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(British) Navy to tackle Gulf pirates
The Guardian-Observer ^
| Sunday October 12 2008
| Gaby Hinsliff, political editor
Posted on 10/11/2008 10:46:51 PM PDT by Candor7
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Above: Type 23 Frigate/Great Britain.
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Above: Somali Pirates leaving Harbor
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posted on
10/11/2008 10:46:51 PM PDT
by
Candor7
To: Candor7
Another British hostage situation? LoL
This time with the Somalis?
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posted on
10/11/2008 11:01:09 PM PDT
by
GulfWar1Vet
(God, guns and Sarah Palin. Am I White Trash or what? :<D)
To: Candor7
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posted on
10/11/2008 11:02:24 PM PDT
by
relee
('Till the blue skies drive the dark clouds far away)
To: Candor7
“Above: Somali Pirates leaving Harbor” They have some larger ships (pictures posted in another thread) that act as mother ships.
The larger ships were commandeered in the past.
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posted on
10/11/2008 11:22:11 PM PDT
by
nralife
(www.gunbanobama.com)
To: Candor7
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posted on
10/11/2008 11:34:14 PM PDT
by
Global2010
(Sarah seems to have built her foundation on the Rock)
To: Candor7
The British Navy...why am I not surprised? If it’s not us, its them. The totality of the free world lies under the Anglo-American umbrella.
To: Candor7
I do hope they instruct the sailors that fighting back is the proper and expected thing to do when confronted by pirates.
It would be quite an embarrassment for a British naval vessel to fall prey to somali pirates...
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posted on
10/12/2008 12:20:09 AM PDT
by
Dr.Zoidberg
("Shut the hell up, New York Times, you sanctimonious whining jerks!" - Craig Ferguson)
To: Dr.Zoidberg
Who would take to the high seas with millions of dollars in cargo and not have the weapons and will to fight off some African punks.
Honestly I don't see why everybody is not just shooting small speed boats near Somalia on sight. I'd sink 'em all and let God sort 'em out. I'd paint a Jolly Rodger on the bow for everyone I sank!
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posted on
10/12/2008 1:48:46 AM PDT
by
ME-262
(Stick it to the Man! - Demand term limits now!)
To: Dr.Zoidberg
Agreed! Let them loose.
As Billy Bones would say, "Cut 'em down like that much pork."
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posted on
10/12/2008 3:48:58 AM PDT
by
Jimmy Valentine
(DemocRATS - when they speak, they lie; when they are silent, they are stealing the American Dream)
To: Candor7
“Ahoy there! STOP you pirates or we’ll shout ‘STOP you pirates’ again!!”
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posted on
10/12/2008 5:43:41 AM PDT
by
Postman
To: Candor7
“Ahoy there! STOP you pirates or we’ll shout ‘STOP you pirates’ again!!”
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posted on
10/12/2008 5:44:35 AM PDT
by
Postman
To: Postman
Oooops!....sorry about that double post.
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posted on
10/12/2008 5:46:50 AM PDT
by
Postman
To: Candor7
That is what the Somali Pirates will say when they see that boat. “Frigate!, I’m out of here”
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posted on
10/12/2008 6:01:45 AM PDT
by
70th Division
(If we lose the Republic we have lost it all.)
To: Candor7
![Image and video hosting by TinyPic](http://i36.tinypic.com/zthyxu.jpg)
P-p-p-pirates?!? Will my I-pod be safe?!?
Prayers for the real men and women of the British Navy.
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posted on
10/12/2008 6:27:27 AM PDT
by
Caipirabob
(Communists... Socialists... Democrats...Traitors... Who can tell the difference?)
To: Candor7
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posted on
10/12/2008 6:31:42 AM PDT
by
mewzilla
(In politics the middle way is none at all. John Adams)
To: Candor7
Solutions offered...
I can hear the Spectre team laughing, flying away..."Ransom Paid!"
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posted on
10/12/2008 7:04:46 AM PDT
by
Issaquahking
(Maverick Barracuda voter! Drill baby drill!!)
To: nralife
They have some larger ships (pictures posted in another thread) that act as mother ships. The larger ships were commandeered in the past.>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
I couldn't find any larger ship photographs although I tried.Maybe I need better search terms.
What many may have missed in this thread is the fact that "Private Security Firms" working in Iraq may get involved. We might see Blackwater teams on some ships, paid by Lloyds of London.
I have a feeling that if that is the case, we are about to see a fair collection of dead pirates in the future, and the larger pirate ships holed and sunk using shoulder launched anti-tank missiles.
That is a job I would apply for ;-)
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posted on
10/12/2008 7:53:46 AM PDT
by
Candor7
(Fascism? All it takes is for good men to say nothing, ( member NRA)
To: Candor7
"I couldn't find any larger ship photographs although I tried.Maybe I need better search terms."![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/28/Dhow_in_Indian_Ocean.jpg/800px-Dhow_in_Indian_Ocean.jpg)
A modern dhow suspected of piracy
You should be able to find some more pictures here:
http://www.icc-ccs.org/main/index.php
I find it oddly comforting that there are still pirates in the world. Not EVERYTHING and EVERYBODY is being controled.
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posted on
10/12/2008 8:51:12 AM PDT
by
nralife
(www.gunbanobama.com)
To: nralife; Candor7
Actually that may not be a Somali pirate vessel, but follow the link I gave you.
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posted on
10/12/2008 8:54:19 AM PDT
by
nralife
(www.gunbanobama.com)
To: Issaquahking; Squantos; Travis McGee
My cousing will flying one of those soon, he is now at weapons school at Maxwell.
Perhaps in the future, he will get to paint a Jolly Roger on his plane.
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posted on
10/12/2008 9:31:56 AM PDT
by
razorback-bert
(Save the planet...it is the only known one with beer!)
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