Bullsh*t Iran! U.S. Says Hormuz Incident Was Not “Routine”
The United States on Tuesday rejected Iran’s assertion that a tense naval standoff between Washington and Tehran’s navies in the Strait of Hormuz was routine, and warned “they should not do it again.”
“It was out of the ordinary, it was reckless,” White House spokeswoman Dana Perino said, as US President George W. Bush prepared to depart on a week-long Middle East trip partly designed to seek a united front to face down Iran.
“It’s hard for us to tell what they were thinking, or what they were doing, or whether or not they plan to take any such actions in the future. What I can tell you is our position is they should not do it again,” she said.
Asked whether the incident bolstered Bush’s case against Iran, Perino replied: “I think it’s just another point of reference for people in the region who are concerned about the behavior of Iran.”
While Bush aims to discuss the potential security threat posed by Tehran, it is “certainly not the main reason for the trip,” which is centered on efforts to revive Middle East peace talks, she said.
“The president’s purpose in going on the trip is to help advance the negotiations between the Israelis and the Palestinians as well as to encourage the Arab nations to recognize Israel, to recognize them as a neighbor and a partner in peace,” she said.
She later clarified that she did not mean that Bush would seek formal Arab diplomatic recognition of Israel.
Iran has rejected US charges that its naval forces threatened to blow up American ships in the Strait in Sunday’s incident.
US defense officials said five speedboats from the naval forces of Iran’s Revolutionary Guards menaced three US warships in the strategic waterway, with one radioing: “I’m coming at you and you will blow up in a couple of minutes.”
Iranian officials expressed bewilderment over the US version of events, saying the encounter was a routine question of identification that ended with nothing special to report.
State television quoted an unnamed Guards source in the region as saying: “No threatening message was transmitted.”
“It was a reckless and provocative act and what we are urging the Iranians to do is to refrain from such actions in the future so there won’t be any danger of any possible more serious incident,” said Perino.
Asked what Tehran’s motives were, the spokeswoman replied that the Islamic republic was a “very opaque society and it’s hard to say what they were doing.”
(AFP)
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“Islamic republic was a “very opaque society and it’s hard to say what they were doing.”
This is a retarded(homegrown) version of psychological warfare…They do not want to appear passive topped with a dysfunctional psyche thats both delusional and irrational …. ahhh yep
January 8th, 2008 at 9:56 pmHow in the world did the US Navy allow they boats in a clearly provacative and aggressive manner, along with the voice recording and not responding to warnings, get within 200 yards of US ships. At the speed of those boats it would take just seconds to reach the ships and create a Cole disaster. ANy comments???
January 8th, 2008 at 10:21 pmI hope the US Navy didnt get the British Navy “D**k between legs and run” virus, which I dont honestly think,but what does it take for the Iranians to get a wake up call, at least the US ships could of fired a warning shot right in front of their bow. Those Iranian bastards want to die anyway with their suicide boats so why is it so hard to help them out in that situation. For real, I think the Iranians dont know who their messing with,they like to play games,like a used-car salesman until he gets decked.
January 8th, 2008 at 11:48 pmUS releases Iran stand-off video
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/7177946.stm
VERY good vid @ the link of the incident.
January 9th, 2008 at 1:58 amI dont know how you could show any type of restraint when fast boats are literally cruising in your wake and dropping off boxes in the water. I just dont get it
January 9th, 2008 at 6:50 amLooks like Joseph Goebbels has come back to life as a diaper-wearing shit-ite.
January 9th, 2008 at 7:09 amCan you believe this shit? MSNBC’s link to this story has a headline: “Iran TV: Pentagon footage fake” read their version of the story http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/22569823/
Un-fucking believable. They do everything they can to hint and convince the public that our military maybe or probably is lying. Treason!
How can these MSM reporters have their head so far up their asses? I mean come on; they gotta draw the line somewhere. How insulting and devious can they be?
January 9th, 2008 at 8:13 amAnd CNN:
Iran: U.S. faked conflict video
January 9th, 2008 at 9:10 amhttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/01/09/iran.boats/index.html
Re: faked vid reports.
They suffer from the Gulf of Tonkin Syndrome—-40 plus yrs. after the fact.
I know a radarman who watched those NV boats disappear off the scope as they were blown out of the water.
But that’s what those 60’s punks, now teaching in universities, teach these 2nd generation MSM “journalists” to look for, for they still believe everything is a lie.
January 9th, 2008 at 10:16 amSame people, S O S. Ha Ha Ha Ha