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Iran Enters Hornets Nest: Parks Two Warships Off Yemen Coast Immediately Next To Two US Aircraft Carriers

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The probability of a major escalation over the latest proxy Middle Eastern civil war just escalated substantially.

While it has been widely reported that the United States has been accelerating its weapons supply to the Saudi-led coalition striking rebels in Yemen as a sign of how foreign powers are deepening their involvement in the conflict, the biggest regional backer of the Houthi rebels, the state of Iran, had been mostly inert. Until this morning, when as AP reports, Iran dispatched a naval destroyer and another vessel Wednesday to waters near Yemen.

According to Iran's English-language state broadcaster Press TV, the official reason for the mini flotilla is a peacekeeping mission meant to deter piracy. It quoted Rear Adm. Habibollah Sayyari as saying the ships would be part of an anti-piracy campaign "safeguarding naval routes for vessels in the region." The real reason has nothing to do with pirates and everything to do with showing that there is another interest party in a conflict that until now has seen unilateral involvement mainly by the Saudi-led and US supported Gulf Arab air campaign targeting the Yemeni rebels, known as Houthis.

As for the topic of US support, speaking a day earlier in the Saudi capital, Riyadh, U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Antony Blinken blamed the violence in Yemen on the Houthis, and forces loyal to former President Ali Abdullah Saleh, saying that the U.S. is committed to defending Saudi Arabia.

"We have expedited weapons deliveries, we have increased our intelligence sharing, and we have established a joint coordination and planning cell in the Saudi operations center," he said in a statement to reporters after meeting with Saudi royals and Yemen's President Abed Rabbo Mansour Hadi, who fled his country amid rebel advances.

Ironically, the U.S. said that the chaos has allowed the local al-Qaida branch, which it considers the world's most dangerous wing of the group, to make "great gains" on the ground, causing Washington to rethink how it prevents it from launching attacks in the West.

"Ironic", because as reported previously, it was the US' own hasty departure from the Houthi overrun country that provided $500 millions of dollars in "misplaced" modern weaponry and supplies to these same rebels.

 

That was the US side of things. Here is Iran's via Press TV:

The 34th fleet of the Iranian Navy has left for the Gulf of Aden and Bab al-Mandab Strait in line with the country’s policy of safeguarding naval routes for vessels in the region.

 

The flotilla, which comprises the Bushehr logistic vessel and Alborz destroyer, left Iran’s southern port city of Bandar Abbas on Wednesday, Navy Commander Rear Admiral Habibollah Sayyari said on the sidelines of a ceremony to deploy the fleet. 

The Alborz destroyer shown here in a Feb. 21, 2010 file photo.

More from Press TV:

The commander said that the 34th Fleet is sent on a mission “to provide [safety for] Iran’s shipping lines and protect the Islamic Republic of Iran’s interests in the high seas.” Sayyari said that the flotilla also seeks to ensure safety for the vessels against pirates.

 

The Navy observes international law while conducting its mission in the north of the Indian Sea with full power, the commander stressed. 

 

In recent years, Iran’s Navy has increased its presence in international waters to protect naval routes and provide security for merchant vessels and tankers.

 

In line with international efforts against piracy, the Iranian Navy has also been conducting patrols in the Gulf of Aden since November 2008 in order to safeguard merchant containers and oil tankers owned or leased by Iran or other countries.

 

Iran’s Navy has managed to foil several attacks on both Iranian and foreign tankers during its missions in international waters.

As Al-Arabia adds, "Iran has condemned the campaign and called for dialogue. Saudi Arabia accuses Iran of providing military support to the Houthis, a charge the Islamic Republic denies. The Iranian ships will patrol the Gulf of Aden, south of Yemen, and the Red Sea, Sayyari said. The area is one of the world's most important shipping routes and a gateway between Europe and the Middle East."

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And now the punchline: as the following Naval update map shows, the two Iran warships will now be located in the immediate vicinity of not only two US aircraft carriers, CVN-71 Teddy Roosevelt and CVN-70 Vinson, but well as the big-deck amphibious warship Iwo Jima which as reported before is providing marine support should the situation demand it.

All of this means the odds of a naval "accident" involving one or more warships in the Red Sea just went up substantially.

 

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Wed, 04/08/2015 - 10:26 | 5970556 kowalli
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and the end begins

Mon, 04/20/2015 - 17:58 | 6012323 DOT
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Wed, 04/08/2015 - 10:32 | 5970581 Pinto Currency
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Iranian - Russian 'magrav' onboard?

If so, advantage to the destroyers over the CVNs

Wed, 04/08/2015 - 10:33 | 5970593 svayambhu108
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this is the end of the begining of the end

Wed, 04/08/2015 - 10:44 | 5970641 Muddy1
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"the 34th fleet"

The first 33 are comprised of rubber duckies.

Wed, 04/08/2015 - 10:51 | 5970659 Dr. Richard Head
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Enough to create Gulf of Token Part Deux - Now It's Personnal

Wed, 04/08/2015 - 10:57 | 5970697 SoilMyselfRotten
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Not to worry, people will be so much wiser to the game this time around. Cough. Damn allergies.

Wed, 04/08/2015 - 10:59 | 5970705 y3maxx
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..and an unexpected Israeli False Flag, Black Swan event occurs in 3....2...1...

Wed, 04/08/2015 - 11:03 | 5970747 gmrpeabody
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Immediately Next To Two US Aircraft Carriers

Well, within a thousand miles or so...

Wed, 04/08/2015 - 11:11 | 5970784 whotookmyalias
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I'm sure they are acting within the framework of the "deal" Obama and Kerry "completed".  

Wed, 04/08/2015 - 11:13 | 5970795 GetZeeGold
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Time to hit Iran with a big dose of......YES WE CAN!

Wed, 04/08/2015 - 12:01 | 5971080 TeamDepends
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Meanwhile, our boys are practicing war games (hey, it's just a game!) along the Tex-Mex border (Operation Iron Focus).

Wed, 04/08/2015 - 13:14 | 5971494 knukles
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Persians get too threatening we can rain tons of dead pig carcasses upon them from Heaven.

