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Title: UN investigators check weapons seized by US Navy ship
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URL Source: https://www.foxnews.com/world/un-in ... urce=quora&utm_medium=referral
Published: Oct 26, 2018
Author: LOLITA C. BALDOR | Associated Press
Post Date: 2018-10-27 14:10:52 by BTP Holdings
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UN investigators check weapons seized by US Navy ship By LOLITA C. BALDOR | Associated Press Image 1 of 2 A pile of assault weapons sits jammed into a corner below the deck of the guided-missile destroyer USS Jason Dunham on Wednesday, Oct. 24, 2018. The weapons, seized at the end of August, were inspected by U.N. officials Thursday, Oct. 25, to determine what country they came from. (AP Photo/Lolita Baldor) ABOARD THE USS JASON DUNHAM, Persian Gulf – The huge pile of rusting AK-47 assault rifles is tucked into a corner below the deck of the USS Jason Dunham, serving as a grim reminder of how hard it is to catch weapons smugglers believed to be trafficking arms into Yemen. On Thursday U.N. inspectors boarded the American guided-missile destroyer, to examine the more than 2,500 guns the crew seized in late August and determine if suspicions are true that the weapons originated in Iran. U.S. officials have long accused Iran of smuggling arms across the waters to Yemen's Shiite Houthi rebels, who have held Yemen's capital, Sanaa, since September 2014. But they have only managed to seize a handful of weapons caches in recent years, underscoring the difficulties in tracking down arms smugglers working the vast waters around Yemen. "It's one big traffic corridor," Vice Adm. Scott Stearney, commander of U.S. 5th Fleet, told reporters Thursday. "It's not blocked, and it's not just lines on a map that people don't penetrate." Stearney declined to say if he thought Iran was responsible for the shipment, but he said the U.N. inspectors were experts on illicit weapons from Iran, Yemen and Somalia. The USS Jason Dunham on patrol in the region noticed large bags being transferred from a dhow about 70 miles off the coast of Yemen and into a smaller skiff. A dhow is a traditional ship that commonly sails the waters of the Persian Gulf region. The Navy ship intercepted the skiff and, after talking to the crew on board, determined they were smuggling weapons. The rifles, in bundles of four or five, were wrapped in plastic, then wrapped in Styrofoam and hidden in green burlap bags, according to Navy Cmdr. John Hamilton, commander of the Dunham. On Wednesday, a small number of reporters were allowed to see the assault rifles, which were stained with rust after nearly two months at sea. The weapons had been unpacked and piled up, and were ready to be inspected the following day by the U.N. team. Hamilton said the crew on the dhow initially told them they were carrying flour and wheat, but there was none of either on board. Navy Capt. Adan Cruz, commodore of U.S. Naval Forces Central Command, said it was likely the weapons were being shipped from Somalia to Yemen, but that's still not proven. The U.N. inspectors, he said, will determine the guns' origin and "see first-hand the weapons flowing into the region. The U.S. has repeatedly condemned Iran for arming the Houthis, a claim Tehran denies. Last December U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley displayed missile remnants recovered in Yemen at a military base in Maryland, saying they were "undeniable evidence" of Iran's illicit activity. One large segment, she said, was launched at the international airport in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Since 2015 Saudi Arabia has led a coalition of Arab nations backing the Yemeni government against the Iran-aligned Houthi rebels. Saudi-led airstrikes have hit schools, hospitals and wedding parties and killed thousands of Yemeni civilians. The Houthis have fired long-range missiles into Saudi Arabia and targeted vessels in the Red Sea.
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#1. To: BTP Holdings (#0)
It's funny how rebels who have held the capital of Yemen for 4 years are still "rebels" while the rebels who took control of Kiev in the Ukraine earned officially recognized legitimacy within 24 hours. It's also funny how Iran supposedly shipping arms to help the rebels in Yemen are bad while the Saudis who regularly bomb Yemen targets are good.
It's also funny how Iran supposedly shipping arms to help the rebels in Yemen are bad while the Saudis who regularly bomb Yemen targets are good. <<<<<<< CRICKETS >>>>>>> That happened because NATO is in a never ending expansion eastward. The 150 M1A1 tanks sent to Ukraine by the U.S. is dwarfed by the 1,500 Russian tanks which oppose them. They should have let Patton drive the Soviets back into Russia at the end of WW II. He was right, you know, "Fight them while we have the men and equipment here to do it." That would have kept all those eastern European countries from falling behind the Iron Curtain. ;) "When bad men combine, the good must associate; else they will fall, one by one." Edmund Burke
Maybe, but that was an exhaustive war, and once you declare a hard won victory over a perceived terrible enemy after years of death and destruction, there was understandably little political will to start another one.
