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U.S. ship captain held by pirates off Somalia, has been freed,
CNN ^

Posted on 04/12/2009 10:25:08 AM PDT by Ladycalif

U.S. ship captain held by pirates off Somalia, has been freed, senior U.S. official says. Three of four pirates killed.

(Excerpt) Read more at cnn.com ...


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: 444; alabama; maritime; navyseals; owned; piracy; pirates; rescue; richardphillps; seals; somalia; somaliapirates; somalipirates; usnavy
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To: Ladycalif; rodguy911; Bahbah

Hallelujah!!!


121 posted on 04/12/2009 10:42:57 AM PDT by STARWISE (They (LIBS-STILL) think of this WOT as Bush's war, not America's war- Richard Miniter)
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To: DollyCali

CNN is repeating over and over.

I don’t generally trust them but this time I think it is true.


122 posted on 04/12/2009 10:42:57 AM PDT by freedumb2003 (Communism comes to America: 1/20/2009. Keep your powder dry, folks.)
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To: Ladycalif

Great, but still no good reason to hold off bombing their ports, right? Let’s really PUNISH them..!

They wanted our attention? Fine, they’ve GOT it..!


123 posted on 04/12/2009 10:43:04 AM PDT by gaijin
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To: freedumb2003

The Captain correctly weighted the odds of waiting or going overboard again.


124 posted on 04/12/2009 10:43:06 AM PDT by AU72
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To: al baby

Hats off to our TOP of the LINE MILITARY.
oBOWma is not different!
Go tell your BS back over on DU.


125 posted on 04/12/2009 10:43:08 AM PDT by dusttoyou (Alamo Tea Party like its 1773)
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To: al baby

Yep... I think my beeber just got stuned.


126 posted on 04/12/2009 10:43:14 AM PDT by ken in texas (come fold with us - team #36120)
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To: spectre

Awesome job


127 posted on 04/12/2009 10:43:16 AM PDT by al baby (Hi Mom)
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To: freedumb2003
This is gonna make one hell of a TV Movie

Starring Obama.

The backstory is going to be about his brilliant leadership. Count on it.

128 posted on 04/12/2009 10:43:21 AM PDT by Glenn (Free Venezuela!)
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To: al baby

Yes, some will be eating Cognitive Dissonance for Easter.


129 posted on 04/12/2009 10:43:27 AM PDT by trumandogz (The Democrats are driving us to Socialism at I00 MPH -The GOP is driving us to Socialism at 97.5 MPH)
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To: spectre

Good point - Fox News Now saying “rescued.”


130 posted on 04/12/2009 10:43:29 AM PDT by Ladycalif (Free - Ramos and Compean)
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To: Non-Sequitur
Which 'more dangerous enemies' would that be?

Al Qaeda terrorists, The Taliban terrorists, the Iranian terrorist regime, the North Korean terrorist regime, Hizballah terrorists, Hamas terrorists, etc... not to mention Russia and China.

I am surprised that some FReepers are not seeing the big picture here and they are just focused on 4 ragtag pirates trapped in a tiny boat in the middle of the Indian Ocean surrounded by the mightiest Navy in history and yet it took 5 days to resolve this problem rather than being solved in the first few hours of the hostage taking and all this because Obama the defeatist did not order any immediate action.

131 posted on 04/12/2009 10:43:43 AM PDT by jveritas (God Bless our brave troops)
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To: spectre

Hopefully Hollywood will make a movie now about the heroic Captain and Navy.....because under Pres Bush they would NEVER make a good movie about our heroes.


132 posted on 04/12/2009 10:43:53 AM PDT by roses of sharon (Pray Hussein fails!)
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To: Kansas58

The real question is, will we waterboard the captured pirate and blow up his compound and get all the names of his associates...


133 posted on 04/12/2009 10:43:59 AM PDT by fooman (Get real with Kim Jung Mentally Ill about proliferation)
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To: geo40xyz
I could never get to albaby's political views for getting bogged down in this.
134 posted on 04/12/2009 10:44:06 AM PDT by condi2008
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To: holyscroller

4th Pirate was probably to busy sh***ing his pants to fight back. I guess the “we aren’t afraid of the Americans” statement was a little premature. I am glad Bozo released the military to do its job. I bet the DUmmies are pissed off!


135 posted on 04/12/2009 10:44:13 AM PDT by calex59
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To: Ladycalif

FoxNews is reporting the same thing.


136 posted on 04/12/2009 10:44:14 AM PDT by SandRat (Duty, Honor, Country! What else needs said?)
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To: al baby

But you just signed up 10 years ago, and have only made a million or so posts....

One can never be sure, you know.

;-)


137 posted on 04/12/2009 10:44:25 AM PDT by fanfan (God, Bless America, please.)
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To: BlazingArizona

The fourth was on the Bainbridge.


138 posted on 04/12/2009 10:44:29 AM PDT by mad_as_he$$ (Nemo me impune lacessit)
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To: jveritas

Praise the Lord .. thank you, thank you.

He jumped overboard again, and the SEALS got him!!
Then they attacked the pirates, killing 3 of them.


139 posted on 04/12/2009 10:44:32 AM PDT by STARWISE (They (LIBS-STILL) think of this WOT as Bush's war, not America's war- Richard Miniter)
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To: Recovering_Democrat
You forgot to add The TelePrompter!!
140 posted on 04/12/2009 10:44:36 AM PDT by geo40xyz (BE PREPARED: Geo The Engineer so smart, he doesn't need a TelePrompter to speak. Unlike the AH:-))
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