I think the pirates maybe happier than American moonbats over Obama's election.
Posted on 04/11/2009 8:35:25 AM PDT by BarnacleCenturion
Somali pirates have hijacked a US-owned tugboat in the Gulf of Aden with 16 crew on board, reports say.
Maritime industry sources say the tug, which sails under an Italian flag, was towing two barges at the time of the attack, at 1100 local time (0800 GMT).
The crew are said to be unharmed. The US and Italian governments have not confirmed the hijacking.
Meanwhile pirates holding a US captain hostage have warned that using force to rescue him could result in "disaster".
The pirates said they hoped to transfer Capt Richard Phillips from a lifeboat to a bigger vessel, as US and other naval ships made their way to the area.
He is being held by four pirates hundreds of kilometres off Somalia.
In other developments:
- Sailors on a Panama-flagged bulk carrier repulsed a pirate attack with water hoses. Nato officials on a nearby Portuguese warship said an unexploded rocket-propelled grenade landed in the commanding officer's cabin
- On Friday, one Frenchman and two pirates were killed in a rescue operation by French troops on another vessel captured off Somalia. Four others, including a child, were freed from the yacht
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Nero fiddled.
Hillary cackled.
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Obama bowed
I think the pirates maybe happier than American moonbats over Obama's election.
The pirates are very visable. They own mansions big Toyota Land Cruisers. They live in walled compounds. In other words they are fixed targets and can be wasted from the air which is what I advocate once we get our hostages back...or maybe before
yes, an op-ed apology for the desperately poor somalis having to resort to piracy and ransom to make a living is in the works, i am sure.
He talks "HOUSING."
What we are getting is a "HOSING."
Sure the pirates watched that. AND his bow to the Saudi King. AND his video love letter to the Iranians. AND his declaration that the "War on Terror" is over. AND his closing Gitmo and releasing terrorists into the general US populace. All in less than three months.
It will catch like wildfire, this new boldness against anyone and anything American. The pirates are just the beginning.
I can think of at least 3 different plans of action that could be carried out by the forces at hand, but I’m not about to post them in a public forum that is monitored mnot only by domestic enemies of our form of government (Democrats), but foriegn ones as well....Loose Lips...
Nice addition.
Right, peanut man, maybe you can run again after Barry's all done. (If we're still here.)
There are more than enough stupid slackers to insure your reelection.
“It will catch like wildfire, this new boldness against anyone and anything American. The pirates are just the beginning.”
Bttt
Good grief, is there anyone in US government that will respond to the pirates with something like this?
Your decision to capture him using force will result in 'disaster' for you.
He's already sent them a text message via his blackberry congratulating them on an outstanding job and wishing he was there with his brothers helping them with the ransom money they the American taxpayers can give them.
It won’t be a Reno moment. It’ll be nothing more than a blip.
It's not the 2nd U.S. owned ship to be captured by pirates. Some of the other captured ships were U.S. owned, but like this one, flying the flags of other nations.
On the one hand, you want the Navy to blow these bastards straight to hell, on the other hand you want Obama to fail.
On the realistic hand, it doesn’t matter what you want, because Obama is going to do what he will do, and his policies will result in failure no matter what one wishes or hopes for.
Even Carter needed four years to screw things up as bad as this clown has done in under a hundred days.....
Obama and Hillary better order a few more cases of “Strongly Worded Letters”.
In my opinion, it has to do with the culture of our nation, but by and large sad to say, the American People are much more “dumbed down” and morally corrupted, as well as unread and insular if you ask me, in 2009 than they were in 1976. A lot has changed. I wouldnt put it past America to re-elect the jackass even AFTER major foul ups overseas for the next four years. Whereas they had the common sense, mental engagement and sense of responsibility as individual Americans, that Reagan HAD to be put in to stop that earlier disaster. I do wonder at times.
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