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procon

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11. This smells like another Gulf of Tonkin incident,

Reply to Jedi Guy (Original post)

Fri Jun 14, 2019, 07:38 PM

Jun 2019

or a remake of Cheney's WMD scam.

The entire unverifiable article is attributed to some unnamed US official, an unidentified person from the Pentagon, Trump's Defense Dept., and a Trump parroting diplomat to the UN...meaning Trump flacks the lot of 'em!

WTF is a "senior diplomatic source of a US ally", could they be anymore vague and suspicious?

What Trump's lackey said that might actually point to the truth was the US drone overhead. What clandestine role might it have played in those flying objects the tanker captain witnessed as his ship was struck.

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Iranian boat fired missile at US drone prior to tanker attack, US official says [View all] Jedi Guy Jun 2019 OP

Link? nt procon Jun 2019 #1

Gah, copy/paste failed me. Fixed it. Thanks, good catch! N/T Jedi Guy Jun 2019 #2

read: Iranian war boats on daily maneuvers fires on strategically placed drones. Kurt V. Jun 2019 #3

ummmm, there is another story that said it never happened. Iliyah Jun 2019 #4

Crew reported "flying object"! atreides1 Jun 2019 #5

"the operator's head said" -- Geesh, what an awkward construction that is PSPS Jun 2019 #12

We DO NOT believe your bullshit! SCVDem Jun 2019 #6

Why doesn't Iran just go home and leave U.S. alone, we never hurt anyone. bahrbearian Jun 2019 #7

+1 sandensea Jun 2019 #13

+1 area51 Jun 2019 #16

I don't believe a thing this administration says about anything. I think as the noose tightens walkingman Jun 2019 #8

In the age of deep fakes, something like this could be manufactured... Dennis Donovan Jun 2019 #9

You can't shoot at drones? Farmer-Rick Jun 2019 #10

This drone was the size of a small airplane hack89 Jun 2019 #25

This smells like another Gulf of Tonkin incident, procon Jun 2019 #11

My, my my... asiliveandbreathe Jun 2019 #14

They just happened to miss that detail yesterday. Now I am sure the drone returned fire ... marble falls Jun 2019 #15

... tenderfoot Jun 2019 #17

One of the ship captains has disputed the reports of mines. Ford_Prefect Jun 2019 #18

US Officials Say............... McKim Jun 2019 #19

This is awesome! Tiggeroshii Jun 2019 #20

This tension could have been avoided if Donnie Dumbfuck hadn't ripped up the agrreement LiberalLovinLug Jun 2019 #21

Iran sent small boats to rescue the tanker crew - that is what the Reaper saw jpak Jun 2019 #22

Wag the dog... BlueIdaho Jun 2019 #23

Holy smokes! Turbineguy Jun 2019 #24

Lies and the lying liars who tell them. I do not believe one syllable that escapes their mouths. onecaliberal Jun 2019 #26