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steve2470 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-11-09 09:25 AM
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Coast Guard Fires on boat on Potomac River
Edited on Fri Sep-11-09 09:26 AM by steve2470
The U.S. Coast Guard has fired on a suspicious boat in Washington DC's Potomac River, CNN has reported.

The incident came as Americans mourned the eighth anniversary of the September 11 attacks on the Pentagon and the World Trade Center in New York today.

The Coast Guard tried to contact boat, believed to be a recreational boat. However there was no radio response.

The decision was then made to fire on the boat. It is believed that ten rounds were fired on the boat.

The Potomac River flows past many of Washington's greatest attractions, including the Kennedy Center and the Washington Monument.

More to come.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/worldnews/article-1212792/U-S-Coast-Guard-fires-suspicious-boat-Washington-DCs-Potomac-River.html\

on edit: CNN covering this live
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G_j Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-11-09 09:27 AM
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1. still unclear
what is going on,
it appears the incident is over
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Ian David Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-11-09 09:30 AM
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2. CNN is now questioning their earlier report of shots fired.
CNN is now questioning their earlier report that 10 rounds had been fired by coastguard at boat on Potomac.
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texasleo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-11-09 09:31 AM
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3. Why is Fran Townsend on CNN uncontested?
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RB TexLa Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-11-09 09:32 AM
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4. It was training
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cbdo2007 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-11-09 09:32 AM
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5. Fed Govt. just confirmed Coast Guard training exercise
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WeDidIt Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-11-09 09:33 AM
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7. That's felony stupidity
Edited on Fri Sep-11-09 09:33 AM by WeDidIt
:grr:
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G_j Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-11-09 09:32 AM
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6. a training exercise
CNN reports
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Ian David Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-11-09 09:36 AM
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9. CNN's SOURCES say Coast Guard told THEM it was a training exercise.
Edited on Fri Sep-11-09 09:36 AM by Ian David
Supposedly, they told everyone except the media.

Local and federal authorities were notified, but NOT the press.
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G_j Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-11-09 09:37 AM
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11. great time and place for it!
not
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steve2470 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-11-09 09:33 AM
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8. update from local media
CNN is reporting that the Coast Guard has fired 10 rounds at a "suspicious vessel" in the Potomac River.

D.C. Harbor Patrol, however, said that the incident may be a training exercise.

A temporary restricted zone had been set up on the river due to the Pentagon 9/11 ceremony, according to CN

http://www.nbcwashington.com/news/local-beat/Coast-Guard-Fires-at-Boat-in-Potomac-Report-59014672.html
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Ian David Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-11-09 09:38 AM
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12. A restricted zone may have seemed to be a good place for a drill.
Edited on Fri Sep-11-09 09:39 AM by Ian David
But on 9/11?


Seriously?


We're not even allowed to masturbate on 9/11, let alone have unannounced security drills.

http://www.theonion.com/content/video/americans_observing_9_11_by
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WeDidIt Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-11-09 09:42 AM
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14. I guarantee, no Obama apointee is responsible
It will be some low level officer in the Coast Guard.

And that sonofabitch is going to be assigned to garbage officer duty on a cutter in the Arctic.
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Ian David Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-11-09 09:49 AM
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15. CNN said that The President was in The Pentagon and was evacuated over this.
I'm pretty sure that's what I heard them say.

If that's correct, then either the evacuation was part of the drill, or The White House (and Secret Service) didn't know about it.
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tridim Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-11-09 09:37 AM
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10. Scaring people on 9/11? My guess, Cheney's moles in action.
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cbdo2007 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-11-09 09:42 AM
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13. This is what I was thinking as well - Second time this has happened with Obama in office
and this one is as bad as the plane photograph debacle.

Not even to incite fear...but just making the Pres look bad to the American people and not compassionate to 9/11.

Somebody's got to figure out who's behind these things. If I was Obama I would be outraged.
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