Posted on 04/13/2009 8:55:29 AM PDT by Delacon
The operation to rescue Capt. Richard Phillips involved dozens of Navy SEALs, who parachuted from an aircraft into the scene near dark Saturday, landing in the ocean. The SEALs were part of a group of Special Operations forces involved in the effort, according to military officials.
The SEALs set up operations on the USS Bainbridge, which had been communicating with the four pirates via radio and had used smaller boats to make deliveries of food and water to their lifeboat. Yet the pirates were growing increasingly agitated, the officials said. At one point Saturday, the pirates opened fire on one of the smaller U.S. Navy craft that approached.
As the seas grew rougher, the Bainbridge offered to tow the lifeboat to calmer waters, and the pirates agreed, linking up the lifeboat to the destroyer with a towing cable that left 75 to 80 feet between the two vessels. Phillips at the time was tied up in the lifeboat, having been bound -- and occasionally beaten -- by the pirates ever since he had attempted to escape by jumping into the water on Friday, the officials said.
Meanwhile, one of the pirates, estimated to be between 16 and 20 years old, asked to come aboard the Bainbridge to make a phone call. He had been stabbed in the hand during an altercation with the crew of the Maersk Alabama and needed medical care. "He effectively gave himself up," a senior military official said. The Navy then allowed that pirate to speak with the others in hopes that he could persuade them to give up.
The three other pirates, however, showed signs of growing irritation, as the Bainbridge, 18 miles from shore, towed the lifeboat further out to sea, the senior military official said. "They had no promise of
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“The three other pirates, however, showed signs of growing irritation,..”
Usually when confronting SEALS, the adversary isn’t allowed time for this emotional state. Usually the only emotional state they are allowed is a complete and immediate cessation of all emotions as well as bodily functions.
After firing,I can see him grabbing the rifle by the barrel!
Three rounds, three ex-pirates. Sweet!
Letting yourself be pulled by a US warship, with elite US forces on board, separated by a 100 foot tow rope; is not a good idea!
whack a mole
Whack-A-Mole.
We could change it to "Whack-A-Muzzie"
Unlike Bill Clinton with Blackhawk Down.
In that situation, the racist white/troop hating communist dictators loving Congressional Black Caucus grabbed president clinton by his "blackness" and convinced him to not protect our troops who were then killed and dragged through the streets in Somali.
The Caucus didn't want black people killed, even if they in turn would kill and maim our troops.
The CBC is a traitorous racist anti-American group of black congresspeople, 42 members at this time.
As we can see from the news reports, the terrorist pirates state they will pump up their attacks.
The leftists scream America has now caused terrorists to hate us and this incident will bring more attacks.
Big deal, the terrorists are emboldened by Obama's showing his weakness to the world with his recent apology tour.
This was the first attack by pirates on an American Flagged ship in a long time, they held back when a real man was in the Office of the Presidency.
“A lesson to terrorists.
Letting yourself be pulled by a US warship, with elite US forces on board, separated by a 100 foot tow rope; is not a good idea”!
LOL, I am sure some pirate is scribbling that down right now in their playbook. Whats that saying about grabbing the tail of the tiger?
Thanks! Heck, they didn’t even have to get wet. ;-)
Now THat is professional.
The best thing Obama could do was stay the heck out of the way. Mission Accomplished.
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on to the next developing “crisis” ..
Pakistani Taliban begin imposing rule in new area (Buner)
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2228072/posts
Are all SEALS trained as snipers or just some?
LOL...maybe the idea was to get them seasick so they would come out from uner the cover....they said they had their heads out an opening....
No it doesn’t, hence the comment.
Add to that the comment above about the short tow, prop wash etc and I think the three shot scenario stated looks even more “miraculous”.
Not second guessing anything, just looking at the details. Glad it’s over, resolved “correctly” at that.
Yeah, Good Lord, ANYONE would’ve given a standing order if the Captain was in IMMINENT danger. . . .what good would it do NOT to?
Yeah, Obama’s some leader . . .lol.
“The on-scene commander gave the snipers authority to fire.”
No no no.
Our lord and savior Messiah Obama deserves ALL credit!
He has passed the first test!
Glory to Obama, GLORY!!!!
This was a turkey shoot. Send Maersk the bill for the clean-up.
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When Obama gets done giving the orders to have the rat’s nests of piratedom on the Somali coast obliterated, then he and his sycophants can pat himself on the back.
Kudos to our military who stand ready to serve their nation.
The terrorist pirates were black.
See Post #47
Short answer: "Present" Obama, a community organizer, knows nothing of Military strategy.
Heh heh,,,projectile vomiting khat at the propellers in the Bainbridge.......too funny
I do know one of their “mottos” or whatever it would be called
“You can run, but you will just die tired”
Told to me by the girlfriend of a sniper.
When she told me his occupation, I stopped flirting with her...LOL
(He was on a roof top nearby)
Maersk is a shipping company and they were most likely delivering cargo on behalf of the US Government.
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