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Current Events => Breaking News => Topic started by: TheSarge on January 22, 2009, 11:40:22 AM

Title: Officials: U.S. Intercepts Iranian Arms-Smuggling Ship
Post by: TheSarge on January 22, 2009, 11:40:22 AM: (http://www.israel-wat.com/onia8.jpg)

WASHINGTON â€” U.S. defense officials say the military intercepted and searched an Iranian-owned ship that officials feared was carrying arms to Hamas. It's unclear whether those suspicions were founded.

Two defense officials say the Cypriot-flagged commercial vessel was tracked by a U.S. Navy ship in the Red Sea over the weekend. One official says it was boarded with the consent of the vessel's crew on Monday and Tuesday.

They spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak on the record.

The search turned up ammunition that included artillery shells. But one official said that since Hamas is not known to use artillery, officials are now uncertain who the intended recipient was. They're asking Egypt to do another search when the ship arrives in port.

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,481483,00.html
Title: Re: Officials: U.S. Intercepts Iranian Arms-Smuggling Ship
Post by: thundley4 on January 22, 2009, 12:00:56 PM: And when is the order coming to release them completely? It would not surprise me if (http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b258/kent62526/bigearspq7.gif) did that.
Title: Re: Officials: U.S. Intercepts Iranian Arms-Smuggling Ship
Post by: Wineslob on January 22, 2009, 12:06:48 PM: I just heard about this on the radio. Beause the UN resolution (17##) has no enforcement "language", we had to let it go. :hammer: