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2011-03-02 Africa Horn

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Posted by Fred 2011-03-02 00:00|| || Front Page|| [11129 views ] Top
File under: Pirates

#1 The sequence of events was not immediately clear, but

Nor will it ever be as a highly trained FBI hotage negotiator was evidently calling the shots (MLK 75 year locked case rule applies), as opposed to a US Navy ships captain.

Posted by Besoeker 2011-03-02 04:38|| 2011-03-02 04:38|| Front Page Top

#2 "I vigorously condemn the pirates." Condemn? Come on, Denmark, channel some old Viking spirit & open a can of whup ass on these creeps. Unless you just want to let the children go Hansel & Gretl style into the oven.

Posted by American Delight 2011-03-02 08:42|| http://moneyjihad.wordpress.com/ 2011-03-02 08:42|| Front Page Top

#3 If they kill the hostages, kids included, just blast the boat out of the water.

Posted by Charles 2011-03-02 09:05|| 2011-03-02 09:05|| Front Page Top

#4 The Danes are really odd ducks. They come across as very soft and passive and socialist but their military is a bunch of tough guys. Sort of like the Dutch who are the ultimate leftists but have a very hard professional military.

The comment, "The Danish Government does not negotiate with terrorists" does not bode well for the hostages or the pirates.

I personally think the Danes will unfurl their dragon flags and make a hash of the pirates.

As an aside, the fact that these people sailed into a known danger zone is obviously some that self deluding crap that the pirates wouldn't hurt a good liberal.

Posted by Bill Clinton 2011-03-02 10:24|| 2011-03-02 10:24|| Front Page Top

#5 A few pre-emptive strikes off the Somalia coast in the Arabian Sea ought to deter pirating activities. What's wrong with boarding suspected pirate craft and searching them for weapons? Who are the fools who insist on sailing private boats/yachts in this area?

Posted by JohnQC 2011-03-02 10:41|| 2011-03-02 10:41|| Front Page Top

#6 Who are the fools who insist on sailing private boats/yachts in this area?

The article says they were sailing around the Indian Ocean. From what I've read there are some pretty nice destinations in the Indian Ocean for yachtsmen. I've also heard that the pirates are increasing their range. Makes me think it might be time to stop showing these people how fair we are and start showing them what heavy bombers can do to their ports. It's too easy for bad guys from a fail state like Somalia to run amok because the civilized world is afraid of collateral damage if we hit them where they live. They are making war whether they wear uniforms and represent a nation or not and we are currently losing the war.

Posted by Ebbang Uluque6305 2011-03-02 12:36|| 2011-03-02 12:36|| Front Page Top

#7 Dalcasian axes and the bloodeagle come to mind for some reason....

Posted by Chatle Big Foot6162 2011-03-02 13:34|| 2011-03-02 13:34|| Front Page Top

#8 Fortunately, Denmark is full of Muslim families available for reciprocal hostage taking. Though I gather - for some reason - it has not come to that yet.

Posted by Excalibur 2011-03-02 17:31|| 2011-03-02 17:31|| Front Page Top

#9 Danegeld practiced upon the Danes. File under Historical Karma.

Posted by Procopius2k 2011-03-02 17:43|| 2011-03-02 17:43|| Front Page Top

#10 The Current Russian Method of Dealing with Somali Pirates: Seize, Search, Blow Up, Burn to the Waterline

Posted by KBK 2011-03-02 19:09|| 2011-03-02 19:09|| Front Page Top

#11 The comments on youtube are correct. High Seas Piracy is punishable by immediate execution.

Same as the unlawful noncombatant, the guys not wearing uniforms shooting at us..according to the Geneva, those are fair game.

Why do we have to be such a bunch of sissies about everything? Why do Pelosi and Reid have to make us look so soft.

Why does Obama apologize for anything. We are the UNITED FREAKING STATES and there isn't much of anything those clowns can do about it. We should just sink every boat we see for a while.

PS. The guy down bleeding on the deck was NOT a Somali...he was either Syrian or Iranian...he seemed to disappear from the film after awhile. I hope he was used for shark bait.

Posted by Bill Clinton 2011-03-02 23:26|| 2011-03-02 23:26|| Front Page Top

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