Wed, 04/08/2015 - 13:17 | 5971517 pods
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I am surprised that Iran has "Rear Admirals."

You would have thought they would at least think that one through.

pods

Wed, 04/08/2015 - 13:50 | 5971702 Son of Loki
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What's the fuss? They said, "it's a peace keeping mission."

Wed, 04/08/2015 - 14:32 | 5971978 gladih8r
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They should call it "Operation Yemeni Freedom". 

Just for shits and giggles.

 

Wed, 04/08/2015 - 15:59 | 5972509 edotabin
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I just want to know if someone went on "alert" and preferably  nuclear. 

If you're reading all this for entertainment,  fine.  If you find yourself getting worked up,  don't.  It is all a shit show.

Thu, 04/09/2015 - 00:21 | 5974186 Divine Wind
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A mine is a terrible thing that waits.......

Thu, 04/09/2015 - 00:49 | 5974239 Paveway IV
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Iran just dispatched their mighty 'fleet' of two oversized dinghys to the Gulf of Arden like they have for years. They rotate the ships every few months. Every country with an interest in the Red Sea or Gulf of Arden does the exact same thing - that includes the U.S., Russia and China. Every country uses the excuse of anti-piracy and protecting their shipping. It's international waters - anyone can 'deploy' ships there whenever they want.

The biggest threat to any shipping in the Gulf of Arden is probably the possibility of running into some other country's naval vessels by accident.

The Iranian Navy ships have never (that I know of) docked in a Yemeni port. They have no reason. Kind of odd for a country that's supposed to be single-handedly backing the Houthi rebels. It would be news if the ships tried to cross the Bab-al-Mandeb Straits and enter the Red Sea since Saudi Arabia and Egypt have closed them. They can't legally close an international shipping lane, especially when it's off the Yemeni coast. If the Iranians wanted to stir up some shit, they might challenge the blockade. I doubt it though - the Iranians like to complain, but they're not going to start a war over access to the Red Sea. If the blockade is only meant for Iranian ships, then they may simply challenge it for PR reasons. Which, of course, will be exploited by the Saudis to claim an all-out attack by the little Iranian cruiser (or whatever it is).

There's indications on MarineTraffic that the Saudis are letting some tankers and cargo ships through the straits but not showing it. There's a back-up in the Red Sea off the Saudi coast, but nothing much at all off the Yemeni coast. The Gulf of Aden is pretty empty. Ships approaching the Straits disappear from MarineTraffic, and ships appear in the Red Sea from the south without showing up as traversing the Straits. I'm sure 'the coalition' is somehow managing the informaion the public is able to see in MarineTraffic (for national security reasons and our children's protection, of course).

The only reason AP would bother to report the Iranian ship rotation is if they want to cement 'the facts' in the sheeple's minds before a false flag. Funny, they usually use McClatchy News for spewing out the back story. For anyone not watching this closely, the 'news' hints around at some kind of planned Iranian Naval aggression. Good set-up to blow up a 'coalition' ship and blame the Iranians.

Israel demands the U.S. start a war with Iran NOW and isn't about to let the facts (or any damn nuclear agreement) get in the way of their war justification narratives. Yemeni babies thrown from incubators in 3... 2.... 1... 

Wed, 04/08/2015 - 18:08 | 5973051 h0oS
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Yeh, especially when one considers the number of Ass Captains and Bung Whole Surfers in the US Navy.

Wed, 04/08/2015 - 19:42 | 5973359 AUD
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Funny stuff. But shouldn't it be Bung Hole Surfers?

Wed, 04/08/2015 - 21:40 | 5973721 MontgomeryScott
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Blah, blah, blah. The Spelling police are out again!

Spell it 'Anal Afficionados' or 'Butt Pirates', or 'Searchers of the Stinkhole Safari' or 'Tuckus Wranglers', or 'Star Trekkers' (going where no man has gone before), or 'Stool Pushers'.

If they promise to 'only put the tip in' they are probably going for the WHOLE HOLE.

SEE? BOTH spellings might be correct! 

The Brits call it 'buggering'. Those who engage in anal sex are called 'buggerers', and a common insult is to call one a 'bugger' (one who takes the male role, usually, and is infected with a venereal disease; or a 'bug'). In the American vernacular, they are called 'fags' or faggots' (usually due to the British vernacular referring to a cigarette; which one must SUCK UPON, firmly, like a penis is sucked when engaging in oral copulation {fellatio}).

A BUNG is a stopper on a drum (like an oil drum). The orifice is usually threaded, NOT 'anular'. THUS, the usage of 'BUNG hole' is in itself incorrect (unless you are referring to the contents within the drum, which may possibly be toxic to all human life). I suppose, when one says 'I want to SCREW' he may be referring to a 'BUNG'...

No 'spell-check'. Did I mis-spell anything, Nancy?

The Iranian 34th Fleet (consisting of a Coast Guard Cutter/destroyer and a supply ship)... all TWO of them...

It's like the famous picture of the mouse giving the middle finger to the raptor that is swooping down on it...

 

Wed, 04/08/2015 - 23:28 | 5974034 AUD
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What are you, gay?

Thu, 04/09/2015 - 01:56 | 5974309 Proofreder
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Actually, it was Butthole Surfers, whose

hits were almost never played on radio.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iEIJCPwsrKc

Independent Worm Saloon

Thu, 04/09/2015 - 02:03 | 5974312 Dave Thomas
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Whatcha doin? Chewin chocolate. Where'd you get it? Doggie dropped it.

Fri, 04/10/2015 - 03:58 | 5977731 COSMOS
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That is the art of deception.  Making doggie drop look like chocolate hahahahahhahahaha

Wed, 04/08/2015 - 23:57 | 5974122 TheReplacement
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Only a few.  On the other hand they have lots of seamen.

Wed, 04/08/2015 - 17:16 | 5972829 unicorn
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raining and running (very fast) unveiled ladies will create more confusion;)

Wed, 04/08/2015 - 13:23 | 5971548 willwork4food
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The first 33 are comprised of rubber duckies

LMFAO. Logged in just to upvote you!

