Somali Pirates and the Ship of Death

[E. Blackadder]

or something like that.

from Gates of Vienna

Remember the Iranian ship that was hijacked off the coast of Somalia a few weeks ago? Pirates who came into contact with the unidentified cargo of the ship became seriously ill, and since then sixteen of them have died of what appears to be radiation poisoning.

Now an account of what happened has been patched together: the Iranian ship was loaded with radioactive sand from China, and was en route to the Suez Canal and then the Mediterranean. The goal was to blow it up off the coast of Israel and send a lethal radioactive cloud over the Jewish state during Yom Kippur. Had it not been for the Somali free-lancers, there’s no telling what might have happened.

Was it mere luck that the pirates took over the ship, or is there someone those pirates aren't going to trust again. hmm.

[SirVLCIV]

Originally Posted by E. Blackadder

or something like that.

from Gates of Vienna



Was it mere luck that the pirates took over the ship, or is there someone those pirates aren't going to trust again. hmm.

I can't find a single reputable source on this.

Searching some of the quotes that gatesofvienna blogpost used, the original source appears to be TBRNews, which appears to be a nutjob site (hey, Rickson might enjoy reading them!).

Ugh, DailyKos, but still: http://www.dailykos.com/story/2005/5/4/15748/99064


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Edit: Here's a Fox News story: http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,430681,00.html
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Iranian story stating the ship has been freed... http://www2.irna.ir/en/news/view/lin...0272203059.htm

[joe 6-pack]

the both of you are nut jobs.

[Actuary321]

Interesting sounds like neither side has any credibility. On the one side you have the Iranians and on the other side you have the Somali.

Interesting story none the less.

[glassjaws]

I think the lesson here is that the media wants us to think someone hates the Israelis and wants to kill them.

[Jonas Grumby]

http://www.digitaljournal.com/article/261147

I was with you until the part about the plot to blow it up. If the article above is true, however, that's pretty sickening behavior.

[asdfasdf]

Originally Posted by Jonas Grumby

http://www.digitaljournal.com/article/261147

I was with you until the part about the plot to blow it up. If the article above is true, however, that's pretty sickening behavior.

That I believe, I don't want to, but I do, Iranian plots to blow up sand in Isreal, a touch less reliable

[larsondjs]

Sounds like a job for Dirk Pitt

[Ohel Moed]

Originally Posted by glassjaws

I think the lesson here is that the media wants us to think someone hates the Israelis and wants to kill them.

Does your choice of media state that no one hates the Israelis and wants to kill them?

[SirVLCIV]

Originally Posted by Ohel Moed

Does your choice of media state that no one hates the Israelis and wants to kill them?

Your logic is flawless.