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Russia to tow Greenpeace ship to port after armed raid
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| September 20, 2013
Posted on 09/20/2013 8:33:56 AM PDT by cunning_fish
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To: cunning_fish
He (Greenpeace expert)
said the activists were locked in the mess but allowed out to go to the toilet or smoke.I would have thought that all these Greenpeace tree huggers would find smoking repugnant. I guess that it depends on what the Russians allow them to 'smoke'!
To: cunning_fish
Gee, it would be a shame if it just happened to sink while under tow...
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posted on
09/20/2013 9:02:12 AM PDT
by
Little Ray
(How did I end up in this hand-basket, and why is it getting so hot?)
To: cunning_fish
In fact, Greenpeace activities at sea fit the definition of piracy according to Law of the Sea.
Additionally, oil and gas platforms are never the place for "demonstrations" under any circumstances. Said "demonstrations" only purpose can be as cover for sabotage.
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posted on
09/20/2013 9:04:23 AM PDT
by
Navy Patriot
(Join the Democrats, it's not Fascism when WE do it, and the Constitution and law mean what WE say.)
To: cunning_fish
Commie vs commie, how sweet.
Pray for America to Wake Up
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posted on
09/20/2013 9:05:00 AM PDT
by
bray
(Coming soon: The Republic of Texas 2022)
To: A Formerly Proud Canadian
I would have thought that all these Greenpeace tree huggers would find smoking repugnant. I guess that it depends on what the Russians allow them to 'smoke'! They smoke because they're too Green to burn.
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posted on
09/20/2013 9:07:12 AM PDT
by
tacticalogic
("Oh, bother!" said Pooh, as he chambered his last round.)
To: cunning_fish
Applause. This is almost as satisfying as the Russian approach to Somali pirates. Almost.
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posted on
09/20/2013 9:08:26 AM PDT
by
Cyber Liberty
(It's hard to accept the truth when the lies were exactly what you wanted to hear.)
To: cunning_fish
Greenpeace. Getting arrested for illegally entering Russian waters since 1985.
Back then the issue was whaling. A bunch of them got arrested in Siberia and the Mayor of Nome had to be sent over by the State Dept. to get them back.
The headline in our local paper (which I still have someplace) said...and I’m NOT making this up.....
“Release of Seamen Expected”
To: cunning_fish
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posted on
09/20/2013 9:16:16 AM PDT
by
Red Badger
(It is dangerous to be right in matters where established men are wrong. .....Voltaire)
To: anoldafvet
Scuttle the damn thing.My immediate reaction, word for word.
To: Buckeye McFrog
Release of Seamen Expected
Sperm [whales] safe..................
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posted on
09/20/2013 9:17:27 AM PDT
by
Red Badger
(It is dangerous to be right in matters where established men are wrong. .....Voltaire)
To: cuban leaf
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posted on
09/20/2013 9:19:18 AM PDT
by
Army Air Corps
(Four Fried Chickens and a Coke)
To: cunning_fish
Russia to tow Greenpeace ship to port after armed raidQuestion to the Soviets Russians: Why don't you just sink it by Gunfire (as target practice :)...
..of course; they won't do that,it's a econ. / pol. asset..they'll just let it go; knowing full well, that these seagoing Morons shall go after much
softer targets..like ships owned by non- Soviet Russian & Chinese companies..free-world enterprises.
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posted on
09/20/2013 9:30:01 AM PDT
by
skinkinthegrass
(who'll take tomorrow,$pend it all today;who can take your income & tax it all away..0'Blowfly can :-)
To: cunning_fish
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posted on
09/20/2013 9:34:18 AM PDT
by
Gator113
(The mighty Bear ate the cowardly rat. Obama must resign.)
To: bray
Commie vs commie, how sweet.Yes..It is...
be careful, too much sweets...
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posted on
09/20/2013 9:34:33 AM PDT
by
skinkinthegrass
(who'll take tomorrow,$pend it all today;who can take your income & tax it all away..0'Blowfly can :-)
To: cunning_fish
Will we ever see or hear from them again? or will they be “disappeared” — with the Ruskies saying they don’t know a thing...
Eastern Europeans don’t fool around.
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posted on
09/20/2013 9:37:11 AM PDT
by
Bon of Babble
(Didn't make it to the gym today. That makes 5 years in a row.)
To: cunning_fish
See ya!! Say “Hi!” to the Pussy Riot girls for me!
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posted on
09/20/2013 9:40:50 AM PDT
by
pingman
(Trust a lib? Surely you jest!)
To: anoldafvet
Damn str8.
Tear it apart and sell the scrap metal.
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posted on
09/20/2013 9:41:56 AM PDT
by
Para-Ord.45
( Americans, happy in tutelage by the reflection that they have chosen their own dictators.)
To: Bon of Babble
or will they be disappeared with the
Ruskies saying they dont know a thing..were there any very large "convenient" Icebergs moving around?...
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posted on
09/20/2013 9:42:00 AM PDT
by
skinkinthegrass
(who'll take tomorrow,$pend it all today;who can take your income & tax it all away..0'Blowfly can :-)
To: cunning_fish
A five-minute swim at that latitude would solve the problem.
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posted on
09/20/2013 9:45:43 AM PDT
by
meadsjn
To: cunning_fish
There are times when the Russians just make you grin from ear to ear. And this is one of them.
Back in the 1980s, Lebanese terrorist Muslims kidnapped some American’s and held them hostage for a long time. The US did nothing and it was a great hoot and victory for the terrorists.
But then they made a mistake.
They decided to kidnap some Russians. Within 48 hours, a plane from Moscow landed in Beirut. A team of very hard men got off the plane. They made no direct effort to rescue the captive Russians held deeply within the terrorist enclave.
Instead they “counter kidnapped” the “spiritual leader” of that group of terrorists, and promptly sent the terrorists a package containing a few of his less important body parts, with the instruction that unless the Russian hostages were released immediately, they would receive more parts.
Not only did the terrorists release the Russians, but they drove them to the Russian embassy, begging them to tell their fellow Russians to stop chopping. For their part, the Russians promptly turned their spiritual leader loose, with some well dressed bandages, and the strong suggestion that in future they should not mess with Russians.
This was not an intelligence operation, it was a work of art, Russian style. You have to appreciate that.
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posted on
09/20/2013 9:47:54 AM PDT
by
yefragetuwrabrumuy
(The best War on Terror News is at rantburg.com)
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