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Iranian Ships Hijacked by Alleged Somali Pirates
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Infowars
November 18, 2008
It may be a coincidence two ships — one Iranian, the other loaded up with grain and headed for Iran — were hijacked by alleged Somali pirates on the same day. According to some sources, starving Somali pirates are acting out of desperation. On the other hand, these suspiciously timed events have all the earmarks of a false flag operation aimed at Iran.
Iranian-operated cargo ship hijacked off Somalia
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) – The U.S. Navy says a cargo ship has been hijacked off the Somalia coast—the latest in a series of attacks by pirates operating out of the African country.
Navy Commander Jane Campbell of the Bahrain-based 5th Fleet says the 26,000-ton bulk cargo carrier was attacked Tuesday in the Gulf of Aden.
She says the ship was flying a Hong Kong flag but is operated by the Islamic Republic of Iran Shipping Lines.
The status of the crew or its cargo were not known. Campbell says the ship is likely heading toward an anchorage site off the Somali coast.
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Hong Kong grain ship hijacked by pirates
A Hong Kong cargo ship loaded with wheat bound for Iran has been hijacked by pirates in the Gulf of Aden, the official Xinhua agency said on Tuesday citing China’s maritime search and rescue centre.
There were 25 crew members on board, none of them from Hong Kong or the Chinese mainland. The ship was carrying 36,000 tonnes of wheat to Iran’s Bandar Abbas port, the report said.
Pirates in the area hijacked a Saudi supertanker with a $100 million oil cargo on Sunday. (Reporting by Emma Graham-Harrison)
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November 18th, 2008 at 4:35 pm
This makes sense.
If Israel or the United States cannot conventionally hit Iran, they’ll do it in other ways. A great way to bring a country to its knees is to cut off its food.
The CIA might have paid some Somali pirates to hijack certain ships over others, they funded the Taliban in its fight against Russia, why not fund some Somali pirates to hijack Iranian ships?
Send in some jackals with cash, pay some desperate pirates, work is done and there’s no trace of US CIA or Israeli Mossad involvement.
November 18th, 2008 at 5:02 pm
If your looking for something hard to believe, this is it.. They know ship are being hijacked right. They know they are passing by the country that is doing the hijackings. They haven done anything to keep those little boats far enought away from the ships that an APG is out of range? Crap. You can’t get with 100 miles from a aircraft Carrier with out being noticed. True a ship is a large target. But if your shooting 5000 rounds per minute at them from 3-4 Mini guns. I’d think that would do it. Cheap insurance I’d say. Just one hole in one of those ” SPEED TUBS ” would sink it before they reached dry land again. 5000 rounds would surely stop an RGP before he could pull the trigger. Any thing. One good sharp shooter. Hay, there a now job market opening up! Flight Marchals and now ship Marchels… 50 Cal. and a mini gun or 5
November 18th, 2008 at 5:24 pm
I am not a believer in coincidence. Much like the military “exercises” on the day of 9-11. They are trying to tempt Iran to act to justify military action. I mean, if our food and oil was being stolen like this, what would we do? I am not sure what Iran should do, but I don not believe any of this official story. You would think the masterminds would think of a better tactic that is not so obvious.
November 18th, 2008 at 5:45 pm
United States of Israel, what a country !
November 18th, 2008 at 7:00 pm
It could be that U.S. is intentionally allowing pirates to go overlooked in the region under the agreement that they only harm Iran. Of course, if China gets involved; the dynamics of this are going to become dramatically different.
November 18th, 2008 at 7:54 pm
The story I heard originally was that there were bags of and oily substance onboard and when they opened the container they all died because it was radioactive, what happened and what is up with this story?
November 18th, 2008 at 8:17 pm
This is for sure no coincidence the naval ships that were sent down there scanned the area, checked how feasible it would be to carry out such operations and executed them.
All with the same cover story that the pirates are attacking all ships. I mean seriously a whole navy ship with its guns and whistles cant take out a bunch of pirates on a few speed boats??
November 18th, 2008 at 8:59 pm
The United States Navy is has been reduced to nothing more than bumbling idiots without adult supervision. You can thank Bush wipe for this current situation. The U.S. Navy is not even capable of taking on a couple of Zodiacs. The USN is lead by moral cowards without any backbone or leadership abilities. It is my opinion that the Joint Chiefs should tried and hung for cowardice in the face of the enemy. This country is finished.
