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Posted on 11/17/2008 2:22:32 PM PST by traumer
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To: freeangel
Exactly. It’s not like they can’t afford it.
I say have the US Navy protect American and some allies’(think Columbia, Brittain) ships and let the pirates have the rest. The world hates us anyway so what’s the point in protecting the Chinese/Arab/South American vessels?
We could probably get a sweet deal on some of our major imports by dealing with the pirates.
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posted on
11/17/2008 3:37:12 PM PST
by
Alcibiades
("First come smiles, then lies. Last is gunfire"--Roland Deschain)
To: traumer
HOZE-EM!!!
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posted on
11/17/2008 3:45:36 PM PST
by
Chode
(American Hedonist -)
To: traumer
Send in the cook.
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posted on
11/17/2008 3:47:51 PM PST
by
jetson
To: tcrlaf
Where is Stephan Decatur when you need him?
Stephan Decatur is dead.
Services will be burial at Sea.
In lieu of flowers, send ransom.
There was no surviving relatives.
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posted on
11/17/2008 4:41:53 PM PST
by
RedMonqey
(Embracing my "Inner Redneck")
To: screaminsunshine
Amazing!!
Who is not allowing merchant mariners to be armed? Many of them are likely naval reserve officers—why in world wouldn’t they be armed?
To: bushwon
why in world wouldnt they be armed? Because it's illegal.
L
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posted on
11/17/2008 4:53:12 PM PST
by
Lurker
("America is at that awkward stage. " Claire Wolfe, call your office.)
To: traumer
Don’t let any flotsam or better leave the shores of Somalia for a generation. That should send a reasonable message.
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posted on
11/17/2008 5:09:37 PM PST
by
Paladin2
(No, pundits strongly believe that the proper solution is more dilution.)
To: Lurker
Wow—that is frightening and illogical...Is that some international maritime law?
To: bushwon
The companies and government will not allow us weapons on board. Not even in pirate areas.
To: DonaldC
I posted the essence of this in another thread, but the probable motive for this hijacking is to hold the ship as a hostage [blow up the ship as you suggest and all you have done is kill a few idiots , the crew and succeeded in sinking a 100 million dollar cargo ... and then there is the value of the ship ... the half cocked reaction to 50 million barrels of crude spilled ... and from there, don't get me started.]
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posted on
11/17/2008 9:27:23 PM PST
by
R W Reactionairy
("Everyone is entitled to their own opinion ... but not to their own facts" Daniel Patrick Moynihan)
To: traumer; CaptRon; 2ndDivisionVet; Sub-Driver
History Lesson...
Photograph of ship described as H.M.S. Sirius Star, First Ship In Normandy Invasion, showing the ship from the side, at anchor; above the picture of the ship, are inset photographs of the head and shoulders of three members of the Venables family, two of whom are in sailor’s uniform, and the third in the uniform of one of the womens’ services
Date: 1944
http://www.easington.gov.uk/services/photos/picviewer.asp?next=322
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posted on
11/17/2008 10:32:58 PM PST
by
fishhound
(Church, guns, a fishing rod and a hat light.)
To: R W Reactionairy
OK - so lets not be half cocked.
Split the darn thing from stem to stern and follow up with a arial gasoline vapor bomb to burn off the oil residue.
The 3 month flare should cause pause amongst up and coming pirates.
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posted on
11/17/2008 10:49:08 PM PST
by
bossmechanic
(If all else fails, hit it with a hammer)
To: screaminsunshine
Didn’t know weapons weren’t allowed on the high seas. Heck, I have a saiga 12 when I take my 24’ out on a small lake between AL and GA. But then again, the CA and NY libs probably consider us more dangerous than the average al-quida terrorists. And ya know what?
THEY’RE RIGHT!
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posted on
11/17/2008 10:55:59 PM PST
by
bossmechanic
(If all else fails, hit it with a hammer)
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