Same U.S. Navy warship recently ordered out of Persian Gulf by Iran, rescues 13 Iranians from Somali Muslim pirates
Posted: January 6, 2012 Filed under: ISLAMOBAMA 35 Comments »
A U.S. Navy destroyer has rescued an Iranian fishing boat that had been commandeered by Somali Muslim pirates just days after Tehran warned the U.S. to keep its warships out of the Persian Gulf.
Washington Post (H/T nomosque & Jim 62) American forces flying off the guided-missile destroyer USS Kidd responded to a distress call from the Iranian vessel, the Al Molai, which had been held captive for more than 40 days, the U.S. Navy said Friday. The Kidd was sailing in the Arabian Sea, after leaving the Persian Gulf, when it came to the sailors’ aid.
Iranian fishing boat
A U.S. Navy team boarded the ship Thursday and detained 15 suspected Somali pirates. They had been holding the 13-member Iranian crew hostage and were using the boat as a “mother ship” for pirating operations in the Persian Gulf.
Amid escalating tensions with Tehran, the Obama administration reveled in delivering the news. “This is an incredible story. This is a great story,” State Department spokeswoman Victoria Nuland said, explaining that the very same American ships the Islamic republic protested for recently traveling through the Strait of Hormuz were responsible for the Iranian vessel’s recovery. (Surely these idiots aren’t stupid enough to think Iran will be our friend now? Oh wait, Iran probably is Obama’s friend already) “They were obviously very grateful to be rescued from these pirates,” Nuland said.
The episode occurred after a week of hostile rhetoric from Iranian leaders, including a statement by Iran’s Army chief that American vessels are no longer welcome in the Gulf. Iran also warned it could block the Strait of Hormuz, the strategic waterway that carries to market much of the oil pumped in the Middle East. The Iranian threats, which were brushed aside by the Obama administration.
According to the Navy, the Kidd was part of the USS John C. Stennis Carrier Strike Group, which had recently left the Persian Gulf through the Strait and into the northern Arabian Sea. A Navy search and seizure team was taken by helicopter from the Kidd to the Al Molai and met no resistance from the pirates, who surrendered quickly.
“The Al Molai had been taken over by pirates for roughly the last 40-45 days,” said Josh Schminsky, a Navy Criminal Investigative Service agent aboard the Kidd. Schminsky said the Iranian boat’s captain thanked the U.S. for assistance. “He was afraid that without our help, they could have been there for months,” Schminsky said in a prepared release.
Asked if the rescue mission could provide a chance for a thaw in relations with Iran, Nuland declined to comment. She said the Navy had made a “humanitarian gesture” to take the Iranians onboard, feed them and ensure they were in good health before setting them off. She said the U.S. and Iranian governments have had no direct contact over the incident.
LOL.
Bob A.
was this a publicity stunt to get obama reelected?
US Navy, whoo hah, your our hero and we love you!
” detained 15 suspected Somali pirates” So now do they get brought to the States and given full rights of US citizens and live off our tax dollars?
Mike, they should have given the pirates the Russian treatment: http://barenakedislam.wordpress.com/2010/12/04/must-see-why-somali-muslim-pirates-wont-be-attacking-russian-ships-anytime-soon/
Well, I think it’s a great story, too – and it just shows that Americans are almost always “the Good Guys!” And the fact that the two gov’ts didn’t talk to each other during the ordeal (or so it was reported) made it all the sweeter. I’ll BET the Iranian fishermen are grateful for those American naval personnel!! However, I’m also betting that they’ll be given a pretty thorough (dare I say, brutal?) “briefing” by reps of the rotten Mullahs when they disembark in Iran…. And no, it was just a very nice gesture in a hostile environment; the Iranian Gov’t is NOT our friend. The average iranian, however, probably has a pretty positive opinion about the Big Satin (that is, if news of this rescue is allowed to percolate down to the man in the street!).
Maybe the iranian fishing vessel was bottom trolling for bin laden??? Only problem is I think the marine life got this mohammed clone piece of shit months prior!!!
Allahu Arrrrrrrrr, mateys!!
Since when do Somali pirates stand on this large a vessel and wait for Seals to board them while yelling dont shoot ? 15 Somali immigrants are held by the US Navy after pretending to hold their Iranian cousins hostage. All the rest of the nations fleets didnt fall for this ruse…but the Obamaherr has to play the dramatic doesnt he ? When are our Armed Forces leaders going to “Just Say NO” to Obama and do what is correct ? He is illegally occupying the Pennsylvania Ave house and like any other squatter needs to be run off now. This is so stinky that everyone should question its veracity.
yeah boy Iran going to be our friend for sure now……idiots.
i have to ask a much needed question here.
does anyone think that the same would be done for the usa if we ever needed it?
Why all Judeo-Christian cultures are higher functioning than all muslim cultures.
remember the U S Cole ! this was not a smart move Navy got no bussiness aiding a sea craft under hostile flag .
BLR, that was my first thought but I saw most BN readers were cheering them, so I wondered if I was being too cynical?