November 18th, 2008 at 9:01 pm
Both Saudi Arabia and Iran- who are basically dumping the dollar for gold and have recently been reported buying tons and tons of gold worth billions. Did theythink they’d confiscate the bullion shipments??? Why them and why now?
Or was it a way to ’send a message’ to the Dollar Deniers?
November 18th, 2008 at 9:55 pm
What ever happen to the boat that caught on fire btw?
November 18th, 2008 at 9:57 pm
Were do pirates shop? C& aRRRR
What type of socks do pirates wear? aRRRgyle socks
November 18th, 2008 at 9:58 pm
I had heard that the ship with the oil was headed for the U.S. so please set me straight here… Because if this is true then this does send out a hint to the United States that the saudie can control the worlds oil supply just by simply stealing it. Or is this another way of the united states to get into another country without permission of the government of that country?
November 18th, 2008 at 10:11 pm
You know they are all ready screamin Terrorists of the Seas!!!
The False Flag is that if they keep hijacking all these ships they will corner the market for ships.
Soon you will have to buy in Somalia to get your next cargo boat.
They are shipping our jobs oversea folks…
Seriously,
The way CIA worked with Al Qeada before they became Terrorist.
And now Pirates are being called Terrorist of the seas. Dejavu.
Only the best Terrorist come from U.S.A backing and approval.
And all the best WMD come with the signature Made in U.S.A.
Darn those pirates were well equipped. What can we do against them without 600,000 soldiers,boats and planes?
If we are going to do it, we will need lots of money!!
Guess we need to police the world oceans now against Captain Kidd and his Somalia Boyz.
I am sure they will not stop until they find him.
November 18th, 2008 at 11:40 pm
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November 18th, 2008 at 11:44 pm
why dont we just invade everything. eh that is a bunch of crap. in other news get the most popular conspiracy shirts currently on the market and show the world you know. http://www.cafepress.com/politicalplexus
November 19th, 2008 at 1:01 am
Newsflash: A large country of about 300 million was hijacked recently while sitting at anchor between the Pacific and the Atlantic. The assailants, dressed in pinstripe suits and riding around in black limousines, were said to be demanding all the money presently held in any accounts that are not theirs and all money deposited in said accounts and any future accounts in perpetuity. And that any persons owning these said accounts should live in abject poverty until such time as They (The Assailants) deem them worthy of breathing the same air as Them (The Assailants). And further more that any person that should have owned one of the said accounts or future accounts or any dream they had of having said accounts shall from this time forward be considered a terrorist until proven to not be associated in any way, including breathing the same air as any other terrorist , by a group of duly appointed They’s or Them’s or any other member that They may appoint to rule over them( the previous owners of said accounts). And that if any conflict should arise in carrying out said demands, that said conflicts will be adjudicated by the anointed head of Them The President of the United Thems of DC. ARRRHH! Me maties and piracy just grand!
November 19th, 2008 at 1:46 am
I see….drop the price of oil per barrel so the iranians wont make as much money and then the oil that they do ship out to the market….. get a bunch of pirates to steal it…… well that is better the war any day….. so be it then…… stealing food though…. not cool…..
November 19th, 2008 at 2:28 am
Just off the wire! Somali Butt Pirates Hijacked planet Uranus
November 19th, 2008 at 3:24 am
Instinctively this whole affair has struck me as odd from the start. The British media are all over this strange incident, which indicates to me that the usual NWO vermin are playing with us. I suspect it is yet another part of their fascistic moves against us all. No doubt time will tell what they are up to this time.
November 19th, 2008 at 3:55 am
Desperate Somali Pirates …………………………
The stories just become more and more ridiculous.
What the f--- are they going to do with $100 million dollars worth of oil. Unload it at the local pirate cove.
If I lost $100 million of anything I would be chasing it but for some reason this is not happening.
Looks like the sanctions against Iran have started.
THE PIRATES DID IT.
November 19th, 2008 at 3:58 am
I wonder if Jack Sparrow is in charge of the Somalian’s Pirate Ship.
