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To: a fool in paradise
I'm thinking it is not authority to negotiate, but the negotiating skills in a hostage situation that these folks are looking for. Does the CIA have this type of personnel? I don't know.

Otherwise, it makes sense to me that -- if there are only 2 pirates -- that you get a couple of snipers and count to 3. Cruise on over and pick up the captain. Sink the dingy. Guess that's why I'm not in charge.

35 posted on 04/09/2009 2:39:37 PM PDT by JustaDumbBlonde (America: Home of the Free Because of the Brave)
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To: JustaDumbBlonde

At Waco, they gave up trying to negotiate and decided to make a suicidal man crack instead. Think they’ll try to get the pirates to go for “suicide by cop” here?


37 posted on 04/09/2009 2:41:51 PM PDT by a fool in paradise ( “Saving the New York Times now ranks with saving Darfur as a high-minded cause.”NYTimes Bill Kell)
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To: JustaDumbBlonde

>>>I’m thinking it is not authority to negotiate, but the negotiating skills in a hostage situation that these folks are looking for.

I think you are right. This would be similar to a case where a US embassy is bombed and we send FBI agents to investigate. They have these skills that other federal agencies do not.


40 posted on 04/09/2009 2:45:50 PM PDT by NC28203
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