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Politics > Politics-USA |
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"kaldone" |
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19 Mar 2006 02:37:15 AM |
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Bush Continues to Shoot First... |
....ask questions later.
But what else would we expect from a cowboy-wannabe who's only
qualification for that is he knows how to say "yee-haw!" and only then
with a cue card.
Navy Exchanges Fire With Suspected Pirates
By JIM KRANE, Associated Press Writer1 hour, 47 minutes ago
Two U.S. Navy warships exchanged gunfire with suspected pirates
Saturday off the coast of Somalia, and one suspect was killed and five
others were wounded, the navy said.
Seven other suspects were taken into custody after the early-morning
shootout, said Lt. Cmdr. Charlie Brown, spokesman for the U.S. Navy's
5th Fleet.
No sailors were wounded in the battle, which occurred at about 5:40
a.m. local time, approximately 25 nautical miles off the Somali coast
in international waters.
The battle started after the USS Cape St. George and USS Gonzalez,
which were patrolling as part of a Dutch-led task force, spotted a
30-foot fishing boat towing smaller skiffs and prepared to board and
inspect the vessels.
The suspected pirates were holding what appeared to be
rocket-propelled grenade launchers, the navy said. When the suspects
began shooting, naval gunners returned fire with mounted machine guns,
killing one man and igniting a fire on the vessel.
Three suspects were seriously wounded and being treated on one of the
Navy ships, Brown told The Associated Press. A Dutch Navy medical team
was en route.
The suspects' nationalities were unknown.
The Navy boarding teams confiscated an RPG launcher and automatic
weapons, the statement said.
The Cape St. George, a guided-missile cruiser, and Gonzalez, a
guided-missile destroyer, were conducting maritime security operations
in the area. They are based in Norfolk, Va.
The International Maritime Organization has warned ships to stay away
from the Somali coast because of pirate attacks, which surged to 35
last year from two in 2004.
On March 15, the U.N. Security Council encouraged naval forces
operating off Somalia to take action against suspected piracy. Pirate
attacks against aid ships have hindered U.N. efforts to provide relief
to the victims of a severe drought in the area.
The pirate raids are part of the anarchy wracking Somalia, which has
had no effective government since 1991, when warlords ousted a
dictatorship and then turned on each other.
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| User: "Captain Compassion" |
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| Title: Re: Bush Continues to Shoot First... |
19 Mar 2006 02:51:13 PM |
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On Sun, 19 Mar 2006 08:37:15 GMT, "ksd.@f.f" <kaldone> wrote:
...ask questions later.
But what else would we expect from a cowboy-wannabe who's only
qualification for that is he knows how to say "yee-haw!" and only then
with a cue card.
Shooting first is better than shooting second.
Navy Exchanges Fire With Suspected Pirates
By JIM KRANE, Associated Press Writer1 hour, 47 minutes ago
Two U.S. Navy warships exchanged gunfire with suspected pirates
Saturday off the coast of Somalia, and one suspect was killed and five
others were wounded, the navy said.
Seven other suspects were taken into custody after the early-morning
shootout, said Lt. Cmdr. Charlie Brown, spokesman for the U.S. Navy's
5th Fleet.
No sailors were wounded in the battle, which occurred at about 5:40
a.m. local time, approximately 25 nautical miles off the Somali coast
in international waters.
The battle started after the USS Cape St. George and USS Gonzalez,
which were patrolling as part of a Dutch-led task force, spotted a
30-foot fishing boat towing smaller skiffs and prepared to board and
inspect the vessels.
The suspected pirates were holding what appeared to be
rocket-propelled grenade launchers, the navy said. When the suspects
began shooting, naval gunners returned fire with mounted machine guns,
killing one man and igniting a fire on the vessel.
Three suspects were seriously wounded and being treated on one of the
Navy ships, Brown told The Associated Press. A Dutch Navy medical team
was en route.
The suspects' nationalities were unknown.
The Navy boarding teams confiscated an RPG launcher and automatic
weapons, the statement said.
The Cape St. George, a guided-missile cruiser, and Gonzalez, a
guided-missile destroyer, were conducting maritime security operations
in the area. They are based in Norfolk, Va.
The International Maritime Organization has warned ships to stay away
from the Somali coast because of pirate attacks, which surged to 35
last year from two in 2004.
On March 15, the U.N. Security Council encouraged naval forces
operating off Somalia to take action against suspected piracy. Pirate
attacks against aid ships have hindered U.N. efforts to provide relief
to the victims of a severe drought in the area.