Wed, 04/08/2015 - 21:01 | 5973597 Muddy1
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Thank you for your upvote.

Wed, 04/08/2015 - 12:48 | 5971364 cnmcdee
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"First there will be the war on drugs, then the war on terror.  Following that will be the war on the asteroids,. and finally the war on the aliens, and it ALL will have been a big big lie" - Werner Von Braun on his death bed 1978

Wed, 04/08/2015 - 14:06 | 5971813 Ignorance is bliss
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The only war I am really focused on is the war on us...which begun before I was born.

Thu, 04/09/2015 - 00:01 | 5974135 TheReplacement
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Are you able to link anything to back that up?

Wed, 04/08/2015 - 12:51 | 5971382 Arnold
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http://www.cnn.com/2014/02/10/world/meast/iran-navy-near-u-s-/

http://eaworldview.com/2014/04/iran-breaking-tehrans-warships-longer-hea...

It's the time of the year to train the new recruits.

Yankee Imperialism must be contained, Virgins of some sort await your glorious death.

Wed, 04/08/2015 - 13:21 | 5971536 Shawnee
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we YES WE CAN some folks

Wed, 04/08/2015 - 13:21 | 5971537 Shawnee
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we YES WE CAN some folks

Wed, 04/08/2015 - 11:18 | 5970819 ATM
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Iran is the USA's newest ally. They help us in Iraq. They help us with that pesky Israel problem. The help us by moving terrorists around to keep American's afraid and willing o surrender more liberties without a fight.And one of their own is Obama's closest advisor, Valerie Jarrett.

What's not to like if you are a Totalitarian?

 

Thu, 04/09/2015 - 02:11 | 5974319 Peelingtheonion
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PTI,

 

Read yesterday that Press TV as been compromised by the Israeli intelligence apparartus...that's really a shame...but you could tell the difference in their coverage of Israel and all things M.E.....

Wed, 04/08/2015 - 11:11 | 5970785 Soul Glow
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It may be saber rattling, but don't forget who funds the US debt load and who are also allies with Iran.

China.

You want an escalation?  China stops buying USTs and cites US aggression.  

Wed, 04/08/2015 - 11:20 | 5970834 ATM
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The USA doesn't need China to buy any UST's. We have unlimited demand through a certan buyer called the Federal Reserve. Just look at Japan. Demand is unlimited for any government debt the USA issues.

Wed, 04/08/2015 - 11:35 | 5970937 Soul Glow
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Wow you have no concept of actual supply/demand.  As the Fed buys moar and moar USTs the dollar loses its value.  As it loses its value the depression we are in continues its death spiral.  There will be a tipping point.  Apparently you and yours will be caught flat footed.

Oh but you would say this time its different.

I junked you because your comment is idiotic.

Wed, 04/08/2015 - 11:44 | 5971008 USisCorrupt
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I am from planet Earth, where are you from again?

Wed, 04/08/2015 - 11:54 | 5971055 Soul Glow
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The dollar is the funding mechinism of the US Treasury.  You want to ad hom or write something of merit?  

You think the Fed can buy USTs forever?  Japan is a horrible example ATM, Japan threw the Yen in flames so to get a nominal rise in stocks.  All gains are nominal, not real.  It woin't last forever.  This experiment will end.

And USusCorrupt I have never seen such a lame ZH post.  Do us all a favor and log off and come back when you have an actual argument and are ready for FIght Club.  

Wed, 04/08/2015 - 17:34 | 5972910 unicorn
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the funny thing now is, a very very deep truth about the earth and its creatures is showing up more and more:

we are all dependent from each other. china wont let down the usa (needs its buyers) like russia wasnt attacked during its taking over of the krim. 50 years ago this would have been the start of wwIII. not nowadays. some sophisticated sanctions for the big players to take over what they need, all punctual and strategic.

the show must go on.

it will be thanks to some psychopaths, that wwIII will start.

(not the perfect comment, i know, should write more...)

Wed, 04/08/2015 - 22:02 | 5973774 MontgomeryScott
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Submitted for your approval: An analogy of the Soul Glow (and whoeverthefuck he is responding to) discussion:

The toilet tank said to the toilet bowl one day, 'Gee, you smell like shit. That water you have isn't keeping the smell down. Here, let me flush it out.' (The tank is the FED, and the bowl is the UST, in case you didn't figure this out)

This went on day after day, year after year. Both the tank and the bowl were happy with this mutually beneficial arrangement. When the householders threw parties, sometimes the water couldn't refill fast enough to take care of the toxics, but the tank refilled, and the bowl was cleansed, and life went on as though nothing had happened...

One day, the water company shut off the water to the house because the bills weren't paid. (The 'water company' is the multiple holders of 'soveriegn debt', in case you are too ignorant to catch the analogy.) The toilet tank said the same thing to the bowl, and the shit got swirled down the drain, but there was no more water to fill the tank.

The mistress of the house decided to relieve her bowels, and then long hours passed.

Finally, the bowl said to the tank, 'It smells down here. You were always taking care of this issue for me. Why haven't you done anything yet?'

The tank shrugged, and put on the gas mask that it had sequestered for such an event...

What's the FED 'balance asset sheet' looking like these days; 4 Trillion or so in TOXICS?

I'm just wondering how this conversation relates to a story about a couple of Iranian 'ships' trying to make little waves in a big pool.

Wed, 04/08/2015 - 11:59 | 5971100 lincolnsteffens
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So, what's your point? The comment is idiotic as is the concept of unlimited demand by the Fed. The Fed has a 100 year history of doing this despite idiocy. But some profit by the idiocy, excluding you. Just because your are correct doesn't mean the comment is not true.

Wed, 04/08/2015 - 12:07 | 5971146 Soul Glow
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It is not unlimited demand, it is artificial demand.  The difference is vast!

The Fed's balance sheet has quadroupled over the last few years.

Profit excluding me?  Fucking Space Monkey, what do you know about me?

Wed, 04/08/2015 - 15:28 | 5972329 Stumpy4516
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No, it is called the Global Reserve Currency.  As long is the dollar is the prime GRC (right now it is really the only GRC) then the game can continue as it has since 1913.

