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Pirates, Warships Race to Hostage Scene
Wztv ^ | April 10, 2009 | Staff

Posted on 04/10/2009 4:56:53 AM PDT by BarnacleCenturion

Edited on 04/10/2009 5:32:42 AM PDT by Admin Moderator. [history]

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) -- Pirates and U.S. warships are racing to the spot in the Indian Ocean where an American sea captain is being held hostage by a handful of pirates.

A Nairobi-based diplomat says the pirates holding Capt. Richard Phillips have summoned assistance. He says skiffs and motherships are heading toward the area from the coast.


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TOPICS: Breaking News; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: first100days; maritime; obamacrisis; obamasfault; piracy; pirates; richardphillips; somalipirates; usnavy; worst100days
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To: BarnacleCenturion

The situation speaks loudly for itself.

Captain jumps into shark infested waters because his chances are better than the help from an obama led US


81 posted on 04/10/2009 6:51:10 AM PDT by himno hero
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To: ColdWater

Where is Dick Cheney when you need him.....


82 posted on 04/10/2009 6:51:37 AM PDT by taildragger (Palin / Mulally 2012)
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To: InvisibleChurch
“What’s the “slow Joe Biden” crisis?”
That should be “slow-Joe” Biden. I was referring to the “crisis” that Biden implied would test the Obama administration in he first six months. Of course Obama is busy manufacturing as many “crises” as possible to provide cover for his plans of a socialist takeover. “Never let a good crisis go to waste”.
83 posted on 04/10/2009 6:52:49 AM PDT by bitterohiogunclinger (America held hostage - day 163)
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To: Pete98
Well, they have received food and water. Now, the pirates are sending reinforcements with their own hostages from peeviously captured ships. Great. Pirates recapture US hostage after escape attempt
84 posted on 04/10/2009 6:53:55 AM PDT by Girlene (Congratulations, Sgt. Ryan Weemer)
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To: Rappini
Which raises the question, why has the Bamster let the Seals take care of this?

They would sneak up to the boat, neutralize the pirates and free the captain.

End of story....

My G_d is this guy incompetent...

85 posted on 04/10/2009 6:54:05 AM PDT by taildragger (Palin / Mulally 2012)
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To: P-Marlowe

>>> Obviously they have no fear of Obama. <<<

Why should they? They’re pirates, not idiots.


86 posted on 04/10/2009 6:55:56 AM PDT by Poe White Trash
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To: libs_kma

Really?

I had not previously heard that he is “concerned”!

Well, if he’s CONCERNED then everything’s okay!\

What a BRAVE and strong MAN he is! Aslo good-looking and articulate - just ask Joe Biden.

;^)


87 posted on 04/10/2009 6:56:21 AM PDT by WayneS (Respect the 2nd Amendment; Repeal the 16th)
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To: bitterohiogunclinger

Apparently, the crisis Biden predicted that 0 would face was... the Office Of The Presidency.


88 posted on 04/10/2009 6:57:04 AM PDT by drierice
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To: BarnacleCenturion

Didn’t my beloved Marine Corps already fight this war some 200 years ago? Yeaaaaaaaaaaa...seems like I remember the lyrics to a song “from the Halls of Motezumaaaaaaaaaaaa to the shores of Tripoleeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee...”
Sooner or later we are gonna have to give these muzzies the jihad they so desperately want!

Semper Fi,
Kelly


89 posted on 04/10/2009 7:01:06 AM PDT by kellynla (Freedom of speech makes it easier to spot the idiots! Semper Fi!)
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To: coloradomomba

he doesn;t want to go back on his word that we are not at war with islam...lol


90 posted on 04/10/2009 7:07:45 AM PDT by angelcindy ("If you follow the crowd,you get no further than the crowd")
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To: 1066AD
"It’ll end in tears now."

Like in what happened to the USS Cole?

91 posted on 04/10/2009 7:09:24 AM PDT by Deaf Smith
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To: jwparkerjr
GLOBAL WARMING ALERT!!
This is from DU -- if you can stand it!!
92 posted on 04/10/2009 7:18:13 AM PDT by acsrp38 (arrogant and derisive and proud of it)
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To: WayneS
It also is not a very “Christian” response, I suppose. But HEY - “our” own president just last week told the WORLD that the United States is NOT a Christian nation, so WTF, eh?

Right on! After "we" level that whole little town of theirs, including all those "virgins" clamoring to marry these pirating terrorists...the rest of the world just may start begging us to return to our Christian roots!

93 posted on 04/10/2009 7:21:11 AM PDT by top 2 toe red (O-B-A-M-A = One Big Ass Mistake, America.)
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To: corlorde
“Operation kill pirates” needs to start, like yesterday.

Why not call it "Operation Pittsburgh". It goes without saying that everybody kills the Pirates.

94 posted on 04/10/2009 7:21:47 AM PDT by Go Gordon
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To: NewHampshireDuo

Qbama’s a muslim ass-wipe


95 posted on 04/10/2009 7:24:17 AM PDT by babygene (It seems that stupidity is the most abundant element in the universe)
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To: Pete98
According to PMSNBC, they are merely "fishermen"...

I'm sick of the media calling them pirates; they are AQ

96 posted on 04/10/2009 7:24:41 AM PDT by harwood (Ann Coulter: Future SCOTUS nominee!)
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To: BarnacleCenturion
You know America is in trouble when thug pirates in small boats don't fear the wrath of the U.S. Navy.


97 posted on 04/10/2009 7:28:15 AM PDT by TSgt (Extreme vitriol and rancorous replies served daily. - Mike W USAF)
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To: MikeWUSAF

we don’t have battlehships anymore, just destroyers and cruisers without enough guns to sink much of anything. and the missiles are too expensive to waste on these pirates....


98 posted on 04/10/2009 7:32:15 AM PDT by CatoRenasci (Ceterum Censeo Arabiam Esse Delendam -- Forsan et haec olim meminisse iuvabit)
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To: pillut48
...and to think there are still FReepers, FReepers who actually lament, "Oh, if only hillary had been elected...oh, I miss the clintons."

She is ever bit the idiot that obama is the idiot, just in different ways. Neither one of the morons were/are morally, intellectually capable of running this nation for one split second. Both are power hungry, narcissist fools...and we, as a nation have to pay the price not only their stupidity, but for the stupidity of the people that that let them take over!!

99 posted on 04/10/2009 7:34:26 AM PDT by top 2 toe red (O-B-A-M-A = One Big Ass Mistake, America.)
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To: AmericanInTokyo

I think you are quite right.

Though how well one has managed to demonstrably LOVE the locals authentically and sacrificially . . . will have an impact.

AND, THERE IS GOD.

As Hannah W Smith said in THE GOD OF ALL COMFORT.


100 posted on 04/10/2009 7:35:46 AM PDT by Quix (POL Ldrs quotes fm1900 2 presnt: http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/religion/2130557/posts?page=81#81)
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