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U.S.-Owned Tugboat With Italians Aboard Hijacked Off Somalia
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,514461,00.html ^ | 4/11/09 | AP

Posted on 04/11/2009 8:37:38 AM PDT by papasmurf



NAIROBI, Kenya — Somali pirates hijacked an American-owned tugboat with 16 crew in the Gulf of Aden, the head of a Kenyan seafarers' program said Saturday.


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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Foreign Affairs; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: 0bama; 444; hijacking; piracy; pirates; terrorists
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The stroy goes on to recap the situation, according to the AP.
1 posted on 04/11/2009 8:37:39 AM PDT by papasmurf
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To: papasmurf

Really pushing the envelope here.

Or maybe not...


2 posted on 04/11/2009 8:38:38 AM PDT by Larry Lucido
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To: papasmurf

when will we finally blow these people out of the water?


3 posted on 04/11/2009 8:39:21 AM PDT by myaccount2009
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To: papasmurf
An Italian crew.

Wonder how the Italians will handle it?

4 posted on 04/11/2009 8:40:17 AM PDT by EGPWS (Trust in God, Question everyone else)
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Why isn’t our President doing anything about this? Why is no one holding him accountable for not addressing this issue. What a weakling.


5 posted on 04/11/2009 8:40:45 AM PDT by 82ndABNOfficer
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To: EGPWS
An Italian crew. Wonder how the Italians will handle it?

Hopefully more like the French did.

6 posted on 04/11/2009 8:40:54 AM PDT by mainepatsfan
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To: papasmurf

Italian flagged, with an Italian crew—not our problem. Let the owner ask the Italian Navy for help.


7 posted on 04/11/2009 8:41:44 AM PDT by Hugin (GSA! (Goodbye sweet America))
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To: 82ndABNOfficer
Why isn’t our President doing anything about this? Why is no one holding him accountable for not addressing this issue. What a weakling

Hey he's busy....the White House Easter Egg hunt is tomorrow you know!! :)

8 posted on 04/11/2009 8:42:24 AM PDT by mainepatsfan
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To: Hugin
Let the owner ask the Italian Navy for help.

I think that was the Italian Navy.

9 posted on 04/11/2009 8:43:31 AM PDT by keat
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To: mainepatsfan

Well he flew in a guy to cook him special pizza, 850 miles.

http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/article2372287.ece

I guess that takes some of his time.


10 posted on 04/11/2009 8:43:49 AM PDT by commonguymd (A de facto single party country is nigh. The partisan bickering is a mere bilking mechanism.)
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To: myaccount2009

Not to worry, our fearless leader has a “plan”


11 posted on 04/11/2009 8:43:55 AM PDT by unixfox (The 13th Amendment Abolished Slavery, The 16th Amendment Reinstated It !)
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To: 82ndABNOfficer
Why isn’t our President doing anything about this?

Pres__ent.

12 posted on 04/11/2009 8:44:36 AM PDT by EGPWS (Trust in God, Question everyone else)
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To: mainepatsfan

Yeah, it’s sad when the French president has more cajones than ours.


13 posted on 04/11/2009 8:44:46 AM PDT by Hugin (GSA! (Goodbye sweet America))
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To: papasmurf
From an islamic point of view, this piracy is perfectly acceptable...just as it was in Jefferson's day.

Everything in the world belongs to Allah and Allah doesn't mind if true believers take it away from infidels.

Taking this one step further, if Obama attacks the pirates, he is insulting islam and the Prophet's example.

14 posted on 04/11/2009 8:44:52 AM PDT by SonOfDarkSkies
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To: commonguymd

I find myself reading the British press more and more to find out what’s going on in my own country.


15 posted on 04/11/2009 8:45:57 AM PDT by mainepatsfan
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To: papasmurf
You know, I wish they would try to hijack one of those “Most Dangerous Catch” crabbing vessels. I suspect those crews would not surrender their ships so easily.

But seriously, there is no reason for this to have gone on so long.

16 posted on 04/11/2009 8:47:12 AM PDT by Never on my watch (Honk if I'm paying your f'n mortgage, you lazy bastard! Nice car by the way.)
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To: mainepatsfan

Interestingly, since they elected him here, the press would be stepping on their own toes if they “dissed” him.


17 posted on 04/11/2009 8:47:20 AM PDT by commonguymd (A de facto single party country is nigh. The partisan bickering is a mere bilking mechanism.)
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To: mainepatsfan
President Urkle still has not recognized that he now has a 24/7/365 job.

This piracy garbage has got to stop, where is Thomas Jefferson when you need him.

18 posted on 04/11/2009 8:47:21 AM PDT by Tarheel (From the Old North State)
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To: keat

I have not read anything about this, but I would guess that it is Italiam merchant marines. Italy has some of the finest, best educated merchant marines that you will find anywhere.


19 posted on 04/11/2009 8:48:53 AM PDT by Eva (union motto - Aim for mediocrity, it's only fair.)
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To: Tarheel

This piracy garbage has got to stop, where is Thomas Jefferson when you need him.

Spinning in his grave..


20 posted on 04/11/2009 8:49:11 AM PDT by GeorgiaDawg32 (The only thing Obama is capable of running is his mouth...(with help from a teleprompter))
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