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Somali Pirates Send More Ships to Area of Standoff w/US (dozens of hostages-human shields en route)
Voice of America ^ | 10 April 2009 | VOA staff

Posted on 04/10/2009 2:35:54 PM PDT by lewisglad

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To: Smokin' Joe

I’m sorry, it’s on the updated list.... (I didn’t see which one you were looking at...)...

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2226437/posts?page=43#43


101 posted on 04/10/2009 8:27:04 PM PDT by Star Traveler
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To: Real Cynic No More

Maybe we should just give them their 2 million dollars. In quarters. With a couple of hudred pounds of C4 in middle of it.


102 posted on 04/10/2009 8:31:32 PM PDT by tacticalogic ("Oh bother!" said Pooh, as he chambered his last round.)
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To: ANGGAPO
Just what is wrong with us? About one hundred and fifty years ago we had the same problem with the pirates of North Africa, and we soon put an end to them. Today, we can blow the pirates out of the water from half way around the world and we do nothing.

Today the fleet is micromanaged from half way around the world. The Barbary Pirates were dispatched at the commander's initiative, iirc.

103 posted on 04/10/2009 8:32:30 PM PDT by Smokin' Joe (How often God must weep at humans' folly. Stand fast. God knows what He is doing.)
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To: Cementjungle

The ship owner on Fox Friday said in his case he chartered a plane and the money was put in a bag and tossed out with a parachute at the designated spot over the ocean. All in cash.


104 posted on 04/10/2009 8:35:36 PM PDT by 1066AD
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To: givemELL
-controlled, ideologically-motivated, American hit man, an African-American convert to Islam, to escape the U.S. after gunning down a former Iranian diplomat in the doorway of his Bethesda, MD

Who was that, guess I've forgotten that bit.

105 posted on 04/10/2009 8:39:38 PM PDT by 1066AD
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To: Star Traveler

This must be the heavy testing Joe Biden warned us about. ;^(


106 posted on 04/10/2009 8:46:54 PM PDT by Cvengr (Adversity in life and death is inevitable. Thru faith in Christ, stress is optional.)
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To: Cvengr

You said — This must be the heavy testing Joe Biden warned us about. ;^(

LOL... that ain’t the “half of it”... take a look at the updated list... :-)

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2226437/posts?page=43#43

After looking at that — and especially Reagan’s term — Obama looks like he’s sleep-walking, in terms of “being tested”.... LOL...


107 posted on 04/10/2009 8:49:47 PM PDT by Star Traveler
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To: lewisglad

Breaks my heart to know we’ve got an abject coward and feckless terrorist enabler infecting the White House who lacks the balls to even stand up to a bunch of uneducated, slack jawed, mohammedan pirates.

We’re in for a long hard winter.


108 posted on 04/10/2009 9:31:32 PM PDT by Dr.Zoidberg (Warning: Sarcasm/humor is always engaged. Failure to recognize this may lead to misunderstandings.)
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To: Star Traveler

I disagree with the inclusion of the Liberty — The Liberty was sited in an active war zone, conducting reconnaissance. Despite being a “neutral” it was a legitimate target, depending on nothing more than the mood of a commander in the field. Why? Because it was super-fast developing war zone. A commander in such a circumstance has no time to make political decisions. Uncertainties are resolved in favor of preserving his own forces.

Also you should include the Achille Lauro by the PLO faction PLF under Mohammed Abbas. The Hijacked Achille Lauro was shadowed by the USS Scott as it wandered through the Med. Reagan had Delta and Six sent to intercept the PLF men, once the hijackers gave themselves over to the Italians. There was a international confrontation between Italian forces and our Special Forces, and G-d save us all, Reagan had the special ops men stand down and we let Abbas get away. Abbas came to work under Saddam the Iraqi Hussein.

But Abbas got what he wanted — he killed a disabled Jew during the hijacking. That counts a whole lot among those creeps.

He went on to plan and fund and coordinate many more murders under Hussein, President of Iraq. Mostly suicide bombings by children raised to be human bombs by the perverted Palestinians. Those murdered by such bombs include Americans. He was captured by US Forces on 15 April 2003 and died 11 months later.

I wonder if our US interrogators questioned him about how he felt about the attack on the USS Liberty. I’m sure Abbas has kindred spirits among those who keep that perpetual grudge flame burning.


109 posted on 04/11/2009 7:41:38 AM PDT by bvw
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To: bvw

Yeah, I went back and forth on the USS Liberty, but I finally did include it. The US wasn’t in the war, it wasn’t party to it and it was a big “incident” and not a “war” for the U.S. So, since it wasn’t a war (and thus it wouldn’t go into a “war list” [if there was one...]) — that would leave it only for this list — or it would go nowhere...

And, there are a lot of people out there, who are thinking that it should go in there. You never can have everything fit perfectly into categories...

Okay, about the Achille Lauro, I’ll have to look up the information and get it ready. At this point in time, although I updated the list several times in one day, yesterday, I’ll try to space it out, now that the list is at the size it is. It may be a couple of days. But, I’ll keep the list going because I think it’s quite informative.

Thanks for the information that you’ve suggested...


110 posted on 04/11/2009 9:15:28 AM PDT by Star Traveler
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To: 1066AD

David Belfield. He went on to become a translator and an actor in Iran, even admitted assassinating Ali Tabatabai on camera in a TV interview.


111 posted on 04/11/2009 10:11:49 AM PDT by givemELL (Does Taiwan Meet the Criteria to Qualify as an "Overseas Territory of the United States"? by Richar)
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To: givemELL

Source for David Bayfield...Andre Pachter in an email to me.


112 posted on 04/11/2009 10:12:47 AM PDT by givemELL (Does Taiwan Meet the Criteria to Qualify as an "Overseas Territory of the United States"? by Richar)
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