Posted on 02/19/2011 2:03:36 PM PST by La Enchiladita
NAIROBI (KTLA) -- U.S. military officials say they're prepared to rescue four Americans who are reportedly aboard a yacht that was hijacked by Somali pirates in the Indian Ocean.
On Friday, a distress signal was sent by the boat from the middle of the Indian Ocean, according to the French news agency AFP.
The hijacking was first reported by Ecoterra International, which monitors regional maritime activity.
Ecoterra said the S/V Quest was seized 240 nautical miles (275 miles) off the coast of Oman.
Two of the four U.S. citizens being held captive aboard the S/V Quest have been identified as Scott and Jean Adam, the owners of the boat.
The other two people have not been identified.
The boldness and violence of the pirates is an ominous development, especially taken with all the other destabilization occurring in the world while Weak Willie holds the office of POTUS.
An old drinking buddy of mine got one of those mail order preacher certificates, but that did not change the fact the he was a first class a hole. Another one I went to school with claims he saw the light and is a preacher, the sorry a hole is still the same sorry a hole I went to school with. You are known as what you are not what you claim to be.
Their web site (svquest.com) was working yesterday... today someone took it down. I wonder if the family put something anti-Obama or something on it. Odd.
“Scott Adam is a master of divinity graduate from Fuller Theological Seminary in Pasadena, Calif. He also received a master of theology from the school in 2010, says Fred Messick, Fuller’s associate vice president of public affairs.”
You might want to re-evaluate your prejudices in light of information.
I guess you feel the same way about our troops who go into harm’s way.
Being totally safe and cowering behind a computer 24/7 just isn’t for everyone, old chum.
Damn fool, I am a vet are you. And that does not have one thing to do with the conduct of a private citizen. USAF. 67-71; Now kiss my* **
On top of being proven wrong in all your assertions in this discussion, you show that although you were an officer (right?), you’re not a gentleman.
You are a fruit cake, and no I was not proved wrong on anything. Since all I said was it was not the taxpayer response to bail out every stupid fool that wants to put himself in harms way. It is called self responsible. And rugged individualism.
Reminder ping.
Prez Flustercluck farting around and treating piracy like a domestic crime... and these folks are dead.
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