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  THERE WILL BE AN IRANIAN ATTACK AGAINST A US-FLAGGED VESSEL
  IN THE PERSIAN GU N 15 SEPT 87
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  THE US VESSEL WILL BE ON SHORE, CLOSE TO LAND, AND WILL NOT
  BE IN OPERATION. THE US VESSEL WILL BE S TING IN AN IDLE
  POS~ITION
  --ATTACK WILL BE A SURPRISE. AN IRANIAN MISSILE W BE'
  LAUNCHED FROM THE GROUND FROM A HIDDEN POSITION AND THE MISSILE
  WILL CAUSE DAMAGE TO THE UPPER RIGHT HAND PORTION OF THE VESSEL
  CAUSING SMOKE. THE REASON THE MISSILE WILL HIT THE RIGHT HAND
  PORTION IS BECAME__O~E_ THEMISSILE IS FIRED THE MISSILE WILL
  BEAR OFI~ OR BREAK OFF FROM ITS ORIG:IN~AA~H.
  THIS WILL BE A HIT AND RUN ATTACK. US MILITARY WILL NEVER
  SEE THEIR ATTACKERS.
  THERE WILL NOT BE ANY CASUALTIES TO THE IRANIANS. THE
  CASUALTY RATE TO THE US WILL BE LOWER THAN THE LAST ATTACK. MOST
  OF THE DAMAGE WILL BE TO THE US VESSEL. I COULD SEE US MILITARY
  MEN FIXING THE DAMAGE.
  AFTER THIS OCCURRENCE, THERE WILL BE OTHER ATTEMPTS BY THE
  IRANIANS TO DESTROY AND HURT OUR VESSELS.
  /970
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