Some day it will end but no time soon. 

The Fed only puts a portion of the dollars (electronic digits) it creates on the books.  The rest is off the books and the world pays the inflation as long as the dollar is the GRC.

Wed, 04/08/2015 - 22:37 | 5973859 MontgomeryScott
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The NEW KID ON THE BLOCK is surpassing this archaic trade construct that you call 'GDR' by LIGHT-YEARS, 'Stumpy'. You are like 'a nigger bringing a knife to a gunfight'.

NO! It's NOT 'shitcoin' (may "Francis Marion" and all his constructs rest in pieces).

It's called the 'SDR'.

'SOME DAY' is coming up NOW. Look!... the signpost just up ahead... and you're crossing in to... the NWO Zone...

...

I remember when my great-grandpappy told me (when I was but a young lad) about how they used to light houses in 'civilized territories' with WHALE OIL LANTERNS. Edison came along, and tried to light the world with D.C. current. He was a pretty crude and stupid motherfucker, I guess. His new hire, Nicola Tesla, tried to show him the error of his ways, but the Rothchild Bankers (Rockerfeller division) were playing the odds. They had a 'showdown at the O'K' Corral' in NYC, and Edison's shit was proved to be good for lead-acid storage batteries... This didn't work out, because of Tesla's inventions. I'm trying to recall the nation that Nicola Tesla immigrated from.

Perhaps your vast wealth of intellectual knowledge could help me remember.

YOU still use WHALE-OIL LANTERNS to try to understand the future (by looking in to the past), I believe, 'Stumpy'. The FED morphed a LONG TIME AGO, and controls the supply of WHALE OIL (and you never noticed it). When you get up to speed about this subject, let everyone know.

(Obligatory Rod Serling monologue of Season 2, 'The Twilight Zone'):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w2JpBkHzu-Q

 

 

Wed, 04/08/2015 - 17:08 | 5972796 oudinot
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You are correct, Soul Glow.

Wed, 04/08/2015 - 12:39 | 5971308 JimCramerisaGoon
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Exactly! These guys don't want an escalation and don't want oil routes shut down when they'll soon be able to sell on the global market. Iran NEEDS this deal to go through for their economy.

Wed, 04/08/2015 - 11:20 | 5970839 FMOTL
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I want my "reparations" already

Wed, 04/08/2015 - 13:52 | 5971718 Son of Loki
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<< I want my "reparations" already >>

 

" It's only fair. "

Thu, 04/09/2015 - 00:03 | 5974136 KJWqonfo7
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Where is the USS Liberty when you need it.

Thu, 04/09/2015 - 00:03 | 5974137 KJWqonfo7
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Where is the USS Liberty when you need it.

Thu, 04/09/2015 - 00:03 | 5974138 KJWqonfo7
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Where is the USS Liberty when you need it.

Wed, 04/08/2015 - 11:00 | 5970699 y3maxx
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Where's Mr. & Mrs. Stuxnet when you need them?

Wed, 04/08/2015 - 11:41 | 5970987 Ex-MislTech
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Last seen in a Fukushima PLC.

 

 

Wed, 04/08/2015 - 14:56 | 5972153 Condition 1SQ
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Great SIGINT opportunity right there ..

Wed, 04/08/2015 - 10:51 | 5970673 BigJim
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I was going to say - the Iranians have 34 fleets??? Or is this just the 34th fleet they've had in total?

And then I read that this 'fleet' comprises 2 ships.

Still, them blowing up that undefended cardboard 'aircraft carrier' was pretty impressive.

Wed, 04/08/2015 - 11:17 | 5970805 Urban Redneck
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75th Ranger Regiment?

502nd Infantry Regiment?

101st Airborne Division?

The art of military "counting" transcends nations.

Wed, 04/08/2015 - 11:25 | 5970871 loonyleft
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no. I think you are wrong. Next you're going to try and tell us that the US provides aid, money and weapons to terrorist organizations. 

Wed, 04/08/2015 - 11:35 | 5970929 Dewey Cheatum Howe
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Yes when you consider militaries as their own institutions have a very long history predating any modern nation. They go back even longer than the current longest multigeneral ruling elite families including royality.

 

Wed, 04/08/2015 - 13:05 | 5971457 Anunnaki
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These towelheads don't live in caves. It's not gonna be that easy for President Peace Prize

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Millennium_Challenge

Wed, 04/08/2015 - 11:18 | 5970808 European American
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Hopefully this is finally the end of the "Invasive Species" (Amercian Imperialistic Insurgents) flaunting their "We can go anywhere and do anything we want", world dominating attitude. As a once proud American, I can say it's time we got our fucking asses kicked out of a location, that our narcissistic foreign policies infected long ago.

Wed, 04/08/2015 - 11:30 | 5970901 Hyjinx
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I don't think the Iranian navy is going to be doing much ass-kicking anytime soon.

Wed, 04/08/2015 - 12:10 | 5971044 European American
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All it takes, most often, is a well placed "punch" (Magrav Technology) to stop a school yard Bully. And sometimes that can be achieved without raising a finger, if one has some rather large friends backing one up.

Wed, 04/08/2015 - 12:53 | 5971396 Stumpy4516
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And who are the rather large friends you think are backing up anyone.  I assume you mean Russia.  Russia has sat back and watched every "ally" in the ME be destroyed while doing nothing.  Russia is afraid to even engage a proxy force of the US/NATO/Israel directly. 

Russia helped negotiate away Iraq's best defense weapons (WMD) and then watched them be destroyed.  Russia negotiated away Syria's chemical weapons and does nothing after the fighting continued and got greater, Russia negotiated away Iran's spent fuel supplies and independence from US oversight/inspections.

Twice Russia negotiated away the ability of the EUke army to deal fatal blows to large forces of WUke troops by forcing a cease fire and the safe passage of the WUke troops so they could return and attack EUke again.

 

Wed, 04/08/2015 - 13:09 | 5971480 Max Steel
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There were no WMDs in Iraq douche . Now you see who is a threat to world peace now .

