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To: SARMAN who wrote (198486)	8/22/2006 10:19:03 AM
From: michael97123	Respond to of 281500

Perhaps the First shots in WW3?? Which side will you be on Sarman? Iran 'fires on Romanian oil rig' Tuesday, CNN August 22, 2006; Posted: 6:41 a.m. EDT (10:41 GMT) BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) -- A Romanian oil rig off the coast of Iran came under fire from an Iranian warship and was later occupied by Iranian troops, a company spokesman said. The Iranians first fired into the air and then fired at the Orizont rig, said GSP spokesman Radu Petrescu. Half an hour later, troops from the ship boarded and occupied the rig and the company lost contact with the 26 crew members shortly afterward. Petrescu said he had no information about any injuries or deaths. The Orizont rig has been moored near the Kish island in the Persian Gulf since October 2005, he told the Associated Press. Eugen Chira, the political consul at the Romanian Embassy in Tehran confirmed the incident, but provided few details. "Some forces opened fire. That an incident has happened is true. We have no details or the reason yet," he said. GSP, also known as the Oil Services Group (Grup Servicii Petroliere), is a private Romanian company established in 2004, which operates six offshore rigs that it bought from Romania's largest oil company, Petrom. Two of its rigs are operating near the Iranian coast in the Persian Gulf as part of a deal signed between Petrom, GSP and Dubai-based Oriental Oil Co. The Romanian company in Iranian courts earlier this year over a dispute involving another oil rig, Fortuna, the financial weekly Saptamana Financiara has reported. It was unclear whether the incident was related to legal issues. The Orizont rig was built in 1987 and weighs 13,000 tons. Kish, in the southern end of the Persian Gulf, houses the offices of about 100 Iranian and foreign oil companies. Copyright 2006 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.

To: SARMAN who wrote (198486)	8/22/2006 10:41:10 AM
From: Hawkmoon	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 281500

When these people defend themselves, you call the terrorist or Islamo-fascist. Defending themselves from what? Their rival warlords? Somalia hasn't had a legitimate government for decades. Just a bunch of armed gangs controlling "turf". And while some of those gangs claim, should they manage to dominate their rivals, they will institute democratic reform in Somalia, the people you support want to "Talibanize" the country. So what gives Islamo-Fascist warlords more right to rule the entire country, or even just the capital of Mogadishu, than any other armed group of thugs? And why should you care?? After all, you've ALREADY JUSTIFIED Foreign Governments like Iran and Syria funding proxy militias, such as Hizbullah, for the purpose of violating the authority and legitimacy of the duly elected government in Lebanon. So why is it a big deal when the US is funding and arming groups in countries WHERE THERE IS NO LEGITIMATE GOVERNMENT?? The only government that exists there is one that the UN cobbled together, and which has not power. In fact Libya and Iran stand accused by its "Prime Minister" of having supported Islamic militants, who have shot several government leaders and intimidated others. news.netscape.com Hawk