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| IRG Claims To Have Carved Its Logo On US Military Ship |
| 2007-02-14 |
| A commander in Iran's Revolutionary Guards said Wednesday that a commando unit has engraved the military organization's emblem into the side panel of an American warship stationed in the Persian Gulf. Nur Ali Shushkari, the head of the Revolutionary Guards ground forces, told Iranian pro-government news agencies that the symbol was etched onto the ship by the crew of a submarine that had managed to reach the U.S. vessel without detection by radar. Shushkari did not release specific details about the incident, but claimed that the operation proved that Iranian forces are following American fleet traffic in the region. Shushkari warned the United States that if a confrontation arises, all American forces in the gulf as well as targets inside the U.S. itself would be targets for attack. In recent months, the U.S. has increased its forces in the Persian Gulf and has carried out a number of exercise maneuvers which have been viewed by the Iranians as threatening. Despite this, U.S. President George Bush has insisted that the American army has no plans to invade Iran. |
| Posted by:Anonymoose |
| #11 I'd take them at their word. They attacked a US military vessel. Causus belli. |
| Posted by: Jackal 2007-02-14 21:09 |
| #10 I do not think the black hat navy has that capability. Do it at night from a surfaced sub. That's why they claim to have eluded radar. Those IRG guys are lucky. We only dreamed of pranks like this in high school. Watch for moustaches to show up on Bush photos at the White House web site. |
| Posted by: Nimble Spemble 2007-02-14 18:21 |
| #9 A real coupe-counter would get a picture, else no honor. |
| Posted by: Shipman 2007-02-14 18:06 |
| #8 I am tring to think how a swimmer could exit an iranian sub, swim to an anchored greyhull and then "etch" a symbol on the hull, and then swim back an re-enter a submerged submarine. I do not think the black hat navy has that capability. |
| Posted by: anymouse 2007-02-14 17:10 |
| #7 Does the IRG logo look suspiciously like "Do not paint" or "No Step", etc.? |
| Posted by: Dar 2007-02-14 14:40 |
| #6 What would someone use to "carve" into a U.S. ship? Let's face it, they're not made of wood anymore. |
| Posted by: Mike N. 2007-02-14 14:34 |
| #5 So they've resorted to tagging like gangbangers in the USA. Forgive me if I'm unimpressed by a military that has an opportunity and uses it to etch their logo instead of doing damage. Forgive me if I'm unimpressed by a military that lays on the bullcrap so thick even an Arab couldn't believe it. |
| Posted by: rjschwarz 2007-02-14 14:17 |
| #4 A bold action by a rock thrower in a canoe with a crayon. |
| Posted by: CB 2007-02-14 14:11 |
| #3 More like a camel turd stain on the bottom of the ship and couple of floating diapers in the surf. IRG? Go take a bus ride loosers. The proxy has come to you. Spit. |
| Posted by: Icerigger 2007-02-14 13:03 |
| #2 Actually, this was true. The emblem was embedded there by the ship running over the sub and sinking it.... |
| Posted by: DarthVader 2007-02-14 11:15 |
| #1 Of course the submarine wasn't detected by radar. Radar doesn't detect submerged submarines. Sonar does. Could he provide a few more relevant details, like what ship, was the ship underway, etc., to prove what he claims? |
| Posted by: Rambler 2007-02-14 11:08 |