What's That Smell?
Despite warnings by Keith Olbermann [ 2 ] about the lies we have been told to offset negative media coverage for the White House and the GOP, media poodles are once again eagerly jumping for unsubstantiated scraps from the White House and the Republican Party.
Pentagon says U.S. ships harassed by Iranians. "In what is being called a serious provocation, Iranian Revolutionary Guard boats harassed and provoked three U.S. Navy ships in the strategic Strait of Hormuz," Pentagon officials said. According to one official, "Five small [Iranian] boats were acting in a very aggressive way... and causing our ships to take evasive maneuvers." The AP reports:
UPDATE: A White House statement in response to the incident: "We urge the Iranians to refrain from such provocative actions that could lead to a dangerous incident in the future." Think Progress
"There were no injuries but there very well could have been," he said, adding that the Iranian boats turned away "literally at the very moment that U.S. forces were preparing to open fire" in self defense.
He said he didn't have the precise transcript of communications that passed between the two forces, but the Iranians radioed something to the effect that "we're coming at you and you'll explode in a couple minutes."
He said he didn't have the precise transcript of communications that passed between the two forces, but the Iranians radioed something to the effect that "we're coming at you and you'll explode in a couple minutes."
UPDATE: A White House statement in response to the incident: "We urge the Iranians to refrain from such provocative actions that could lead to a dangerous incident in the future." Think Progress
Olbermann describes 13 similar coincidences - a political downturn for the administration like poor results in an election - inevitably followed by a "terror event" - a change in alert status, an arrest, a warning, whatever. Even if this story were true, how are we supposed to believe it, considering the past behavior of the administration?
And shouldn't the story be considered in relation to the offensive US Naval build-up in Gulf that everybody has been denying? [ 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 ]
And shouldn't the story be considered in relation to the offensive US Naval build-up in Gulf that everybody has been denying? [ 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 ]
rawstory.com: Olbermann: 'The Nexus of Politics and Terror'
Crooks and Liars: Olbermann: 'The Nexus of Politics and Terror'
google.com: Olbermann: 'The Nexus of politics and terror'
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Crooks and Liars: Olbermann: 'The Nexus of Politics and Terror'
google.com: Olbermann: 'The Nexus of politics and terror'
Image via thewolfweb.com
UPDATE: I just saw the Navy's footage of this story on ABC, so this story really happened. My bad. I can't imagine what made me doubt the word of the White House on this.
11 Comments:
Eek! The Democrats might win! There's a terrorist under my bed, help me President Bush!
Coincidence? I think not.
So embarrassing. So transparent. We need an ally to call us out on this the way Kieth Olbermann does.
You're all unpatriotic unpatriots. Turn in your yellow ribbon as you pass through the internment gate. We've always been at war with Iran, Michael Ledeen wouldn't lie!
Gulf of Tonkin
Oh oh, the ter'rists are at it again. Better cancel the election until we can clear this matter up!
To be fair those orange life vests looked pretty scary.
They could've been hiding explosives.
Did you see the video?? It was speedboats vs. an Aegis missile destroyer, I find it very hard to believe that the crew on board the destroyer were in the least bit concerned!!
I hate Republicans. And the media. But I don't hate Keith.
His glasses are waaay sexy.
and the surge is working
Omnipotent Poobah:: Surely the "Rowboats of Evil" spell certain doom for America. We must take their oars by force as a peaceful measure!
Dr. Monkerstein: Ack! There's a terrorist under my bed, too!
Sleestak: That says it all.
Comrade Kevin: Me either!
Station Agent: Olbermann is the only guy on TV that maes sense, except for Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert.
Randal Graves: Jeepers! Please don't turn me in!
Swinebread: Yep. Remember the Maine!
Jon the Intergalactic Gladiator: Sounds reasonable to William Kristol and Bill O'Reilly!
Dean Wormer: Ha! Or worse! They might have been carrying Defeatist Rhetoric!
Devilham: I am beginning to wonder who to believe. It's sad when you have to wonder if your own gevernement is lying and the Iranian Government is telling the truth.
Anna: Olbermann is the best!
Distributorcap: Except for what it was designed to do, but who's counting? Not the media.
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