christx30
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Mon Apr-13-09 02:56 AM
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that merchant ships dock at do not allow weapons at all. I heard about a guy that spent 6 months in jail when his ship docked at some backwater country. Customs inspector found the rifle and arrested the guy. He was lucky. Could have been there for 10 years
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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 |
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I guess you have to remind them |
RexDart |
Apr-13-09 11:28 AM |
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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 |
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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 |
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