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<IMG src="http://www.truthdig.com/images/masthead_newsletter.gif"> Hi, I read this on Truthdig and thought you would find it interesting. =-=-=-=-=-=-= Playing Chicken of the Sea The same day that President Obama released a message of new understanding and diplomacy to the Iranian people via his vlog, two U.S. Navy vessels <a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/7955185.stm" title="collided">collided</a> in the Strait of Hormuz off southern Iran. More than 25,000 gallons of diesel fuel was spilled and 15 sailors were slightly injured. <a href="http://www.truthdig.com/eartotheground/item/20090320_playing_chicken_of_the_sea/">http://www.truthdig.com/eartotheground/item/20090320_playing_chicken_of_the_sea/</a> Copyright © 2009 Truthdig, L.L.C. All rights reserved. =-=-=-=-=-=-= This is a one-time mailing from Truthdig, (<a href="http://www.truthdig.com/">www.truthdig.com</a>) on behalf of the sender. Please report any misuse to webmaster-at-truthdig.com <IMG src="http://www.truthdig.com/images/masthead_newsletter.gif"> Hi, I read this on Truthdig and thought you would find it interesting. =-=-=-=-=-=-= Playing Chicken of the Sea The same day that President Obama released a message of new understanding and diplomacy to the Iranian people via his vlog, two U.S. Navy vessels <a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/7955185.stm" title="collided">collided</a> in the Strait of Hormuz off southern Iran. More than 25,000 gallons of diesel fuel was spilled and 15 sailors were slightly injured. <a href="http://www.truthdig.com/eartotheground/item/20090320_playing_chicken_of_the_sea/">http://www.truthdig.com/eartotheground/item/20090320_playing_chicken_of_the_sea/</a> Copyright © 2009 Truthdig, L.L.C. All rights reserved. =-=-=-=-=-=-= This is a one-time mailing from Truthdig, (<a href="http://www.truthdig.com/">www.truthdig.com</a>) on behalf of the sender. Please report any misuse to webmaster-at-truthdig.com

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