Posted on 11/18/2009 9:39:41 AM PST by EternalVigilance
Never mind, cut and paste got it.
TOO KOOL! That’s what I talkin bout.
No puny M60 to scare ‘em off. We want ‘em gone fer good!
“Oooo-Weee, ooo-weee Baby! Won’t you let me take you on a Sea-Cruise!”
the US-flagged merchant vessel Maersk Alabama repelled a pirate attack off the coast of Somalia. This is the same ship that was boarded by pirates last April. At that time, the captain of the ship was taken hostage and was held by pirates in a lifeboat for five days. The incident ended when US Navy SEAL snipers simultaneously killed all three pirates aboard the lifeboat in a nighttime action. This time, the pirates never got aboard the ship. What was the difference? Guns. As the AP report makes abundantly clear, members of the "international community" are steadfastly opposed to having armed guards or crewmembers aboard their vessels.By "international community" the "journalists" of AP mean state sponsors of terrorist.
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