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2008-11-28 Africa Horn

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Posted by phil_b 2008-11-28 04:21|| || Front Page|| [3 views ] Top

#1 Fundamental principle at work - the more subsidize something, the more you get of it.

Posted by Procopius2k 2008-11-28 08:04|| 2008-11-28 08:04|| Front Page Top

#2 Fundamental principal; the naval leadership of today has nothing to do with Decatur or Halsey. These wimps make Wesley Clark look good.

Something went wrong when we stopped putting yard arms on ships.

Posted by Nimble Spemble 2008-11-28 08:58|| 2008-11-28 08:58|| Front Page Top

#3 is there a path to prosecute them?

Yep. On the deck of the ship of the arresting party. Followed by execution ten minutes later.

Posted by Glenmore">Glenmore 2008-11-28 09:44|| 2008-11-28 09:44|| Front Page Top

#4 "First, kill all the lawyers..."

Posted by Old Patriot">Old Patriot 2008-11-28 13:35|| http://oldpatriot.blogspot.com/]">[http://oldpatriot.blogspot.com/] 2008-11-28 13:35|| Front Page Top

#5 "Piracy is an excellent business model if you operate from an impoverished, lawless place like ~~Somalia~~ Londonistan,"

You've simply got to give it to the Poms. They never miss a call.

Posted by Besoeker 2008-11-28 13:38|| 2008-11-28 13:38|| Front Page Top

#6 That's why I'm buying RMBS from Citigroups new owners.

Posted by Bright Pebbles 2008-11-28 14:33|| 2008-11-28 14:33|| Front Page Top

#7 As I remember the British used to hang pirates, cover their bodies in tar, and put the bodies in a cage. Then they would suspend the cages from a pole at the entrance to a harbor so everone could see it. If a bird could find a gap in the tar and start pecking away at it, so much the better.

This would probably cause pirates to consider another career.

Posted by Frozen Al 2008-11-28 15:41|| 2008-11-28 15:41|| Front Page Top

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