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> I want him to acknowledge the issue and make some
> sort of statement- this is an American on an aid
> mission. I don't know what he should say- I don't
> know what he's thinking.
The Secretary of State has already delivered that message, as she is supposed to.
> The captains getting weaker too.
He'll live, and that's the purpose.
> Not acting sets a bad precedent.
No, it is the right thing to do. It's already a precedent, it's comes from the FBI play book.
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Apr 11, 2009 1:06 PM
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> > He should be saying something, yes, I think so.
> He
> > has actively avoided the question when asked at
> least
> > twice that I am aware of- why?
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> Okay, let's put it this way...what do you want him to
> say? He is not going to tell you what is going on.
> He is not going to elevate three guys in a small
> l boat to bin Laden status. So, what do you want him
> to say?
I want him to acknowledge the issue and make some sort of statement- this is an American on an aid mission. I don't know what he should say- I don't know what he's thinking.
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> > The fact that they haven't had any significant
> > developments is also troubling. This man had
> been
> > held hostage for days, and they are testing.
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> Time is something we have, not something they have.
> We can afford patience, they can't. The more weary
> y and dehydrated they get, the easier it will be to
> take care of them. Its also a bit psychological,
> that slapping of waves against the hull of a small
> boat going nowhere will drive you nuts -- and they
> aren't going anywhere.
The captains getting weaker too. I don't know if he has food or water. Not acting sets a bad precedent.
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> > Different story, jet. American owned ship with
> 16
> > crew- 10 Italian citizens among them.
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> Allrighty.
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Apr 11, 2009 11:57 AM
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> He should be saying something, yes, I think so. He
> has actively avoided the question when asked at least
> twice that I am aware of- why?
Okay, let's put it this way...what do you want him to say? He is not going to tell you what is going on. He is not going to elevate three guys in a small boat to bin Laden status. So, what do you want him to say?
> The fact that they haven't had any significant
> developments is also troubling. This man had been
> held hostage for days, and they are testing.
Time is something we have, not something they have. We can afford patience, they can't. The more weary and dehydrated they get, the easier it will be to take care of them. Its also a bit psychological, that slapping of waves against the hull of a small boat going nowhere will drive you nuts -- and they aren't going anywhere.
> Different story, jet. American owned ship with 16
> crew- 10 Italian citizens among them.
Allrighty.
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Apr 11, 2009 10:49 AM
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> > Has Obama commented on this yet? What's up with
> > that?
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> It's an ongoing military exercise and has been no
> developments of substance. What do you want him to
> say about it? The US, and most other countries in
> the world, have condemned piracy for over 200 years.
> Does he really need to tell you that?
He should be saying something, yes, I think so. He has actively avoided the question when asked at least twice that I am aware of- why?
The fact that they haven't had any significant developments is also troubling. This man had been held hostage for days, and they are testing.
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> > I just heard another pirate attack is in
> progress.
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> No, there is not -- at least not around two
> destroyers and an aircraft carrier.
Different story, jet. American owned ship with 16 crew- 10 Italian citizens among them.
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Apr 11, 2009 10:31 AM
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> Has Obama commented on this yet? What's up with
> that?
It's an ongoing military exercise and has been no developments of substance. What do you want him to say about it? The US, and most other countries in the world, have condemned piracy for over 200 years. Does he really need to tell you that?
> I just heard another pirate attack is in progress.
No, there is not -- at least not around two destroyers and an aircraft carrier.
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Apr 11, 2009 10:17 AM
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Has Obama commented on this yet? What's up with that?
I just heard another pirate attack is in progress.
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Apr 10, 2009 9:10 PM
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These pirates are very well organized. LOL
This only plays into the fact some sort of strong financiers are behind them.
They are most likely trained by former employers, which are or were...
LOL LOL LOL
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Apr 10, 2009 5:04 PM
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Aye pirates. Captured an American captain. Now it's an international incident. Obama has to deal with an international incident. At least it's not on American soil.
I say, free the captain, get the bastards to a safe haven then kill them.
It's the only way to send a message.
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Apr 10, 2009 3:34 PM
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> > He won't use a bank anymore. What he has left
> is
> > kept stashed under the pillow. Funny thing
> happened
> > to him, he decided to stop using banks and later
> he
> > lost 11,000 cash from his pocket. Still hasn't
> found
> > it. Poor bastard!
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> > Peace!
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> $11K of pocket change. Wow. This is while we're all
> struggling trying to keep up with visits to Costco.
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The reason why he has so much money is because he's a nonconsumer. He doesn't believe in buying if he can get it for free, therefore he has a shit load of money for playing and investing (well, investing has been put on hold.) His Idea of costco is a trip to the dumpster. The guy went to school too, to study economics. 
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Apr 10, 2009 3:06 PM
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The U.S. Navy doesn't want to get into a firefight with the pirate either. Not because they couldn't win. They obviously would, but that would spell certain doom for the hostage. That would not look good.
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Apr 10, 2009 2:52 PM
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> He won't use a bank anymore. What he has left is
> kept stashed under the pillow. Funny thing happened
> to him, he decided to stop using banks and later he
> lost 11,000 cash from his pocket. Still hasn't found
> it. Poor bastard!
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> Peace!
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$11K of pocket change. Wow. This is while we're all struggling trying to keep up with visits to Costco.
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Apr 10, 2009 2:51 PM
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> Rapid, if the pirates want to fight, they cannot win.
> But those other 100 hostages on the scene are a
> a deterent for the Navy to fire upon the one rowboat
> on 'roids.
Additional pirate vessels aren't there. They are 300 miles out, and its a big old ocean.
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Apr 10, 2009 2:46 PM
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> Chief, I heard on the news that all tolled, there are
> about 100 hostages on different pirate ships since
> November. Obviously, this is a show of force. If
> the Navy takes action against this rowboat on 'roids,
> they'll do something to the rest of the hostages
&>Pirates don't want to get into a fist fight with the US Navy. That would make their bad situation a lot worse.
the plot thickens. too bad they recaptured the captain, then they could have just shot them out of the water
i hope they hang them
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Apr 10, 2009 2:39 PM
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Rapid, if the pirates want to fight, they cannot win. But those other 100 hostages on the scene are a deterent for the Navy to fire upon the one rowboat on 'roids.
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