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Somalis say U.S. fired first in high-seas gunbattle
CNN.com ^ | Sunday, March 19, 2006

Posted on 03/19/2006 8:29:23 AM PST by river rat

MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) -- Somali militiamen who skirmished with U.S. Navy vessels claimed Sunday they did not fire the first shot and that they had been patrolling Somali waters to stop illegal fishing vessels.

On Saturday, two U.S. Navy ships exchanged gunfire with suspected pirates off the coast of Somalia, killing one suspect and wounding five others. (Full story)

It said that the incident took place on international waters and the Navy had taken 12 suspects, including the wounded, into custody after the gunbattle.

Saleban Aadan Barqad, a spokesman for the militias, confirmed the casualties Sunday to The Associated Press.

He said that in total 27 Somali militiamen had been patrolling off the Somali coast before the gunbattle. Fourteen returned to shore safely, Barqad said on two-way radio from the central Somali town of Harardhere.

The militiamen, "were in an operation to protect the country's sea resources from illicit exploitation by foreign vessels," Barqad said............

SNIP....

On Friday, Kenyan Foreign Affairs Minister Raphael Tuju renewed a call for a peacekeeping mission to Somalia to help disarm the country's various militias.

SNIP....

(Excerpt) Read more at cnn.com ...


TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: africa; cockroaches; islamists; liars; maritime; murderers; pirates; somalia; somalis; usn; usscapestgeorge; ussgonzalez
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To: river rat
Somali militiamen who skirmished with U.S. Navy vessels claimed Sunday they did not fire the first shot and that they had been patrolling Somali waters to stop illegal fishing vessels.

Yeah. Right. And I'll take vanilla.

41 posted on 03/19/2006 10:20:19 AM PST by yankeedame ("Oh, I can take it but I'd much rather dish it out.")
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To: river rat

I will suggest that Saleban Aadan Barqad attended the spokesman sh*t'n shineola school of Baghdad Bob and is full of sh*t.......:o)


42 posted on 03/19/2006 10:22:43 AM PST by Squantos (Be polite. Be professional. But, have a plan to kill everyone you meet. ©)
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To: Squantos

Hey, we fired last too.


43 posted on 03/19/2006 10:24:19 AM PST by Tijeras_Slim
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To: garyhope

It was preemptive retaliation. ;-)


44 posted on 03/19/2006 10:27:18 AM PST by verity (The MSM is comprised of useless eaters)
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To: Bret

I didn't know that Somali's are of Arab descent....

Unless you meant Moose-lip followers of the Pedophile satan-pawn Mohammed....


45 posted on 03/19/2006 10:27:50 AM PST by TheBattman (Islam (and liberalism)- the cult of Satan and a Cancer on Society)
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To: Tijeras_Slim

Yep just a boatload of gamy-wardens with PG7's looking for poachers........:o)


46 posted on 03/19/2006 10:31:44 AM PST by Squantos (Be polite. Be professional. But, have a plan to kill everyone you meet. ©)
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To: B.O. Plenty
Wow! When Reid and Durbin get wind of this, the fur will fly. It's another quiver for Feingold in his drive to impeach W.

Imagine, not getting permission from Congress to attack navies of foreign peace loving nations. Especially when they're citizens of the UN.

47 posted on 03/19/2006 10:33:31 AM PST by duckln
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To: All

The way the Bush WH has been giving in so much lately to the MSM I would suspect that from now on our navy ships will sail unarmed. I was so disappointed to hear on Laura Ingraham that the GITMO prisoners are actually treated nicely... I mean... Rush's Camp Gitmo Parody has become a reality! The philosohy is "We give them carrots and if they misbehave we can take a carrot or two away from them. That's the punnishment." No wonder the President's poll numbers are down. A shame. It really is. So, it wont surprise me if the next time we end up with another USS Cole incident.

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48 posted on 03/19/2006 10:42:40 AM PST by MaineVoter2002 (http://jednet207.tripod.com/PoliticalLinks.html)
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To: river rat

"Somali Militiamen" says it all. They can call themselves what they want, they're still PIRATES. And if the U.S. had fired first, all that would be left is a few sticks and chum for the sharks... :-)


49 posted on 03/19/2006 10:47:45 AM PST by Conservative Canuck (The Voice of One Crying in the Wilderness)
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To: river rat

Sorry Sammie. Tell it to the DemocRATS. They love you guys.


50 posted on 03/19/2006 10:48:28 AM PST by FlingWingFlyer (Sacrificing unity and national identity for "diversity" and "multiculturalism" is a really dumb idea)
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To: river rat
Somalia, another turd world toilet - made so by Islam.

Semper Fi

And a Semper Fi back to you!

Indeed. They must have confused one of our frigates with a fishing vessel and made a bee line for it. Ya have to remember that the Somalian educational system is only a cut above ours.

51 posted on 03/19/2006 10:50:04 AM PST by Fruitbat
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To: Fatuncle
Load them with pig offal in a plastic bag, one which air-bursts and paints the whole target with blood and guts. And advertise what you are doing and will do

Excellent. Pig entrails. Now the idea is taking shape :).

52 posted on 03/19/2006 10:51:16 AM PST by Malsua
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To: garyhope

I agree :) The crews of the 5 inch guns need in on the fun too :)


53 posted on 03/19/2006 10:52:17 AM PST by Paul_Denton (The U.N. Building. What a joke! They turned it into low rent housing. It's a dump.)
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To: Fruitbat

My recollection of one account said the Navy fired after these "militiamen" pointed RPGs at them. If so, the militiamen are getting more education: Just point a weapon at the USN, and you're GONE. After the Cole, you don't get to shoot first!


54 posted on 03/19/2006 11:55:21 AM PST by Cincinnatus.45-70 (Patriotism to DemocRats is like sunlight to Dracula.)
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To: river rat

The Navy made a big error. Instead of small arms and boarding, they should have just used the deck gun, that way the terrorists would not be alive to object.


55 posted on 03/19/2006 1:04:06 PM PST by gafusa
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To: csvset

Never bring a rowboat to a fight with a battleship. Big dummies.


56 posted on 03/19/2006 2:09:57 PM PST by CodeToad
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To: river rat

Especially when plentiful Red Sea sharks are more than willing to clean up the mess.


57 posted on 03/19/2006 5:19:17 PM PST by Travis McGee (--- www.EnemiesForeignAndDomestic.com ---)
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To: Cincinnatus.45-70
My recollection of one account said the Navy fired after these "militiamen" pointed RPGs at them. If so, the militiamen are getting more education: Just point a weapon at the USN, and you're GONE. After the Cole, you don't get to shoot first!

Refreshing change of pace that would be! Thanks!

58 posted on 03/19/2006 5:32:41 PM PST by Fruitbat
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To: Fruitbat

I really think the 5" crews need real word practice


59 posted on 03/20/2006 8:42:34 AM PST by vrwc0915
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