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Mon Mar-24-08 07:04 PM
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| 5. More information about the ship |
| -US vessel 'shoots at Suez boat' |
muriel_volestrangler |
Mar-24-08 06:49 PM |
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Why does a container ship even have weapons? And by what |
babylonsister |
Mar-24-08 06:56 PM |
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Protection from pirates which are off the coast of Madagascar and upper West Africa |
L0oniX |
Mar-24-08 06:58 PM |
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It seems to have been in the Suez Canal |
FarCenter |
Mar-24-08 09:10 PM |
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Piracy is a major problem for commercial ships |
slackmaster |
Mar-24-08 07:02 PM |
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A few years ago the Chinese went in and cleaned up the straits of Mallacca (sp) but nobody |
ohio2007 |
Mar-24-08 07:54 PM |
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Those straits have always been pirate-infested waters |
knight_of_the_star |
Mar-26-08 03:06 AM |
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But where does it say that they were attacked? |
kimmylavin |
Mar-24-08 08:12 PM |
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Why not just insure your cargo? |
wuushew |
Mar-24-08 09:29 PM |
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Because the pirates tend to kill the crew if demands aren't met promptly |
sergeiAK |
Mar-24-08 09:55 PM |
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People are ready to use violence in defense of material things because... |
Rage for Order |
Mar-24-08 09:55 PM |
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Why was the U.S. war against the Barbary pirates a good thing? |
wuushew |
Mar-24-08 10:05 PM |
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I don't think the seas should be policed, per se |
Rage for Order |
Mar-24-08 10:21 PM |
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Because pirates murder their victims all too often |
slackmaster |
Mar-25-08 10:29 AM |
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Too many people still buy into the romantic image of the classic era of piracy |
Mike Daniels |
Mar-25-08 11:00 AM |
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I never said pirates weren't thugs |
wuushew |
Mar-25-08 11:14 AM |
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Just a nit, but they weren't all men |
slackmaster |
Mar-25-08 12:19 PM |
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Is it merchant marines who do this sort of thing? |
Zodiak Ironfist |
Mar-25-08 04:47 PM |
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Merchant marine = civilian sailor as opposed to navy sailor. |
hedgehog |
Mar-25-08 07:45 PM |
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Yes, and I believe their certification is called a "Z Card" |
slackmaster |
Mar-26-08 07:07 AM |
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Global Container Lines ship ... pic here... |
EVDebs |
Mar-24-08 06:58 PM |
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More information about the ship |
slackmaster |
Mar-24-08 07:04 PM |
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From your post it was a 'chartered' MV. Did US Navy charter it ? |
EVDebs |
Mar-24-08 07:11 PM |
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The article about this in the Navy Times.... |
icymist |
Mar-25-08 02:08 PM |
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Military Sea Lift Command chartered the ship. |
Thothmes |
Mar-25-08 07:57 PM |
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Nice shooting, Tex......I'll bet they were surprised, eh? |
Hulk |
Mar-24-08 07:07 PM |
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the ship had sailed from Dubai and was transporting used military equipment |
ohio2007 |
Mar-24-08 07:47 PM |
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It sounds like the ship was in Egyptian waters, then |
daleo |
Mar-24-08 07:55 PM |
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I find this highly suspect |
bluesmail |
Mar-24-08 09:12 PM |
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more.... |
unkachuck |
Mar-24-08 09:18 PM |
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U.S. warship fires on Egyptian craft, killing one |
sad_one |
Mar-25-08 06:18 AM |
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Well, this doesn't sound good. |
Kool Kitty |
Mar-25-08 06:18 AM |
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I'm worried too |
sad_one |
Mar-25-08 06:18 AM |
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FYI, "nuclear sub" means nuclear powered, not nuclear armed. nt |
greyl |
Mar-25-08 06:19 AM |
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Freedom is on the march! |
Amonester |
Mar-25-08 06:18 AM |
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What exactly is a "Global Patriot"? |
frebrd |
Mar-25-08 06:18 AM |
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yeah, that's the most retarded name for a ship ever. bush must have named it personally |
darue |
Mar-25-08 06:18 AM |
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kicking your reply. |
snot |
Mar-25-08 06:19 AM |
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At least they did not name it "Global Crusader" |
TheBorealAvenger |
Mar-25-08 06:43 AM |
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A lot of container ships have theme names |
Posteritatis |
Mar-25-08 09:06 PM |
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The toxic U.S. |
izquierdista |
Mar-25-08 06:18 AM |
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And use the Space Program to launch all the depleted-uranium |
Amonester |
Mar-25-08 06:19 AM |
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Now it's a U.S. Warship? Earlier today |
SimpleTrend |
Mar-25-08 06:19 AM |
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Kind of halfway between the two |
Posteritatis |
Mar-25-08 06:19 AM |
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Not surprised after the USS Cole I am thinking the Navy does not want to take any chances. n/ |
MiltonF |
Mar-25-08 06:19 AM |
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We may yet overtake Israel as the world's number one rogue state. |
Vidar |
Mar-25-08 06:19 AM |
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WAIT, WAIT, WAIT! Yesterday, it was a US container ship, now it's a US warship?! |
DRoseDARs |
Mar-25-08 06:19 AM |
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must be a privately contracted container/warship -- |
snot |
Mar-25-08 06:19 AM |
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Pic here: |
MaineDem |
Mar-25-08 06:19 AM |
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An American cargo ship under contract to the U.S. Navy opened fire on a small Egyptian boat |
maddezmom |
Mar-25-08 10:24 AM |
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US Navy teams authorized to respond to threats: navy chief |
maddezmom |
Mar-25-08 10:26 AM |
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now we're privatizing the navy, too---not surprised with BushCo in charge |
wordpix |
Mar-25-08 02:24 PM |
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Not that I'm a fan of privatization, but we have always used |
hedgehog |
Mar-25-08 07:45 PM |
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The Govt has chartered civilian commercial vessels |
Thothmes |
Mar-25-08 07:50 PM |
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U.S. ship (not USN ship) shoots at small boat in Suez Canal |
underpants |
Mar-25-08 12:36 PM |
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That's what happens when bushco hires trigger happy rent-n-army....... |
Double T |
Mar-25-08 12:36 PM |
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The Navy has its own floating Blackwater? Who knew? |
acmavm |
Mar-25-08 12:36 PM |
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accident waiting for the excuse to bomb Iran to pieces |
gasperc |
Mar-25-08 12:36 PM |
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Won't be long , April 7th or 8th from what I've read. |
bagrman |
Mar-25-08 12:36 PM |
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crap, this is what they said last April |
gasperc |
Mar-25-08 12:36 PM |
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Fallan isn't in the way now. 1 nuke sub a has been sent and another battle group. |
bagrman |
Mar-26-08 01:41 AM |
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I saw this story before but I didn't know they were mercenaries. |
Lasher |
Mar-25-08 12:36 PM |
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