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Pirates seize U.S.-owned, Italy-flagged tugboat
Reuters ^ | April 11, 2009 | Reuters

Posted on 04/11/2009 7:09:58 AM PDT by Scanian

NAIROBI, April 11 (Reuters) - Pirates seized a U.S.-owned and Italian-flagged tugboat with 16 crew on Saturday in the latest hijacking in the busy Gulf of Aden waterway, a regional maritime group said.

Andrew Mwangura, of the Mombasa-based East African Seafarers' Assistance Programme, said the crew were believed to be unharmed on the tugboat, which he added was operated from the United Arab Emirates.

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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Foreign Affairs; Government
KEYWORDS: 16mancrew; 444; hostages; ick; italy; maritime; piracy; somalipirates; tugboat; us
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Here's another hot potato dropped in Zer0's lap. A lovely chance to cooperate with a European ally. I'm sure Berlusconi thinks the world of him (s/o).
1 posted on 04/11/2009 7:09:58 AM PDT by Scanian
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To: Scanian

If Berlusconi doesn’t authorize something swift and effective on his own, I’d be very much surprised.


2 posted on 04/11/2009 7:13:20 AM PDT by Mach9 (.)
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To: Scanian

and the world awaits the reaction of the sitting President... how many kidnappings will it take? how many? WWOD?????


3 posted on 04/11/2009 7:13:21 AM PDT by Ancient Drive (will)
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To: Scanian

Don’t bother BO with this trivial event! He is focused on the Easter egg hunt!


4 posted on 04/11/2009 7:13:53 AM PDT by Man50D (Fair Tax, you earn it, you keep it!)
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To: Scanian
Here's another hot potato dropped in Zer0's lap.

Pirates: We have 4 years to take from the land of plenty, we must work quickly and prosper.

5 posted on 04/11/2009 7:14:33 AM PDT by EGPWS (Trust in God, Question everyone else)
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To: Scanian

Sure they are going after all U.S. owned ships cause they know bambi won’t do nothing!


6 posted on 04/11/2009 7:14:51 AM PDT by angelcindy ("If you follow the crowd,you get no further than the crowd")
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To: angelcindy

“won’t do nothing” = double negative.


7 posted on 04/11/2009 7:16:00 AM PDT by Boiling Pots (The Politicians think we're all stupid, and they're largely correct.)
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To: Man50D
He is focused on the Easter egg hunt!

He's still sleeping off St. Louis pizza.

8 posted on 04/11/2009 7:16:06 AM PDT by EGPWS (Trust in God, Question everyone else)
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“and the world awaits the reaction of the sitting President... how many kidnappings will it take? how many? WWOD?????”

White House Squatter Junior Senator by Default and enemy of state.

9 posted on 04/11/2009 7:16:08 AM PDT by Cheetahcat (Osamabama Wright kind of Racist! We are in a state of War with Democrats)
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To: Scanian

Hmmmmm... The Italians have some very good Special Forces units that would be more than capable of knocking off a few pirates.

Could be that the Italians will rescue their tugboat all by themselves, and perhaps rescue the Americans on board, too — without Obama’s permission.

How embarrassing would that be!


10 posted on 04/11/2009 7:16:15 AM PDT by DieHard the Hunter (Is mise an ceann-cinnidh. Cha ghéill mi do dhuine. Fàg am bealach.)
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But I thought we had Naval assets there...

0bama is a traitor and needs to be arrested for such, tried for such, and summarily dealt with according to military code...

11 posted on 04/11/2009 7:16:48 AM PDT by TheBattman (Pray for our country...)
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To: Scanian

Present! Kumbaya.


12 posted on 04/11/2009 7:16:48 AM PDT by JavaJumpy
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To: angelcindy

The bow was a signal to these terrorists. They have wasted no time in testing the oath of fealty 0 made to the Saudi king.


13 posted on 04/11/2009 7:18:07 AM PDT by CajunConservative (F U 0bama)
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To: Scanian
Never fear. Barry is being appraised of, and kept up to date on the situation.

THE AUDACITY OF TRUTH ABOUT BARACK HUSSEIN OBAMA

BARACK HUSSEIN OBAMA IN HIS OWN WORDS

NOW WE KNOW WHAT A COMMUNITY ORGANIZER DOES

OBAMA, THE STOCK MARKET, AND ENERGY

THE AUDACITY OF TRUTH ABOUT BARACK HUSSEIN OBAMA'S UPBRINGING

IT'S TIME FOR A RETURN TO THE OLD SCHOOL

14 posted on 04/11/2009 7:19:02 AM PDT by Jeff Head (Freedom is not free...never has been, never will be. (www.dragonsfuryseries.com))
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To: Scanian

Is it true that King Barry told the Navy to stand down and do nothing? I heard that statement on a small local radio show.


15 posted on 04/11/2009 7:19:45 AM PDT by svcw
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To: DieHard the Hunter

I think this gives Don Silvio a fine opportunity to make a punk out of Zer0. They all sized him up last week—they know what a weak sister they’re dealing with.


16 posted on 04/11/2009 7:20:05 AM PDT by Scanian (i)
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To: Scanian

This is just advertising for selling franchises in the Caribbean courtesy of Chavez.


17 posted on 04/11/2009 7:20:13 AM PDT by Eye of Unk ("If there must be trouble, let it be in my day, that my child may have peace." T. Paine)
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To: Scanian

Hope the crew did not waste time phoning 0bama


18 posted on 04/11/2009 7:20:42 AM PDT by Steven Tyler
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and the world awaits the reaction of the sitting bowing President

Fixed it for you.

19 posted on 04/11/2009 7:21:44 AM PDT by SlowBoat407 (Obama had to destroy the economy in order to save it.)
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To: Steven Tyler

Bambi is in the White House, just not answering the phone at 3 AM.


20 posted on 04/11/2009 7:21:47 AM PDT by Eric in the Ozarks
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