Reuters: It is not unusual for Iranian boats to get close to U.S. ships

[sabra]

http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/N07391390.htm

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Other Pentagon officials, speaking on condition of anonymity, said the Iranians made threats by radio and a U.S. captain was in the process of ordering sailors to open fire when the Iranian boats moved away.

The incident took place about 4 a.m. GMT on Sunday, or late Saturday night in Washington, the officials said.

According to the officials, the radio transmission from one of the Iranian ships said: "I am coming at you. You will explode in a couple of minutes."

The officials said it was not unusual for Iranian boats to get close to U.S. ships in the strait but the radio transmission was unusual.

[SpiralHawk]

1. "And it's not unusual for me to go on vacation, or to tell lies." - Commander AWOL

"I vacationed when I was supposed to be in the National Guard, I vacationed so I could read 'My Pet Goat" on 9/11, I vacationed and played the guitar during Hurricane Katrina, and I will vacation again when I send YOUR sons and daughters off to loot Eye-ran, I mean off on a CRUSADE to vanquish the, um, Evil Doers. Smirk."

- Commander AWOL

[Benhurst]

2. What are the Iranians doing in that part of the world? Don't they

know it falls under America's Sphere of Influence?

[RethugAssKicker]

3. The nerve of those Iranians to be in OUR WATERS !