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US Navy Frigate Attacked by Pirates (Dumb Criminal Alert)
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| April 1, 2010
| JASON STRAZIUSO
Posted on 04/01/2010 11:37:40 AM PDT by politicalmerc
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Captain to crew: "What in the hell are they doing?"
Crew: "Shooting at us Captain."
Captain: "Do we have anything small enough to just disable them?"
To: politicalmerc
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posted on
04/01/2010 11:38:39 AM PDT
by
Woebama
(Never, never, never quit)
To: politicalmerc
The Nicholas:
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posted on
04/01/2010 11:40:12 AM PDT
by
Little Pig
(Vi Veri Veniversum Vivus Vici.)
To: politicalmerc
Definitely proves that latter-day Q-ships would solve the pirate problem!
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posted on
04/01/2010 11:40:17 AM PDT
by
catnipman
(Cat Nipman: Made from The Right Stuff)
To: politicalmerc
With Obama as CIC, there was a more than 50% chance that the rules of engagement would require the US Navy to surrender.
So not as stupid as one thinks.
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posted on
04/01/2010 11:40:27 AM PDT
by
TheThirdRuffian
(Nothing to see here. Move along.)
To: TheThirdRuffian
Probably right but this is the best laugh I’ve had in a long time.
The image just makes me giggle.
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posted on
04/01/2010 11:44:25 AM PDT
by
Sequoyah101
(Half of the population is below average)
To: Little Pig
One of the pirates must’ve been dyslexic and mistook the ship’s number 47 for a vessel carrying their 74 virgins...
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posted on
04/01/2010 11:46:59 AM PDT
by
bcsco
(Obama: Hokus Pokus POTUS)
To: catnipman
Definitely proves that latter-day Q-ships would solve the pirate problem! I've been recommending that for some time now....plus it'd be fun. Mount a vulcan and vaporize pirates.
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posted on
04/01/2010 11:47:17 AM PDT
by
highlander_UW
(Happiness doesn't come from owning something; it comes from being a part of something)
To: politicalmerc
Is the Navy sure this isn’t an extension of the dem party? When stupid is mentioned they’re the first bunch I think of.
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posted on
04/01/2010 11:49:40 AM PDT
by
556x45
To: highlander_UW
I’m amazed they didn’t just sink the ship. They surely had to shoot carefully not to really do damage.
To: politicalmerc
What a waste. They should have just destroyed them both, and then filled an incident report. Left the corpses to the sharks.
A few dozen pirates never coming home again would stop the movement dead.WORD.
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posted on
04/01/2010 11:50:18 AM PDT
by
Candor7
(Now's the time to ante up against the Obama Fascist Junta ( member NRA))
To: politicalmerc
Damn, I know it'd been overkill, but I'd be damned if I wouldn't have been tempted to use a Tomahawk or whatever they carry on those ships.
Que Southpark: "It's coming right for us!!!"
LOL
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posted on
04/01/2010 11:57:04 AM PDT
by
lovecraft
(Specialization is for insects.)
To: politicalmerc
Im amazed they didnt just sink the ship. They surely had to shoot carefully not to really do damage. I expect they were taking their lead from the commander in chief and decided to read them their "rights" as pirates instead of removing a blight from the world.
What do you bet they're getting fed better than they ever were in their normal life.
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posted on
04/01/2010 11:58:24 AM PDT
by
highlander_UW
(Happiness doesn't come from owning something; it comes from being a part of something)
To: lovecraft
Either that or maybe they should have let the pirates, “board” the Navy ship. That would have been interesting....
To: politicalmerc
Looking up...
The ship has:
One OTO Melara Mk 75 76 mm caliber naval gun
Two Mk 32 triple-tube launchers for Mark 46 torpedoes
One Vulcan Phalanx CIWS
Four .50-cal machine guns.
My bet is they had to use the .50 cals so as not to vaporize the boat.
To: antiRepublicrat
‘Love that Phalanx- verrrrrrrrrng.
I’m wondering if this is a Mouse that Roared strategy.
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posted on
04/01/2010 12:19:34 PM PDT
by
PfromHoGro
(Sarah Palin: Revenge of the Mrs. Degree.)
To: antiRepublicrat
Just the image of a Phalanx opening up on them makes me laugh.
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posted on
04/01/2010 12:22:34 PM PDT
by
Brett66
(Where government advances, and it advances relentlessly , freedom is imperiled -Janice Rogers Brown)
To: politicalmerc
Hey, for all these jihadists knew, Hussein might have issued orders to not return fire on his fellow Muslim pirates.
To: politicalmerc
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posted on
04/01/2010 12:23:37 PM PDT
by
FlingWingFlyer
(Help! I've been Alinskyed by the Obamanoids and I can't get up!)
To: 556x45
Why are they taking prisoners? Set some examples out there FCS! Get some Marines!
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posted on
04/01/2010 12:36:01 PM PDT
by
STD
(Sorry Islam-Obama's Mounted the Red Horse Now)
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