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Originally Posted by utvolpj Al Sharpton said they are not pirates but are the Somali volunteer Coast Guard.  | Wow...   |
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04-14-2009, 01:45 PM
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Originally Posted by utvolpj Al Sharpton said they are not pirates but are the Somali volunteer Coast Guard.  | The sad part is I thought you were serious until I saw your emoticon. |
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04-14-2009, 01:49 PM
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Originally Posted by rjd970 The sad part is I thought you were serious until I saw your emoticon. | I'm not funny enough to make something like that up. Heard the clip about 30min ago |
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04-14-2009, 01:52 PM
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Originally Posted by utvolpj I'm not funny enough to make something like that up. Heard the clip about 30min ago | Wow. I wonder if he would have the balls to come out and call Obama a child killer then?
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04-14-2009, 03:07 PM
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Originally Posted by utvolpj Al Sharpton said they are not pirates but are the Somali volunteer Coast Guard.  | What? No mention of the Bloods and Crypts being a neighborhood watch program?
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04-14-2009, 06:17 PM
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| It was 1995, and Barack Obama was diagnosing the American character. His conclusion was not a happy one: too much self-reliance, too much self-determination, too much self-confidence.
“You know,” he continued, “we idolize the John Wayne hero who comes in to correct things with both guns blazing. But individual actions, individual dreams, are not sufficient.” The aspiring young Chicago politician insisted that we needed to temper the American spirit with a socialistic inclination: “We must unite in collective action, build collective institutions and organizations.”
On Easter Sunday 14 years later, Pres. Barack Obama called up John Wayne.The latest episode in the ongoing saga of the Somali pirates had a happy ending for Americans because of the blazing guns of a John Wayne hero, the United States Navy.
Andrew McCarthy, National Review 
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04-14-2009, 08:56 PM
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Originally Posted by TXVOL07 Apparently, the pirates have vowed revenge. This via MSN news. |    I am sure the navy is shaking in their boots. |
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04-15-2009, 12:28 AM
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Originally Posted by overseasorange2 I am sure the navy is shaking in their boots. | Well the Somali pirates are holding over 50 merchant ships for ransom presently, if I remember correctly.
They have seized four more ships since the American captain was freed.
Obama and Biden served on the Senate Foreign Affairs subcommittee on African affairs. When the subcommittee met to discuss the issue of Somalia and piracy over the last three years, both the President and VP were no-shows.
* July 11, 2006 - Somalia: U.S. Government Policy and Challenges
* July 17, 2007 - Democratic Developments in Sub-Saharan Africa - Moving Forwards or Backwards
* August 1, 2007 - Exploring the U.S. Africa Command and a New Strategic Relationship with Africa
* September 27, 2007 - The United Nation’s Convention on the Law of the Sea
* March 11, 2008 - Evaluating U.S. Policy Options on the Horn of Africa
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I think the administration will probably use this to try to get the horrible UN LOST (law of the sea treaty) treaty passed and if Franken is seated they will probably have an almost filibuster proof majority and will be passing all sorts of crazy things.
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04-15-2009, 12:39 AM
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"I can buy a packet of cigarettes for about $1 but I will charge the pirate $1.30," said Abdulqadir Omar, an Eyl resident.
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Originally Posted by gsvol Well the Somali pirates are holding over 50 merchant ships for ransom presently, if I remember correctly. They have seized four more ships since the American captain was freed.
Obama and Biden served on the Senate Foreign Affairs subcommittee on African affairs. When the subcommittee met to discuss the issue of Somalia and piracy over the last three years, both the President and VP were no-shows.
* July 11, 2006 - Somalia: U.S. Government Policy and Challenges
* July 17, 2007 - Democratic Developments in Sub-Saharan Africa - Moving Forwards or Backwards
* August 1, 2007 - Exploring the U.S. Africa Command and a New Strategic Relationship with Africa
* September 27, 2007 - The United Nation’s Convention on the Law of the Sea
* March 11, 2008 - Evaluating U.S. Policy Options on the Horn of Africa
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I think the administration will probably use this to try to get the horrible UN LOST (law of the sea treaty) treaty passed and if Franken is seated they will probably have an almost filibuster proof majority and will be passing all sorts of crazy things. | Just more target practice for the "SEALS".  |
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04-15-2009, 01:21 AM
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Originally Posted by KB5252 What? No mention of the Bloods and Crypts being a neighborhood watch program? | Vampires and Mummies?
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04-15-2009, 03:34 AM
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Originally Posted by overseasorange2 Just more target practice for the "SEALS". | Shortly after Obama's envoy, Richard Holbrooke, visited Pakistan, that country surrendered to the Taliban and al-Qaeda, putting the entire world in danger.
In a shocking abdication of responsibility, the Pakistani government now says the Taliban has the authority to impose sharia law in the northern part of that country. That means the Pakistani government is allowing these terrorists to do whatever they want, and that will include continuing their attacks on American forces in neighboring Afghanistan.
O'Reilly White House defends Obama's silence in pirate ordeal
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04-15-2009, 02:43 PM
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Originally Posted by overseasorange2 | Did you view this as me condoning their actions?
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