Wed, 04/08/2015 - 15:19 | 5972284 Stumpy4516
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Excuse me if my understanding is incorrect BUT:

Before entering Kuwait Iraq had stockpiles of chemical weapons.  Please reference the leftover remains of chemical weapons (not operatonal)  still in Iraq but too unstable to move.  After Kuwait there was a negotiated agreement in which Russia acted as Iraq's primary agent (see Syria, EUkraine, Iran) and these chemical weapons were disassembled and destroyed or moved out of the country.  

Then after Russia had help remove the weapons that concerned the US/Israel and had made Iraq very vulnerable the west manufactured lies claiming the agreement had been violated.  The west then proceeded to destroy Iraq while Russia sat back and enjoyed the show they had facilitated.

Wed, 04/08/2015 - 17:03 | 5972778 Max Steel
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Well so a country can't keep chemical weapons among themselves ? Eh ? Iraq invasion occured purely on israel demand and Bush like a good neocon puppy executed it .

Well do you know US has stock of chemical weapons . It poses threat to world since your dumbfucks are so unstable douches with tempre tantrums . Does it mean you should come and take away murican chemical weapons ?  

Wed, 04/08/2015 - 17:24 | 5972869 Stumpy4516
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You have simply agreed with me.  Iran does not have any "big friend" (Russia) that is going to back it.  Which you seemed to initially disagree with.

And, Iraq had chemical weapons and Russia helped the western powers remove those weapons.  And then Russia sat back and watched while Iraq was destroyed.  Just like Libya and Syria.  Initally you disagreed, now you agree.

Yes, I know the US has stockpiles of chemical weapons.  Yes, they and the nukes in the US pose a world threat.  No the US should no invade others to take their weapons.  But what is your point?  I does not change that fact that Iran is not backed by Russia, or that Russia watched as the US has destroyed Iraq, Libya, Syria and others.

So, tell us who is going to stop any of this?  Not Russia.

Wed, 04/08/2015 - 17:03 | 5972779 Max Steel
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Well so a country can't keep chemical weapons among themselves ? Eh ? Iraq invasion occured purely on israel demand and Bush like a good neocon puppy executed it .

Well do you know US has stock of chemical weapons . It poses threat to world since your dumbfucks are so unstable douches with tempre tantrums . Does it mean you should come and take away murican chemical weapons ?  

Wed, 04/08/2015 - 17:06 | 5972780 Max Steel
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Iran Boats are in close proximity with iran . US are in close proximity with iran not the other way round .

Wed, 04/08/2015 - 17:06 | 5972781 Max Steel
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Wed, 04/08/2015 - 17:07 | 5972782 Max Steel
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Wed, 04/08/2015 - 11:48 | 5971020 Ex-MislTech
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Well its worked pretty well so far.

 

Pay the Mercs thru back channels,

air drop them supplies as seen in Iraq.

 

Then we can claim ISIS/ISIL/AL-CIA-DA

is in there are we need to restore freedom !

 

7 nations in 5 years just like former NATO supreme

commander 4 star general wesley clark said in

his video.

 

Market it as democracy breaking out everywhere, lol.

 

Worked like a charm, but seems like some got wise

to it and have decided to not stay conquered, lol.

 

Still waiting for those 20,000 MANPADS from Benghazi to show up.

 

Wed, 04/08/2015 - 13:23 | 5971547 sgt_doom
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Why the bloody hell is the US gov't (the Obama Administration, to be specific, but the R-cons as well) supporting the Saudis and the Sunnis and al Qaeda in Yemen, instead of the anti-al Qaeda Shi'a?

Again, whenever they do this, we experience a 9/11-type event, and Saudis are involved.

Wed, 04/08/2015 - 14:27 | 5971946 Klemens
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Third Secret of Fatima Released in “Code” by Cardinal Ottovianni in 1963

http://beforeitsnews.com/blogging-citizen-journalism/2015/04/third-secre...

big things will happen!

Wed, 04/08/2015 - 19:25 | 5973291 Stumpy4516
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I do not follow any of that.  Had a friend who was big in the church.  His personal associate was high up in the US and simply said he had read it and what was told by the church was not what he had read.

But, doesn't what you are saying is the "secret" claim it would all happen in the last half of the twentieth century which has long passed.

Wed, 04/08/2015 - 11:17 | 5970814 froze25
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"Iranian - Russian 'magrav' onboard?

If so, advantage to the destroyers over the CVNs"

Yeah that is some serous tech, you can down load the 1.6 gig torrent with tall the specs and vids for energy production and how the tech works here.  Wierd how the Iranians are giving away the tech if it works.  Also weird how Obama banned it via executive order. http://kickass.to/keshe-foundation-usb-files-t8884597.html

Wed, 04/08/2015 - 13:44 | 5971659 Fiscal.Enema
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There are at least two US NAVY attack subs for every CVN in the area. These Subs will shadow
the Iranian ships and they won't be able to take a shit without us knowing about it.
If these pesky Iranian war ships need a new home at the bottom of the sea, they will be introduced to Davy Jones Locker by our torpedoes. USN subs are immune to surface Electronic warfare.

Wed, 04/08/2015 - 16:32 | 5972653 edotabin
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Iranian - Russian 'magrav' onboard?

No, that's old. The new shitstorm III is what they have.  First, the missile calls John Kerry to tell him to stop negotiating. Then it puts everyone (worldwide) on alert via IGTS and has a special setting for NUCLEAR alert if desired. IGTS is a new communication system developed by Hamad al Bullshitty in the mountains of Afghansitan.  It stands for Inter Galactic Transmission System.

SHIT SHOW!!!!!!

Wed, 04/08/2015 - 21:26 | 5973683 Nolde Huruska
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Advantage to the SSN no one sees lurking with warshots loaded and bearings matched ready to shoot.

Wed, 04/08/2015 - 23:04 | 5973947 blowing winter
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I'm making over $7k a month working part time. I kept hearing other people tell me how much money they can make online so I decided to look into it. Well, it was all true and has totally changed my life. This is what I do... www.globe-report.com

Wed, 04/08/2015 - 10:31 | 5970589 Buckaroo Banzai
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I'm not sure how a two-ship "flotilla" consisting of a supply ship and a destroyer can pose much of a threat to a couple of aircraft carriers.

