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US Navy holds 6 suspected pirates after battle
hostednews ^ | 20 minutes ago | BRIAN MURPHY

Posted on 04/10/2010 10:09:39 AM PDT by JoeProBono

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — A U.S. warship captured six suspected pirates Saturday after a battle off the Horn of Africa — the Navy's third direct encounter with seafaring bandits in less than two weeks.

The Navy has taken at least 21 suspected pirates since March 31 in the violence-plagued waters off Somalia and nearby regions, where U.S. warships are part of an international anti-piracy flotilla....

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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: captured; jpb; maritime; navy; pirates; somalipirates; usnavy
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To: noah

No.

Just make them bleed, then throw them over.


21 posted on 04/10/2010 6:46:16 PM PDT by metmom (Welfare was never meant to be a career choice.)
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