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WASHINGTON (CNN) -- The Pentagon said Monday that Chinese ships harassed a U.S. surveillance ship Sunday in the South China Sea in the latest of several instances of "increasingly aggressive conduct" in the past week.
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"Because the vessels' intentions were not known, Impeccable sprayed its fire hoses at one of the vessels in order to protect itself," the statement said. "The Chinese crewmembers disrobed to their underwear and continued closing to within 25 feet."
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"Because the vessels' intentions were not known, Impeccable sprayed its fire hoses at one of the vessels in order to protect itself," the statement said. "The Chinese crewmembers disrobed to their underwear and continued closing to within 25 feet."
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Why would they strip down to their underwear?
Edit: FARK.com's headline is pretty funny:
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Chinese sailors in their underwear molest US Navy ship, which fights back with squirt guns. Then it gets weird.
Edited, Mar 9th 2009 1:07pm by boywithoutaspoon