Posted on 11/19/2023 3:21:35 PM PST by Robe
No Israelis on board. Israel don’t care
But I’m wondering if the bad guys watched, Captain Phillips.
A British owned ship, registered in the Bahamas, leased to a Japanese company. No Israeli personnel on board.
I am guessing they are drawing straws between SEALs and the SAS in Djibouti to see who takes the ship back.
The Houthi’s are idiots.
Time for Israel to do what Jefferson did to the Barbary Coast pirates.
These freaks fast-roped out of a chopper onto the ship. Hardly camel-jockey rebels.
Outcome should be interesting.
Risky behavior.
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> These freaks fast-roped out of a chopper onto the ship. <
Israel made a serious mistake by not letting their border civilians carry arms. Looks like their civilian ships are sailing under that same unwise policy.
As Governor Dinwiddie noted earlier, a single ship’s machine gun would have made a bit of difference in the outcome here.
They're welcome to try, but these are the same people who couldn't secure their own border with Gaza. I wouldn't wager too much on a favorable outcome for them off the coast of Yemen.
Seems to be some confusion on the ownership. Lloyd’s List Intel is reporting it is indeed owned by an Israeli company. They are typically a pretty reliable source for shipping info.
https://www.lloydslist.com/LL1147314/Houthis-hijack-Israeli-owned-car-carrier-Galaxy-Leader
The Israelis are saying it is not Israeli.
The Houthis are Shia Muslims (over 60% believe America is an immoral Satanic country).
History item:
“In 2003, the Houthis’ slogan, “God is great, death to the US, death to Israel, curse the Jews, and victory for Islam”, became the group’s trademark.”
Kinda catchy./S
Remember, there are over 3 million Muslims in the US and over 1.6 billion elsewhere.
Obamatollah and Blinking Idiot have passed the message to their buddies, that hostage taking is a pot of gold and you can get Israel to do what you want in the end. And by extension get every pathetic handwringing western country to do what you want as well.
IDF confirms Houthis hijacked ship in Red Sea, says it is not an Israeli vessel
By Emanuel Fabian
19 November 2023, 4:00 pm
https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/idf-confirms-houthis-hijacked-ship-in-red-sea-says-it-is-not-an-israeli-vessel/
DUH
Doesn’t change the fact that no one tolerates pirates.
lloyds is usually the definitive source. It will be interesting to see how this plays out. My guess is a lot of Houthis are going to be driving new ‘Benzes next week. At least for a few days.
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