[BIRD33]

ftr. The Maersk Alabama IS an American Flagged vessel.

Reading comprehension.

[PinesChic]

I guess you think the pirates are one big corporation with a unified mission?When they take a ship with an american flag on it let me know.

I'm not as smart as you Bird... but Pirates did take the Maersk Alabama an American flagged vessel hostage.

And yes, they do have a unified mission believe it or not. A trend threatening ports world wide.

Those vessels have billions of dollars of cargo on board... the pirates have nothing to loose, but everyone else does. I see things the public doesnt.

Transportation in every area is finally becoming a topic.

[BIRD33]

Reverse reading order.

[PinesChic]

whateva

[BIRD33]

[Paddy]

I see things the public doesnt.

Dead people?

[Flumper Barflusterbutt]

When they take a ship with an american flag on it let me know.

MOMBASA, Kenya (April 15) -- Somali pirates fired grenades and automatic weapons at an American freighter loaded with food aid but the ship managed to escape the attack and was heading Wednesday to Kenya under U.S. Navy escort, officials said.
In defiance of President Barack Obama's vow to halt their banditry, pirates have seized four vessels and over 75 hostages off the Horn of Africa since Sunday's dramatic rescue of an American freighter captain.

Yoo Hoo!

[BIRD33]

Is firing a gun at a ship the same as taking a ship?They will not board one.

Wow crazy africans taking shots from afar at ships?Crazy!

[Flumper Barflusterbutt]

Is firing a gun at a ship the same as taking a ship?They will not board one.

Wow crazy africans taking shots from afar at ships?Crazy!

I'm not sure if firing grenades at a ship is a sign of cowering away either. Seems a little more like shooting the finger on world wide tv.

[BIRD33]

They arent firing on Navy vessels jackass.More like unarmed cargo ships, thats not really a brave act.Of course its saying fuck you to us but they will not have the balls to actually try to take an american one again for fear of getting killed.

They'll stick to chinese, french and other countries vessels who've already paid their ransoms.

[Flumper Barflusterbutt]

They arent firing on Navy vessels jackass.More like unarmed cargo ships, thats not really a brave act.Of course its saying fuck you to us but they will not have the balls to actually try to take an american one again for fear of getting killed.

They'll stick to chinese, french and other countries vessels who've already paid their ransoms.

Okay. I thought the American crew on that ship had to barricade themselves in the engine room and resort to emergency evasive techniques to get away from them.

[BIRD33]

Every other time the pirates have taken a ship they just creep up and board it with their speed boats and are on board without taking a shot.This is just retaliation for show.We are talking about drugged out somali teenagers here not an organized militia.

[BIRD33]

Watch Sean Hannity get called on being a hack who will side against obama no matter what.I'm frightened at how many people watch this crap on fox news.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/04/14...86613.html

[quint]

pc would give the pirates some booze and call it a day.

[WoolyGoat]

she'd shit on their poop deck and have her kid take pictures for the internet

[Flumper Barflusterbutt]

Every other time the pirates have taken a ship they just creep up and board it with their speed boats and are on board without taking a shot.This is just retaliation for show.We are talking about drugged out somali teenagers here not an organized militia.

Not really. I think the pirates that attacked that cargo ship used almost the same tactics that they did on the one last week that they took over. They fired on it, ran the crew into a room onboard to get away from the bullets and then board when no one is outside. This crew just seemed to know how to get away using some tactics, which I read, have been somewhat successful in getting away from the smaller crafts these guys use.

I'm just telling you what I read about it.

I just think its pretty stupid to think that they are not going to try to take another American ship. I sort of agree with you, I dont' really think they have the intellect to give a shit or know much about the difference.

[BIRD33]

If its a bunch of cracked out guys taking the ship then maybe but I doubt it.It seems like the safer bet to target other countries ships right now.

[Vitamin E]

Somali's kinda a blew a bit of a hole in the side of the USS COLE. Does that count?

[BIRD33]

Yemen not Somalia.Close as in the same planet.

[Flumper Barflusterbutt]

Yemen not Somalia.Close as in the same planet.

Somalia actually has a 4:3 verb to consonant ratio while Yemen only has a 2:3 ratio. I'm not sure how that applies.