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Pirates vow revenge after rescue mission
News.Com.Au ^ | April 13, 2009 | Abdiqani Hassan

Posted on 04/12/2009 8:35:13 PM PDT by Melissa 24

SOMALI pirates have threatened revenge after two separate hostage-rescue raids by foreign forces killed at least five comrades, raising fears of future bloodshed on the high seas. The latest raid by US forces this morning saved American hostage Capt Richard Phillips. Three pirates were killed and one was taken captive, the US Navy said.

That rescue mission and one by France last week have upped the stakes in shipping lanes off the anarchic Horn of Africa nation where pirate gangs have defied foreign naval patrols.

"The French and the Americans will regret starting this killing. We do not kill, but take only ransom. We shall do something to anyone we see as French or American from now," Hussein, a pirate, told Reuters by satellite phone.

"We cannot know how or whether our friends on the lifeboat died, but this will not stop us from hijacking," he said.

Sea gangs generally treat their captives well, hoping to fetch top dollar in ransoms. The worst violence has been an occasional beating.

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TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; Front Page News; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: navy; notbreakingnews; pirates; somalian; somalipirates
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To: Melissa 24
Bring it on Somali's. I'll meet you at the end of the block.

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61 posted on 04/12/2009 9:38:17 PM PDT by vox_freedom (If there were no God, there would be no Atheists. - G. K. Chesterton)
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To: JRandomFreeper
Nope...

Three pirates, three shots, three kills...100%

The fourth pirate had already given himself up and was in our custody by that point.

There is a really good NYTimes article out there somewhere describing the whole thing.

We have some SHARP-shooters.

62 posted on 04/12/2009 9:38:23 PM PDT by Tex-Con-Man
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To: Melissa 24

Actually we need to re-instate “Walking the Plank” and make it be done publicly so the pirates can watch what happens when a pirate criminal gets caught.


63 posted on 04/12/2009 9:38:28 PM PDT by Dov in Houston (The word Amnesty invokes a passion in me. Illegal immigrants are criminals. Supporters Aid & Abet)
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To: Melissa 24

This is good. Let them seek revenge. When they do it will afford an opportunity to kill bunches of them. In fact, the only thing that makes sense is to go back into Somalia and level it. Hang warlords from light poles (if they have light poles) and kill that Muslim scum until they surrender.

If there is no government to surrender, just kill Somalis looking for revenge until no more of them can be found. That should have been done by Bill Clinton, but that degenerate mutt left with his tail between his legs. His cowardice led to 9/11.

Make this pay back time and tie Obama to it. See how popular he will be after it gets out that he authorized exterminating those creeps who were holding the Captain of the tanker. Now that he is playing tough guy make him go for broke. It is all to the good.


64 posted on 04/12/2009 9:38:49 PM PDT by SkipW
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To: PzLdr
Q Ships.

Good God, these are illiterate peasents with ak47s and a few rpg's. A few Machine guns(with operators) and cross-training some of the crew to use night-vision scoped rifles would stop all of this. It's not WW111. It's some pissants and a bunch of lawyers (pick your country).

65 posted on 04/12/2009 9:38:56 PM PDT by Dosa26
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To: Melissa 24
"...We do not kill, but take only ransom..."

Silly pirates, if you do not kill, then why do you have the need to carry guns? Use a feather next time.

66 posted on 04/12/2009 9:39:00 PM PDT by 1_Rain_Drop
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To: Air Force Brat

“I must have missed that.

Who called cop killers “their HERO?””

It happened in Oakland California a week or so ago.


67 posted on 04/12/2009 9:39:41 PM PDT by Senormechanico
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To: Melissa 24

It’s Obama’s fault. He promised kumbaya songs and world peace.


68 posted on 04/12/2009 9:41:21 PM PDT by Ancient Drive (will)
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To: Air Force Brat

Melissa wrote above: “I wouldn’t expect anything less from those slimey terrorists. Tomorrow’s NY Times headline: “America Wakes Up Sleeping Giant” Pirates threaten retaliation. “

Hence my posting about the definition of terrorists being amended by the new administration.

So what is your comment about truth and lying: are you just being rude or is that only a way of being nasty?

Don’t lecture me Brat.


