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Mon Apr-13-09 12:10 AM
Response to Reply #28 |
| 55. I don't see how that's an issue. |
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How many ports of call does a gigantic tanker make? For what it costs to pay ransom, they can arm the ship in Kuwait, and toss the arms overboard before getting to Weenieland or whatever country gets its panties in a knot over ships having protection.
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| -Somali pirates vow revenge over comrades' killings |
depakid |
Apr-12-09 06:14 PM |
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Not a good Idea |
Milspec |
Apr-12-09 06:16 PM |
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Denham, Decatur, Nelson |
one-eyed fat man |
Apr-13-09 10:03 AM |
#66 |
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I guess you have to remind them |
RexDart |
Apr-13-09 11:28 AM |
#71 |
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"We only take ransom" |
Madam Mossfern |
Apr-12-09 06:17 PM |
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It is always paid - by the insurance provider. |
DURHAM D |
Apr-12-09 06:27 PM |
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And who really pays that? |
24601 |
Apr-13-09 08:30 AM |
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Oh please. The pirates would have had a tantum and claim more violence, either way. |
Deja Q |
Apr-12-09 06:17 PM |
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What a fearsome menace. What say let's all have a big sleepover until the |
saltpoint |
Apr-12-09 06:17 PM |
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"may make the modern-day pirates more like their fearsome forebearers" |
mbperrin |
Apr-12-09 06:25 PM |
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Most of their forebearers ended up dead through naval action or on the end of the rope |
Mike Daniels |
Apr-12-09 07:53 PM |
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It took a war, |
Igel |
Apr-13-09 11:27 AM |
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It would be bad for business |
inwiththenew |
Apr-12-09 06:27 PM |
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I think we just forced the pirates into a new position. |
DURHAM D |
Apr-12-09 06:30 PM |
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If The Bush Administration had acted decisively earlier, the pirates wouldn't be so strong. |
Ian David |
Apr-12-09 06:33 PM |
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Agreed |
MadMaddie |
Apr-12-09 08:01 PM |
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Well in some respects they did |
dipsydoodle |
Apr-13-09 05:10 AM |
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Bush was a pirate |
olddad56 |
Apr-13-09 10:42 AM |
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One thing to remember . . . |
toopers |
Apr-13-09 03:06 PM |
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Horizontal? |
MUAD_DIB |
Apr-12-09 06:59 PM |
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Oh BS. The pirates recaptured the guy after he escaped and they beat him |
Mike Daniels |
Apr-13-09 07:59 AM |
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The pirates forced themselves into this position. |
Codeine |
Apr-13-09 09:03 PM |
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But Jesus Christ, they had guns and they USED them... |
Bicoastal |
Apr-12-09 06:34 PM |
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Maybe someone needs to start |
christx30 |
Apr-12-09 06:37 PM |
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A couple good bolt action scoped 30-06's would probably be all they'd need. |
hollowdweller |
Apr-12-09 08:18 PM |
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IS there presently a law that says cargo ships can't be armed? nt |
imdjh |
Apr-13-09 12:04 AM |
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Most countries |
christx30 |
Apr-13-09 02:56 AM |
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Those two-year jail terms we offered them should seem like a better deal now. n/t |
Ian David |
Apr-12-09 06:30 PM |
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I've ben wondering for a while why ships use that route with no arms or escort. |
Bette Noir |
Apr-12-09 06:38 PM |
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This was inevitable |
TorchTheWitch |
Apr-12-09 06:49 PM |
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But aren't they all innocent people interested in saving the environment? |
stray cat |
Apr-12-09 06:52 PM |
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This just hastens the all-out assault that MUST come. |
aquart |
Apr-12-09 06:56 PM |
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Simply put, shipping companies have to ante up and arm the watch crew |
ohio2007 |
Apr-12-09 06:57 PM |
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Not sure that's wise on certain vessels... |
depakid |
Apr-12-09 07:19 PM |
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How about the ones that have been captured ? |
ohio2007 |
Apr-12-09 08:28 PM |
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Firearms and explosives around tankers are not good ideas, period |
depakid |
Apr-12-09 08:47 PM |
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Isn't every large vessel carrying a whole lot of diesel fuel? |
imdjh |
Apr-13-09 12:07 AM |
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As you already know, those large tankers have rerouted away from those waters |
ohio2007 |
Apr-13-09 08:06 AM |
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You don't know what you're talking about |
depakid |
Apr-14-09 10:56 AM |
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How did the Navy |
one-eyed fat man |
Apr-14-09 10:41 AM |
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Arming Crews |
24601 |
Apr-12-09 07:26 PM |
#28 |
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You are right. That's the big drawback to traveling with weapons, even in private boats. |
cbayer |
Apr-12-09 07:44 PM |
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he is wrong. He wants the pirates to continue unabated and with confidence |
ohio2007 |
Apr-12-09 08:39 PM |
