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2008-11-22 Africa Horn

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Posted by phil_b 2008-11-22 16:55|| || Front Page|| [4 views ] Top

#1 If the govt. isn't worried, why should we be?
Let them worry about it, or not, but quit crying.

Posted by bigjim-ky 2008-11-22 18:35|| 2008-11-22 18:35|| Front Page Top

#2 Unbelievable! Caroline Glick in the JPost reports,

The next day, Somali pirates attempted to hijack the Trafalgar, a British frigate, but were forced to flee by a German naval helicopter dispatched to the scene.

I couldn't find any other news reports on this. So either CG is mistaken or is reporting intelligence being kept secret.

Posted by phil_b 2008-11-22 18:41|| 2008-11-22 18:41|| Front Page Top

#3 Tanker Trafalgar
The latest drama in the perilous stretch of water came as Somali pirates who captured a Saudi supertanker narrowly failed in hijacking a British ship. The British tanker Trafalgar was suddenly surrounded in the Gulf of Aden by at least eight speedboats. It was rescued when the German frigate Karlsruhe on patrol 12 miles away sent a helicopter to scare off the pirates who fled at high speed.

Posted by ed 2008-11-22 18:49|| 2008-11-22 18:49|| Front Page Top

#4 It's a pity that the pirates who 'fled at high speed' were able to out-run the missiles that I'm sure that German helicopter launched at them ...

Posted by Steve White 2008-11-22 19:26|| 2008-11-22 19:26|| Front Page Top

#5 The only real dog in this fight that we have is a non-state becoming a terrorist base. We can give our allies intel and let them deal with the pirates. They need to have this dumped squarely in their laps and deal with it. When the Suez Canal tolls start drying up, maybe Egypt will even think of trying to do something.

Posted by Alaska Paul 2008-11-22 20:57|| 2008-11-22 20:57|| Front Page Top

#6 German interview with the helicopter pilot:

http://www.spiegel.de/panorama/justiz/0,1518,591455,00.html

Posted by European Conservative 2008-11-22 22:12|| 2008-11-22 22:12|| Front Page Top

#7 That, and we need to stop buying helicopters from the Europeans if they're slower than a boston whaler.

Posted by Thing From Snowy Mountain 2008-11-22 23:05|| 2008-11-22 23:05|| Front Page Top

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