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5th August 2019, 08:16 PM
#51
Re: Grace 1
Originally Posted by
Keith Tindell
Well the response from the EU is pretty much as expected in guarding the ships in the Gulf, not one EU country has taken part, just the UK and USA, surely there must be EU ships transiting the Gulf ?, but they will not get involved, kt
No worries Keith, they will be there with us in spirit, just like they would if we were daft enough to join in with their army they dream of.
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5th August 2019, 09:52 PM
#52
Re: Grace 1
Originally Posted by
Keith Tindell
Well the response from the EU is pretty much as expected in guarding the ships in the Gulf, not one EU country has taken part, just the UK and USA, surely there must be EU ships transiting the Gulf ?, but they will not get involved, kt
How many EU ships have been threatened with capture, or indeed how many EU countries have Iran warned that it may take action against them?
There's a rather strong corrolation with that answer to the reason why our fellow Europeans have rather sensibly remained at a distance from this heavily contrived spat.
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6th August 2019, 01:03 AM
#53
Re: Grace 1
Could the cost of sending ALL the British Navy hold up Brexit?
Des
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6th August 2019, 06:07 AM
#54
Re: Grace 1
No Des they could not possibly send both ships at the same time LOL.
I received an interesting article from 'Kong' today regarding the USA Nuclear Sub ability.
With such fire power, of which I am sure Iran, North Korea and Russia are well aware of I doubt any would want conflict with USA.
Happy daze John in Oz.
Life is too short to blend in.
John Strange R737787
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7th August 2019, 12:57 AM
#55
Re: Grace 1
HI John.
That's what puzzles me why break the treaty with Russia if they have enough weapons to blow the world up?
I'm reading a book called Maralinga by Judy Nunn, all about the testing in South Aus; and the careless way [or maybe not] they acted towards the Aboriginals who were still wandering around in the desert, still don't know, and will probably never now how many they killed in the name of Science.
Cheers Des
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7th August 2019, 06:57 AM
#56
Re: Grace 1
Des, you are being very kind calling it science.
It was nothing more than a means to blow the world to hell and back.
So many wrongs have been done under the guise of 'scientific experiments', look at Japan with the whaling.
Happy daze John in Oz.
Life is too short to blend in.
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16th August 2019, 08:19 PM
#57
Re: Grace 1
Apparently the ship can leave but as it put into Gibraltar initially for spares/repairs it cannot leave until they are fixed plus the Indian captain says he no longer wants to sail the vessel and has asked the Iranian owners to send a replacement.
Rgds
J.A.
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17th August 2019, 07:43 AM
#58
Re: Grace 1
Originally Posted by
John Arton
Apparently the ship can leave but as it put into Gibraltar initially for spares/repairs it cannot leave until they are fixed plus the Indian captain says he no longer wants to sail the vessel and has asked the Iranian owners to send a replacement.
Rgds
J.A.
And now the Americans want to take control of her!!!
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17th August 2019, 07:54 AM
#59
Re: Grace 1
Perhaps Trump is including her in the price he wants to buy Greenland for !!!! lol kt
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17th August 2019, 08:51 AM
#60
Re: Grace 1
An arrest warrant has been issued by a USA court, wonder who they can get to place the warrant on the vessels mast?
Rgds
J.A.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/amp/world-us-canada-49379144
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