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U.S. ship captain held by pirates off Somalia, has been freed,
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Posted on 04/12/2009 10:25:08 AM PDT by Ladycalif

U.S. ship captain held by pirates off Somalia, has been freed, senior U.S. official says. Three of four pirates killed.

(Excerpt) Read more at cnn.com ...


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: 444; alabama; maritime; navyseals; owned; piracy; pirates; rescue; richardphillps; seals; somalia; somaliapirates; somalipirates; usnavy
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To: freedumb2003; MeanWestTexan

Actually, the Captain alive is more than 99% good. The other less than 1% is four dead pirates. One is alive. Hope he likes “watersports”. Maybe they can bring back Dick Cheney as a senior adviser.


61 posted on 04/12/2009 10:34:32 AM PDT by Lonesome in Massachussets (The death cult wants death, the Israelis want peace. I, for one, see only one solution.)
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To: holyscroller
Because, *O* promised his lawyers at least one, so his lawyers can defend him in court. Ya know, show how badly we treat pirates, possibly charge the braves rescuers with torture etc...
62 posted on 04/12/2009 10:34:39 AM PDT by tiredoflaundry
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To: Ladycalif
"Don’t Jump on A ship called the “Alabama.”

Audemus jura nostra defendere

63 posted on 04/12/2009 10:34:39 AM PDT by blam
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To: Ladycalif

And now it’s time to level their lair of Eyl, Somalia.

http://maps.google.com/maps?q=eyl%2C%20somalia&oe=utf-8&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a&um=1&ie=UTF-8&sa=N&hl=en&tab=wl

There also are apparently some YouTube vids of the newly enriched pirate town of Eyl, I haven’t see them but was informed they’re out there.


64 posted on 04/12/2009 10:35:03 AM PDT by angkor
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To: Glenn

My bets was a US Navy Seal Team swimming up to the boat and killing the pirates with supressed weapons at night.


65 posted on 04/12/2009 10:35:09 AM PDT by ChinaThreat (3)
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To: Ladycalif
Freed? WTH? He was RESCUED!!!
66 posted on 04/12/2009 10:35:15 AM PDT by spectre (Spectre's wife ("Never give in, Never give in, Never give in" Winston Churchill)
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To: Ladycalif
Freed? WTH? He was RESCUED!!!
67 posted on 04/12/2009 10:35:19 AM PDT by spectre (Spectre's wife ("Never give in, Never give in, Never give in" Winston Churchill)
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To: Ladycalif

Wow, so did Hussein negotiate with ‘em? LOL.


68 posted on 04/12/2009 10:35:26 AM PDT by Recovering_Democrat (I'm SO glad I no longer belong to the party of Dependence on Government!)
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To: MindBender26

I’m probably wrong, but when we heard about the Navy vessel coming close to the ‘lifeboat’ then roaring off, the thought that came to me wsx that the SEALs were hanging on to the side and dropped off unseen near the pirate boat, then attacked a little later.

Can hardly wait for the real story to come out.


69 posted on 04/12/2009 10:35:49 AM PDT by savedbygrace (You are only leading if someone follows. Otherwise, you just wandered off... [Smokin' Joe])
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To: holyscroller
Why were’nt the “pirates” ALL killed?

Because then there would be nobody left for Obama to pardon and set free on American Soil.
70 posted on 04/12/2009 10:35:49 AM PDT by Safrguns
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To: Ladycalif

It will be a long tine until we know what happened - that is a good thing. Keep the pirates guessing!


71 posted on 04/12/2009 10:35:55 AM PDT by Mike Darancette (We have nothing to fear but Obama himself.)
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To: saquin

Iraq was a disaster for terrorists.

We still have terrorists.

Afghanistan was a disaster for terrorists.

We still have terrorists.

(Although they have not attacked on US soil since 9-11)

This took too long.

If we now take out the ports and the pirate bases and the other pirate boats I will be impressed.


72 posted on 04/12/2009 10:36:02 AM PDT by Kansas58
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To: Ladycalif

Pizza for everybody! Huzzah!

73 posted on 04/12/2009 10:36:07 AM PDT by hattend (Sarah Palin has run a fishing business, a city, and a state. All Obama has done is run his mouth.)
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To: Recovering_Democrat

Hell half his advisers wanted him to surrender our coutnry to the pirates. Bill Ayers is sad.


74 posted on 04/12/2009 10:36:35 AM PDT by junta (Not even respectable mainstream conservatives can save liberalism.)
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To: Non-Sequitur
What difference does it make if it took one day or five?

The difference is that our more dangerous enemies have been greatly emboldened by us taking so much time to resolve this problem that could have been solved in the first few hours if not for Obama the defeatist doing nothing about it. They know that Obama is the weakest President ever and they are going to cause us a lot of harm because of this.

75 posted on 04/12/2009 10:36:38 AM PDT by jveritas (God Bless our brave troops)
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To: Mr. Mojo
That's regarding the original ship hijacking and hostage taking. Has nothing to do with the rescue of Captain Phillips on the lifeboat a few hours ago. No details forthcoming yet on how this rescue was achieved.
76 posted on 04/12/2009 10:36:57 AM PDT by lonevoice (This tagline is identical to the one you are reading)
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To: Ladycalif

Navy must have been released to do what the Navy does.


77 posted on 04/12/2009 10:37:27 AM PDT by topfile
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To: freedumb2003
Obama and Axelrod read the polls.

What happens when we need a FAST decision, before the polling can take place?

78 posted on 04/12/2009 10:37:34 AM PDT by Kansas58
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To: lonevoice

I see. Thanks.


79 posted on 04/12/2009 10:38:01 AM PDT by Mr. Mojo
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To: al baby
Al babie, you need to give a hint of political views to prevent unnecessary bombardment:-()
80 posted on 04/12/2009 10:38:08 AM PDT by geo40xyz (BE PREPARED: Geo The Engineer so smart, he doesn't need a TelePrompter to speak. Unlike the AH:-))
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