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Captain Hilts Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Oct-26-08 04:12 PM
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US hires Blackwater to patrol pirate-infested waters off Somalia...
First, the Bush Admin. cuts the USN to the smallest number of hulls since BEFORE the First World War, THEN they hire contractors!

http://kdka.com/national/blackwater.worldwide.private.2.848980.html
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soothsayer Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Oct-26-08 04:16 PM
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1. i actually like this role for blackwater, but i don't think the US should pay for them.
Edited on Sun Oct-26-08 04:35 PM by soothsayer
the somalis or whomever should foot the bill.

edited for treo typing errors. same stupid thought.
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Poll_Blind Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Oct-26-08 04:37 PM
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2. I agree. Or the shipping companies, or whomever.
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noamnety Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Oct-26-08 04:42 PM
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3. I'm confused.
How are we to tell the difference between the pirates and the contractors?
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aquart Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Oct-26-08 05:37 PM
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4. What a good question.
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TahitiNut Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-27-08 09:54 AM
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5. The same way it's been for hundreds of years ... Letters of Marque.
Pirate/privateer ... same fellows.
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