’t be, in its eyes, a slave)
To: Blood of Tyrants
Your correct, but with biologics..there's always the possibility of airborne disseminaton...so why take a chance.....immolate..
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posted on
02/19/2003 12:02:00 PM PST
by
ken5050
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