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Cruise ship will evacuate to avoid pirate attack
Associated Press ^
| Dec 9, 2008
Posted on 12/09/2008 8:02:28 AM PST by george76
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posted on
12/09/2008 8:02:28 AM PST
by
george76
To: george76
I’d just give them all sniper rifles and shoulder-fired missiles and stay the course.
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posted on
12/09/2008 8:04:29 AM PST
by
ConservativeMind
(Obama is bringing in every crook and bumbler he can to assure consistency in his message.)
To: george76
Personally I think there should be a cruise ship full of “vacationing” Marines.
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posted on
12/09/2008 8:05:34 AM PST
by
Eye of Unk
(Americans should lead America, its the right way.)
To: george76
Load the ship with lots of SWAT teams disguised as tourists.
When the pirates make their move let the teams go into action with heavy weapons.
It can't be that difficult.
How many teams would love a sunny cruise with a bit of work to take out the bad guys?
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posted on
12/09/2008 8:06:27 AM PST
by
Northern Yankee
(Freedom Needs A Soldier)
To: Eye of Unk
Looks like we’re all of the same mindset.
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posted on
12/09/2008 8:06:52 AM PST
by
Northern Yankee
(Freedom Needs A Soldier)
To: george76
Just shoot the SOBs.
It's not that complicated.
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posted on
12/09/2008 8:07:07 AM PST
by
E. Pluribus Unum
(Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors are the opium of the people.)
To: george76
A cruise ship will evacuate passengers before sailing past the Somali coast and fly them to the next port of call to protect them from possible pirate attacks, German cruise operator Hapag-Lloyd said Tuesday. And when the pirates seize the ship anyway... how long until H-L gets another ship to the passengers?
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posted on
12/09/2008 8:08:23 AM PST
by
sionnsar
(Iran Azadi|5yst3m 0wn3d-it's N0t Y0ur5 (SONY)|http://trad-anglican.faithweb.com/|RCongressIn2Years)
To: Eye of Unk; BIGLOOK; Candor7; LucyT
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posted on
12/09/2008 8:09:04 AM PST
by
george76
(Ward Churchill : Fake Indian, Fake Scholarship, and Fake Art)
To: Northern Yankee
How many teams would love a sunny cruise with a bit of work to take out the bad guys? There's something like 20,000 ships that pass through the seas near Somalia every year. Realistically, there is simply no way to put armed guards on all of them.
The solution here is for the US and other nations to hit the pirates in their ports, rather than hoping to catch them at sea.
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posted on
12/09/2008 8:09:48 AM PST
by
Citizen Blade
(What would Ronald Reagan do?)
To: george76
Must be one of those Rosie O'Donnell cruises.
Man up and shoot the bastards, silly Germans.
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posted on
12/09/2008 8:10:22 AM PST
by
dead
(I've got my eye out for Mullah Omar.)
To: george76
To: ConservativeMind
No kidding. Just mount a few twin .50s and let the passengers rock and roll.
You could even charge them for the ammunition and make it like a shipboard activity.
Some cruise lines let you shoot skeet...Our cruise line lets you shoot and kill humans!
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posted on
12/09/2008 8:10:37 AM PST
by
Holicheese
(Get up Tom Brady, get up! PLEASE!!)
To: Eye of Unk
Hmm ... have a nice vacation aboard the good ship SS Blackwater ... Trapshooting off the stern used to be a cruise ship staple ... perhaps that could be upgraded.
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posted on
12/09/2008 8:11:14 AM PST
by
ArrogantBustard
(Western Civilization is Aborting, Buggering, and Contracepting itself out of existence.)
To: george76
In the New World Order of Kumbaya,
how long until the pirates are given a seat at the UN?
To: Northern Yankee
Or just put Obama onboard and all te pirates will change their ways and become peaceful farmers!
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posted on
12/09/2008 8:11:21 AM PST
by
Holicheese
(Get up Tom Brady, get up! PLEASE!!)
To: george76
Sounds enticing....
Maybe some of those nice GSG-9 boys will enjoy some time on a cruise ship. They can really party!!!
Cheers
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posted on
12/09/2008 8:11:41 AM PST
by
petro45acp
(Hunkered down in occupied Virginia!)
To: Eye of Unk
Personally I think there should be a cruise ship full of “vacationing” Marines.Nah, just one squad per ship should do the trick.
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posted on
12/09/2008 8:11:41 AM PST
by
Lurking in Kansas
(Never argue with an idiot. They drag you down their level, then beat you with experience.)
To: george76
This entire situation shows the stupidity and anti-gun hysteria of the public. It would make way more sense to simply have aboard a professional anti-terrorism team. But no. Evil guns may not be allowed to scare the pussies who pass for the public these days. Rather than allow guns aboard for self-defense, the cruise line will lose money on the cruise by hopping the passengers by air around any areas ofm possible piracy. Pitiful.
To: Lurking in Kansas
“Personally I think there should be a cruise ship full of “vacationing” Marines.
Nah, just one squad per ship should do the trick.”
Agreed. How did that other old adage go?
“...one mounty (RCMP), one riot...”
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posted on
12/09/2008 8:13:59 AM PST
by
petro45acp
(Hunkered down in occupied Virginia!)
To: george76
For Pete's sakes, what a weak world we live in.
Why don't the cruise liners mount some Vulcan guns on their ships?
Pirates should be shot on sight.
Sheesh.
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posted on
12/09/2008 8:14:18 AM PST
by
Prole
(Please pray for the families of Chris and Channon. May God always watch over them.)
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