Wed, 04/08/2015 - 10:35 | 5970604 XqWretch
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Didnt you watch that clip of a bunch of Boston Whalers surrounding and attacking a fake aircraft carrier? Clearly they have the upper hand, lol

Wed, 04/08/2015 - 11:26 | 5970875 European American
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With the help of a Russian EMP attack, those "Boston Whalers" might have a field day, lol.

Wed, 04/08/2015 - 11:45 | 5971013 Winston of Oceania
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I'll take the other side of that trade because an emp would also disable the toy boats. Or do you propose that Persia has better emp defenses than the USN. Flippin toadies...

Wed, 04/08/2015 - 12:00 | 5971107 European American
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Well, I suspect the toys arrive after the initial attack. But I'm just a simple minded, side lines cheerleader hoping the USN bully gets what is coming to it. Regardless,  aren't USN AIrcraft Carriers sitting ducks to Russian technology?

Wed, 04/08/2015 - 10:37 | 5970607 Pinto Currency
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Buckaroo - Read about the USS Donald Cook in the Black Sea and magrav.

There may be a generational game changer there.

Wed, 04/08/2015 - 10:53 | 5970677 BigJim
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Like the Russians would give them that technology... assuming it's even real in the first place.

Wed, 04/08/2015 - 11:03 | 5970738 Pinto Currency
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Said to have been developed by Iran and shared with others - this may be the real Iranian nuclear program.

This may be why Iran is so cocky saying Israel has a pretend Iron Dome defence system while they have the real one.

It would enable them to fry anything including rockets coming their way.

Time will tell.

Wed, 04/08/2015 - 11:22 | 5970852 froze25
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You can get the info from the Keshe Foundation USB files here.  1.6gb , all patents and vids and how to's for the tech for energy production.  http://kickass.to/keshe-foundation-usb-files-t8884597.html

Wed, 04/08/2015 - 14:41 | 5972045 BigJim
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Your link gets redirected to http://www.ukispcourtorders.co.uk/

When I try to access it via www.hidemyass.com, it complains about the sites compression(?)

Content Encoding Error

The page you are trying to view cannot be shown because it uses an invalid or unsupported form of compression.

Wed, 04/08/2015 - 15:14 | 5972251 BigJim
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I just went and visited the Keshe Foundation's site and had a poke around.

You believe that crap? LoL.

Wed, 04/08/2015 - 16:27 | 5972630 Pinto Currency
Thu, 04/09/2015 - 00:08 | 5974152 Paveway IV
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froze25 - stop pushing Keshe's crap. He's a scammer that stole thousands from a bunch of suckers for his 'free energy' generator, then moved abroad to avoid legal action. Google Keshe Scam and explain all those web sites. 'The government' or 'big oil' supressing his ideas is a laugh - he's a con man pure and simple. Plus he has a fairly good following of secondary parasites hawking CDs of more useless crap or their secret interpretations that will let you build his free energy generator - all asking for a few bucks, of course.

I will no debate the merits of his work for one second with you. Every single unfortunate person that went through the futility of downloading that archive has found NOTHING useful in those files. It's just a bunch of useless documents (all utter crap) like generalized ramblings, failed patent applications or hand-drawn meaningless flying saucer diagrams that some Keshe fanboy collected. So far, not one single person ON EARTH has been able to produce a working device based on Keshe's ideas. Keshe is a con man selling his brand of cold fusion, and insists (or his fanboys insist) that people are not yet ready to understand his revolutionary ideas. That didn't stop him from cashing the checks though, did it?

Anyone who downloads that archive will be disappointed unless you're already a Keshe fanboy.

I'll gladly stand corrected if you are able to come up with a single legitimate example of someone able to make sense of Keshe's claims and build something that actually works. There's absolutely nothing wrong with keeping an open mind to these things or taking an interest in them. You simply cross the line when you promote a known scammer's ideas that nobody has ever made work. 

Wed, 04/08/2015 - 11:28 | 5970828 Max Steel
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For fanboys nothing is real .

Wed, 04/08/2015 - 11:43 | 5970999 Winston of Oceania
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So why would russia tip it's hand with propaganda as the only result. Those who are desparate cling to dreams, they also show the mind of a child...

Wed, 04/08/2015 - 13:44 | 5971522 Max Steel
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FYI  it wasn't a propaganda(except some exaggerated claims made in article but i think it was part of psyops  ) because usa never denied it and secondly uss donald cook  went back to romania in dockyard after that incident .( without completing its scheduled deployment ) .   Well when you said those 10billion $ bust recently exposed is nothing but projects went in dark it shows what a retard you're . It never worked and still they continued why ?  It was never a flop. It perfectly fuifilled its mission - that of enriching the MIC at taxpayer expense. #Whateverhelpsyousleepfanboy .

Wed, 04/08/2015 - 15:41 | 5972415 Stumpy4516
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Why do you and some others spout such fantasies?  The orginal rumor was that the sailors all pulled a mutiny and refused further orders and once docked refused to go to sea and quit the navy. 

The latest such rumor being touted is that Iran developed a new concept weapon that disabes anything.  Boat, tank, missile, plane (especially planes) simply stop functioning when the new "ray cannon" is pointed in their direction.

So Iran and Russia have these fantastic new weapons that no one has ever experienced before, totally new concepts and devestating.  But the destruction of Syria, Iraq and now Yemen continues while they are not used.  AND Iran negotiated away it's soverign rights to make good with the west.

 

Wed, 04/08/2015 - 17:36 | 5972885 Max Steel
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I don't know what rumors you're talking about saying that Iran has developed some EMP blanket(MARGAV) which can disable everything . i don't follow Iranian military . Well you can't say if isrraelis can come up with unique innovations why can't they ? You're reading a lot of conspiracy theories i suppose .

you failed to comprehend  . I clearly mentioned the exaggerated claims they made in article with " screen went black " , " sailors resigned " were made deliberately . It's a part of psyops journalist use to make readers confuse and put them in dilemma . 

