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2008-05-02 Africa Subsaharan
Zimbabwe Arms Ship Waits Off Luanda, Say Unionists
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Posted by Steve White 2008-05-02 00:00|| || Front Page|| [11131 views ]  Top

#1 hmmm possibly a "fire below decks, ship lost at sea" incident?
Posted by Frank G">Frank G  2008-05-02 00:32||   2008-05-02 00:32|| Front Page Top

#2 Aren't there pirates in those waters? Perhaps there should be....
Posted by Ebbusolet Oppressor of the Wee Folk7609 2008-05-02 00:34||   2008-05-02 00:34|| Front Page Top

#3 It'll be offloaded eventually, though Mugabe will have to pay extra for the Chinese 'effort'.
Posted by Pappy 2008-05-02 01:24||   2008-05-02 01:24|| Front Page Top

#4 The weapons will get through, but only to protect Chi-com interests, not Mugabe's. The debt is irrelavent by now, imaginary. Anyway, who is Bob going to have a hondo with that 'he' needs all this gear, unarmed civilians, disgruntled Zambians, a regrouped RLI?
Posted by rhodesiafever 2008-05-02 08:06||   2008-05-02 08:06|| Front Page Top

#5 Can you imagine the field day pirates would have on that ship?
Posted by bigjim-ky 2008-05-02 08:39||   2008-05-02 08:39|| Front Page Top

#6 Trade Unionists, YAY!
Posted by liberalhawk 2008-05-02 10:27||   2008-05-02 10:27|| Front Page Top

#7 Trade Unionists Bad: won't unload Chinese ships in American ports.

Trade Unionists Good: won't unload a Chinese ship in Angolan ports.

So you take the good with the bad ...
Posted by Steve White">Steve White  2008-05-02 10:36||   2008-05-02 10:36|| Front Page Top

#8 Let Pirates take the Ship, then sink it, a clear two-fer.
Posted by Redneck Jim">Redneck Jim  2008-05-02 14:09||   2008-05-02 14:09|| Front Page Top

#9 "The Chinese ship carrying weapons for Zimbabwe is anchored off Luanda"

Sitting target.

Since the Navy ceased using Pureto Rico teritory as a bombing/strafing range, seems to me that this is a good alternate choice. all those arms just 'might' 'splode.
Posted by USN,Ret. 2008-05-02 14:29||   2008-05-02 14:29|| Front Page Top

#10 much as Im a free trader Steve, I will take overthrowing Mugabe over cheap clothes and toys. Call me an elitist.
Posted by liberalhawk 2008-05-02 15:28||   2008-05-02 15:28|| Front Page Top

#11 Heh, heh, heh...yeah. Give a letter of marque to some Somalian pirates and be done with the whole affair.
Posted by gromky 2008-05-02 16:23||   2008-05-02 16:23|| Front Page Top

#12 Sounds to me like a great venue to test out our latest version of the limpet mine...
Posted by Thaimble Scourge of the Pixies4707 2008-05-02 17:48||   2008-05-02 17:48|| Front Page Top

#13 I heard from a Reliable SourceĀ™ that the seacocks are veddy veddy corroded below the waterline.......and they could give way if touched.
Posted by Alaska Paul 2008-05-02 17:51||   2008-05-02 17:51|| Front Page Top

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