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2008-11-18 Africa Horn

Italian naval destroyer bars possible pirate attack off Somalia-NATO

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Posted by Fred 2008-11-18 00:00|| || Front Page|| [1 views ] Top

#1 would have been nice it the Italians had given chase and sunk them...

too much to hope for i know, but such measures would reduce recidivism.

Posted by Abu do you love">Abu do you love 2008-11-18 00:30|| 2008-11-18 00:30|| Front Page Top

#2 Could have been worse; could have been that the pirate would have chazed the italians and seized the ship.

Posted by anonymous5089 2008-11-18 05:05|| 2008-11-18 05:05|| Front Page Top

#3 Good point. How long until France surrenders to the pirates?

Posted by Bossman 2008-11-18 13:06|| 2008-11-18 13:06|| Front Page Top

#4 I remember you that the before last time Somali pirates who tried to take French hostges were killed and the last time the litlle khat etaing surrendering monkeys surrndered.

And now let's take bets about when America (whose next CinC will be Obama) surrenders. My bet is on January 21.

Posted by JFM">JFM 2008-11-18 15:05|| 2008-11-18 15:05|| Front Page Top

#5 Good point. How long until France surrenders to the pirates?

OT : what has always cracked me up is that the french see the italians exactly as the english (and hence the americans) see the french, down to the leacherous and surrender stereotypes and the stripped maillot and the thin mustaches; we may see italians as more crooked/chaotic, though... this actually downed on me quite some years ago, watching the Monty Pythons. I guess one is always somebody's else swarthy latin.
Anyway, joke aside, italian navy probably has good quality sailors, this was tongue-in-cheek, and more aimed at NATO in general.

Posted by anonymous5089 2008-11-18 15:34|| 2008-11-18 15:34|| Front Page Top

#6 Give the French credit. They were the only ones (until the Brits killed some a few days ago) who have taken any action against the pirates. And they did it twice.

BTW, anyone know if the Russian ships made it to Somalia or did they need a tow to Sevastapol?

Posted by ed 2008-11-18 18:03|| 2008-11-18 18:03|| Front Page Top

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