1 posted on
06/02/2007 7:39:05 PM PDT by
SmithL
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To: SmithL
Pirates of the Arab-bean!!!
38 posted on
06/02/2007 9:51:08 PM PDT by
rfp1234
(Nothing is better than eternal happiness. A ham sandwich is better than nothing. Therefore...)
To: SmithL
What in the h$ll would the Somalis do if the French DID intervene? Send out their Navy and engage the French? This is rediculous, especially considering that it was an EU ship.
42 posted on
06/02/2007 10:42:25 PM PDT by
lafroste
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To: SmithL
I hope that this was their only cargo.
44 posted on
06/02/2007 11:41:55 PM PDT by
anymouse
To: SmithL
I guess we’ll see what Sarkozy does about this French naval commander...
46 posted on
06/03/2007 3:22:56 AM PDT by
ovrtaxt
(I would rather vote for Lindsay Lohan than Lindsey Graham.)
To: SmithL
I’ve said this before, and I’ll say it again...
A shipping company could probably make a huge amount of money if, in addition to the freight they’re hauling, were to have a number of luxury berths, and 8 or so pintle mounted M-2 .50cal machineguns. Then the ship goes through pirate infested waters, and the “pirate tourists” get to man the guns and open fire on any pirate ships that approach. Of course, just like when you hire a guide for a hunt, there would be a number of professionals on board, with additional and heavier weapons, just in case.
I’ll bet they’d clean up, and it might just help with the piracy problem.
Mark
48 posted on
06/03/2007 3:34:09 AM PDT by
MarkL
(Environmental heretics should be burned at the stake, in a "Carbon Neutral" way...)
To: SmithL
“pirates”
Yup, just like the “youths” in the Paris suburbs.
My guess is that the “pirates” belong to the same ideology group as the “youths” - the headchopper/neckslicer group.
To: SmithL
We need to bring back the Q-ship. When the “pirates” attack, we can send them to Davey Jones.
53 posted on
06/03/2007 6:09:19 AM PDT by
reg45
To: SmithL
“could not enter Somali waters”
Enter anyway. What the hell is Somalia going to do about it? Nothing because they HAVE NO NAVY. Grow some balls France!
57 posted on
06/03/2007 9:17:08 AM PDT by
rfreedom4u
(My Freedom of speech trumps your feelings!)
To: SmithL
Maybe the French had to wait to see what the conditions of surrender were being offered by the Pirates, before they turned their warship over to them?
58 posted on
06/03/2007 12:07:36 PM PDT by
Bringbackthedraft
(Time to get your election bumper sticker ready. "Impeach Hillary 09".)
To: SmithL
He said a French naval vessel in the area had confirmed the ship was hijacked but was unable to intervene because it could not enter Somali waters.I must first confess total ignorance of maritime law.
But I would be flabbergasted, literally if international laws and agreements concerning piracy do not address this issue in a more rational way.
59 posted on
06/03/2007 12:13:53 PM PDT by
Publius6961
(MSM: Israelis are killed by rockets; Lebanese are killed by Israelis.)
To: SmithL
Hey...things are lookin' up for Bush...not one
BUSH'S FAULT ;-)
post yet.
61 posted on
06/03/2007 12:17:05 PM PDT by
NordP
(The greatest gift God can give us is LIFE. The greatest gift man can give to another is FREEDOM.)
To: SmithL
French are still French and will always be French. They are cheese eating surrender monkeys.
63 posted on
06/03/2007 12:27:11 PM PDT by
racing fan
(Go Team Israel!)
To: SmithL
hmmm, and we keep accepting somolian refugees in to our country...
God our feds are insane.
67 posted on
06/03/2007 2:54:31 PM PDT by
television is just wrong
(Amnesty is when you allow them to return to their country of origin without prosecution.)
To: SmithL
Annnnnd the French come ROARING back into relevancy!
72 posted on
06/03/2007 5:23:33 PM PDT by
omega4179
(El 43.o presidente de los Estados Unidos De Norteamérica Jorge W Bush)
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