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    Quote Originally Posted by diablo49 View Post
    According to the testimony of the injured, the Indian fishermen were not warned to move away by the US Navy, said Lieutenant-General Dhahi Khalfan Tamim. The crew told the police that they did not move towards the ship and instead attempted to avoid it, reported Khaleej Times.
    “According to our findings and testimonies of the injured, I believe that they told the truth,” Lt-Gen Dhahi was quoted as saying.

    Oh Please! Their "findings"? The only thing they could possibly have to work with is the testimonies of the boat crew.

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    They have now contradicted themselves, they said they sped up, now they are saying they did not go towards the ship?
    Exactly.

    I've heard that the police in the Middle East were incompetent but this is ridiculous.
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    Quote Originally Posted by TopHatter View Post
    I've heard that the police in the Middle East were incompetent but this is ridiculous.
    USN got money and all of this is about blood money of which Dubai and the police will get their administrative fees.
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    Indian Public Relations following it's predictable trajectory in perfect parabolic form I see .
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