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2008-11-18 Arabia

Saudi FM: oil supertanker hijacking 'outrageous'

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Posted by gorb 2008-11-18 10:02|| || Front Page|| [6 views ] Top

#1 and said Tuesday that his nation would join the international effort to eradicate piracy

Ahhh, so they're going to start writing checks to the protectors rather than paying off the pirates?

Begin aerial swine watch...

Posted by logi_cal 2008-11-18 10:53|| 2008-11-18 10:53|| Front Page Top

#2 I hope to see some good Saudi justice in action here. Gentlemen, begin sharpening your beheading swords now!

Posted by Richard of Oregon 2008-11-18 11:18|| 2008-11-18 11:18|| Front Page Top

#3 Rich. Given that wahabis were pirates before they got the hadj and oil as sources of revenue.

Posted by JFM">JFM 2008-11-18 11:27|| 2008-11-18 11:27|| Front Page Top

#4 I'm sure the French battle fleet will be getting up steam any moment now.

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

#5 Feel free to go over there and kick ass, Mr. Saudi.

Really. Have at it.

Posted by mojo">mojo 2008-11-18 11:35|| 2008-11-18 11:35|| Front Page Top

#6 They were pirates? I thought they used to be bandits. Oh, well.

Posted by trailing wife ">trailing wife 2008-11-18 11:49|| 2008-11-18 11:49|| Front Page Top

#7 Seafaring community activists.

Posted by ed 2008-11-18 12:36|| 2008-11-18 12:36|| Front Page Top

#8 How did those pirates get onto the tanker in the first place? It's not like you can step off of the skiff to the deck. Sounds like someone in the crew may be getting a share.

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

#9 Pirates are bandits with a boat. Knowledge of how to operate the boat is optional.

Posted by Mitch H.">Mitch H. 2008-11-18 15:37|| http://blogfonte.blogspot.com/]">[http://blogfonte.blogspot.com/] 2008-11-18 15:37|| Front Page Top

#10 Some are already there Kelly, and have gottem scalps to show for it.

Posted by .5mt 2008-11-18 23:08|| www.cybernations.net]">[www.cybernations.net] 2008-11-18 23:08|| Front Page Top

#11 NPR had a story on that. They bring along scaling ladders.

Posted by trailing wife 2008-11-18 23:47|| 2008-11-18 23:47|| Front Page Top

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