US Marines retake ship from Somali Pirates
Way to go Marines!
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US Marines retake ship from Somali Pirates
Way to go Marines!
I wish they did what the Russians did. Make it look like they were set free on a little life raft and turned around and mowed'em down. I have no sympathy for these ass hats Pirates
Argh! Blub Blub Blub
Questions: Why can't teh ships hire security to shoot on sight (Insurance problems? find new insurance?)? Why is the US military defending other countries ships (or were they flying our flag) in international waters? Why don't other countries get involved?
I'm sure if everyone, even personal security on merchant ships, started to shoot on sight it would deter the act of piracy pretty darn quickly and effectively...
Some countries have difficulties shooting one-eyed,wooden legged people with parrots. Apparently we are one of them.Originally Posted by BigBear
Don't pick a fight with an old man. If he is too old to Fight, he'll just kill you.
You are dead wrong here, we CAN shoot the people but we aren't allowed to harm the Parrot, it's protected by PETA (which to me is Proper Eating of Tasty Animals).Some countries have difficulties shooting one-eyed,wooden legged people with parrots. Apparently we are one of them.
"...quemadmodum gladius neminem occidit, occidentis telum est." [...a sword never kills anybody; it's a tool in the killer's hand.] -- (Lucius Annaeus) Seneca "the Younger" (ca. 4 BC-65 AD)
“I regret that I have but one life to lose for my country.” ~ Nathan Hale (final words before being hanged by the British, September 22, 1776.)
If at first you don't succeed -- skydiving is not for you
I'm not so sure- the other options for these people are so bleak, that they'd rather die trying to steal than to live in the horrible conditions in Somalia...
Only way to curb it would be to improve Somalia to the point where it's not such a $#!+hole, and people there had a chance at a life worth living... but since they're considered to be 100% Muslim, they don't want any interference from Infidels... apparently this is the way they like it?
ΜΟΛΩΝ ΛΑΒΕ, we are the III%, CIP2, and some other catchphrase meant to aggravate progreSSives who are hell bent on taking rights away...
To me, in my opinion, that is the problem with the world. I'm not flaming you or the way you think 68charger but you pointed out something that I see is very prevalent in todays world. The use of "we need to improve, change, etc". Why can't the people living there change their conditions? Why does the rest of the world have to do it? Socio-economic chance will not occur no matter how much money and man power is pumped into a society if the people who currently live there do nothing about their own situations. It's likened to the ghettos of our country. There are so many programs and ways OUT of the ghettos if the inhabitants would just do a little grunt work... instead, they take the freebies and keep living in squalor. And yes, I DO know cause I was once there before my wisening up to going to college.
It's the whole parable about giving a man a fish and he'll starve, but teach him to fish and he'll live abundantly. Guess I'm not being a very good Samritan. I'm sick of taking care of other people when I can barely take care of myself. Literal and metaphorically.
Game on. Thanks for listening.
Thats not true for all of them, they are flocking here the stinky bastards!!!
Anyone know of any ship security jobs, I dont have a problem shooting one eyed peg legged stinky ass skinnys
From the article:
Such action isn't a change in tactics but a case of having the right people in the right place, the U.S. Fifth Fleet in Bahrain said.
The United States is part of a joint piracy taskforce that includes NATO and navies from the European Union.
The Magellan Star, attacked and captured Wednesday, was initially helped by a Turkish Navy vessel, which was the first to respond to the ship's distress calls. The U.S. warships carrying the marines then arrived and subsequently boarded the Magellan Star.
In a statement, Turkish Navy Rear Adm. Sinan Ertugrul praised the work of the multinational force, saying, "units from the multinational maritime force, under Combined Task Force 151, are actively engaged in anti-piracy operations.
"A lot of people seem obliged to have a viewpoint."
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