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US ship, choppers, shadow hostage captain, pirates
Associated Press ^
| April 12, 2009
| ELIZABETH A. KENNEDY and KATHARINE HOURELD
Posted on 04/12/2009 10:23:56 AM PDT by libstripper
U.S. warships and helicopters stalked a lifeboat holding an American sea captain and his four Somali captors Sunday as a Somali official and others reported negotiations for his release have broken down.
(Excerpt) Read more at news.yahoo.com ...
TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Foreign Affairs; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: hostages; maritime; obama; pirates; richardphillips; somali; somalia; somaliapirates; somalipirates; usnavy
Please read the whole article. This cluster f**k is obviously being run, and horribly messed up, by the Usurper himself from the WH. The Naval officers involved are nothing but bystanders, errand boys, and potential scapegoats, thanks to the Usurper.
To: libstripper
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posted on
04/12/2009 10:24:28 AM PDT
by
Kansas58
To: libstripper
I cannot believe we are actually considering paying a “small” ransom?
I can hardly even breathe right now...
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posted on
04/12/2009 10:25:06 AM PDT
by
Boiling Pots
(The Politicians think we're all stupid, and they're largely correct.)
To: libstripper
CNN is reporting that Captain Phillips has been released. Breaking news!
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posted on
04/12/2009 10:25:13 AM PDT
by
lonevoice
(This tagline is identical to the one you are reading)
To: Boiling Pots
CNN reporting that the captain is free.
The pirates are dead.
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posted on
04/12/2009 10:26:52 AM PDT
by
trumandogz
(The Democrats are driving us to Socialism at I00 MPH -The GOP is driving us to Socialism at 97.5 MPH)
To: trumandogz
3 - 0
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posted on
04/12/2009 10:53:56 AM PDT
by
anymouse
(God didn't write this sitcom we call life, he's just the critic.)
To: libstripper
Heh heh. Ain't nobody left to negotiate with.
He's free.
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