Unconfirmed photo from Drudge.
Posted on 04/11/2009 11:50:44 AM PDT by GVnana
Pirates seize 10 Italians in U.S.-owned tugboat
11 Apr 2009
By Duncan Miriri
NAIROBI, April 11 (Reuters) - Pirates captured a U.S.-owned and Italian-flagged tugboat with 16 crew including 10 Italians on Saturday in the latest hijacking in the busy Gulf of Aden.
"We can confirm that 10 Italians were kidnapped but we have no further details," an Italian foreign ministry official said.
Andrew Mwangura, of the Mombasa-based East African Seafarers' Assistance Programme, said the crew were believed to be unharmed on the tugboat, which he added was operated from the United Arab Emirates.
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Yep, they’re getting more bold, thanks to the fact that many other countries have made them bold, over the years of these countries paying ransoms...
Now, these other countries would love to have Obama get the U.S. *entangled* in this mess and have us pay to “bail them out” of the pirate mess.
No more bailouts as we’re paying enough money as it is... Why *pay more* for our military to save their sorry butts.... LOL...
Get our people out and the get the U.S. out of there...
And *definitely* don’t let Obama “take advantage” of this situation to make himself look “presidential”.... LOL... (no “foreign adventures” by Obama...)...
Everyone’s becoming more daring and violent since AliBama took office. Rogue state leaders, two-bit pirates, you name it. AliBama and the 40 thieves is going to be the ongoing theme of this administration.
I don’t understand why none of these ships have guns to protect themselves, and how can 4 pirates overtake a ship with 20 or 30 men on board? Also why doesn’t our spineless president do like the French president did? He shot the so called pirates and killed them all no messing around.I guarantee you they won’t try to take another French owned ship.
... as Obama enjoys his pizza.
Evidently it’s marine standard practice that NO guns are on board due to possibilities of MUTINY....however, like someone else said, why don’t they hire independent security?
Unconfirmed photo from Drudge.
/scarcasm on
But the world might get mad at us if we do something bad to them, and it would tarnish our image.
/scarcasm off
If we can’t deal with two-bit pirates, there’s something seriously wrong. It may not have been our problem in the past, but it is now. I guess he’s been so busy ignoring the constitution and founding principles that he’s rather clueless that the executive branch is obligated to fix it and pronto.
Whoops, here we go again.
Obama must start a dialogue with these poor misguided people.
Maybe if he meets with their leader he will bow and curtsey again.
There is only one way to deal with this. find the mother ship have the Marines board her and subdue the crew. Then land a brigade of Marines and mop up the flotsam and jetsome in Somalia.
But Obama would never allow that. Hmmm, maybe he should send Hillary or Holbrooke to broker a deal?
Yeah, I know. My punctuation sucks.
“Get out of there” and go where?
Are we to cede the sea lanes to pirates?
And Nancy and Harry too!
Ask those other countries who have been “appeasing” over the years. They’re the ones who have created the problem. Let them solve it...
Or..., they can come over to the White House, crawling on their hands and knees, and ask the U.S. to solve it for them... begging us...
And don’t forget to “show me the money” if they expect us to do something to “bail them out”...
Now there's a thought. How do we translate it into 0bamese, a language with three words: hope, change, believe? "Obligated" is not in his lexicon.
Didn't Harvard do a great job with him?
Maybe the French GIGN will perform a rescue since our chain of command seems to lack the testicular fortitude.
Speaking of Hillary Clinton, can you tell me what this woman is laughing at?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ii_c3B5AasI
Sad day when we look to the French for an example.
Well, the French did blow up the Rainbow Warrior,
so they can’t be all bad.
It wasn’t until America fought the terrorists back on the Barbary Coast did the countries that created that particular mess stop appeasing those pirates and fought them back as well.
The have attacked us now. Why do you want us cut and run? Are you expecting someone to bail us out?
Somebody needs to photoshop a nice “Saudi Owned” signed across Obama’s behind.
This picture is from the French yacht hijacking.
Any word on the nationality of the other 6 people?
Nope, I’m not expecting anyone to bail us out... LOL...
But, obviously others expect *us* to bail them out... :-)
This must be a very taxing time for Obama,...being tested again and again. Luckily for us, Joe Biden has warned us of how difficult a period this testing time will become. ;^(
Well..., if this is what the “testing” was — that he was talking about... this is nothing... :-)
I would hope that this would be the full extent of the “testing” of Obama..., because I don’t think he could handle the type of “testing” that we see went on with President Reagan (shown in my lists that I gave...).
President Reagan could say to Obama (if Reagan were still alive), “I know ‘testing’ and this ain’t no testing.”
Federalist #11 — Alexander Hamilton
http://www.foundingfathers.info/federalistpapers/fedindex.htm
“...we shall discover that the rivalships of the parts would make them checks upon each other, and would frustrate all the tempting advantages which nature has kindly placed within our reach. In a state so insignificant our commerce would be a prey to the wanton intermeddlings of all nations at war with each other; who, having nothing to fear from us, would with little scruple or remorse, supply their wants by depredations on our property as often as it fell in their way. The rights of neutrality will only be respected when they are defended by an adequate power. A nation, despicable by its weakness, forfeits even the privilege of being neutral.
Under a vigorous national government, the natural strength and resources of the country, directed to a common interest, would baffle all the combinations of European jealousy to restrain our growth. This situation would even take away the motive to such combinations, by inducing an impracticability of success. An active commerce, an extensive navigation, and a flourishing marine would then be the offspring of moral and physical necessity. We might defy the little arts of the little politicians to control or vary the irresistible and unchangeable course of nature...
...The necessity of naval protection to external or maritime commerce does not require a particular elucidation, no more than the conduciveness of that species of commerce to the prosperity of a navy...”
“...Didn’t Harvard do a great job with him?”
How do we know?
Obama doesn’t want ANYONE to see his records !!
These words jumped out: Under a vigorous national government
Ah yes, I remember vigorous national governments, even here in the good ole USA. But what can a wuss in the White House do? I mean, really, his choices are so limited. Can't you understand? Give him a break. Cut him some slack.
Maybe we should have elected his wife, The Dominatrix. She'd enjoy whacking those naughty pirates.
Yoo Hoo, Baracky, can Michelle come out to play?
I'm becoming convinced that he was a plant, a tool of some self-interested sponsor like perhaps Soros or King Saud, who bought his way through schools. My friend suggests that there were probably several guys like Barak being groomed at the same time.
You’re right. I guess the Federalist Papers were written back in the days when our politicians each had a pair, figuratively speaking of course.
I guess the parts that stuck out it me are:
“A nation, despicable by its weakness, forfeits even the privilege of being neutral.”
“This situation [defense of commerce with adequate power]would even take away the motive to such combinations, by inducing an impracticability of success.” Or don’t even think about messing with our merchant ships unless you feel like disturbing a hornet’s nest.
I haven’t found anything yet. Info is coming in bits and drabs.
Looks like things will be looking up for Blackwater after all.
Pirates Hijack Second US Vessel
BBC | 11 April 2009 | Staff
Posted on 04/11/2009 8:35:25 AM PDT by BarnacleCenturion
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