US Navy: nothing to substantiate Iran market rumor (rumored Iran attack on US ship)

[Eugene]

Source: Reuters

Original Reuters headline: U.S. NAVY SAYS NOTHING TO SUBSTANTIATE RUMOR OF IRAN STRIKE ON U.S. SHIP

US Navy: nothing to substantiate Iran market rumor
27 Mar 2007 21:26:41 GMT
Source: Reuters

WASHINGTON, March 27 (Reuters) - The U.S. Navy on Tuesday said it
had no information to substantiate a market rumor that Iran had fired
at a U.S. naval vessel in the Gulf.

"Navy has nothing to substantiate that report right now," a Navy official
said. "At this juncture, there is no validity to it."

"We have no information at this time that indicates any incident taking
place," said White House National Security Council spokesman Gordon
Johndroe.

NYMEX crude oil futures shot up more than $5 to trade above $68 a
barrel on rumors about Iran, traders said.

Link: http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/WBT006731.htm

[kimmerspixelated]

1. My God!

What happened? It probably doesn't matter at all what the facts are, sadly. If W wants a reason to attack, this'll probably be it! BASTARDS!

[indepat]

8. Surely Iran would not do anything so provocative as to invite a thousand-or-so-fold

retaliation by the most powerful military the world has ever seen, a military wholly controlled by a neocon cabal seemingly itching to implement its agenda.

[mmonk]

2. Hurry up Dennis.

Put those articles on the floor.

[yardwork]

3. Right on schedule.

These assholes will start a war to distract from their criminality. Wag the dog? They invented it.

[Star80]

4. But Of Course...

Please don't tell me you didn't expect this from a bunch of rats who know the last sands of their hourglass are just sliding down...

And please take this news as you would anything reported by the MsM-with a pound of salt.

[flvegan]

6. Welcome to DU, Star80!

[dkofos]

5. I guess we know why oil is up

[kimmerspixelated]

7. Why can't we stop the madness!

Where is the dragonslayer to expose these beasts?

[dkofos]

10. Because we don't have 67 Dem Senators

[stillcool]

9. a 'Market' rumor?...

isn't that stock manipulation?

[DavidDvorkin]

11. It was just some North Vietnamese gunboats

They slipped through a time warp.