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2006-12-23 Caribbean-Latin America

Venezuela to buy 4 oil tankers from Iran

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Posted by Fred 2006-12-23 00:00|| || Front Page|| [4 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 I wonder whether the tankers will arrive empty or full or mislabled things?

Posted by trailing wife 2006-12-23 00:50|| 2006-12-23 00:50|| Front Page Top

#2 Let's cut them open and find out.

Posted by Steve White">Steve White 2006-12-23 01:45|| 2006-12-23 01:45|| Front Page Top

#3 Prolly need to see a few cross-sections from the hull. To check for,,, rust-n-stuff

Posted by Seafarious">Seafarious 2006-12-23 03:05|| 2006-12-23 03:05|| Front Page Top

#4 This makes perfect BoboSense, since I've read their production is declining.

Posted by .com 2006-12-23 03:19|| 2006-12-23 03:19|| Front Page Top

#5 "did not disclose the price"

Hmmm, that makes it a little difficult but let's see:
A Mk. 48 torpedo costs about $3 million and it might take 2 or more for each tub. Pricey but covert. OTOH, sea mines are much less expensive and can be just as covert if laid by subs or B-2s just before Pumpkin-head's new acquisitions pass some choke point.
I think there are several ways we can come out ahead on this deal.

Posted by Atomic Conspiracy 2006-12-23 05:23|| http://www.nuclearspace.com]">[http://www.nuclearspace.com] 2006-12-23 05:23|| Front Page Top

#6 Hey, hands off those tankers. Chavez needs them to transship Russian oil in order to meet US contract obligations. Let's hope the oil majors insist that Vladivostok oil be delivered all the way to Gulf coast refineries.

Posted by ed 2006-12-23 06:36|| 2006-12-23 06:36|| Front Page Top

#7 hmmmm - "lost at sea with all hands" sounds nice

Posted by Frank G">Frank G 2006-12-23 06:46|| 2006-12-23 06:46|| Front Page Top

#8 Seriously, this seems to me to be a "Sell it quick before it's sunk by the Americans" scenario.

Posted by Redneck Jim 2006-12-23 08:23|| 2006-12-23 08:23|| Front Page Top

#9 Second thought, bet there's a buyback clause after the hostilities end.

Posted by Redneck Jim 2006-12-23 08:24|| 2006-12-23 08:24|| Front Page Top

#10 1) L.A., San Francisco, New York harbor and D.C.

2) Seattle, San Diego, Norfolk, Miami

3) Houston, New Orleans, Tampa, Homestead

Posted by Skidmark 2006-12-23 10:49|| 2006-12-23 10:49|| Front Page Top

#11 Dust them liberally with Polonium-210. I'm sure the Russians have an excess.

Posted by Old Patriot">Old Patriot 2006-12-23 16:56|| http://oldpatriot.blogspot.com/]">[http://oldpatriot.blogspot.com/] 2006-12-23 16:56|| Front Page Top

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