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Missiles Fired at U.S. Navy Ship

By Montag | Related entries in Breaking News

From Associated Press:

AMMAN, Jordan – Unknown attackers fired at least three missiles from Jordan early Friday, with one narrowly missing a
U.S. Navy ship docked in a Jordanian port and killing a Jordanian soldier. Another fell close to a nearby airport in neighboring
Israel, officials said.

A group linked to al-Qaida claimed responsibility in an Internet statement. The statement purportedly from the Abdullah Azzam Brigades could not immediately be verified.

The U.S. Navy’s 5th Fleet, based in Bahrain, said two American amphibious ships attached to the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit were docked in Aqaba, about 210 miles south of the capital, Amman, when the missile was fired toward them.

Associated Press: Attackers Fire Missiles at U.S. Navy Ship


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4 Responses to “Missiles Fired at U.S. Navy Ship”

  1. Cicero Says:
    August 19th, 2005 at 10:39 am

    “A group linked to al-Qaida claimed responsibility in an Internet statement. The statement purportedly from the Abdullah Azzam Brigades could not immediately be verified.”

    Lame attack. No punch. As to why they would want to take credit for such a pathetic failure, it’s beyond me.

    I suppose in these people’s minds success is simply having done something, and seeing it in the headlines.

  2. Conservabastard Says:
    August 19th, 2005 at 6:59 pm

    Time to carpet-nuke Jordan!

    Then it’ll be a little hard to fire rockets when the flesh is melting off your American-hating bones.

  3. SilverSeraphim Says:
    August 19th, 2005 at 11:51 pm

    [quote]Time to carpet-nuke Jordan!

    Then it’ll be a little hard to fire rockets when the flesh is melting off your American-hating bones. [/quote]

    Umm, [i]no[/i].

    First, because they don’t know who did it. It could be some group from outside Jordan that decided that those American ships sitting there looked like a nice target.

    Second, because you don’t kill a mosquito with a cannon. That’s called overkill. And it’s hard to bring democracy to a people who aren’t alive to appreciate it.

  4. Justin Gardner Says:
    August 20th, 2005 at 2:31 am

    Conservabastard is a troll. Please ignore.

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