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EX500rider

(10,448 posts)
45. Sure...
Sun Nov 25, 2012, 08:28 PM
Nov 2012

United Nations Security Council Resolution 1803 allows for stopping and inspecting cargo on Iranian shipping

Also United Nations Security Council Resolution 1929 recommended that states inspect Iranian cargo.

And the beat goes on. nt. glacierbay Nov 2012 #1
The drum beat of war Coyotl Nov 2012 #67
Maybe if Hamas would quit shooting rockets into Israel glacierbay Nov 2012 #68
Smacks of sluminum tubes and WMDs. nt kelliekat44 Nov 2012 #97
The President and the UN need to put pressure on Iran Ash_F Nov 2012 #2
meh... naaman fletcher Nov 2012 #16
Indeed there are a lot of things the US should do differently. /nt Ash_F Nov 2012 #21
Actually, the U.S. isn't smuggling those arms. They sell them openly. Agnosticsherbet Nov 2012 #51
not true naaman fletcher Nov 2012 #55
Actually, on the worlds arms market, it isn't smuggling. Agnosticsherbet Nov 2012 #57
Likely the biggest... RedFury Nov 2012 #75
You mean the one started by Bush ATF called Wide Receiver that was resurrected by same ATF agents blm Nov 2012 #102
If Israel is allowed load back up after this latest conflict... then so should Gaza. nt Comrade_McKenzie Nov 2012 #3
I have a question SamHarris2012 Nov 2012 #4
They still might. Ash_F Nov 2012 #5
They or the US should intercept the ship glacierbay Nov 2012 #6
the US should not be interfering with Iranian shIps on the high seas mitchtv Nov 2012 #10
If they're in Intl. waters glacierbay Nov 2012 #12
SINCE WHEN? mitchtv Nov 2012 #17
Would you care to cite the relevant international law that would allow us enlightenment Nov 2012 #23
Well I'll be damned, it's not in there. Ash_F Nov 2012 #40
Sure... EX500rider Nov 2012 #45
Nice try, but UN resolutions are recommendations, not enforceable law, enlightenment Nov 2012 #50
Except that... EX500rider Nov 2012 #73
With the explicit permission of the flag state One_Life_To_Give Nov 2012 #85
While nice in theory, in practice.. EX500rider Nov 2012 #103
Unflagged is a Pirate Vessel by definition One_Life_To_Give Nov 2012 #105
If you would bother to read the Law of the Sea, enlightenment Nov 2012 #87
Does that mean Iran has the right to intercept US ships heading to obxhead Nov 2012 #41
Let Iran try. nt. glacierbay Nov 2012 #47
So... RedFury Nov 2012 #76
No glacierbay Nov 2012 #78
Re: Hamas. Depends on who you ask. RedFury Nov 2012 #83
Just going by what our State Dept. says glacierbay Nov 2012 #84
Indeed. RedFury Nov 2012 #90
Good question glacierbay Nov 2012 #91
It's a matter of perspective obxhead Nov 2012 #93
Does nobody take International Relations in school, anymore? aquart Nov 2012 #15
Zionists are always willing to sacrifice American lives and American prestige as byeya Nov 2012 #38
Zionists eh ? nt King_David Nov 2012 #44
Zionists? glacierbay Nov 2012 #48
Herzl called himself a Zionist and it's been used by those wanting a Jewish state byeya Nov 2012 #74
You should have said 'jews' so the flying monkeys could have set on the alert button and spun. nt Purveyor Nov 2012 #58
Zionists...always? leftynyc Nov 2012 #62
Zionist snooper2 Nov 2012 #99
I wouldn't go that far Ash_F Nov 2012 #18
"We all know where these rockets would be headed..." No, we don't. Scuba Nov 2012 #59
Probably not an excellent idea to do it in a harbor. AtheistCrusader Nov 2012 #7
International ACT OF WAR against a sovereign nation. aquart Nov 2012 #8
I've tried hard to stay away from this, but your statement is making me ask this... freshwest Nov 2012 #49
Gaza currently is no-man's land, occupied territory, and mass civilian prison. JackRiddler Nov 2012 #82
