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2007-03-22 Home Front: WoT

US former sailor accused of spying for terrorists

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Posted by Steve White 2007-03-22 00:00|| || Front Page|| [11128 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Capital punishment is too good.

Posted by Zenster">Zenster 2007-03-22 00:03|| 2007-03-22 00:03|| Front Page Top

#2 Abujihaad left the navy in January 2002, but the information that he sent as well as his military e-mail address was discovered when British authorities in 2003 confiscated computers belonging to British nationals that operated the websites.

Bites don't it Hassan, busted by your own hand, have fun in Fed-Max sh*thead.

Posted by RD 2007-03-22 00:56|| 2007-03-22 00:56|| Front Page Top

#3 If he changes his name again, to Lopez or such, and claims he's an undocumented Mexican immigrant, won't the DA have to let him go?

Posted by Glenmore">Glenmore 2007-03-22 07:35|| 2007-03-22 07:35|| Front Page Top

#4 What's with these namby-pamby charges? I'd like to see an honest-to-Me charge of treason applied.

[sigh] And a pony.

Posted by Jackal">Jackal 2007-03-22 07:52|| http://home.earthlink.net/~sleepyjackal/index.html]">[http://home.earthlink.net/~sleepyjackal/index.html] 2007-03-22 07:52|| Front Page Top

#5 Hassan Abujihaad, 31 -- formerly known as Paul Hall -- of Phoenix, Arizona.

Another Phoenix connection. Ima getting suspicious that more than illegal Messicans are turning up there.

Posted by ed 2007-03-22 07:54|| 2007-03-22 07:54|| Front Page Top

#6 Makes me pine for the good ole days on the High Seas.

Ayeee ya scurvey dog! Dere will be no Brigg sittin for ye. And hangin from de yardarm be too good for ye. Ye shall be walkin de short plank right inta Davey Jones locker! At least de eels will make good on yer waste o skin.

Posted by DepotGuy 2007-03-22 11:56|| 2007-03-22 11:56|| Front Page Top

#7 Find the longest supertanker you can and keelhaul him.

Posted by gorb 2007-03-22 16:31|| 2007-03-22 16:31|| Front Page Top

#8 "Keelhauling" is side to side not longways.
The prisoner is fastened to a rope that goes over one rail, under the Keel and back up the other side, usually tied at the wrists to one rope end, and the ankles to the other.
The punishment begins with throwing the bound man over the side (Tied, He cannot swim) A team of sailors then hauls in the line on the other side of the ship, dragging the Criminal beneath the ship, and up the other side.

This is a lot worse than it first seems, the ship's bottom is always covered with barnacles which are very sharp, the prisoner is both drowned and cut up severely during the passage, it was not uncommon for barnacles to cut the line, and the prisoner either drowned, or was killed by blood loss, with the line cut, he drowns, and the body is NOT recovered, even if all goes well, the prisoner emerges both unconscious(Lack of air) and severely cut up, many died from blood loss after being hauled back aboard.
Keelhauling was considered a very small step better than hanging, because there was a small chance of living through the ordeal (But, not much chance) still slightly better than outright execution.

Posted by Redneck Jim 2007-03-22 19:12|| 2007-03-22 19:12|| Front Page Top

#9 Keelhauling was considered a very small step better than hanging

And hanging a small step better than being flogged-'round-the-fleet...

Posted by Pappy 2007-03-22 21:28|| 2007-03-22 21:28|| Front Page Top

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