Rudy Giuliani Florida TV Ad, “Liderazgo” VIDEO

From: JoinRudy2008 - The Rudy Giuliani Presidential Committee today announced the launch of a new television ad entitled “Liderazgo.” The ad begins airing in Florida today.

Transcript for “Liderazgo”:

Voice Over: “El Presidente Reagan depositó su confianza en él para combatir el crimen. Nueva York lo eligió su alcalde cuando esa ciudad se veía perdida. Rudy Giuliani. Redujo el crimen.”

Chyron: “Redujo el crimen”

Voice Over: “Rebajó los impuestos.”

Chyron: “Rebajó los impuestos”

Voice Over: “Creó nuevos empleos y recortó la burocracia.”

Chyron: “Creó nuevos empleos”

Chyron: “Recortó la burocracia”

Voice Over: “Se pudo en Nueva York y se puede en Washington. Rudy Giuliani: Experiencia, Resultado, Liderazgo.”

Mayor Giuliani: “Soy Rudy Giuliani y apruebo este mensaje.”

English Translation:

Voice Over: “President Reagan trusted him to combat crime. New York elected him mayor when the city seemed doomed (lost). Rudy Giuliani. He cut down on crime.”

Chyron: “He cut down on crime”

Voice Over: “He lowered taxes.”

Chyron: “He lowered taxes”

Voice Over: “He created new jobs and slashed bureaucracy.”

Chyron: “He created new jobs”

Chyron: “Slashed bureaucracy”

Voice Over: “It was done in New York. It can be done in Washington. Rudy Giuliani: Experience, Results, Leadership.”

Mayor Giuliani: “I’m Rudy Giuliani and I approved this message.”

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Admiral Details Iranian Challenge to U.S. Ships VIDEO

By Jim Garamone American Forces Press Service WASHINGTON, Jan. 7, 2008 – The commander of the U.S. 5th Fleet in the Middle East today called the behavior of Iranian Revolutionary Guard boats that buzzed three U.S. Navy vessels in the Strait of Hormuz yesterday “unduly provocative."

Navy Vice Adm. Kevin J. Cosgriff, who also commands U.S. Naval Forces Central Command, briefed Pentagon reporters via video teleconference from his headquarters in Manama, Bahrain.

He said the USS Port Royal, USS Hopper, USS Ingraham were inbound to the Persian Gulf via the Strait of Hormuz yesterday morning. The ships were in the midst of a routine transit in the early daylight hours, the admiral said. Five Iranian Revolutionary Guard high-speed craft came from the north and approached the U.S. ships.

“The five boats approached the U.S. formation on its starboard bow in international waters slightly inside the Gulf from the apex of the strait,” Cosgriff said.

The Iranian boats broke into two groups and went on both sides of the U.S. formation. “The groups maneuvered aggressively in the direction of the U.S. ships,” Cosgriff said.

U.S. captains called on the radio and sounded the ships’ horns to warn the Iranians off, he said. “The (U.S.) ships received a radio call that was threatening to our ships to the effect that they were closing our ships and that the U.S. ships would explode,” Cosgriff said.

Subsequently, U.S. sailors observed two of the Iranian boats dropping objects in the water generally in the path of the USS Ingraham. “These objects were white box-like objects that floated,” the admiral said. “Obviously the Ingraham passed by safely.”

The boats maneuvered close astern, and after 30 minutes they returned in the direction from which they came, back toward Iranian territorial waters. The Iranian boats approached within 500 yards of the U.S. ships, the admiral said.

“It was transit passage in international waters incidental to a routing inbound transit of the Strait of Hormuz,” Cosgriff said. “The U.S. ships were clearly marked. It was daylight, (with) decent visibility.

“The behavior of the Iranian ships was unnecessary,” he continued, “without due regard to safety of navigation and unduly provocative in the aggregate of their maneuvers, the radio call and the dropping of objects in the water.”

The admiral praised the U.S. ships’ crews, saying they stepped through procedures carefully, with good discipline and with due regard for all the factors. “I was very proud of their performance and the training they received,” Cosgriff said.

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• USS Ingraham

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