Friday, January 11, 2008

Iran IS a Threat After All!

Ok, I take everything back, I was complet..... wait, wait, what is this?

US Navy withdraws claims against Iran
Fri, 11 Jan 2008 21:01:50
The US Navy withdraws the allegation that Iranian patrol boats had threatened to blow up a three-ship US convoy in the Hormuz Strait.

"It could have been a threat aimed at some other nation or a myriad of other things," The Washington Post quoted US Navy spokesman Rear Admiral Frank Thorp IV as saying on Friday.

This is while senior US Navy sources have told the BBC that an alleged threat to blow up the US warships 'may not have come' from Iranian boats in the Strait of Hormuz.

The Pentagon alleged five Iranian boats belonging to the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) had harassed three US Navy warships by threatening to 'blow them up' on Sunday.

"No one in the military has said that the transmission emanated from those boats," said Pentagon spokesman Geoff Morrell.

However, President Bush characterized the incident as 'provocative' and 'dangerous', warning Iran of serious consequences if it happens again.

Iranian officials have dismissed the allegation saying the incident was a routine maritime identification check, which is common between vessels in the Persian Gulf.
(end of article)

Honestly, the only thing that I am surprised about here is that the truth seems to be shaking our regarding this matter. You are being played American citizens. The government and the media just put you to the test to see if you are still as bloodthirsty and unquestioning as you were in 2003 when we went into Iraq, and you failed the test, albeit not as badly as you did in '03.

Things like this make me honestly, sick to my stomach.

Note, this IS from an Iranian website, so it no doubt has their own spin to it, but realize that there are two sides to the story... personally I put equal stock into each side because I have no reason to believe one over the other.

http://www.presstv.ir/detail.aspx?id=38370&sectionid=351020101

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