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2008-10-08 Africa Horn

Pirates attack six more ships off Somalia

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Posted by Fred 2008-10-08 00:00|| || Front Page|| [1 views ] Top

#1 someone had a graphic of the pirate attacks by location... can someone re-link it?

Posted by Abu do you love 2008-10-08 00:55|| 2008-10-08 00:55|| Front Page Top

#2 Ted Dagne, a Somalia analyst in Washington, tells the AP. "And there is no way to win a battle when the other side is in a suicidal mindset." Plus, they've got hostages.

I thought we did just that all the time in Iraq and Afghanistan???
So we should give up and go home?
This guy sounds like a real "expert".

Posted by bigjim-ky 2008-10-08 12:01|| 2008-10-08 12:01|| Front Page Top

#3 Plus, they are criminals, not islamonuts. They operate on the basis of gain, not martyrdom. They want to live as much as you or I do.

Posted by bigjim-ky 2008-10-08 12:03|| 2008-10-08 12:03|| Front Page Top

#4 "Plus, they've got hostages."

(boom)

Hostages? What hostages?

Posted by mojo">mojo 2008-10-08 12:08|| 2008-10-08 12:08|| Front Page Top

#5 Just one six-ship ARCLIGHT strike, just one...

Posted by Old Patriot">Old Patriot 2008-10-08 15:33|| http://oldpatriot.blogspot.com/]">[http://oldpatriot.blogspot.com/] 2008-10-08 15:33|| Front Page Top

#6 "And there is no way to win a battle when the other side is in a suicidal mindset."

Yeah, how'd that work out for the Japanese?

Posted by Procopius2k 2008-10-08 16:52|| 2008-10-08 16:52|| Front Page Top

#7 Splice deh MainBrace gents. ARCLight!

Posted by .5MT 2008-10-08 17:05|| www.cybernations.net]">[www.cybernations.net] 2008-10-08 17:05|| Front Page Top

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