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The U.S. military inflicts more damage on its own credibility
Factually dubious claims about the Strait of Hormuz incident are part of a larger, highly destructive pattern.
Glenn Greenwald [2008-01-10]

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    I agree that the claims of the Iranian boats dropping the white boxes are highly suspect. For that to be effective, the Iranians would have to cross the paths of the US ships in front of them. From all of the video I have watched, which presumably has the most "incriminating" snippets from the Navy, the Iranian boats cross behind or remain alongside.

    It also doesn't appear to me that they approach closely enough to be considered serious suicide craft similar to the USS Cole incident.

    snark

    Here is the best close-up I have found of one of the Iranian craft:

    http://www.remotecentral.com/dvd/stuart-3.jpg

    /snark

    -- Jim White
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    Thursday, January 10, 2008 01:51 PM
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