Talk:Alleged missile attack on USS Mason

Finding reliable sources?

 * Destroyer USS Mason Unsuccessfully Attacked From Yemen, U.S. Naval Institute, 10 October, 2016
 * ''Mason was near the strait of Bab el-Mandeb in international waters when two missiles were fired from shore around 7 P.M. local time on Sunday, Pentagon spokesman Capt. Jeff Davis said to reporters. “USS Mason detected two inbound missiles over a 60-minute period while in the Red Sea off the coast of Yemen. Both missiles impacted the water before reaching the ship,” Davis said
 * Unable to find direct Pentagon news item on this topic at this time.
 * ''Iran-backed Houthi forces claimed responsibility for the attack and warned other members of the Saudi-led coalition to stay away from Yemeni waters.
 * Unable to find at Ansar Allah News twitter
 * No conclusion-incomplete information --Resup (talk) 21:12, 10 October 2016 (UTC)
 * This sounds like the exact statement they made after the Swift attack and subsequent warning. I don't think this is related to the USS Mason attack, which they have repeatedly denied. Is there some suggestion that they did make this statement with regards to the Mason? --PavewayIV (talk) 04:46, 15 October 2016 (UTC)
 * Could be; reference on top appears to say Houthi forces claimed responsibility for the USS Mason attack but no reference to first-hand source there so could be be wrong. Have not seen direct source claiming responsibility; so maybe there were no such admission--Resup (talk) 08:34, 15 October 2016 (UTC)

Saudi missile attack
Skeptical of this claim. Saudis had tweeted their "naval forces" (ship-based or from a port, etc.?) were firing at a vessel, thought Iranian, and then deleted this. Waiting for screen grabs. With Saudi-US cooperation, such a mis-identification seems unlikely. If it wasn'an accident ... that means it was presumably a plot to frame the Yemenis and ensure US support or even more direct help to KSA's war against Yemen, despite KSA's recent major act of terrorism. US responds by dismissing Yemen's denial of responsibility, and destroying some of Yemen's(early KSA attack warning?) radar sites.

If Saudis fired, and it was no accident, the presumably plot has worked well. So ... why would the Saudis have anyone telling their media sources anything about this operation? Makes no sense. --Caustic Logic (talk) 13:54, 13 October 2016 (UTC)

Iranian Noor Missile?

 * http://www.esquire.com/news-politics/politics/news/a49590/us-navy-attacks-yemen-rebels/ (nothing to add) --Caustic Logic (talk) 14:08, 14 October 2016 (UTC)