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Default Any latest news on the pirates and the oil tanker?

Tim wrote:
On Nov 19, 9:09 am, Boater wrote:
Janet O'Leary wrote:
"Tim" wrote in message
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I heard that the Somalians captured a giant oil tanker holding about
100 Million USD worth of crude.
any updates?
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If one takes a **** in the harbor ,, you go to jail, your boat gets
reposessed, and
your photo is int he paper..
If you hijack an oil tanker, the navy says they don't have enough ships..
Is this country F..ked up or what.

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Harrrrrry!


What? Our military (and I presume everyone else's) is famous for crying
it never has enough, and for wasting taxpayer dollars.

Tell me, Tim, after blowing a trillion and a half dollars, what will we
have gained in Iraq? What did we gain in Vietnam because of our
protracted militarism there?

What worked for us, militarily, was Desert Storm, Bosnia, some of our
brief incursions to keep the peace, and most of our humanitarian efforts.

I'm supposed to be impressed by our massive array of ships? What,
precisely, are they doing at the moment? Not much.