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U.S. Navy Seizes Pirate Ship Off Somalia
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| January 22, 2005
| Jim Krane
Posted on 01/22/2006 9:05:56 AM PST by Nick Danger
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To: Nick Danger
send all offenders to the bottom.
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posted on
01/22/2006 9:09:50 AM PST
by
Vaquero
("An armed society is a polite society" Robert Heinlein)
To: Nick Danger
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posted on
01/22/2006 9:11:18 AM PST
by
Cannoneer No. 4
("Amateurs study tactics. Professionals study logistics.")
To: Nick Danger
Somalia has had no effective government since 1991, when warlords ousted a dictatorship and then turned on each other, carving the nation of 8.2 million into a patchwork of fiefdoms. Thanks to William Jefferson Clintoon.
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posted on
01/22/2006 9:11:58 AM PST
by
Pontiac
(Ignorance of the law is no excuse, ignorance of your rights can be fatal.)
To: Nick Danger
pirates had fired on the MV Delta Ranger, a Bahamian-flagged bulk carrierHow about the Bahamians protect their own damn ships?
To: Nick Danger
Too bad prizes are no longer taken to admiralty court, sold, and the proceeds split among the crew.
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posted on
01/22/2006 9:18:26 AM PST
by
Jacquerie
(Democrats soil institutions)
To: Cannoneer No. 4
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posted on
01/22/2006 9:18:42 AM PST
by
Cannoneer No. 4
("Amateurs study tactics. Professionals study logistics.")
To: Nick Danger
Hull-Ryde said the Navy was still investigating the incident and would discuss with international authorities what to do with the detained men. No need to discuss anything. They wanna be pirates.... let 'em walk the plank!
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posted on
01/22/2006 9:23:04 AM PST
by
Just Lori
(Oh my soul, be prepared to meet Him who knows how to ask questions.)
To: Nick Danger
Simple, they walk the plank.
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posted on
01/22/2006 9:24:39 AM PST
by
wildbill
To: Nick Danger
...to determine which were pirates and which were legitimate crew members, Hull-Ryde said. That's an interesting distinction! Is it a pay-grade thing? "Congratulations, Ahmed! You are being promoted from legitimate crew member to pirate! Your parents must be proud!"
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posted on
01/22/2006 9:31:21 AM PST
by
COBOL2Java
(Freedom isn't free, but the men and women of the military will pay most of your share)
To: Nick Danger
The crew used a weapon that directs earsplitting noise at attackers, then sped away. A weapon of mass destruction, indeed...
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posted on
01/22/2006 9:35:39 AM PST
by
COBOL2Java
(Freedom isn't free, but the men and women of the military will pay most of your share)
To: Spanaway Lori
Not a good thing for a pirate to see in his rear-view mirror...
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posted on
01/22/2006 9:38:23 AM PST
by
COBOL2Java
(Freedom isn't free, but the men and women of the military will pay most of your share)
To: Nick Danger
Has anyone asked Kofi if the US acted prematurely?
To: COBOL2Java
You got THAT right! Love your tagline.
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posted on
01/22/2006 9:42:02 AM PST
by
Just Lori
(Oh my soul, be prepared to meet Him who knows how to ask questions.)
To: COBOL2Java
You might want to read it again. It says the ship was taken SIX DAYS ago by the pirates. It seems the crew was being forced to sail the thing.
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posted on
01/22/2006 9:47:25 AM PST
by
HoustonCurmudgeon
(Justice and "The Law" are not always the same thing.)
To: Nick Danger
What will Mauren 'Dhowd' have to say about this abuse of the open seas. The nerve of the US Navy to seize these free marketeers. ;-)
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posted on
01/22/2006 9:50:35 AM PST
by
NormsRevenge
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To: HoustonCurmudgeon
It seems the crew was being forced to sail the thing. Or so they say.
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posted on
01/22/2006 10:31:51 AM PST
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COBOL2Java
(Freedom isn't free, but the men and women of the military will pay most of your share)
To: Nick Danger
An appropriate name for a US warship. And well done Squids!
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posted on
01/22/2006 10:37:19 AM PST
by
armydawg1
(" America must win this war..." PVT Martin Treptow, KIA, WW1)
To: Nick Danger
Many shipping companies resort to paying ransoms, saying they have few alternatives.Why not hire a squad of snipers with high powered rifles to join the crew as security? Surely "Soldier of Fortune" readers would line up for the work.
To: Spanaway Lori
"Somali pirates?" Gee, what religion is dominant in Somalia? These are MUSLIM TERRORISTS.
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posted on
01/22/2006 10:44:15 AM PST
by
Pete98
(After his defeat by the Son of God, Satan changed his name to Allah and started over.)
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