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2008-07-10 Syria-Lebanon-Iran

Iran test-fires more missiles in Persian Gulf

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Posted by tu3031 2008-07-10 08:37|| || Front Page|| [7 views ] Top

#1 Attempting to cripple our economy with oil prices they are...

Posted by Uncle Phester 2008-07-10 09:01|| 2008-07-10 09:01|| Front Page Top

#2 Hopefully the "special capabilities" isn't a NorK Nuke..

Posted by Linker 2008-07-10 09:20|| 2008-07-10 09:20|| Front Page Top

#3 Hopefully the "special capabilities" isn't a NorK Nuke..

Posted by Linker 2008-07-10 09:20|| 2008-07-10 09:20|| Front Page Top

#4 Looks like they photoshopped yesterdays launch.

Posted by Beavis 2008-07-10 10:18|| 2008-07-10 10:18|| Front Page Top

#5 Uncle is right on. Oil goes down $10.00, shoot off some missiles, threaten war, whatever, until the price goes up.

Posted by plainslow 2008-07-10 10:41|| 2008-07-10 10:41|| Front Page Top

#6 cc the Photoshop, to me it looks like a failed launch covered up. Maybe the reason for the night launch.

Posted by swksvolFF 2008-07-10 10:45|| 2008-07-10 10:45|| Front Page Top

#7 That's it Iran. Blow your wad.

Posted by DarthVader">DarthVader 2008-07-10 11:29|| 2008-07-10 11:29|| Front Page Top

#8 the special capabilities refer to the Shahab3's new RV, which uses GPS to reduce its CEP from 3km to 500m or so.

Posted by OldSpook 2008-07-10 11:50|| 2008-07-10 11:50|| Front Page Top

#9 Hey, the enemy that predicts our immanent demise has mobile missiles that can hit US carrier groups. Maybe we have to take out large areas, where the missiles might be posted. How on earth could we do that? Let's dust off the shelves, and see what we have.

Hey, the Ayatollahs are raking in more money for missiles everyday. And in face of our indulgence, they will soon have a nuclear ICBM capability. Why is this happening?

Posted by McZoid 2008-07-10 11:51|| 2008-07-10 11:51|| Front Page Top

#10 I say seal the borders, and starve them out.

Posted by OldSpook 2008-07-10 11:53|| 2008-07-10 11:53|| Front Page Top

#11 Says here that Fifth fleet is on the move. Destination: Persian Gulf

Two can play intimidation games...

Posted by mojo">mojo 2008-07-10 13:12|| 2008-07-10 13:12|| Front Page Top

#12 How are they gonna hit a carrier group? Just asking.

Posted by .5MT 2008-07-10 15:11|| 2008-07-10 15:11|| Front Page Top

#13 U.S. Navy sends third carrier to Gulf
Reuters | July 10, 2007

The U.S. navy has sent a third aircraft carrier to its Fifth Fleet area of operations, which includes Gulf waters close to Iran, the navy said on Tuesday.

"Enterprise (aircraft carrier) provides navy power to counter the assertive, disruptive and coercive behaviour of some countries, as well as support our soldiers and marines in Iraq and Afghanistan," a U.S. Navy statement said.

The move comes weeks after a flotilla of U.S. warships sailed through the narrowest point in the Gulf to hold exercises off Iran's coast in a major show of force.

Tension over Tehran's nuclear ambitions has raised regional fears of a military confrontation. Recent U.S. naval presence in the Gulf has been the largest since the 2003 Iraq war.

The Fifth Fleet area of operations includes the Arabian Gulf, Arabian Sea, Red Sea, Gulf of Aden, Gulf of Oman and parts of the Indian Ocean.

Enterprise joins the Stennis and the Nimitz

Posted by Sherry">Sherry 2008-07-10 15:23|| 2008-07-10 15:23|| Front Page Top

#14 When the get an MAU ready, let me know (for occupying Bandar Abbas so we can emplace MLRS and take the Iranian occupied islands in the straights).

Posted by OldSpook 2008-07-10 18:17|| 2008-07-10 18:17|| Front Page Top

#15 Third Carrier task Force is significant

Posted by jds 2008-07-10 22:35|| 2008-07-10 22:35|| Front Page Top

#16 Uh, note the date on that... 2007! I believe the Lincoln carrier group is the only one in theater at the moment.

Posted by Bertie Gloter8840 2008-07-10 22:53|| 2008-07-10 22:53|| Front Page Top

#17 See also STRATEGYPAGE > NAVAL DEFENSES [US] AGAINST IRANIAN MISSLES. Iran versus the USN AEGIS System. USN confident on AEGIS, but worries more about Iranian attacks agz LAND BASES/
TARGETS, espec vv SHORT-RANGE MISSLES which AEGIS wasn't designed for.

Posted by JosephMendiola 2008-07-10 23:01|| 2008-07-10 23:01|| Front Page Top

#18 ALso from STRATEGYPAGE > HIZBULLAH READY FOR ANOTHER ROCKET WAR. In next Israeli-Hizb Lebanon conflict, Israel may face up to 300 LONG-RANGE ROCKETS + approxi 5000 SHORT-RANGE ROCKETS, which Irael intends to take out using mainly GROUND FORCES OPERATIONS.

ARTICLE - CLAIMS UN PEACEKEEPERS IN LEBANON ARE NOT DOING ANYTHING TO STOP THE HIZZIES, HUZZIES, HEZZIES, etal. FROM REARMING WID ROCKETS,ETC. BUT ARE ALLEGEDLY ONLY "PRETENDING TO DO THEIR JOB"???

Uh, uh - YEAH FOR UNIFIL???

Posted by JosephMendiola 2008-07-10 23:09|| 2008-07-10 23:09|| Front Page Top

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