02-22-2011, 10:21
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Walk the Plank
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Very sad ending,but there wasn't much else the Navy could do ............ 
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Well, there is Walk the Plank.
Sure cut down on repeat offenders.
Don't see much "alleged" here. "You are on their boat, they are dead and you are not. Have a nice swim home"
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02-22-2011, 10:33
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Quote:
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Well, there is Walk the Plank.
Sure cut down on repeat offenders.
Don't see much "alleged" here. "You are on their boat, they are dead and you are not. Have a nice swim home"
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The Navy should just chum the water for practice. 
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02-22-2011, 11:18
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Pete
Well, there is Walk the Plank.
Sure cut down on repeat offenders.
Don't see much "alleged" here. "You are on their boat, they are dead and you are not. Have a nice swim home"
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And return one of them to Somalia after he gets to see it.
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02-22-2011, 11:43
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Black Flag ... period
Enough political correctness. No prisoners. No, not one. Then find mother ships and sink them all. Find their shore havens and burn them all. No prisoners. Ever. Just this old dog's opinion.
"Don't hit at all if it is honorably possible to avoid hitting; but never hit soft."
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02-22-2011, 12:08
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Several versions of the story at the moment. One version is that it was Special Forces who boarded and the other version is that it was special ops forces.
I feel very sorry for the people who were killed doing what they believed to be right and good, but as a retired person who takes risks every fall, I think they understood their risks and believed the risk was worth taking. I think the day has long passed when one can allow the pirates to succeed.
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02-22-2011, 12:08
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small comfort...
At least the last faces that a few of the 4 hostages saw before dying were that of Americans..... they were not alone.
They were members of my old church, St. Monica's, down in Santa Monica. Just really sad...
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02-22-2011, 12:44
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Several versions of the story at the moment. One version is that it was Special Forces who boarded and the other version is that it was special ops forces....
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I guarantee it was SEALS. The news media still haven't figured out the difference.
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02-22-2011, 12:51
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I'd sure love to be at the hot wash. Gotta be a pretty disappointing AAR(GH).
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02-22-2011, 14:26
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Glad our men tried. I don't care about any second guessing. Tough job.... hard choices...
Still proud to be an American and know that our side would try to rescue me and be allowed to attempt it by the boys in suits. Those men risked life and limb to save fellow citizens that needed their help. IMO, It was a draw, not a win or loss. At least future pirates will not sleep very well if they decide to take AMERICAN hostages again. 
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02-22-2011, 15:02
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Once the hostages are dead, why capture prisoners?
Sink the boat and tell them to fin hard.
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02-22-2011, 16:10
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Quote:
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Glad our men tried. I don't care about any second guessing. Tough job.... hard choices...
Still proud to be an American and know that our side would try to rescue me and be allowed to attempt it by the boys in suits. Those men risked life and limb to save fellow citizens that needed their help. IMO, It was a draw, not a win or loss. At least future pirates will not sleep very well if they decide to take AMERICAN hostages again. |
Very well said....my sentiments exactly. It's one of the reasons we can all sleep peaceably at night.
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02-22-2011, 16:24
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Well apparently one guy got to try out his combat knife on a pirate  That must of been some intense room clearing.
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02-22-2011, 16:42
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It's time for the entire country of somalia to be dealt with.
There needs to be a "Sink on sight" any ship with a somalia flag outside of ten miles of their country, enforceable by any nation.
All pirates should be dealt with a bullet between the eyes and all ships involved sunk.
Someone needs to step up and send somalia a message.
It's time we put chlorine into their gene pool....
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02-22-2011, 16:52
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My prayers do out to the families, but I get so pissed at the media and how they can't get the reporting right regarding anything SOF
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Somali pirates were rushed by Special Forces when gunfire was heard, officials say
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at least they tried to define is here...
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As a U.S. Special Forces team -- Navy SEALs -- rushed to board a yacht hijacked by Somali pirates, a rocket-propelled grenade was fired by the pirates at the Sterett .
All four hostages had been shot by the pirates and killed, officials said.
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However throughout the rest of the article it refers to Special Forces over and over again...
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/lano...ces.html?lanow
also wondering so many pirates survived????
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02-22-2011, 17:02
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quoting the NY times article found here...
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/02/23/wo...s.html?_r=1&hp
"Navy Seals rushed to the yacht in assault craft, shooting one of the pirates and stabbing another."
1) At least someone got it right
2) Incredible restraint is an understatement demonstrated by the SEALs
3) I wonder why they did?
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