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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“How long...?”
I’m sure 0 will let murtha disseminate the rumors and call for the investigation that the pirates were MURDERED unnecessarily by the Navy.
I doubt they would get that far.
I think they would first meet Saint Peter and then maybe Cerberus and finally Satan.
The spin is out already that O gave the orders to do this.
Badges we don’t need no stinking badges, now let this be known long and wide you don’t f with us no matter what O’bozo says. He is a silent non CIC, and knows if we didn’t do it he would be toast.
Yes, about 250 hostages and around twenty ships !
Did ya hear that we told the Pirates they would be “Prosecuted” after giving up ? Another Liberal View, bring the Kidnapping murders to Court in the USA ?
No wonder it took so long, when Negotiators want them to act like bank robbers caught inside the Bank after a failed heist of Burbank Savings and Loan.
If those guys had made landfall, with the captain, it would have gone really bad for BHO and Friends.
Maybe Harvard Grads CAN figure things out, after 4 or 5 days of thinking ? ? Naw, it was the Navy Seals that did all the planning, thinking, execution of the Successful Plan.
What evidence is there of an officer acting alone outside his orders?
I’ve seen none. It is one thing to be critical and another to just make something up. You have defamed the Navy commander
Or maybe he'll grant the ex-pirate refugee status and place him in Minnesota or Lewiston, Maine.
CNN is now saying the capitan did *not* dive out a second time, but was rescued after it was determined that his life was under immanent threat, so the US Forces on the raft near to the life boat closed in and shot the pirates at close range.
It’s being said that the officer on board the navy boat near the Life boat came to believe the capitans life was inder immanent threat, and reacted under exigent circumstances. Saw an opportunity and tok it. As far as disobeying orders...like you, the only place I’ve heard that bandied about was here on FR.
Oh yeeeesss, as the US Navy blunders about for 5 days Obama has had enough and orders a rescue.....sure. /s
Excellent news, especially on Easter Sunday! God Bless Captain Phillips and his crew!
I’ve said for years, that PC has reduced our military to shreds. We are totally dependent on our “special forces” (all male) and high tech to stay ahead.
I think those other 200+ hostages are from other raids over the previous year, but I don’t think any are Americans. They’re being held until the ransom is paid.
UPDATEavy Press Briefing:
One of the 4 pirates went on board the Bainbrige to negotiate.
The Lifeboat was being towed by the Bainbridge into calmer waters, by agreement, because the sea was getting rough.
The Capitan was tied up on board the lifeboat.
The 3 pirates on board the lifeboat were exposing theior heads above the lifeboat hatches. At one point, one of the 3 pointed his AK47 at the back of thwe capitan. At that point, the Special Forces snipers on the fantail of the Bainbridge opened fire, and killed the 3 pirates on board the lifeboat.
The US sent a Rib (Rubber boat up to the Lifeboat, boarded, untied the capitain, put a lifesaver on him, put him in the rib, and took him to the Bainbridge.
That was meant to be: UPDATES by US Navy Press Briefing
Ah HA...we hear that “Negotiate” was the Primary command from the TOTUS, with a 2nd byline that “if the Captain’s Life was in IMMEDIATE danger” to go ahead and violently address the Problem.
Newsmen wanted to know how “Suddenly” the Captain’s Life was threatened (if it wasn’t already)...in view of them previously shooting in the water at him, and in view that he was held at gunpoint for several days....uhhh....ummm...well, thanks to the “interpretation” of the Captain of the Bainbrdge he acted upon the “Threat”.
Obama was off the hook if the action was a disaster, as Obama commanded “Negotiations” first.....violence if no other choice. I think the Targets presented themselves, and the the Navy “reacted”.
Nice job, Navy.
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