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Armed guards to protect British ships from pirates
Telegraph ^
| 30 Oct 2011
Posted on 10/30/2011 9:20:20 AM PDT by george76
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posted on
10/30/2011 9:20:23 AM PDT
by
george76
To: george76
"...radical action..."
LOL. Whatever you say.
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posted on
10/30/2011 9:22:12 AM PDT
by
Paladin2
To: george76
Time to play the old game of, “imagine if Bush had done that”. Can you say, “cowboy”? Come on, ya know ya can.
To: george76
Depends on the armaments involved - are they packing small arms, or something big enough to blow them out of the water?
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posted on
10/30/2011 9:23:12 AM PDT
by
Old Sarge
(Marking time on the government's dime...)
To: george76
The Prime Minister said radical action was required because the increasing ability of sea-borne Somali criminals to hijack and ransom ships had become "a complete stain on our world". Cameron better watch his tongue! That can be interpreted by some as being racist!
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posted on
10/30/2011 9:24:18 AM PDT
by
Cowboy Bob
(Greed + Envy = Liberalism)
To: Old Sarge
Paint them and smoke them.
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posted on
10/30/2011 9:27:20 AM PDT
by
Texas Fossil
(Government, even in its best state is but a necessary evil; in its worst state an intolerable one)
To: george76
HOZE-EM!!!
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posted on
10/30/2011 9:28:02 AM PDT
by
Chode
(American Hedonist - *DTOM* -ww- NO Pity for the LAZY)
To: george76
Obvious solution, about ten years too late. A few experienced veteran sharpshooters with sniper rifles and M-4's should suffice.
To: george76
Water cannon, boiling vats of oil, flame throwers, electirfied railing...........
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posted on
10/30/2011 9:34:20 AM PDT
by
umgud
To: Chode
Neat toy! I know people who make some of the parts inside that thing.
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posted on
10/30/2011 9:40:44 AM PDT
by
mazda77
(and I am a Native Texan)
To: george76
But...But...Evil people might be hurt. Next, commoners will want to be able to own guns to protect their homes. Oh, the violence........
To: Chode
To: george76
What I find to be a sign of insanity is that British law has to be changed to allow their ships sailing into troubled waters to protect themselves.
Admiral Lord Nelson must be spinning in his grave.
To: george76
A legal ban on weapon-toting protection staff will be relaxed so that firms can apply for a licence to have them on board in danger zones. Until complete safety can be assured, and it can not be, every zone is a danger zone; at best safety is only belief about probability.
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posted on
10/30/2011 9:51:53 AM PDT
by
coloradan
(The US has become a banana republic, except without the bananas - or the republic.)
To: george76
about damn time
I have never understood how motley poorly equipped Muslim bandits in tiny boats could overtake a large modern tanker. Put radar on board and weapons that can sink small craft. If you can’t make radio contact on one approaching your ship, sink it.
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posted on
10/30/2011 9:59:35 AM PDT
by
FreeAtlanta
(Fight for Liberty)
To: coloradan
The old sheriff was attending an awards dinner when a lady commented on his wearing his sidearm.
‘Sheriff, I see you have your pistol. Are you expecting trouble?’
‘No Ma’am. If I were expecting trouble, I would have brought my shotgun.’
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posted on
10/30/2011 9:59:54 AM PDT
by
george76
(Ward Churchill : Fake Indian, Fake Scholarship, and Fake Art)
To: george76
I dunno, I still like the Russian solution...
"Apparently they all have died"
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posted on
10/30/2011 10:00:06 AM PDT
by
FunkyZero
("It's not about duck hunting !")
To: FunkyZero
Catch and release, comrade.....
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posted on
10/30/2011 10:08:18 AM PDT
by
GenXteacher
(He that hath no stomach for this fight, let him depart!)
To: george76
Bring back the commerce raiders, then when the pirates are cleaned up go after the illegal fishing in their waters.
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posted on
10/30/2011 10:20:10 AM PDT
by
Dawggie
To: george76
There aren’t very many British-registered ships around. Its not a popular “flag of convenience”.
Perhaps a few more vessels will be shifted to British registration because of this, but based on the numbers its insignificant in itself.
However, it could start a change with the shipowners and insurers.
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posted on
10/30/2011 10:32:03 AM PDT
by
buwaya
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