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| U.S. Navy denies rumors of Iranian missile shot |
| 2007-03-28 |
| The U.S. military has denied reports that Iran fired a missile at a U.S. ship in the Persian Gulf, the Associated Press reported Tuesday. The rumors of an attack had sent oil prices soaring, but Lt. Cmdr. Charlie Brown of the U.S. Navy 5th Fleet said all ships in the Gulf had been checked and the rumors were untrue. The British government, which is entering the sixth day of its standoff with Iran over 15 British sailors Iran seized in the Persian Gulf, also said that none of its forces had been attacked. Crude oil futures had jumped nearly eight percent Tuesday in a matter of minutes, topping $68.00 as rumors of a military confrontation in the Persian Gulf spurred panic buying, Dow Jones reported. Meanwhile, the U.S. kicked off a military training operation in the Persian Gulf on Tuesday that commanders said was meant to send a message to Iran. The operations are the largest show of U.S. force in the Persian Gulf since the 2003 invasion of Iraq. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #16 deny...fuck I wrote that. Hey FRank fuck face!!Shove whatever it is you got in your hand right now up your ass, I hope it's your keyboard fuckface |
| Posted by: Saveababykillademocrat 2007-03-28 23:45 |
| #15 they denie it cause they are cowards and are afaid to deal with the mighty Iranian Navy.. Americans what a bunch of Pussies...... |
| Posted by: Saveababykillademocrat 2007-03-28 23:18 |
| #14 denie, huh? English are your first language dickhead? LOL |
| Posted by: Frank G 2007-03-28 23:37 |
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| Posted by: Saveababykillademocrat TROLL 2007-03-28 23:18 |
| #12 Whoa! WOT but Jeeeeeeeeeeeeebus! Victor Emmanuel Pheng1096 Damn! Now that's a name. |
| Posted by: Shipman 2007-03-28 18:31 |
| #11 one of their stealth missles, obviously..... |
| Posted by: Albemarle Chavimble4007 2007-03-28 17:10 |
| #10 Couldn't we just sink every single ship,boat, and craft in the Iranian Navy? That would alleviate any fears of supply disruptions. There is still the threat of shore-based silkworm missiles. If you examine the Straits of Hormuz, you'll see that the entire Persian Gulf narrows down to all of a few dozen miles. Some 40% of the world's oil supply transits this stretch of water every day. Easy pickings for Iran and a single supertanker sunk mid-channel could choke maritime traffic for weeks or even months while the wreckage was removed. Iran, as always, is using their preferred strategy of blackmail, be it with hostages or global petroleum exportation. |
| Posted by: Zenster 2007-03-28 15:23 |
| #9 Couldn't we just sink every single ship,boat, and craft in the Iranian Navy? That would alleviate any fears of supply disruptions. |
| Posted by: Victor Emmanuel Pheng1096 2007-03-28 14:23 |
| #8 I hadda fill up this morning, and I believe the price jumped from $2.49 to $2.59 overnight. I was $1.91 when the Dems got elected. I thought they wuz gonna fix that! |
| Posted by: Bobby 2007-03-28 11:44 |
| #7 Thanks, Darrell. I'll fill up the gas tanks of all our cars, as a precaution. ;-) |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2007-03-28 10:55 |
| #6 It's not about Iran's oil, tw. It's about potential shipping delays from the other countries on the Persian Gulf. |
| Posted by: Darrell 2007-03-28 09:52 |
| #5 How much of Iran's oil is actually being sold on the world market, versus being refined for domestic use? I seem to remember that Iran's actual exports were falling even as Iraq's are rising to take up the slack. |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2007-03-28 08:59 |
| #4 Whose parents have poor judgment. |
| Posted by: Excalibur 2007-03-28 08:52 |
| #3 Lt. Cmdr. Charlie Brown |
| Posted by: gromgoru 2007-03-28 06:26 |
| #2 Oil prices spiked to $68 on the rumor, then fell. |
| Posted by: Anguper Hupomosing9418 2007-03-28 05:46 |
| #1 No missile. No ship. |
| Posted by: gorb 2007-03-28 00:04 |