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To: Star Traveler

CBS News is now reporting a five-hour “standoff” between the crew and the pirates and “conflicting reports” whether the crew has actually regained control. David Martin reporting from the Pentagon...

Some reports that the crew is holding one pirate hostage...some crew members called relatives to tell them they have control of “part of the ship”...


227 posted on 04/08/2009 9:03:31 AM PDT by Deo volente
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To: Deo volente

How much are they asking for ransom of the Somali?


235 posted on 04/08/2009 9:04:46 AM PDT by Eye of Unk ("If there must be trouble, let it be in my day, that my child may have peace." T. Paine)
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To: Deo volente

Yep... “breaking news” is *always conflicting* — to be sure. I’ve seen it too many times. It takes *time* for a news story like this to get facts straight...

You really cannot depend on anything you hear in the first few hours. It’s always got something wrong...

I’ll read the full printed story on it...


259 posted on 04/08/2009 9:08:21 AM PDT by Star Traveler
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