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| Posted By | Discussion Topic: Threat Scrambles U.S. Troops, Ships in Mideast | ||||
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| GAGOOTZ | posted on 06-22-2001 @ 5:38 PM |    | |||
| Psychopath Registered: Jan. 01  | Hmmmmm, what perfect timing for my entry into the Marines. :) Threat Scrambles U.S. Troops, Ships in Mideast Associated Press June 22, 2001 WASHINGTON (AP) -- In response to a threat against Americans in the Middle East, a Marine Corps training exercise in Jordan is being cut short and Navy ships have been ordered out of port in Bahrain, Defense Department officials said Friday. The threat was described by the officials as "non-specific," meaning it was aimed at Americans but not necessarily against members of the military. Officials said it was possible the threat was related to Thursday's announcement by the Justice Department of indictments against 13 Saudis and one Lebanese in connection with the 1996 bombing of the Khobar Towers apartment complex in Saudi Arabia. Nineteen members of the U.S. Air Force were killed in that attack. It was not immediately clear whether the source of the new threat was known to U.S. officials. In response to the threat, several Navy minesweeping ships were ordered out of port in Bahrain, which is headquarters for the U.S. 5th Fleet that patrols the Gulf area. The aircraft carrier USS Constellation and her battle group already were at sea, officials said. Other additional security measures also were taken, but the officials would not disclose details. The level of security for U.S. forces in the Middle East -- known as the "threatcon" -- was raised a notch, the officials said. They would not be more specific. A contingent of 2,200 Marines operating as an Amphibious Ready Group cut short their training in Jordan, the officials said. The Marines were being taken back aboard their three ships, led by the USS Boxer. Extra security precautions for U.S. forces in the Middle East have been ordered several times since the bombing last October of the USS Cole in Yemen. "Your days of finger-banging old Mary Jane rotten crotch through her pretty pink panties are OVER! *****Gagootz is leaving for the Marines on June 24th!***** *****Come to Bar 9 at 8pm on Friday June 22nd for my farewell get together***** | ||||
| BaLLooN NoT | posted on 06-22-2001 @ 5:44 PM | | |||
| O&A Board Regular Registered: Oct. 00 | hey TIM GOOD LUCK. SIG PIC CREATED BY AUSTIN 3:16 E-Mail Me METS will go ALL THE WAY THIS YEAR !!!!!!!!!!! Yankees & the Braves SUCK !!!!!!!! Resident Strip Club Pimp | ||||
| CriticsLoveSnatch i know better than to ask for a status from you mean ol' mods I shall call him mini-FTL | posted on 06-22-2001 @ 5:50 PM | | |||
| O&A Board Regular Registered: Oct. 00 | good luck TIMMAH - if you're there kill a couple Iraqis for me lol be careful and come back alive  Here's to the nights we felt alive Here's to the tears you knew you'd cry Here's to goodbye, tomorrow is gonna come too soon... | ||||
| o&aswallow | posted on 06-22-2001 @ 11:32 PM | | |||
| O&A Board Regular Registered: Jan. 01 | Gag, they won't let you rip up the papers, honest, they own your ass. Cannada is very nice this time of year. Go get em JAR HEAD!!  o&aswallow Recognized His Destiny Early. Too Many Hotties, Not Enough Horny Goat Weed Now accepting foster children applications. Cash only, no checks. Email at onaswallow@opieanthony.com Pia has occupied one of the foster bedrooms as of 6/22/01. If she is naughty, I'll do the spanking. TwatGunk has been released from foster custody and has been thrown to wolves like the rest of us. It at first you don't succeed, keep on sucking till you do suck seed. - Curly Howard. Pennsylvania resident, but original NYC listener. | ||||
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