This is an outrage! Putting our finest sailors at risk to save some Muslims (sworn enemy of the US) from other Muslims (sworn enemy of the US) makes absolutely no sense. Of course, using the Somali craft for live fire practice is a good tune up for us, a deterent for them, maybe a ‘clean up in isle 3′ which is good for maritime shipping in general. Helping Iranians? Treasonous at best. But, hey, I admit, when I hear of people cheering for 911, jeerring at America every chance they get and plotting to make a Bomb and Missle combo to attack us, well, I take that kinda personal. Call it a grudge if you want. I’m kinda funny that way. If obama or anyone else thinks the Iranians are thinking ” Gee, those Yanks ain’t so bad, really…” you are seriously misguided and woefully naive.
Glad to see these pirates in custody, although summary execution on the high seas would be far more satisfactory (ie.”Aye muzzturd! Walk ye the plank to ol’ Davy Jones locker!”) Now watch the Obama Administration extract maximum benefit from this being an election year. My suspicion is this never would have been allowed to happen by the present administration if it were not an election year and Obama’s approval ratings were not as low as they are now (dog wagging?). This was an opportunity the administration went looking for for partisan benefit, pure and simple. The cynicism of the Obama regime is just that low, even if it is an awkward moment for the “Tieless Wonder of Tehran,” Mahmoud Imadinnerjacket. It is just that, a moment, one that will soon be forgotten in the grand scheme of things, and does not in the least bit detract from the image of the “Dhimmified Demo-Donks” as a team of loudly braying Jackasses at a Tijuana “Donkeyshow.”
“Cloven Hoof Posse!”~ “Calling out the Demo-Donks one ASS* at a time.”
“He Haw! He Haw!”
*(What pun? There are no puns spoken here!)
Randy, we think alot alike, but I think this time I’m not as traditional as you.
My handling of the pirates involves a chair mounted on a big, spring loaded arm, A deck mounted “Ma Duece” and a Sailor yelling “Pull!!”
Unfortunately, Obama’s idea of what to do with them probably involve them owning a dry cleaning shop in Bayonne, New Jersery. Or maybe next to the Victory Mosque in New York.
I wished our Military had not been in the area but, Americans having hearts of gold, they would try to help even our enemies.
Guess those good Americans in DC do the same thing or the enemy muslimes there would be long gone.
Should have gave them the “Big Bath” in the middle of the Persian Gulf,then they could have updated Bin Ladan.
@BURNERJACK: Well, your idea sounds better. Gunnery practice is always a good thing.
If the Navy was confident in taking them out then Okay. I am sure they remeber the US Cole. It does show that the US Navy is on higher ground then the Iranian government.
Arwen, I’m sick of this higher ground thing. The only way you defeat this enemy is to fight them their way. Forget this winning hearts and minds crap. Muslims have no hearts and little minds.
The U.S. should hold the fishermen under the pretense that they are Iranian spies.
The Bible commands that we love our enemies. US Navy was just giving Ahmadinejad a lesson in humanity.
Lenin-McCarthy,
Never try to teach a pig to dance. You’ll just get frustrated and it annoys the pig.
dodo, ditto!
BNI, I agree to a degree, but not entirely. Islam makes all Moslems into liars, because taqiyya is normative Islam, rather than an aberration.
Moslems believe that nice kafirs are giving Moslems their due as the rightful masters of the world.
Even ‘moderate’ Moslems are supremacists when you scratch the surface.
There isn’t a NON-SUPREMACIST Moslem. Deep down, they ALL believe they are destined to suppress the human rights of WRONG-THINKING PEOPLES.
Islamic feminists are pretending to Moslem while they are working for women’s rights.
Ok, save the iranians what happened to the pirates
Arthur, they are on the US Naval ship. Now we’re going to have to pay for them to be locked up. They should have just killed them all.
Pirates should have to “walk the plank” when captured. Preferrably in shark infected waters.
why are they at ancor ! it was an ambush Navy just spoiled there plans. were waiting for a target of opportunity. We know them .
here in BBC there was a VERY wee nota about it, and the iranian goverment said that the countries’ relationship wont change because of this humanitarian gesture.
I do agree that americans are all heart, and they will save anyone in need if its in their power, mind you even if it means saving the future soldiers against its very survival.
talking about BBC, has nothing to do with this post, but there was an egyptian guy saying in the tv that christians are ok in egypt, living nicely, free and in harmony. I want to know how much was he paid to do the advert…
Just knowing there were Somalian pirates on the ship should have been reason enough to blow it to pieces. Does anybody really think that 13 simian, oops, I mean Somalian pirates, and 15 illiterate Iranians would has been missed? Where was the Iranian navy during the past 40-45 days? Why not radio the Iranians to come and rescue their own? Instead of a rescue operation we should have given them enough food and water until the Iranian navy got to them. The food being a bucked of pork ribs and some bacon.
Perceptor1,
I think you are exactly on target. Any capitulation, or acts that could be perceived as such would only confirm their concepts of supremacy. if anything they would only think “well, you’re finally coming around…”
I had heard that the pirates were transferred to a Carrier. I hope it is in the plans to use the catapult to launch some muslim pirates.
Up-to-date procedures are called for. The plank is archaic.