November 19th, 2008 at 4:08 am
“Pirates” … yeah, they have no affiliation you know just wild terrorists of the sea … it’s perfect, then Iran does something in someone else’s water and boom! … it’s game on! Just like on the eve of the Olympics, everyone’s all chillin on their walmart lawnchairs feeling warm and fuzzy about world peace and buying the world a coke while Georgia is going postal on South Ossetia, and Boom! Russia’s a Big Bad Guy. Well you know with 52,000 Citibank employees out of work and all, maybe they can get gigs with Boeing, Lockheed Martin or if they’re really pissed they could start with BlackWater … those corps “know who they’re working for”. “Pirates”? I can just see Jack Sparrow chillin with Osama on some Island, wait it would have to have some mountainous caves and a big box cutter factory. Could this another Gulf of Tonkin story or any other story like those in Terror Storm or does Alex just make that stuff up to sell dvd’s. Why do I feel such wrath for the Main Stream Media loudmouths? Don’t they ever watch or read the many documentaries out their … or maybe it’s in there contract to read the AP releases and that’s it?
November 19th, 2008 at 7:42 am
As suraci states the uk media are all over it.On Sky tv Y/day the were putting out the frightners such as all large ships are gonna have to reroute round the cape,and so,u guesssed it,the consumers gonna have to pay s---loads more for their chinese goods.Theres something big goin down Globally(financial crisis etc) and there after all our fookin money.Pirates.How do u stop a 200m long 50000tonne(or whatever they are )ship with an AK47?????? smells like teen bulls--- to me.Maybe they used the tanks from the russian ship they stole,that might explain it
November 19th, 2008 at 8:21 am
YAARRR!!!
We be pirates!!
Lower the Union Jack… Hoist the skull and bones!!!
November 19th, 2008 at 8:55 am
What’s wrong with this picture?
November 19th, 2008 at 10:32 am
Somali Pirates would not hijack a Muslim Ship…
Navy SEALs would…
doh…
November 19th, 2008 at 12:43 pm
The UN was founded to fight piracy- nice work!
November 19th, 2008 at 1:14 pm
this morning on benny hin he stated that there has been a large ship of sorts loaded with radio-active material taken by the somalian pirates under a providincial act of god . he stated that the ship was from iran headed toward a israeli port through a canal. unfortunately i failed to remember the name of that canal. i do know it started with an S. binny hinn also stated that 22 of 25 somalians have died individually one at a time. leaving only 3 . and that the U>S> has interceded discovering the surprising radio-active material.establishing the iranians’ plan to detonate a dirty ship rather than a dirty suit-case bomb. is anybody listening!!!!
November 19th, 2008 at 2:09 pm
Man ,, what people can possibly believe this , i mean , what did they use a Kayack & climb aboard the ship & take it over , let me guess,, they had plastic knives or box cutters too , WAKE UP !
November 19th, 2008 at 3:02 pm
Somali pirates? Yeah right…more like Blackwater Pirates. Blackwater via Somali pirates creates the need for naval security in the region by hijacking ships, and lo and behold Blackwater the Company offers gunboat service for shipping companies for protection against piracy on the high seas.
The old problem+reaction=solution Heglian dialectic.
November 20th, 2008 at 2:08 am
This looks like someone’s attempt at blurring the lines of security forces and military forces, with the guise of protecting shipping lanes from piracy activity. Of course, we may never know if that is true, and this really could be the hands of some desperate pirates as it says. However, container ships always travel with their crews carrying firearms because of piracy at sea, which is something to consider if someone EVER describes an at-seas hijacking by lightly-armed pirates.
December 5th, 2008 at 11:42 am
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates – Somali pirates hijacked a supertanker hundreds of miles off the Horn of Africa, seizing the Saudi-owned ship loaded with crude and its 25-member crew, the U.S. Navy said Monday. It appeared to be
December 7th, 2008 at 3:07 pm
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates – The U.S. Navy says pirates who seized a Saudi-owned oil supertanker are taking the ship to a Somali port where hijacked vessels are often held. Navy spokesman Lt. Nathan Christensen of the U.S. 5th Fleet says
December 13th, 2008 at 2:37 pm
Nairobi, Nov 19 (DPA) A Greek ship has become the third vessel seized by Somali pirates since they took control of a Saudi supertanker over the weekend in their most daring raid yet, a maritime official said Wednesday.Andrew Mwangura of the