The pirate raids are part of the anarchy wracking Somalia, which has
had no effective government since 1991, when warlords ousted a
dictatorship and then turned on each other.
--
"There are no absolute certainties in this universe. A man must try to
whip order into a yelping pack of probabilities, and uniform success is
impossible." -- Jack Vance
"Civilizaton is the interval between Ice Ages." -- Will Durant.
"War is God's way of teaching Americans geography" -- Ambrose Bierce
"Long term commitment in relationships is only necessary because it takes
so damn long to raise children. Marriage may well be some kind of trick
to keep the males around beyond sexual satiation." -- Captain Compassion
"Progress is the increasing control of the environment by life.
--Will Durant
Joseph R. Darancette
daranc@NOSPAMverizon.net
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| User: "Rich Travsky " |
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| Title: Re: Bush Continues to Shoot First... |
19 Mar 2006 10:14:37 PM |
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Captain Compassion wrote:
On Sun, 19 Mar 2006 08:37:15 GMT, "ksd.@f.f" <kaldone> wrote:
...ask questions later.
But what else would we expect from a cowboy-wannabe who's only
qualification for that is he knows how to say "yee-haw!" and only then
with a cue card.
Shooting first is better than shooting second.
That's what Chickenhawk Cheney said.
Navy Exchanges Fire With Suspected Pirates
By JIM KRANE, Associated Press Writer1 hour, 47 minutes ago
Two U.S. Navy warships exchanged gunfire with suspected pirates
Saturday off the coast of Somalia, and one suspect was killed and five
others were wounded, the navy said.
Seven other suspects were taken into custody after the early-morning
shootout, said Lt. Cmdr. Charlie Brown, spokesman for the U.S. Navy's
5th Fleet.
No sailors were wounded in the battle, which occurred at about 5:40
a.m. local time, approximately 25 nautical miles off the Somali coast
in international waters.
The battle started after the USS Cape St. George and USS Gonzalez,
which were patrolling as part of a Dutch-led task force, spotted a
30-foot fishing boat towing smaller skiffs and prepared to board and
inspect the vessels.
The suspected pirates were holding what appeared to be
rocket-propelled grenade launchers, the navy said. When the suspects
began shooting, naval gunners returned fire with mounted machine guns,
killing one man and igniting a fire on the vessel.
Three suspects were seriously wounded and being treated on one of the
Navy ships, Brown told The Associated Press. A Dutch Navy medical team
was en route.
The suspects' nationalities were unknown.
The Navy boarding teams confiscated an RPG launcher and automatic
weapons, the statement said.
The Cape St. George, a guided-missile cruiser, and Gonzalez, a
guided-missile destroyer, were conducting maritime security operations
in the area. They are based in Norfolk, Va.
The International Maritime Organization has warned ships to stay away
from the Somali coast because of pirate attacks, which surged to 35
last year from two in 2004.
On March 15, the U.N. Security Council encouraged naval forces
operating off Somalia to take action against suspected piracy. Pirate
attacks against aid ships have hindered U.N. efforts to provide relief
to the victims of a severe drought in the area.
The pirate raids are part of the anarchy wracking Somalia, which has
had no effective government since 1991, when warlords ousted a
dictatorship and then turned on each other.
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| User: "Captain Compassion" |
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| Title: Re: Bush Continues to Shoot First... |
19 Mar 2006 11:20:44 PM |
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On Sun, 19 Mar 2006 21:14:37 -0700, Rich Travsky <"
traRvEsky"@hotmMOVEail.com> wrote:
Captain Compassion wrote:
On Sun, 19 Mar 2006 08:37:15 GMT, "ksd.@f.f" <kaldone> wrote:
...ask questions later.
But what else would we expect from a cowboy-wannabe who's only
qualification for that is he knows how to say "yee-haw!" and only then
with a cue card.
Shooting first is better than shooting second.
That's what Chickenhawk Cheney said.
So did Wyatt Eurp.
Navy Exchanges Fire With Suspected Pirates
By JIM KRANE, Associated Press Writer1 hour, 47 minutes ago
Two U.S. Navy warships exchanged gunfire with suspected pirates
Saturday off the coast of Somalia, and one suspect was killed and five
others were wounded, the navy said.
Seven other suspects were taken into custody after the early-morning
shootout, said Lt. Cmdr. Charlie Brown, spokesman for the U.S. Navy's
5th Fleet.
No sailors were wounded in the battle, which occurred at about 5:40
a.m. local time, approximately 25 nautical miles off the Somali coast
in international waters.
The battle started after the USS Cape St. George and USS Gonzalez,
which were patrolling as part of a Dutch-led task force, spotted a
30-foot fishing boat towing smaller skiffs and prepared to board and
inspect the vessels.
