Sailors on deck of the USS Cole, as it was refueling in Aden, had unloaded weapons and did not have permission to shoot

Sailors on deck of the USS Cole, as it was refueling in Aden, had unloaded weapons and did not have permission to shoot, reports The Washington Post. Traditionally, Navy guards are rarely issued weapons and are given live ammunition even less often, except in a combat zone. In the Yemeni harbor...

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