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2012-01-19 Syria-Lebanon-Iran

Iranian Fishermen Rescued By U.S. Navy, Again

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Posted by tipper 2012-01-19 01:35|| || Front Page|| [4 views ] Top

#1 and hygienic supplies

That's called toilet paper. Good stuff. Toss it overboard when you see the Iranian "Navy" coming because it's probably unislamic.

Posted by gorb 2012-01-19 01:44|| 2012-01-19 01:44|| Front Page Top

#2 Gathering intel about our naval assets?

Posted by Ebbising Hupert3653 2012-01-19 08:17|| 2012-01-19 08:17|| Front Page Top

#3 So, are we causing these Iranian boats to sink so we can rescue their crews? The first suspects in arson investigations are firemen.

Posted by Glenmore 2012-01-19 08:32|| 2012-01-19 08:32|| Front Page Top

#4 Good seizure and boarding training exercises, but also diversionary distractions much like the earlier high speed runs.

the Iranian crew had abandoned it and climbed onto other dhows nearby

Wonder why the Dewey even got engaged? This reads a little bit like a mudwater navy intervention.

Posted by Skidmark 2012-01-19 09:12|| 2012-01-19 09:12|| Front Page Top

#5 Second time is a charm. Third time is a pattern.

How much high explosive could be emplaced on a fishing boat? A goodly amount, I would guess. They could also have half a dozen a-holes with half a dozen RPGs each.

Remember that they have no respect for human life, for themselves or others, so suicide missions have to be assumed, as well as deception operations, so that one of their coastal subs could sneak up and use its torpedoes.

Therefore, the best policy would be to clearly state to Iran that closing the Persian Gulf works both ways. No oil and no fishing.

Posted by Anonymoose 2012-01-19 09:29|| 2012-01-19 09:29|| Front Page Top

#6 Gathering intel about our naval assets?

Spying is standard operating procedure for nearly all the Gulf and penninsula nations. Based on personal experience, the Iranians tend to concentrate their intel dhows in the waters outside of Bahrain, the Saudi naval bases, and the openings to the Straits.

There are several kinds of dhows in the Gulf and the Arabian sea: fishing, cargo, smuggling, pleasure craft, and intel. Also based on personal experience, the last are generally cleaner than the fishing boats they pretend to be, have a few antennas, and if one looks closely enough, can generally see uniforms or parts of uniforms under the 'fisherman's robes'.

How much high explosive could be emplaced on a fishing boat? A goodly amount, I would guess.

I suspect that you'll just have to leave it up to the judgement of the professionals on scene.

Posted by Pappy 2012-01-19 14:38|| 2012-01-19 14:38|| Front Page Top

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