Well after Su bomber made close passes over USS cook in Black sea . It straightway went back to Romania in dockyard ( without completing its scheduled rotational deployment ) and US State deptt or pentagon never denied that incident . Surprisingly , none of the nato destroyer came for deployment after that incident atleast for a month . 

Can you disapprove it ? These claims ar irrefutable .

oh! by the way USS donald cook came back again in Black Sea in 2015 after making repairs ( again on roataional deployment ) . They were expecting Su bomber again . But it didn't happen . Talking about tech well I can understand why fanboys go in denial whenver they see someone disapproving their theory of : INVINCIBLE US MILITARY TECH , EXCLUSIVE TECH . Russians have surged ahead  in this tech already . Can't say it for Iranians . But Iranians have shkval exported version in their subs . 

Wed, 04/08/2015 - 14:01 | 5971784 TheFourthStooge-ing
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.

Those who are desparate cling to dreams, they also show the mind of a child...

Sounds like all those people who believe in the mythical Iranian nuclear weapon program.

BTW, the Iranian navy has been engaged in anti-piracy operations in that area for several years (since those days when Somalian pirates were the latest existential threat to The American Way®). They might actually be doing what they say they are doing.

Wed, 04/08/2015 - 13:09 | 5971481 datura
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ummm....Russians have been not just supplying Iran with weapons for many years, but also - more importantly - TEACHING them how to build them. This has been Putin's strategy all along, if we cannot supply weapons directly, we will teach them how to do it and when they build that on their own, no one can really say: Russia supplied that to Iran:-) I have always said that the West grossly underestimates Putin. He has been doing the same thing with many other non-Western states - not just supplying weapons, but teaching them to build weapons within (sometimes secret) joint military development projects. I have been watching this all along and having a good laugh. The worst mistake of the USA ever was to understimate and alienate Russia. Without Russia, neither Iran nor China would have been able to defend themselves now. Now of course the USA neocons realise it and that is why they are so furiously attacking Russia, but it is already too late. 

Wed, 04/08/2015 - 13:30 | 5971587 froze25
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Don't leave out Slick Willie Clinton and other presidents giving the Chinese Military tech.

Wed, 04/08/2015 - 11:13 | 5970792 ShorTed
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is magrav anything more than a theory? 

and how are the iranians deploying this?  really weird that the russians and iranians are the only ones who though of using this!  Rest of the world must be a bunch of mooks.

Wed, 04/08/2015 - 11:22 | 5970850 NotApplicable
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Perhaps they just won the electro-magnetic space race?

Or... perhaps they were chosen as the winners of this race, while the West devolves into chaos? After all, do the Rothschild's really care which country is their top-dog?

Wed, 04/08/2015 - 11:24 | 5970861 froze25
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magrav tech has the potential (if real) to make all the elites irrelevant.

Wed, 04/08/2015 - 13:44 | 5971665 ShorTed
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if real...exactly.  Cold fusion sound familiar?  Like magrav it existed in theory and on paper but was impossible to make it work.

"IF" magrav existed it'd certainly be kept a better secret than you and i debating it at tinfoil hat central.

Wed, 04/08/2015 - 15:16 | 5972263 BigJim
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I also suspect the Iranians wouldn't be signing more nuclear reactor deals with Russia. But they are.

ZH seems suddenly flooded with tards today.

Wed, 04/08/2015 - 11:28 | 5970889 Max Steel
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They have EW tech . But you know nothing can beat good american tech . We're invincible !

Wed, 04/08/2015 - 11:20 | 5970838 froze25
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You can download the 1.6gb torrent here that has all the tech for MaGrav here.  All patents vids and how to's on how it works and how to build magrav for energy production.  http://kickass.to/keshe-foundation-usb-files-t8884597.html

Wed, 04/08/2015 - 11:37 | 5970952 ShorTed
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Right, so if it's such a kick-ass game changer why is it being given away?  Unlimited energy?  Sry, in this universe nothing is unlimited.

Wed, 04/08/2015 - 12:06 | 5971130 froze25
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Can't answer that you would have to look at the tech yourself and make a determination.  It could be Iran's giant FU to the rest of the worlds power elite or just bullshit.  I have downloaded it and looked at it, looks legit but I don't have a team of machinist and scientist to build the device.  It is funny though how there is no pitch to "buy" something to make it work or anything else along those lines.  Also not sure if you understand this or not but the "kickass" is just the name of the torrent site that directs you to connect with others to download the files.  It has nothing to do with whether the tech is truly "kick-ass" or not.  Also can you please explain why a magnet sticks to a metal "ferrous" object (refrigerator) indefinitely exerting force greater than gravity?

Wed, 04/08/2015 - 13:24 | 5971553 Max Steel
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aren't torrents banned in US ? I heard its ILLEGAL .

Wed, 04/08/2015 - 13:34 | 5971604 froze25
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Are you mental man? Torrents are not illegal, it is however illegal to purposely distribute copyrighted material without the owners consent via torrent or other means.  This is with the creators consent so it is not illegal.  You can get many distros of Linux and other free software via torrent and independent films and documentaries as well.  Torrents aren't illegal but you can use torrents to do illegal things.  Do a little homework before the fear mongering.

Wed, 04/08/2015 - 13:47 | 5971688 ShorTed
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No, i can't.  Does that make magnets any more special than a fly or an ant that exerts a force greater than gravity to walk on ceilings or the front of your refrigerator?

Wed, 04/08/2015 - 14:28 | 5971938 MidwestJester
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Yes, because the ant and the fly must consume energy to do those things.... Do you feed your magnets? Not saying that this magrav thing is real or notas I haven't had time to research it, but your argument doesn't make sense.

Wed, 04/08/2015 - 15:17 | 5972272 BigJim
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We can't 'explain' magnetism, ergo some Persian has developed ground-breaking nuclear technology that essentially equals unlimited free energy?

Hmmm. Interesting.

Thu, 04/09/2015 - 05:40 | 5974471 Arnold
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Gravity Waves. Try and keep up. We can't hold the whole class up for you.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gravitational_wave

Wed, 04/08/2015 - 11:40 | 5970979 Winston of Oceania
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Or a con...

