Pentagon Rushing Commando ‘Mothership’ to Middle East
by Jason Ditz,
January 27, 2012
Navy spokesman Lt. Commander Mike Kafka today confirmed plans to deploy a large “mothership” for commando forces to the Middle East, though he declined to specify exactly where the ship would go or why.
The ship, sort of a “floating base” for Navy SEALs, could be used for attacks on any number of targets, from Yemen to Somalia to Iran. It typifies the Obama Administration’s new strategy of using special operations forces more and more in its assort military adventures as a way of increasing flexibility and avoiding massive ground occupations.
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R.Parker
January 28th, 2012 at 12:11 am
Your tax dollars at work once again for the Glorious American Empire spreading freedom and democracy around the world!
baz
January 28th, 2012 at 11:06 am
i wont feel bad if somebody sinks it. I am sick of bloodshed in my name
Druthers
January 28th, 2012 at 3:16 pm
How much of our oil consumption goes to the Pentagon?
How much do they use to protect the oil companies routes and pipe lines?
All paid for by tax payer dollars – dollars for the moment.
carl
January 28th, 2012 at 7:02 pm
Obama refines state terrorism. One should always remember that many slave traders were black. I wonder if his daughters are proud of their daddy for murdering little brown skinned kids. We should put together a petition asking them to ask their daddy to stop killing children.