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U.S. ship captain held by pirates off Somalia, has been freed,
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Posted on 04/12/2009 10:25:08 AM PDT by Ladycalif
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To: STARWISE
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. Ok, so the Bozo didn't actually release the Navy, they took advantage of the bravery of the Captain. Not to diminish what the Seals did, but we would never have gotten him back if we had waited for Bozo's orders.
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posted on
04/12/2009 10:54:08 AM PDT
by
calex59
To: holyscroller
"Why werent the pirates ALL killed?" It's always nice to keep one alive for... questioning.
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posted on
04/12/2009 10:54:44 AM PDT
by
Desron13
(If you constantly vote between the lesser of two evils then evil is your ultimate destination.)
To: BallyBill
OMG just heard the operation was code named WATER DOG in honor of Obamas new pet
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posted on
04/12/2009 10:54:44 AM PDT
by
al baby
(Hi Mom)
To: Ladycalif
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posted on
04/12/2009 10:54:50 AM PDT
by
clintonh8r
(Librerals are more dangerous to liberty than terrorists.)
To: topfile
“Navy must have been released to do what the Navy does.”
YEP! ;-)
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posted on
04/12/2009 10:54:52 AM PDT
by
SumProVita
(Cogito, ergo...Sum Pro Vita. (Modified DeCartes))
To: Ron C.
CNN saying the captain jumped overboard again! This time, apparently with Seals in the water.I'm guessing he thought they'd be there the FIRST time he jumped overboard. The Waffle House was too busy right then with more pressing important World issues like trying to get the puppy tale into the news before the Easter weekend.
To: fullchroma
Please, oh please, Captain, do NOT include Oprah, the View, Maddow or Obermann on the interview circuit.)
Live interviews only, no videotape. They'll edit the piece to death.
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posted on
04/12/2009 10:55:25 AM PDT
by
HotLead61
(Death as a Free Man is much preferred to "life" as a slave)
To: savedbygrace
Can hardly wait for the real story to come out. I'm more than a little interested myself, but releasing too much detail only tells the next enemy what to expect and endangers our people.
Loose lips sink ships.
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posted on
04/12/2009 10:55:36 AM PDT
by
JimRed
("Hey, hey, Teddy K., how many girls did you drown today?" TERM LIMITS, NOW AND FOREVER!)
To: STARWISE
I am so thrilled that I am nearly crying. I am so proud of our guys.
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posted on
04/12/2009 10:55:49 AM PDT
by
Bahbah
(Typical white person-Snow white)
To: Nervous Tick
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posted on
04/12/2009 10:55:55 AM PDT
by
al baby
(Hi Mom)
To: WhistlingPastTheGraveyard
Agreed.
Many of our posters sound just like the idiots over at DU every time things went right for a republican.
GREAT ENDING! Who gives a flying F**K whether Obama’s administration is going to get credit or not!
Sheesh!!!!!!!!
To: WhistlingPastTheGraveyard
We don’t know the details, but if the captain is the one who precipitated the killing of the pirates, then the question must be asked, “What if he had not tried to escape a second time?” Would we still be negotiating?
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posted on
04/12/2009 10:56:46 AM PDT
by
kabar
To: Bahbah
Me too.. me too, Praise our Merciful Lord .. an Easter rescue.
You don’t mess with our Navy SEALS!
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posted on
04/12/2009 10:56:59 AM PDT
by
STARWISE
(They (LIBS-STILL) think of this WOT as Bush's war, not America's war- Richard Miniter)
To: perchprism
I'd bet the Captain knew the seals were in the vicinity, or even recognized a "signal" of sorts from the ship saying so. (Morse Code?)
I'm curious, but it's OK for them to keep the details secret.
sw
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posted on
04/12/2009 10:57:01 AM PDT
by
spectre
(Spectre's wife ("Never give in, Never give in, Never give in" Winston Churchill)
To: Mike Darancette
The Seals should have been sent in the first few hours of the hostage taking. Remember that it took hours for the pirates to first take the ship then hours for the crew to take it back before the pirates escaped with the brave Captain. All this precious time went on because Obama the defeatist did not take any action.
Also if the reports that the Captain was saved once he jumped into the sea then he should have been the first time two days ago when he did the same but back then either the Seals were not in the waters next to the pirates boat which means they were not deployed i.e. Obama did not deploy them or the Seals were there but were given orders not to interfere at that moment i.e. Obama orders were not to shoot.
Anyway all this does not take away from the big pictures which is our other more dangerous terrorist enemies such Al Qaeda, Taliba, Iran, Korea, Hizballah, Hamas, etc... have been greatly emboldened by the shocking weakness of Obama.
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posted on
04/12/2009 10:57:18 AM PDT
by
jveritas
(God Bless our brave troops)
To: al baby
>>Whats a beeber?
Something that you stune
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posted on
04/12/2009 10:57:33 AM PDT
by
freedumb2003
(Communism comes to America: 1/20/2009. Keep your powder dry, folks.)
To: JimRed
I'm more than a little interested myself, but releasing too much detail only tells the next enemy what to expect and endangers our people. Exactly. Tell the world what went down, and those tactics probaby won't work nex time.
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posted on
04/12/2009 10:57:34 AM PDT
by
dirtboy
To: lonevoice
Reminds me onf another captian who set down a plane in the Patomic. WOW! All in the same year. KEWL!
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posted on
04/12/2009 10:57:36 AM PDT
by
70th Division
(I love my country but fear my government!)
To: holyscroller
Why werent the pirates ALL killed?So that we can practice our Enhanced Interrogation skills?
To: lonevoice
Read on-line that US helicopters reported flying around. One eyewitness said one helicopter landed briefly. Can you spell sea, air, land services children?
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posted on
04/12/2009 10:58:02 AM PDT
by
texas yoeman
(seals in country?)
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