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US navy to patrol Saudi oil terminal
2006-10-28
The navies of the United States and Britain have increased their patrols around Saudi Arabia's
They were responding to intelligence that suggested that Al-Qaeda units might target the kingdom's Ras Tanura terminal and Bahrain's Bapco refinery.
coastal oil installations citing intelligence that suggests an imminent Al-Qaeda attack. Coalition officials said on Friday that they were responding to intelligence that suggested that Al-Qaeda units might target the kingdom's Ras Tanura terminal, the world's biggest offshore oil export facility, and Bahrain's Bapco refinery. "Acting on information received, Coalition naval forces, operating in support of Saudi and Bahraini forces have deployed units to counter a possible maritime threat to the oil facilities at Ras Tanura," a spokesman for Britain's royal navy units based in Dubai said in a statement on Friday.
Posted by:Fred

#7  Lol, Ship / RD.

Actionable. That's the ticket!
Posted by: .com   2006-10-28 15:12  

#6  Prepare to Land the landing forces.
Secure American assets and defend same.

aye aye C'tain
Posted by: RD   2006-10-28 15:07  

#5  Prepare to Land the landing forces.
Secure American assets and defend same.
Posted by: Shipman   2006-10-28 12:10  

#4  2nd tier umbrella protection, bigjim-ky!
The Iranians know that once the fat hits the fan, they will be pinned and hemmed in tighter than 'Dick's hat band', so they'll need their agents from abroad to carry on the 'exterior fight'.
Posted by: smn   2006-10-28 10:57  

#3  Yeah, but we already let it out that there are 2 carrier groups, attack subs, destroyers, and a partridge in a pear tree in the gulf already. If that doesn't give them the jitters, I don't know what would, I don't think they would feel any at ease if we told them this is what it is for.
Posted by: bigjim-ky   2006-10-28 10:43  

#2  This can also be disinformation put out by the Saudis ( by US prompt) to cover the real reason for the stepped up patrols; being, to shield the Kingdom from Iranian retribution should a US attack is launched to stop their nuclear ambitions. This move is an anticipated and required step in the strategy.
Posted by: smn   2006-10-28 03:50  

#1  This should set off Binny again.
They are in the land of Mecca.. Ooooh!
Seethe
Posted by: 3dc   2006-10-28 02:01  

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