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2007-01-15 Syria-Lebanon-Iran

Official Rejects Rumors about Iran-US Clash in Persian Gulf

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Posted by Steve White 2007-01-15 00:00|| || Front Page|| [7 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 "Battleships"? HHHHHHMMMMMMM, HHHHHHMMMM, US IOWA-and OTHER BB CLASSES, vs. SPEEDBOAT WITH GUNS = RPGS, .............mad Mad MAD M-A-D Camel-kaze wid Torpedoes/Missles on each hump. Obviously the IOWAS, etal. are outclassed and would retreat.

Posted by JosephMendiola 2007-01-15 00:17|| 2007-01-15 00:17|| Front Page Top

#2 many Iranian subscribers have received an SMS which spoke of a clash between Iranian and American battleships in the Persian Gulf waters.

Battleships is probably a synonym for warships. Gosh, I hope someone isn't sending fake text messages as a trick. That would be really mean!

Posted by SteveS 2007-01-15 00:28|| 2007-01-15 00:28|| Front Page Top

#3 Well, I imagine that someone could translate "war" to "battle". They pretty much mean the same thing.

Posted by gromky 2007-01-15 00:31|| 2007-01-15 00:31|| Front Page Top

#4 You sank my battleship!

Posted by Supreme Ayatollah Khomeini 2007-01-15 01:09|| 2007-01-15 01:09|| Front Page Top

#5 Oracle Joe speaks of the dreaded Amphibious Camel.

Posted by Shipman 2007-01-15 03:15|| 2007-01-15 03:15|| Front Page Top

#6 Aaah the old Amphibious Camel , in Scotland we have Amphibious Elephants , aka Nessie ! beware !

Posted by MacNails 2007-01-15 05:08|| 2007-01-15 05:08|| Front Page Top

#7 These fools think they can compete against the US.Teach them a lesson asap!!!

Posted by Ebbolump Glomotle9608 2007-01-15 06:42|| 2007-01-15 06:42|| Front Page Top

#8 Battleships of the mighty Iranian navy clashed briefly with ships of the Great Satan in the Persian Gulf. Sources report that the heroic Iranian defense forces sank many US battleships including the aircraft carriers Reagan and Eisenhower without loss of their own.

Iranian military sources reportedly stated that several small Iranian gunboats were able to sink the mighty American aircraft carriers using advanced and sophisticated weapon systems developed exclusively in Iran.

"Our mighty secret weapons have devastated the warfleets of the Great Satan," said one Iranian Revolutionary Guards official on condition of anonimity. "Clearly, it is Iran that controls the region and the Americans have been warned and duly punished for the impudence."

/snark

The kind of report one might expect from Iranian "sources".

Posted by FOTSGreg">FOTSGreg 2007-01-15 10:57|| www.fire-on-the-suns.com]">[www.fire-on-the-suns.com] 2007-01-15 10:57|| Front Page Top

#9 Part of me is saying, "Oh please let it be true."
The other part of me is saying, "We were just cleaning our guns and they went off. Sorry about the fact that your toy boats were in the way."
And it would be super cool if the BBs were back in action and sending deliveries of 16 inch whip ass inland. /dream over

Posted by USN, Ret. 2007-01-15 14:34|| 2007-01-15 14:34|| Front Page Top

#10 "Sir, rowboat off the port bow, 20,000 yards and closing!"

Posted by Unoluse Cleting4009 2007-01-15 19:29|| 2007-01-15 19:29|| Front Page Top

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