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Pirates held after mistakenly targeting warship
AP ^ | updated 12:02 p.m. ET, Thurs., Oct . 8, 2009 | AP

Posted on 10/08/2009 1:48:45 PM PDT by Mr. K

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1 posted on 10/08/2009 1:48:46 PM PDT by Mr. K
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did they apologize? France might free them if they said they were sorry, or that they thought it was fine that the french Culture minister bangs little Thai boys.


2 posted on 10/08/2009 1:49:59 PM PDT by GeronL
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Captured? Why not summary execution?


3 posted on 10/08/2009 1:51:11 PM PDT by Drill Thrawl (0-435 Vote them all out.)
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This deserves a special “FAIL” poster.


4 posted on 10/08/2009 1:51:38 PM PDT by MrB (Go Galt now, save Bowman for later)
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LOL! Fail!


5 posted on 10/08/2009 1:52:51 PM PDT by RushIsMyTeddyBear ('They're drinking the juice.'~ Barack H. Obama)
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To: Mr. K
GUILTY.

Time to walk the plank.


6 posted on 10/08/2009 1:55:33 PM PDT by scoobysnak71 (Just a National Security Threat, trying to get a nut.)
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I watched a show on the History Channel not too far back on the Barbary Pirates.

They all had long blond hair and were white, I kid you not.

7 posted on 10/08/2009 1:58:33 PM PDT by Las Vegas Ron (Obama's Blackberry, who's on the other end?)
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“a 3,800-ton refueling ship”

It’s called a Q ship, and it looks like a tanker for a reason....;)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Q-ship


8 posted on 10/08/2009 1:58:39 PM PDT by ScreamingFist
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I am amazed the French did nit surrender . I certain a full apology is on the way , along with reparations.
9 posted on 10/08/2009 1:58:50 PM PDT by fantom (,)
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The Somalis gambled on the old “French surrender monkey” saying and lost. They should become shark fuel.


10 posted on 10/08/2009 2:00:13 PM PDT by Attention Surplus Disorder (It's better to give a Ford to the Kidney Foundation than a kidney to the Ford Foundation.)
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I am amazed the French did nit surrender . I certain a full apology is on the way , along with reparations.

Do you speak English?

11 posted on 10/08/2009 2:03:13 PM PDT by ScreamingFist
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Pirates held after mistakenly targeting warship

The proper way to hold pirates who attack a warship is by using tweezers on the largest fragments you can find.

12 posted on 10/08/2009 2:05:36 PM PDT by TurtleUp ([...Insert today's quote from Community-Organizer-in-Chief...] - Obama, YOU LIE!)
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"Do you speak English? "

It looked more like a typo than a language problem.

When liberals have no defense, they start name calling, when freepers have nothing to contribute, they play spell/grammar check. Lighten up.
13 posted on 10/08/2009 2:07:09 PM PDT by FrankR (To Congress: You cram it down our throats in '09, We'll shove it up your ass in '10!)
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when freepers have nothing to contribute, they play spell/grammar check. Lighten up.

When FReepers have nothing to contribute, they bash the French. BTW, this is the second time somalis attacked a French warship.....try to get a clue.

14 posted on 10/08/2009 2:12:22 PM PDT by ScreamingFist
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I dunno, U.S. Navy support vessels are invariably haze gray and damn shipshape in appearance. I suspect the French Navy is similar. The only merchant ships in those waters are large, fast tankers and rusty coastal freighters, neither of which resemble a warship.


15 posted on 10/08/2009 2:13:19 PM PDT by Lonesome in Massachussets (The People have abdicated our duties; ... and anxiously hope for just two things: bread and circuses)
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“The only merchant ships in those waters are large, fast tankers and rusty coastal freighters, neither of which resemble a warship.”

You could be correct, here’s a nice picture of La Somme.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20091007/wl_afp/somaliapiracyshippingfrance


16 posted on 10/08/2009 2:17:25 PM PDT by ScreamingFist
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Pirates held after mistakenly targeting warship

They target warships as well as they play baseball.

17 posted on 10/08/2009 2:18:38 PM PDT by dfwgator
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To: Mr. K

don’t the French have a yard arm?


18 posted on 10/08/2009 2:23:22 PM PDT by lack-of-trust
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To: ScreamingFist
"When FReepers have nothing to contribute, they bash the French. BTW, this is the second time somalis attacked a French warship.....try to get a clue. "

You're giving me all the "clues" I need, my friend; clues that it is your intent to bash anyone on FR whose opinion differs from your own.

Here's another clue: Maybe you should have pointed out the fact about eh second attack, instead of mounting your own attack on language/spelling.

As my old Social Studies teacher used to say back in the '60's.."Now let's play nice and be good citizens.".
19 posted on 10/08/2009 2:26:51 PM PDT by FrankR (To Congress: You cram it down our throats in '09, We'll shove it up your ass in '10!)
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To: scoobysnak71

No swords on the French warship.


20 posted on 10/08/2009 2:35:35 PM PDT by momincombatboots (The last experience of the sinner is the horrible enslavement of the freedom he desired. -C.S. Lewis)
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