Is that the UN classification for it, a war-torn territory? Why not UN troops? freshwest Nov 2012 #86
You should read up on this... JackRiddler Nov 2012 #94
The International Committee of the Red Cross... RedFury Nov 2012 #96
that would be a direct attack on Iran oldhippydude Nov 2012 #9
whole lot of 'mays' in that article. nt Viva_La_Revolution Nov 2012 #19
a "mayzing" article...... oldhippydude Nov 2012 #24
I interpret Israel's announcement as a warning to Iran. JDPriestly Nov 2012 #34
Bombing a ship on the high seas outside a warzone or a recognized blockade, is an act of war. Agnosticsherbet Nov 2012 #54
I always wondered what would happen if they hit it with a submarine. Sirveri Nov 2012 #61
Any investigations afterwards would reveal that the ship was hit with a torpedo, not destroyed from Agnosticsherbet Nov 2012 #64
because this is a "news" piece to whip up public opinion for them to continue their harassment snooper2 Nov 2012 #98
headline. says "are" dipsydoodle Nov 2012 #11
Does it have aluminum tubes? Vials of anthrax? Rape rooms? JackRiddler Nov 2012 #13
Exterminate who? nt. glacierbay Nov 2012 #14
You must have been born in the 1990s. Paulie Nov 2012 #26
Nope glacierbay Nov 2012 #46
It is a line from Joseph Conrad's novella... JackRiddler Nov 2012 #52
Haven't heard of Heart of Darkness glacierbay Nov 2012 #56
+1 n/t whatchamacallit Nov 2012 #22
I heard they were throwing.............................. jeggus Nov 2012 #29
Bullshit! Unknown Beatle Nov 2012 #20
Of course you don't leftynyc Nov 2012 #63
you can discern where something is going from a satillite and-justice-for-all Nov 2012 #25
Hence the word "may." nt Chef Eric Nov 2012 #30
Hence this is bullshit and pure speculation. n/t Earth_First Nov 2012 #69
BREAKING!!! North Vietnamese Torpedo Boats Fired on USS Maddox in the Gulf of Tonkin!!!!! n/t FourScore Nov 2012 #27
I guess ceasefire really does mean reload. musical_soul Nov 2012 #28
NOOOOO!!!!! Sophiegirl Nov 2012 #37
Uh huh....right....and of course Israel would NEVER employ propaganda. AnOhioan Nov 2012 #31
Are they sure it's not aluminum tubes for centrifuges? Canuckistanian Nov 2012 #32
Iran elbloggoZY27 Nov 2012 #33
Damn right!!!! Let's sink all ships with war supplies. I say we A Simple Game Nov 2012 #35
I wonder- do you feel the same way about military equipment shipped from the US? Marrah_G Nov 2012 #65
America nineteen50 Nov 2012 #36
Israeli Spy Satellites Spot Iranian Ship Being Loaded With Rockets For Gaza railsback Nov 2012 #39
what are they waiting for then? sink it. trouble.smith Nov 2012 #42
"May" be headed, "may" include "like" those.....Too many qualifiers to make this mean anything. uppityperson Nov 2012 #43
No satellite photo necessary: US ship being loaded with rockets for Israel. JackRiddler Nov 2012 #53
+1 Scuba Nov 2012 #60
Difference is glacierbay Nov 2012 #66
Some defense. JackRiddler Nov 2012 #70
Sorry but Hamas started this glacierbay Nov 2012 #72
Suuuure.... RedFury Nov 2012 #79
You've got your opinions glacierbay Nov 2012 #80
You are certainly... RedFury Nov 2012 #92
+1, Iran's just contributing to a balance of power. A good thing. harun Nov 2012 #77
I wouldn't go that far. JackRiddler Nov 2012 #81
Yeah, and analysts said Saddam had WMDs... KansDem Nov 2012 #71
Has any Israeli spy satellites spotted any American ships being loaded with missiles ... olddad56 Nov 2012 #88
spy satellites clbinepa Nov 2012 #95
Welcome to DU! hrmjustin Nov 2012 #100
more relevant than ever, Jackson Browne's Lives in the Balance. olddad56 Nov 2012 #89
Yes and the photos show the warheads for these rockets look suspiciously............................ jeggus Nov 2012 #101
LOL. Here ya go... Purveyor Nov 2012 #104
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