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Faygo Kid (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-11-09 09:43 AM Original message |
Seafarers official: Pirates hijack US tugboat |
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skooooo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-11-09 09:44 AM Response to Original message |
1. holy shit! |
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Faygo Kid (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-11-09 09:48 AM Response to Reply #1 |
3. If W was still in office, he would ask for a copy of "My Pet Goat" to read |
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SpiralHawk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-11-09 10:08 AM Response to Reply #3 |
5. Bush would go AWOL. As usual |
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ohio2007 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-11-09 09:53 PM Response to Reply #1 |
39. bigger holy shit ! |
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Ian David (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-11-09 09:47 AM Response to Original message |
2. Maybe we should stop dumping our nuclear waste there. n/t |
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Dreamer Tatum (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-11-09 10:08 AM Response to Reply #2 |
6. Ah, proof by assertion nt |
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Renew Deal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-11-09 10:17 AM Response to Reply #2 |
7. I love how people believe that article 100% |
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robinlynne (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-11-09 01:17 PM Response to Reply #7 |
24. proof, maybe not. but written by one of the best journalists around, definitely! |
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Mike Daniels (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-12-09 07:59 PM Response to Reply #24 |
59. Is this the same journalist that said the pirates of yesteryear were about equality? |
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ShareTheWoods (210 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-11-09 10:27 AM Response to Reply #2 |
8. Oh those poor misunderstood pirates |
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christx30 (774 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-11-09 11:02 AM Response to Reply #2 |
10. And I'm sure |
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freedomnorth (237 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-11-09 11:16 AM Response to Reply #10 |
12. No, for that to happen, stopping overfishing by international corporations is mandatory. n/t. |
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christx30 (774 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-11-09 12:03 PM Response to Reply #12 |
19. Or they could just be assholes |
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mbperrin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-12-09 06:27 PM Response to Reply #12 |
56. OK, so the bad western guys are both dumping toxic waste and then overfishing |
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Blue State Bandit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-11-09 11:24 AM Response to Reply #2 |
13. I think it has more to do with over-fishing... |
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Dreamer Tatum (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-11-09 01:21 PM Response to Reply #13 |
25. Bullshit |
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Milspec (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-11-09 03:21 PM Response to Reply #25 |
27. I Agree |
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Arctic Dave (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-11-09 07:42 PM Response to Reply #25 |
33. "Ah, proof by assertion nt". Works both ways. |
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ohio2007 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-11-09 09:46 PM Response to Reply #13 |
36. Then why don't they "troll" for the fishing ships that are raping in their territorial waters ? |
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Trajan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-12-09 02:43 PM Response to Reply #36 |
51. Excellent point .... |
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cali (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-11-09 11:29 AM Response to Reply #2 |
14. Who's "we". There are exactly zero claims that any U.S. ship has |
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ohio2007 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-11-09 09:49 PM Response to Reply #14 |
37. I thought "we" dumped in Yucca. oui ? nt |
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quakerboy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-12-09 07:02 PM Response to Reply #2 |
57. And then fishing up all their fishes |
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NightWatcher (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-11-09 09:50 AM Response to Original message |
4. I think now's the time we send in the troops |
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dmosh42 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-11-09 10:50 AM Response to Reply #4 |
9. This is the ideal place to use drones.... |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-11-09 07:38 PM Response to Reply #9 |
30. Deleted message |
dmosh42 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-12-09 05:31 AM Response to Reply #30 |
44. Hey, dumb fuck, the pirates use small craft..... |
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FailureToCommunicate (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-11-09 11:31 AM Response to Reply #4 |
16. No oil, no nukes, why bother? Great (Bush like) foreign policy. Do you really this |
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Zynx (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-11-09 03:10 PM Response to Reply #16 |
26. Just because we are chasing Bin Laden in Afghanistan doesn't mean we can't |
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jwirr (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-11-09 03:31 PM Response to Reply #26 |
28. Nor does it mean we cannot patrol those waters to stop the high jacking |
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Arctic Dave (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-11-09 07:45 PM Response to Reply #28 |
34. Why do "we" need to patrol the waters. |
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jwirr (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-11-09 09:55 PM Response to Reply #34 |
40. You are right - I think there is an equivalent to NATO in that area. It |
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Zynx (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-12-09 07:09 AM Response to Reply #40 |
45. EDIT: Wrong post. |
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Zynx (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-12-09 07:24 AM Response to Reply #34 |
47. You are assuming that those countries both have the military capability to patrol |
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christx30 (774 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-12-09 10:23 PM Response to Reply #34 |
60. Probably |
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TorchTheWitch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-12-09 02:57 AM Response to Reply #28 |
43. patroling has been going on for awhile |
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Zynx (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-12-09 07:26 AM Response to Reply #28 |
48. Now that it has happened, there must be an appropriate punishment for those responsible. |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-11-09 07:40 PM Response to Reply #26 |
32. Deleted message |
Zynx (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-12-09 07:11 AM Response to Reply #32 |
46. I'm an idiot? At least I wouldn't think "your" is you're". |
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Arctic Dave (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-11-09 07:39 PM Response to Reply #4 |
31. Piracy happens all over the world, why just there? |
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Baclava (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-11-09 11:05 AM Response to Original message |
11. Actually, an Italian flagged boat with an Italian crew |
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Critters2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-11-09 11:30 AM Response to Reply #11 |
15. Maybe the same way the cheese eating surrender monkeys did. |
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Baclava (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-11-09 11:52 AM Response to Reply #15 |
17. "France won't pay blackmail to pirates" |
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FightingIrish (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-11-09 12:40 PM Response to Reply #11 |
21. Also owned by an Italian company, Micoperi Marine Contractors. |
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pitchforksandtorches (288 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-11-09 11:54 AM Response to Original message |
18. The latest video here: |
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GinaMaria (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-11-09 12:34 PM Response to Original message |
20. My gut says there's something else going on here |
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cali (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-11-09 12:46 PM Response to Reply #20 |
22. why? this has been a lucrative and relatively low risk enterprise for |
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GinaMaria (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-12-09 01:20 PM Response to Reply #22 |
50. Too many questions. |
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ohio2007 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-12-09 05:06 PM Response to Reply #50 |
53. Are you suggesting the hostage crises was staged so a holiday weekend rescue could be planned ? |
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GinaMaria (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-12-09 07:22 PM Response to Reply #53 |
58. I'm not suggesting anything. I'm asking questions |
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Posteritatis (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-11-09 01:08 PM Response to Original message |
23. "Getting" out of hand? |
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RedCloud (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-11-09 07:10 PM Response to Original message |
29. Arr! We fought the pirates about 200 years ago me hardies! |
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ohio2007 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-11-09 09:58 PM Response to Reply #29 |
41. people don't learn from history, they prefer to knee jerk react when it repeats |
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excess_3 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-11-09 08:48 PM Response to Original message |
35. how many of these pirate-hostage situations have we got ... |
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ohio2007 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-11-09 09:51 PM Response to Reply #35 |
38. well, that reminds me of the definition of insanity |
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Fovea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-12-09 02:14 AM Response to Original message |
42. Bin Laden's strategy |
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Trajan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-12-09 02:45 PM Response to Reply #42 |
52. Pirates have been legitimate targets of law enforcement for centuries ... |
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gusandra (6 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-12-09 07:31 AM Response to Original message |
49. Pirates 2, Nationals 0 |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-12-09 05:13 PM Response to Reply #49 |
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ohio2007 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-12-09 05:19 PM Response to Reply #49 |
55. ...you missed the hat trick this afternoon |
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