Wed, 04/08/2015 - 10:43 | 5970637 johand inmywallet
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Supply ship has Venezualas toilet paper?!

Wed, 04/08/2015 - 10:50 | 5970666 Fukushima Fricassee
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What a shitty thing to joke about.

Wed, 04/08/2015 - 10:56 | 5970696 Payne
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restricting mobility of the Aircraft carriers might be the only mission,  makes it real hard to launch and recover aircraft.  It is all about showing that the US is all bark with no bite.

Wed, 04/08/2015 - 10:59 | 5970715 kchrisc
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"I'm not sure how a two-ship "flotilla" consisting of a supply ship and a destroyer can pose much of a threat to a couple of aircraft carriers."

Green-screens and complicit-media. Lies and bullshit. Willing to believe sheeple.

The banksters need to repay us.

 

See OKC, 9/11, Sandy Hoax, Boston Smoke Bombing, MH-17, etc. for background.

Wed, 04/08/2015 - 11:03 | 5970743 man of Wool
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We are talking about American aircraft carriers which are a bit more sensetive to threat than say your Chinese or Indian aircraft carrier. A flotilla of supply ship and destroyer become two aircraft carriers to an American aircraft carrier and therefore a threat.

Wed, 04/08/2015 - 11:54 | 5971062 Ex-MislTech
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North Korea would never sell Iran a nuclear torpedo...

Wed, 04/08/2015 - 11:24 | 5970866 NoWayJose
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This is all a giant pissing match. The Iranian ship will move toward the carriers and get warnings - even in international waters. In response, the Iranian ships will move in front of the carrier group and warn them to stop.

In a war footing, the carrier could splash the Iranian ships in 10 minutes. In a peace setting, the captain of the carrier is sweating - knowing that he cannot attack the Iranian ship even if it gets uncomfortably close.

Wed, 04/08/2015 - 13:46 | 5971675 Mister Delicious
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c;early they are not. they are asserting their right to patrol international waters near their own shores....

just as the US constantly asserts the right to do it nowhere near its own shores.

still a bad idea, of course.

Wed, 04/08/2015 - 10:36 | 5970608 Dubaibanker
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Meanwhile, Pakistan is itching to enter the water....saudi pakistan yemen

Wed, 04/08/2015 - 10:50 | 5970665 Dr. Richard Head
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"Come on in the water!" - Jaws

Wed, 04/08/2015 - 11:04 | 5970754 BlindMonkey
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"We're going to need a bigger boat."

Wed, 04/08/2015 - 11:34 | 5970917 loonyleft
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"candygram"

Wed, 04/08/2015 - 11:07 | 5970765 FrankieGoesToHo...
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Every new beginning comes from some other beginnings end....

Wed, 04/08/2015 - 11:17 | 5970813 Smiddywesson
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[after Finlander orders an anti-submarine rocket armed]

Commodore Schrepke: This is insane!

Captain Finlander: Now don't worry, Commodore. The Bedford'll never fire first. But if he fires one, I'll fire one.

Ensign Ralston: [launching the rocket] Fire One!

Wed, 04/08/2015 - 11:43 | 5970996 bcups
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Iran's other 33 fleets were delivered to Obama's bathtub over the weekend. 

 

Thu, 04/09/2015 - 03:42 | 5974383 hairInTheSoup
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there are rumours of something going on in th gulf of Aden.

It's been a few years navies of many countries (us, china, russia, european , japan...) are stationed there.

officially it's for the pirates, however the pirates have moved, but the navies didn't

what this something would be ?

the rumour as laughable as it is, the facts still stands & as the pirates moved south, focus has switched to yemen.

 

so here it is : some sort of wormhole or startgate.

 

ridiculing on but keep an open mind to the possibility there is something weird going on in the gulf of Aden

Wed, 04/08/2015 - 10:37 | 5970568 Mercury
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The probability of a major escalation over the latest proxy Middle Eastern civil war just escalated substantially.

 

Mmmm....maybe. In 2007 the Iranians were able to kidnap Royal Navy sailors in plain sight and under the guns of their own warship: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk/6484279.stm causing every Brit involved to make complete and total fools of themselves.

But not in Obama's house I suppose...right?

Wed, 04/08/2015 - 10:30 | 5970577 Haus-Targaryen
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Please, the US could blow both of these ships out of the water without problem. I doubt either one of them would know what is going on until they're already taking on water.  This just doesn't bother me one bit.  

Its probably more for domestic propaganda consumption than for anything else.  

Wed, 04/08/2015 - 10:37 | 5970611 grgy
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Everyone knows that and no one is getting their shirt in a knot over it.  Typical media hype.  What should bother you though is the war mongering behavior of the US.  They know no limits.

Wed, 04/08/2015 - 10:40 | 5970623 Arnold
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Yup, better to curl up in a corner and tweet #microagression.

Wed, 04/08/2015 - 11:02 | 5970633 Mercury
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Everyone knows the US could turn away people from its own borders and even eject foreign criminals and undesireables, but it doesn't to any extent that appears mildly threatening.

Wed, 04/08/2015 - 11:07 | 5970763 optimator
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You miss the point.  They should ask our permission to leave port and drop anchor anywhere near our ships.

Wed, 04/08/2015 - 11:30 | 5970900 NotApplicable
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Perhaps that's their purpose?

I bet if it happens, no other ship will survive either, assuming those Sunburn missiles that I hear about work as advertised.

Sometimes creating credible casus bellis can be a real bitch.

Wed, 04/08/2015 - 11:57 | 5971082 Ex-MislTech
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There is also KH-55 upgraded with KH-102 stealth tech.

Wed, 04/08/2015 - 10:30 | 5970579 Glass Seagull
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This is the Iranian right trying to undermine the Iran talks.  The extreme right in all nations effectively want the same thing:  perpetual war and war spending.

Wed, 04/08/2015 - 10:35 | 5970602 LawsofPhysics
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LOL!  Well then it's a good thing Obama has vetoed any increases in war spending...  ...oh wait.  At some point, everyone has to own their "leadership" asshole... 

http://www.globalresearch.ca/obamas-wars-murder-noncombatant-men-women-a...

 

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