69 posted on 04/12/2009 9:44:25 PM PDT by FlyingEagle
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To: guitarplayer1953

Well boogedy boogedy boo! We are just SO SCARED that you are gonna get us! Why, I don’t see why we don’t just dock all our ships at Somalia and just turn them over to you, that would be the ‘right thing to do’-—after all you **chuckle** pirates are just too tough for us to handle.

Yeah, right.

SEE YA, WOULDN’T WANNA BE YA!
:)


70 posted on 04/12/2009 9:48:34 PM PDT by Patriot777 (pirates, revenge)
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To: Melissa 24
The worst violence has been an occasional beating.

Oh, is that all? Then I guess it's okay - NOT!

71 posted on 04/12/2009 9:55:04 PM PDT by KittyKares (.)
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To: Melissa 24

*IF* we had a real commander in chief we would not have played around with these third world scum to begin with.

He would not have had to been called for two days in a row for authorization to attack while he thought about it, trying to figure out how to vote present.

The first rescue mission would not have retreated when fired upon without having fired back. They would have done the job as they are trained.

In short. These pisants would not even have the guts to say such things because they would know fast fierce retaliation. Not indecision and negotiations.

Leaving those sailors in the wind under fire while trying to rescue people was criminal. But I bet that they were given the order not to fire even if fired upon so they didn’t provoke the pirates. I see how well all that worked out.

We need a real commander in chief NOW!


72 posted on 04/12/2009 9:56:31 PM PDT by Munz ("We're all here for you OK? It's a circle of love" Rham Emanuel)
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To: FlyingEagle

Maybe I’m slow, but I understood you to be claiming that Napolitano specifically said pirates should be called “man-caused disaster makers.”

I could find no such statement; hence, I consider that a lie.

I’m curious - where you live, when you claim someone says something that they didn’t actually say...do you not consider that a lie?

What do you call it?


73 posted on 04/12/2009 9:57:17 PM PDT by Air Force Brat
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To: Dilbert San Diego

“Was he shocked that our Navy Seals took action?”

I’m shocked our,Navy took action, considering who our CIC is. I’m sure the navy brass in command will be punished.


74 posted on 04/12/2009 9:59:22 PM PDT by babygene (It seems that stupidity is the most abundant element in the universe)
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To: Air Force Brat

Where I live when someone posts the way that you do we call it being a jerk.


75 posted on 04/12/2009 9:59:55 PM PDT by FlyingEagle
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To: JRandomFreeper

“We shot 75%”

They were actually 100%, 3 for 3. Number 4 just happened to be on one of the Navy ships negotiating when his buddies got their 72 virgins. Was it his lucky day or his unlucky day?


76 posted on 04/12/2009 10:00:03 PM PDT by jim-x (You cannot protect people from themselves.)
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To: FlyingEagle

Wow! Thank you for that link. I’ve been reading comments about this, but missed the original thread(s). I thought it was just a joke, made up by some freeper. I didn’t realize she had actually said that. It’s getting harder and harder to tell the difference between satire and reality. And of course when some people jump in and deny the truth, it makes it even harder. So when links are provided that lead to the truth, it’s very helpful. Thanks again.


77 posted on 04/12/2009 10:03:47 PM PDT by BykrBayb (May God have mercy on our souls. ~ Þ)
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To: Melissa 24
SOMALI pirates have threatened revenge after two separate hostage-rescue raids by foreign forces killed at least five comrades, raising fears of future bloodshed on the high seas.

These people are pretty damned stupid to start talking with their balls when CIWS capable ships are around.

78 posted on 04/12/2009 10:04:10 PM PDT by Centurion2000 (01-20-2009 : The end of the PAX AMERICANA.)
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To: Melissa 24

79 posted on 04/12/2009 10:04:38 PM PDT by wastedyears (April 21st, 2009 - International Iron Maiden Day)
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To: Air Force Brat

“I could find no such statement; hence, I consider that a lie.”

Whatever the issue is you are quibbling about, that’s a stupid thing to say. “Because you could not find some statement (what ever it was), you consider it to be a lie.”


80 posted on 04/12/2009 10:07:11 PM PDT by babygene (It seems that stupidity is the most abundant element in the universe)
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