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2010-04-10 Africa Horn

US Navy holds 6 suspected pirates after battle

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Posted by ed 2010-04-10 09:12|| || Front Page|| [3 views ] Top

#1 To be given compensation, a stipend, and houses in Minneapolis?

Posted by Glenmore 2010-04-10 09:18|| 2010-04-10 09:18|| Front Page Top

#2 Put them in a recliner and give them a beer and a cigarette. That'll show them. Another one of the benefits of being an illegal combatant and a non-citizen.

Posted by gorb 2010-04-10 09:44|| 2010-04-10 09:44|| Front Page Top

#3 The Somalis need to work on their ship recognition skills. Helicopters or landing pads: bad juju. A few hundred Marines on board: pirate career limiting move.

Posted by ed 2010-04-10 09:52|| 2010-04-10 09:52|| Front Page Top

#4 They attacked an LPD? The haze grey paint didn't tip them off that this wasn't a very very large fishing boat?

Posted by john frum 2010-04-10 10:49|| 2010-04-10 10:49|| Front Page Top

#5 "look, the back is open, we can pull up right there"

Posted by Frank G 2010-04-10 10:55|| 2010-04-10 10:55|| Front Page Top

#6 Frank wins the coveted 'snark of the day' award!

Posted by Steve White 2010-04-10 10:58|| 2010-04-10 10:58|| Front Page Top

#7 The U.S. Navy says suspected pirates began shooting at the amphibious dock landing ship USS Ashland Saturday

That they are alive is an indictment of naval marksmanship.

Posted by Nimble Spemble 2010-04-10 12:17|| 2010-04-10 12:17|| Front Page Top

#8 Hey Abdul, you sure we should attack this ship?

Yeah, that's an easy cargo ship, the owners obviously don't care about it that much, they left it primer painted instead of a nice red/black like most other merchant ships. Even better, look at all the rails we can use to climb on board!

Posted by OldSpook 2010-04-10 12:28|| 2010-04-10 12:28|| Front Page Top

#9 I suspect the pirates' handlers don't spend a lot of time on ship-recognition before they send them out.

Posted by Pappy 2010-04-10 13:10|| 2010-04-10 13:10|| Front Page Top

#10 Just sink the fuckers and be done with it. If they didn't bring life jackets, insha'Allah.

Posted by DarthVader 2010-04-10 16:44|| 2010-04-10 16:44|| Front Page Top

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