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Somalis say U.S. fired first in high-seas gunbattle
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| Sunday, March 19, 2006
Posted on 03/19/2006 8:29:23 AM PST by river rat
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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.
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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.")
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)
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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. ©)
To: Squantos
To: garyhope
It was preemptive retaliation. ;-)
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posted on
03/19/2006 10:27:18 AM PST
by
verity
(The MSM is comprised of useless eaters)
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....
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posted on
03/19/2006 10:27:50 AM PST
by
TheBattman
(Islam (and liberalism)- the cult of Satan and a Cancer on Society)
To: Tijeras_Slim
Yep just a boatload of gamy-wardens with PG7's looking for poachers........:o)
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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. ©)
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.
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posted on
03/19/2006 10:33:31 AM PST
by
duckln
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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posted on
03/19/2006 10:42:40 AM PST
by
MaineVoter2002
(http://jednet207.tripod.com/PoliticalLinks.html)
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... :-)
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posted on
03/19/2006 10:47:45 AM PST
by
Conservative Canuck
(The Voice of One Crying in the Wilderness)
To: river rat
Sorry Sammie. Tell it to the DemocRATS. They love you guys.
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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)
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.
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posted on
03/19/2006 10:50:04 AM PST
by
Fruitbat
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 :).
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posted on
03/19/2006 10:51:16 AM PST
by
Malsua
To: garyhope
I agree :) The crews of the 5 inch guns need in on the fun too :)
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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.)
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!
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posted on
03/19/2006 11:55:21 AM PST
by
Cincinnatus.45-70
(Patriotism to DemocRats is like sunlight to Dracula.)
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.
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posted on
03/19/2006 1:04:06 PM PST
by
gafusa
To: csvset
Never bring a rowboat to a fight with a battleship. Big dummies.
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posted on
03/19/2006 2:09:57 PM PST
by
CodeToad
To: river rat
Especially when plentiful Red Sea sharks are more than willing to clean up the mess.
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posted on
03/19/2006 5:19:17 PM PST
by
Travis McGee
(--- www.EnemiesForeignAndDomestic.com ---)
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!
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posted on
03/19/2006 5:32:41 PM PST
by
Fruitbat
To: Fruitbat
I really think the 5" crews need real word practice
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posted on
03/20/2006 8:42:34 AM PST
by
vrwc0915
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