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| 2005-09-11 |
| Anybody knows anything about the following: If there was a fateful report this week, it did not come either from Gaza or from New Orleans, where Katrina seemed to threaten to become George Bush's Monica. The report from the Persian Gulf about the collision of the U.S. nuclear submarine Philadelphia with a Turkish freighter north of Bahrain, with Tehran within range of the sub's Tomahawk missiles, showed that the Americans are preparing seriously for the next confrontation, to which Israel will. |
| Posted by:Omaling Sleter7907 |
| #5 This should be Page 4. |
| Posted by: Pappy 2005-09-11 14:42 |
| #4 Reports of the collision from al Guardian and a lot more detail at Gulf News. The USS Philadelphia is an attack sub - doesn't carry ballistic missiles. These subs are often given the duty of escorting other ships and/or clearing / patrolling maritime lanes to keep them open for shipping. A lot of countries are within range of Tomahawks from the gulf, given how long and narrow it is. The presence of the Philadelphia isn't necessarily tied to a specific confrontation with Iran, although insofar as Iran has threatened (implicitly) Iraqi oil going out and supplies coming in, the sub counters that. |
| Posted by: lotp 2005-09-11 13:16 |
| #3 I think it showed bad seamanship on the Turks part. Every thing else is good. |
| Posted by: Phineger Snomotch7371 2005-09-11 13:15 |
| #2 So? |
| Posted by: Captain America 2005-09-11 12:41 |
| #1 Link? |
| Posted by: Mrs. Davis 2005-09-11 12:41 |