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That wasn't my point at all. The regulations concerning carrying weapons on board |
cbayer |
Apr-12-09 09:09 PM |
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The word will be going out that the captain 's weapons locker rules will be reviewed. |
ohio2007 |
Apr-13-09 08:28 PM |
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you missed the point. You can't pretend the pirates will stop raiding ships on the high seas |
ohio2007 |
Apr-12-09 08:30 PM |
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I don't see how that's an issue. |
imdjh |
Apr-13-09 12:10 AM |
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Easy. Locate Somali pirate mother ship(s). Destroy Somali pirate mother ship(s). |
MUAD_DIB |
Apr-12-09 06:58 PM |
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Mea culpa. |
Bicoastal |
Apr-12-09 06:59 PM |
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As I understand it that is what they are calling them. |
MUAD_DIB |
Apr-12-09 07:03 PM |
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Yes, mother ship. |
HooptieWagon |
Apr-12-09 07:11 PM |
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I could be wrong, but I think you might be |
imdjh |
Apr-13-09 12:19 AM |
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It happened about 350 miles offshore |
HooptieWagon |
Apr-13-09 05:36 PM |
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You appear to be correct |
imdjh |
Apr-13-09 05:48 PM |
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No commercial fisherman I've ever seen operate offshore in open boats |
HooptieWagon |
Apr-13-09 07:42 PM |
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I was referring to those guys who go out in the trailerables |
imdjh |
Apr-13-09 07:57 PM |
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Those are recreational fisherman, not commercial fisherman. |
HooptieWagon |
Apr-13-09 08:55 PM |
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Erm, maybe you..... |
Cousin It |
Apr-12-09 07:14 PM |
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No problem. No offense. It's cool. |
MUAD_DIB |
Apr-12-09 07:28 PM |
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The mother ships are "pirated" from evil captialit shipping companies |
ohio2007 |
Apr-12-09 07:13 PM |
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That may be so, or not, but they still need to be eliminated as a threat. |
MUAD_DIB |
Apr-12-09 07:17 PM |
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That is so. Period. And yes, the threat must be eliminated contrary to what some people think about |
ohio2007 |
Apr-12-09 08:43 PM |
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There is no honor among pirates |
slackmaster |
Apr-12-09 09:57 PM |
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Even the pirates of yore were all about their self interest. |
Mike Daniels |
Apr-13-09 08:06 AM |
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I hope they expect international law to change with their tactics. |
Akoto |
Apr-12-09 07:04 PM |
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Ya know |
MichaelHarris |
Apr-12-09 07:26 PM |
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Are they the Crips or Bloods? |
nini |
Apr-12-09 07:46 PM |
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The worst violence has been an occasional beating???? |
ShareTheWoods |
Apr-12-09 07:51 PM |
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well if they do not kill people |
gabby garcia |
Apr-12-09 07:57 PM |
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What if they had real jobs, |
trich |
Apr-12-09 07:59 PM |
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"the might become wallsrteet bankers" |
awoke_in_2003 |
Apr-12-09 08:20 PM |
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...and I'm sure they will get it. |
Hulk |
Apr-12-09 08:12 PM |
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this will end up in a joint intervention |
tocqueville |
Apr-12-09 09:33 PM |
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Time to bring back the Q ships! |
midnight armadillo |
Apr-12-09 11:03 PM |
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They can keep trying and likely continue getting shot... |
Endangered Specie |
Apr-12-09 11:22 PM |
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Time to start firing missiles at the mother ships and threaten |
cboy4 |
Apr-13-09 12:01 AM |
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An escorted convoy system should be setup in the region. |
BrightKnight |
Apr-13-09 12:05 AM |
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Bad idea. They are pirates (theives) not warriors. Don't get in a different game |
underpants |
Apr-13-09 08:05 AM |
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marine choppers have already buzzed their "fishing villages" over the holiday weekend. |
ohio2007 |
Apr-13-09 08:12 AM |
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Not while there is so much money to be made |
underpants |
Apr-13-09 08:13 AM |
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but they did buzz the fishing villages. There was a show of force if not seen by "the villagers" |
ohio2007 |
Apr-13-09 08:30 PM |
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Not another half-assed war I hope. Do it, or don't do it. |
Tim01 |
Apr-13-09 10:50 AM |
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Wow what gonads. |
LeftHander |
Apr-13-09 10:57 AM |
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I trust our Navy and Marines can make short work of just about any |
kestrel91316 |
Apr-13-09 01:41 PM |
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The pirates need less attention not more. I hope the pirates figure that out. |
applegrove |
Apr-13-09 02:07 PM |
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BRING IT ON you thugs. |
Odin2005 |
Apr-13-09 02:41 PM |
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Uggg, that sounds Bush like. Unless you work on a merchant ship you should hold your mouth shut. |
IrishBuckeye |
Apr-13-09 07:49 PM |
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Good candidates for the Darwin Award |
JeanGrey |
Apr-13-09 07:45 PM |
#79 |
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