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U.S. Navy rescues captain held by pirates
MSNBC ^ | 4/12/09 | AP

Posted on 04/12/2009 11:16:18 AM PDT by Nachum

MOMBASA, Kenya - An American ship captain was freed unharmed Sunday in a swift firefight that killed three of the four Somali pirates who had been holding him for days in a lifeboat off the coast of Africa, the ship's owner said.

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TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: 444; captain; navy; pirates; rescue; rescues; richardphillips; somalipirates; usnavy
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To: jamese777

Exactly, You screwed up. I succeeded.

No matter what. ZERO takes no blame only glory.


41 posted on 04/12/2009 11:45:12 AM PDT by Sequoyah101 (Get the bats and light the hay)
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To: ElayneJ

The State Department is probably already cutting checks for the family members of the slain pirates. They said the surviving pirate was injured in the fire fight, so there’s still hope he will die too.


42 posted on 04/12/2009 11:48:03 AM PDT by Normal4me
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To: umgud

I agree.


43 posted on 04/12/2009 11:48:08 AM PDT by DGHoodini (God's gonna getcha!)
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To: Nachum

As I said in previous posts, a lt.jg. and a couple of sailors or marines a hundred years ago, would have dealt
with this situation on their own, that was American initiative then, now they are expected to wait for the President to make a decision, from half a globe away.

Time to start being Americans AGAIN~!

We bow to no flag,
we respect our own.
We bow to no man.
We do what needs being done.
We wait for no one, we lead.
If you won’t follow, get out of our way.
We help those in need.
We free those who desire freedom.
Americans have a god given right to self defense,
on the land and on the sea
in air and in space.
Don’t like it? We don’t care
Try and stop us? If you dare.


44 posted on 04/12/2009 11:48:10 AM PDT by tet68 ( " We would not die in that man's company, that fears his fellowship to die with us...." Henry V.)
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To: HD1200

Exigent circumstances. The situation changed, the officer used his initiative. the objective was achieved.


45 posted on 04/12/2009 11:51:49 AM PDT by DGHoodini (God's gonna getcha!)
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To: Nachum
An American ship captain was freed unharmed Sunday in a swift firefight that killed three of the four Somali pirates

The Pirates said they are not afraid of the US military and three of the four are certainly not afraid now.

I wonder if the survivor is afraid.

46 posted on 04/12/2009 11:55:02 AM PDT by Pontiac (Your message here.)
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To: Nachum
Finally somebody in the White House woke up. I suppose the polls started to show Bambi slipping because of his inaction and with the French showing what should be done.

Now let's see what is done with captured pirate ...I suppose he already has a government paid lawyer and has been given his Miranda rights. Maybe Bambi will give him a pardon and send him back to Somali with an apology that we were so tough on him.

47 posted on 04/12/2009 11:58:53 AM PDT by The Great RJ (chain.)
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To: Choose Ye This Day
Praise the Lord, when will O’Bozo apologize?
48 posted on 04/12/2009 11:59:57 AM PDT by boomop1
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To: Nachum

The president of the Massachusetts Maritime Academy (Phillips’ alma mater) just said on CNN that he wished “it didn’t have to end this way.” What kind of BS is that???

Also, CNN keeps flashing “American captain released,” as though the pirates decided to let him go. They should be flashing “American captain freed.”

PC insanity seeping in right and left.


49 posted on 04/12/2009 12:00:31 PM PDT by Poundstone
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To: Nachum

You *know* there had to be a video camera recording the situation at the time from at least one of our warships...I look forward to seeing it getting blasted to pieces by our machine gun fire after t6he Capitan dives out for the second time.


50 posted on 04/12/2009 12:00:50 PM PDT by DGHoodini (God's gonna getcha!)
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To: The_Media_never_lie

Surley u jest.


51 posted on 04/12/2009 12:00:59 PM PDT by boomop1
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To: Nachum

Now for the second half of the operation: The “tribal elders” who were using satellite phones to “negotiate” the release of Captain Phillips are nothing more than the command level of the piracy operation. They demanded $2 million. Since cruise missiles cost about $750,000, I say we fire three of them at the mensurated locations of the satellite phone as soon as we call three of those phone and say, “Keep the change, Akhmed!” and wait for the owners of those phones—and everyone unfortunate enough to be within 50 years of those terrorists—to join Saddam Hussein in the service of al-Lah.


52 posted on 04/12/2009 12:01:32 PM PDT by MIchaelTArchangel
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To: HD1200
It now appears a Navy Officer ignored Obama’s orders to negotiate and took matters into his own hands. Want to bet the Navy Officer gets demoted by Obama?

What? Where did you hear this? I've been sort of wondering if zero might be beginning to realize that he managed to get elected president of a lot of really great people, not just his supposed white devils and his angelic ACORN buddies.

53 posted on 04/12/2009 12:06:32 PM PDT by Aria ( "The US republic will endure until Congress discovers it can bribe the public with the people's $.")
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To: Nachum

Good guy bump!


54 posted on 04/12/2009 12:07:01 PM PDT by freeangel ( (free speech is only good until someone else doesn't like what you say))
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To: Choose Ye This Day

You mean they let our special forces do their jobs.

Obama is unprepared to be POTUS. He should step down.


55 posted on 04/12/2009 12:07:26 PM PDT by freekitty (Give me back my conservative vote.)
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To: Nachum

One can only hope that the wounds of the captive pirate gets a really bad staff infection and he dies from it.


56 posted on 04/12/2009 12:07:44 PM PDT by BuffaloJack (To stand up for Capitalism is to hope Teleprompter Boy fails.)
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To: HD1200
It now appears a Navy Officer ignored Obama’s orders to negotiate and took matters into his own hands

Do you have a source for that statement, not that I doubt it for a moment, but I'd love for it to true.

57 posted on 04/12/2009 12:08:07 PM PDT by Popman (One useless man is a shame, two is a law firm, and three is a Congress - John Adams)
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To: Choose Ye This Day

God bless the EASTER SEALS!
//////////////////
Urraaahhh


58 posted on 04/12/2009 12:08:19 PM PDT by TomasUSMC ( FIGHT LIKE WW2, FINISH LIKE WW2. FIGHT LIKE NAM, FINISH LIKE NAM)
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To: Pontiac

I wonder if those pirates have met their group of 72 virgins today?

Wouldn’t it be a shock to them if they met Christ instead????


59 posted on 04/12/2009 12:09:18 PM PDT by Dilbert San Diego
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To: 4Speed

Bingo. We have a winner!

As with all liberal Appeasers in Chief, due to their inherent disrust and disdain of the military, they can bring themselves to give them the go ahead, because they are more concerned of the political ramifications if things go badly. Two words for the Zero administration... plausible deniability.

Things go well, Zero gave the go ahead and claims credit... things go badly, the U.S. Navy acted irresponsibly and a scapegoat is quickly sought. I loathe liberals...


60 posted on 04/12/2009 12:11:53 PM PDT by Common Sense 101
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