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Jimbuna 01-10-12 12:42 PM
US Navy rescues Iranians held hostage by pirates
 
Four days opld now buit I reckon the US can claim the moral high ground with ease:

Quote:
The US Navy has rescued 13 Iranian fishermen being held by pirates in the Arabian Sea, the Pentagon says.
The 13 were rescued on Thursday after a distress call was received from an Iranian fishing vessel which had been boarded by pirates over a month ago.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-16447862

Dowly 01-10-12 12:48 PM
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Originally Posted by jimbuna (Post 1818822)
Four days opld now buit I reckon the US can claim the moral high ground with ease
Think the US is waaaaay past the point where it could claim any kind of moral high ground. :O:

Jimbuna 01-10-12 01:17 PM
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Originally Posted by Dowly (Post 1818827)
Think the US is waaaaay past the point where it could claim any kind of moral high ground. :O:
The message such actions really conveyed was..."Next time it'll be your naval ratings" :03:

Betonov 01-10-12 03:33 PM
Good job :DL

And I hope the Iranians had a special treatment by the USN. Nothing is worse than getting chocolate and a XL meal from an enemy :DL

TLAM Strike 01-10-12 04:05 PM
Old news... they did it AGAIN!!! :haha::haha::haha::har::har:


http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-202_162-...-at-sea-again/
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A U.S. Coast Guard cutter rescued six Iranian mariners from a vessel in distress in the Gulf, the second time in less than a week that the American military has come to the aid of Iranians at sea, an official said Tuesday.

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Pentagon press secretary George Little said the Iranians aboard a cargo dhow about 50 miles southeast of the Iraqi port of Umm Qasr used flares and flashlights to hail the cutter Monomoy at 3 a.m. local time Tuesday. The vessel's master indicated that his engine room was flooding and "deemed not seaworthy," Little said.
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/11/wo...ns-at-sea.html

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The statement quoted the owner of the stricken dhow, Hakim Hamid-Awi, as thanking the Monomoy crew and saying, “Without your help, we were dead.”
The Cutter in question:
http://img844.imageshack.us/img844/5...rdsmenaboa.jpg

The same thing happened last year:
http://www.navy.mil/search/display.asp?story_id=58328

kraznyi_oktjabr 01-10-12 04:16 PM
Btw Tehran wasn't quiet about rescuing their mariners from pirates. Unfortunately it lookslike they did their utmost to avoid using words "thank you". :DL
Quote:
Iran's government on Saturday welcomed the U.S. Navy's rescue of 13 Iranian fishermen held by pirates, calling it a positive humanitarian gesture.
Fars(si)* with its usually hardline ofcourse downplayed whole episode.

http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-202_162-...ue-of-sailors/

*farssi=farce

Betonov 01-10-12 04:18 PM
Political bickering is the domain of landlovers :03:

Jimbuna 01-10-12 05:43 PM
Nothing wrong with a simple heartfelt acknowledgement.

nikimcbee 01-10-12 06:00 PM
allah works in strange ways. The hand of allah grabbed the coasties and guided them to the rescue.

And thus it was written:

And thus, allah appeared to his servant in a dream, barak al bigspender, and said "Barry, command your man servants to rescue my people and I shall reward you."
And allah's servant said "What ever you want michelle, when's dinner going to be ready?"
And allah screamed at barak al bigspender, then threw a pot at him.

And barry did rush to the telephone and called the Coasties and did command them to rescue the chosen people of allah.

Takeda Shingen 01-10-12 06:04 PM
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Originally Posted by nikimcbee (Post 1819032)
allah works in strange ways. The hand of allah grabbed the coasties and guided them to the rescue.

And thus it was written:

And thus, allah appeared to his servant in a dream, barak al bigspender, and said "Barry, command your man servants to rescue my people and I shall reward you."
And allah's servant said "What ever you want michelle, when's dinner going to be ready?"
And allah screamed at barak al bigspender, then threw a pot at him.

And barry did rush to the telephone and called the Coasties and did command them to rescue the chosen people of allah.
It must be hard to be so angry all the time.

kraznyi_oktjabr 01-10-12 06:05 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by nikimcbee (Post 1819032)
allah works in strange ways. The hand of allah grabbed the coasties and guided them to the rescue.

And thus it was written:

And thus, allah appeared to his servant in a dream, barak al bigspender, and said "Barry, command your man servants to rescue my people and I shall reward you."
And allah's servant said "What ever you want michelle, when's dinner going to be ready?"
And allah screamed at barak al bigspender, then threw a pot at him.

And barry did rush to the telephone and called the Coasties and did command them to rescue the chosen people of allah.
:har: I would really like to hear Ayatollah's opinion (excluding fatwa) on your piece of literature. :D

nikimcbee 01-10-12 06:10 PM
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Originally Posted by Takeda Shingen (Post 1819035)
It must be hard to be so angry all the time.
wow you've got thin skin.:har:

Takeda Shingen 01-10-12 06:12 PM
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Originally Posted by nikimcbee (Post 1819039)
wow you've got thin skin.:har:
Nah, it's just that you go flying into your 'Obama rage' in just about any topic imaginable. Just turn it off every once in awhile, Big Niki. You can't possibly be that one-dimensional.

nikimcbee 01-10-12 06:48 PM
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Originally Posted by Takeda Shingen (Post 1819046)
Nah, it's just that you go flying into your 'Obama rage' in just about any topic imaginable. Just turn it off every once in awhile, Big Niki. You can't possibly be that one-dimensional.
Obama rage?:haha: I guess you see what you want to see. Fluffy, if you don't like, don't read it. I suggest the ignore option.

Takeda Shingen 01-10-12 07:08 PM
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Originally Posted by nikimcbee (Post 1819074)
Obama rage?:haha: I guess you see what you want to see. Fluffy, if you don't like, don't read it. I suggest the ignore option.
See, this is what I am talking about. And no, I can't ignore you. In fact, it's my job to watch ya', big guy. :up:

Think of me as a kindly older sibling; dispensing guidance to help you be your best you.

Platapus 01-10-12 07:49 PM
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Originally Posted by kraznyi_oktjabr (Post 1818975)
Btw Tehran wasn't quiet about rescuing their mariners from pirates. Unfortunately it lookslike they did their utmost to avoid using words "thank you". :DL

That's strange, the news articles I read had very nice things being said about the US by the Iranians... pity we can't seem to return the favour.

Reece 01-10-12 10:26 PM
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Originally Posted by Takeda Shingen (Post 1819046)
Big Niki.
You are correct!!

http://www.myspaceantics.com/images/...an_wheelie.jpg

gimpy117 01-10-12 11:56 PM
when it comes down to it, I'm sure they were all brothers on the high seas; and either side would have come to aid each other if able. We just happened to be there to help, not matter how "evil Iran is" or how ever much Obama "spends" or sounds like he's Muslim (but still no matter hard hard they try isn't).

nikimcbee 01-11-12 12:18 AM
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Originally Posted by Reece (Post 1819128)
That's Mr. Big to you!:yep:

Jimbuna 01-11-12 07:12 AM
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Originally Posted by nikimcbee (Post 1819152)
That's Mr. Big to you!:yep:
I was thinking more in terms of...

http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_e85CaOzLWI...00/mini_me.gif :hmmm:

:O:


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