This was an act of piracy buy the US Navy
LOLOLOL!!!! The U.S. Navy intercepting pirate's treasure (in this case, guns) is an act of piracy itself?!?! LOLOLOL!!! Legitimate importers of arms don't make mid-sea transfers hoping to elude authorities - they dock at port like White people. Next..... “With the exception of Whites, the rule among the peoples of the world, whether residing in their homelands or settled in Western democracies, is ethnocentrism and moral particularism: they stick together and good means what is good for their ethnic group." You can't be serious about this. When did you start using illegal drugs? Maybe you should give it up for your health. ;) "When bad men combine, the good must associate; else they will fall, one by one." Edmund Burke
LOL "When bad men combine, the good must associate; else they will fall, one by one." Edmund Burke
How is that supposed to happen when there's a naval blockade of Yemen? Our leaders have determined that it's a great idea to help the Saudis exterminate the people of Yemen. Do you agree with them? It was like a couple of infantry soldiers under Patton's command said, "There he goes, old blood and guts." The other said, "Yeah, our blood, his guts." :-O "When bad men combine, the good must associate; else they will fall, one by one." Edmund Burke
The feud with Yemen has entirely been an arab shit-show from the beginning. Besides, the worm is turning, Kashoggi was affiliated with the CIA and the Deep State doesn't like one of their own getting whacked in such a public manner. MbS has apparently reached the end of his usefulness: A fascinating FT article suggests Western intelligence agencies have now dumped Saudi crown prince Mohammed bin Salman after he's been personally accused by world leaders — foremost among them Turkey's President Erdogan and US President Trump — for ordering the brutal murder and dismemberment of journalist Jamal Khashoggi. Implicit in the article, rich with quotes from current and former US and Western intelligence officials, is the further suggestion that these very intel operatives appear to now be actively seeking MbS' ouster. But the other fascinating aspect to FT's commentary is what it reveals about both the mainstream media and intelligence 'deep state' perspective on the kingdom and Middle East politics in general: a head of state is deemed good or bad insofar they are amenable to the goals of Western intelligence agencies. While this might be obvious to any student of the history of covert action in the 20th century, it is rare to see it acknowledged so out in the open in a mainstream publication. The FT article reads like a "bragging rights" competition over which crown prince could be better formed by US intelligence: MbS or his recently ousted cousin Mohammed bin Nayef (MbN)? “With the exception of Whites, the rule among the peoples of the world, whether residing in their homelands or settled in Western democracies, is ethnocentrism and moral particularism: they stick together and good means what is good for their ethnic group."
#2. To: Pinguinite (#1)
It's funny how rebels who have held the capital of Yemen for 4 years are still "rebels" while the rebels who took control of Kiev in the Ukraine earned officially recognized legitimacy within 24 hours.
"Define yourself as one beloved by God. This is the true self. Every other identity is illusion."—Brennan Manning
#3. To: Pinguinite (#1)
It's funny how rebels who have held the capital of Yemen for 4 years are still "rebels" while the rebels who took control of Kiev in the Ukraine earned officially recognized legitimacy within 24 hours.
#4. To: BTP Holdings (#3)
They should have let Patton drive the Soviets back into Russia at the end of WW II. He was right, you know, "Fight them while we have the men and equipment here to do it." That would have kept all those eastern European countries from falling behind the Iron Curtain. ;)
#5. To: BTP Holdings (#0)
#6. To: Darkwing (#5)
This was an act of piracy buy the US Navy
-Alex Kurtagic 
#7. To: Darkwing (#5)
This was an act of piracy buy the US Navy
#8. To: X-15 (#6)
Next.....
#9. To: X-15 (#6)
Legitimate importers of arms don't make mid-sea transfers hoping to elude authorities - they dock at port like White people.
"After tomorrow those SOB's will never embarrass me again. That’s not a threat. That’s a promise.” – LBJ to his mistress Madeleine Brown on the eve of JFK assassination 
#10. To: Pinguinite (#4)
there was understandably little political will to start another one.
#11. To: FormerLurker (#9)
-Alex Kurtagic
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