U.S. coast guards fire at ship in Washington on 9/11 anniversary

Ancient Alien · 09-11-2009, 10:30 PM

WASHINGTON, Sept. 11 (Xinhua) -- U.S. Coast Guard personnel fired gunshots at a suspicious ship on the Potomac river in Washington D.C., Friday morning, on the eighth anniversary of the 9/11 terror attacks.

CNN and Fox News said the Coast Guard had tried to contact the ship, which was believed to be a recreational boat, but got no radio response.

Then Guard members decided to fire on the boat. It is believed that ten rounds were fired.

It is not known if anyone was injured in the incident and officials said the shots were warning shots only.

The incident came as the whole nation is observing the eighth anniversary of the 9/11 terror attacks which killed nearly 3,000 people.

The Coast Guard began patrolling the Potomac after security was increased in the wake of 9/11 attacks.

http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/20...t_12036277.htm

CNN Under Fire For Erroneous Coast Guard Shots Report

CNN is under fire for its erroneous report that the Coast Guard was firing shots on the Potomac River.

The report was infused with tension given that the shots — which turned out to be a routine training exercise — came on the eighth anniversary of the September 11, 2001 attacks.

From the AP:

CNN reported the Coast Guard had fired 10 rounds at a suspicious boat, and showed vessels circling in the water -- near the bridge President Barack Obama's motorcade crossed on the way to a memorial at the Pentagon Friday morning.

CNN was later forced to retract the report.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/0..._n_283544.html

Routine training exercise?? On 9/11 anniversary?? What a great idea!

Let's just say this beats the pants off of the Air Force One blunder

mntruthseeker · 09-11-2009, 10:56 PM

This morning when I read this report on Yahoo home page, the first thing that ran through my head was praticing or getting ready for tomorrows march.

I don't put anything past our government to do any type of **** any longer.

CNN of course knew better than to report this OH LOL LOL

09-11-2009, 10:30 PM	#1
Ancient Alien Avalon Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Norway Posts: 60	U.S. coast guards fire at ship in Washington on 9/11 anniversary WASHINGTON, Sept. 11 (Xinhua) -- U.S. Coast Guard personnel fired gunshots at a suspicious ship on the Potomac river in Washington D.C., Friday morning, on the eighth anniversary of the 9/11 terror attacks. CNN and Fox News said the Coast Guard had tried to contact the ship, which was believed to be a recreational boat, but got no radio response. Then Guard members decided to fire on the boat. It is believed that ten rounds were fired. It is not known if anyone was injured in the incident and officials said the shots were warning shots only. The incident came as the whole nation is observing the eighth anniversary of the 9/11 terror attacks which killed nearly 3,000 people. The Coast Guard began patrolling the Potomac after security was increased in the wake of 9/11 attacks. http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/20...t_12036277.htm CNN Under Fire For Erroneous Coast Guard Shots Report CNN is under fire for its erroneous report that the Coast Guard was firing shots on the Potomac River. The report was infused with tension given that the shots — which turned out to be a routine training exercise — came on the eighth anniversary of the September 11, 2001 attacks. From the AP: CNN reported the Coast Guard had fired 10 rounds at a suspicious boat, and showed vessels circling in the water -- near the bridge President Barack Obama's motorcade crossed on the way to a memorial at the Pentagon Friday morning. CNN was later forced to retract the report. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/0..._n_283544.html Routine training exercise?? On 9/11 anniversary?? What a great idea! Let's just say this beats the pants off of the Air Force One blunder

09-11-2009, 10:56 PM	#2
mntruthseeker Avalon Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Minnesota Posts: 2,482	Re: U.S. coast guards fire at ship in Washington on 9/11 anniversary This morning when I read this report on Yahoo home page, the first thing that ran through my head was praticing or getting ready for tomorrows march. I don't put anything past our government to do any type of **** any longer. CNN of course knew better than to report this OH LOL LOL