"...To the Shores of Tripoli."
11-25-2008, 09:32 AM
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Or, if we're the UN, we'll send a very strongly worded letter.
"Stop, or we will say stop again".
I thought they sent very strongly scented letters?
11-25-2008, 01:52 PM
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Or, if we're the UN, we'll send a very strongly worded letter.
24 sure made the UN into weasels Sunday night...
11-25-2008, 03:52 PM
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24 sure made the UN into weasels Sunday night...
Missed it but Tivo'd it. Hope to watch it tonight.
Remember, you can't spell "UNETHICAL" without "UN".
11-25-2008, 08:39 PM
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I heard a story on NPR last week that there is a private group that offers protection using non-lethal weapons to deter the attacks. One of the weapons employed used loud sound waves to stop the approach of the attacking boat.
Screw that...shoot the bastards.
11-25-2008, 08:57 PM
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Screw that...shoot the bastards.
Exactly.
11-25-2008, 09:06 PM
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What else can we use old Hillary speaches for??????
11-25-2008, 09:08 PM
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The Indian navy (a very capable force IMO) already sank one mother ship.
Oops.
Turns out they sank the wrong ship. Not the pirate mother ship, but one of the hijacked ships.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/27903621/
11-25-2008, 10:19 PM
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Eh, same result for the pirates on the ship. Deterrent either way. I say good tactic.
11-25-2008, 10:30 PM
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High cost to kill the bad guys... looks like only one Thai sailor out of 16 survived.
11-25-2008, 10:55 PM
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Why don't they just put pictures of Hillary on the sides of the ships. That should keep them well away.
11-25-2008, 10:57 PM
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Stop! Or I'll say stop again!
Or as we used to say when I lived in Texas:
You can get more with a few kind words and a gun,
than you can get with a few kind words.
11-25-2008, 11:19 PM
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Why don't they just put pictures of Hillary on the sides of the ships. That should keep them well away.
that could be very effective Sunday. Would she be wearing a bathing suit?
Wait -- how about if the picture of Hillary is captioned "One of the 72 virgins that await you."
11-25-2008, 11:28 PM
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that could be very effective Sunday. Would she be wearing a bathing suit?
Wait -- how about if the picture of Hillary is captioned "One of the 72 virgins that await you."
Hell, they'd just throw a burka on her and call it good...
11-25-2008, 11:59 PM
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Why don't they just put pictures of Hillary on the sides of the ships. That should keep them well away.
Or some big slabs of bacon.
11-26-2008, 12:03 AM
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She's really hot in this one.
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