The suspected pirates were holding what appeared to be
rocket-propelled grenade launchers, the navy said. When the suspects
began shooting, naval gunners returned fire with mounted machine guns,
killing one man and igniting a fire on the vessel.
Three suspects were seriously wounded and being treated on one of the
Navy ships, Brown told The Associated Press. A Dutch Navy medical team
was en route.
The suspects' nationalities were unknown.
The Navy boarding teams confiscated an RPG launcher and automatic
weapons, the statement said.
The Cape St. George, a guided-missile cruiser, and Gonzalez, a
guided-missile destroyer, were conducting maritime security operations
in the area. They are based in Norfolk, Va.
The International Maritime Organization has warned ships to stay away
from the Somali coast because of pirate attacks, which surged to 35
last year from two in 2004.
On March 15, the U.N. Security Council encouraged naval forces
operating off Somalia to take action against suspected piracy. Pirate
attacks against aid ships have hindered U.N. efforts to provide relief
to the victims of a severe drought in the area.
The pirate raids are part of the anarchy wracking Somalia, which has
had no effective government since 1991, when warlords ousted a
dictatorship and then turned on each other.
--
"There are no absolute certainties in this universe. A man must try to
whip order into a yelping pack of probabilities, and uniform success is
impossible." -- Jack Vance
"Civilizaton is the interval between Ice Ages." -- Will Durant.
"War is God's way of teaching Americans geography" -- Ambrose Bierce
"Long term commitment in relationships is only necessary because it takes
so damn long to raise children. Marriage may well be some kind of trick
to keep the males around beyond sexual satiation." -- Captain Compassion
"Progress is the increasing control of the environment by life.
--Will Durant
Joseph R. Darancette
daranc@NOSPAMverizon.net
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| User: "Rich Travsky " |
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| Title: Re: Bush Continues to Shoot First... |
21 Mar 2006 11:47:50 PM |
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Captain Compassion wrote:
On Sun, 19 Mar 2006 21:14:37 -0700, Rich Travsky <"
traRvEsky"@hotmMOVEail.com> wrote:
Captain Compassion wrote:
On Sun, 19 Mar 2006 08:37:15 GMT, "ksd.@f.f" <kaldone> wrote:
...ask questions later.
But what else would we expect from a cowboy-wannabe who's only
qualification for that is he knows how to say "yee-haw!" and only then
with a cue card.
Shooting first is better than shooting second.
That's what Chickenhawk Cheney said.
So did Wyatt Eurp.
Wyatt wasn't a coward chickenhawk VP.
Navy Exchanges Fire With Suspected Pirates
By JIM KRANE, Associated Press Writer1 hour, 47 minutes ago
Two U.S. Navy warships exchanged gunfire with suspected pirates
Saturday off the coast of Somalia, and one suspect was killed and five
others were wounded, the navy said.
Seven other suspects were taken into custody after the early-morning
shootout, said Lt. Cmdr. Charlie Brown, spokesman for the U.S. Navy's
5th Fleet.
No sailors were wounded in the battle, which occurred at about 5:40
a.m. local time, approximately 25 nautical miles off the Somali coast
in international waters.
The battle started after the USS Cape St. George and USS Gonzalez,
which were patrolling as part of a Dutch-led task force, spotted a
30-foot fishing boat towing smaller skiffs and prepared to board and
inspect the vessels.
The suspected pirates were holding what appeared to be
rocket-propelled grenade launchers, the navy said. When the suspects
began shooting, naval gunners returned fire with mounted machine guns,
killing one man and igniting a fire on the vessel.
Three suspects were seriously wounded and being treated on one of the
Navy ships, Brown told The Associated Press. A Dutch Navy medical team
was en route.
The suspects' nationalities were unknown.
The Navy boarding teams confiscated an RPG launcher and automatic
weapons, the statement said.
The Cape St. George, a guided-missile cruiser, and Gonzalez, a
guided-missile destroyer, were conducting maritime security operations
in the area. They are based in Norfolk, Va.
The International Maritime Organization has warned ships to stay away
from the Somali coast because of pirate attacks, which surged to 35
last year from two in 2004.
On March 15, the U.N. Security Council encouraged naval forces
operating off Somalia to take action against suspected piracy. Pirate
attacks against aid ships have hindered U.N. efforts to provide relief
to the victims of a severe drought in the area.
The pirate raids are part of the anarchy wracking Somalia, which has
had no effective government since 1991, when warlords ousted a
dictatorship and then turned on each other.
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