wrote:
On Tue, 14 Apr 2009 06:18:02 -0600, "Canuck57"
wrote:

"HK" wrote in message
m...
Canuck57 wrote:
"Eisboch" wrote in message
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My son just emailed this link.

Pretty good pictures.

http://www.boston.com/bigpicture/200...f_somalia.html
Great pics.

Look like the Navy seals got the Captain back. We all knew they could do
it, just had to get the politicians to pull their heads out of their
arses.

Start blowing these criminals out of the water, they will ease off the
piracy.
I'm afraid it isn't as easy or as cut-and-dry as you apparently think.
This isn't the end of piracy, and it isn't the end of piracy against US
shipping. It wouldn't surprise me to see the pirates and al Qaeda hook up,
finally, as a result...
I realize that. But it is over for at least 3 pirates. Hijacking boats and
ships on the high seas is a crime that needs the plank. But now that the
ice of killing them is broken, maybe more will defend themselves against the
prirates/terrorists.

The amount of crime is equal to the tollerance for the crime.


We didn't mind destroying the Florida commercial fishing fleet to save
the mullet (fish, not haircut)
If they want to escalate the violence, sink every boat in Somalia if
you have to . It is hard to be a pirate if you are swimming out to the
ships. Let them eat corn. We seem to have so much of it we are burning
it in our cars.



Easier to just blockade Somalia's ports. There are only four ports of
any significance, and these are the ports the pirates use.

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b2...sofsomalia.jpg

The pirates need access to "motherships." Motherships don't come out of
creeks; they need ports.

Station an old destroyer and some fast patrol boats just outside each
port entrance and stop every boat leaving port for inspection. Weapons
aboard? Put the crew on a patrol boat and take them to shore. Blow up
their boat.







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"John H" wrote in message
...

Please note that Interstate 90 will be closed this weekend across
South Dakota. This closure will allow the Federal Government free
access to haul a 200 ton piece of coal to Mt. Rushmore so that
President Obama can be added to the Presidents on the monument.
--
John H

--

John Herring, rec.boat's resident racist.

(Tip of the hat to Don, who reposted this gem so I could see it.)

On Sun, 12 Apr 2009 12:24:09 -0400, "Eisboch"
wrote:

My son just emailed this link.

Pretty good pictures.

http://www.boston.com/bigpicture/200...f_somalia.html

Notice anything interesting about the outboards being used by the
"pirates"?

Isn't there somebody in this newsgroup who owns a Yamaha on a low
transom puke beige open pirate boat?

"HK" wrote in message
news
wrote:
On Tue, 14 Apr 2009 06:18:02 -0600, "Canuck57"
wrote:

"HK" wrote in message
m...
Canuck57 wrote:
"Eisboch" wrote in message
...
My son just emailed this link.

Pretty good pictures.

http://www.boston.com/bigpicture/200...f_somalia.html
Great pics.

Look like the Navy seals got the Captain back. We all knew they could
do it, just had to get the politicians to pull their heads out of
their arses.

Start blowing these criminals out of the water, they will ease off the
piracy.
I'm afraid it isn't as easy or as cut-and-dry as you apparently think.
This isn't the end of piracy, and it isn't the end of piracy against US
shipping. It wouldn't surprise me to see the pirates and al Qaeda hook
up, finally, as a result...
I realize that. But it is over for at least 3 pirates. Hijacking boats
and ships on the high seas is a crime that needs the plank. But now
that the ice of killing them is broken, maybe more will defend
themselves against the prirates/terrorists.

The amount of crime is equal to the tollerance for the crime.

We didn't mind destroying the Florida commercial fishing fleet to save
the mullet (fish, not haircut)
If they want to escalate the violence, sink every boat in Somalia if
you have to . It is hard to be a pirate if you are swimming out to the
ships. Let them eat corn. We seem to have so much of it we are burning
it in our cars.



Easier to just blockade Somalia's ports. There are only four ports of any
significance, and these are the ports the pirates use.

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b2...sofsomalia.jpg

The pirates need access to "motherships." Motherships don't come out of
creeks; they need ports.

Station an old destroyer and some fast patrol boats just outside each port
entrance and stop every boat leaving port for inspection. Weapons aboard?
Put the crew on a patrol boat and take them to shore. Blow up their boat.

Why not have a sub dump some old torpedoes right into each? Saves recycling
costs and they get practice. Blow the whole port right up.


--
"John H" wrote in message
...

Please note that Interstate 90 will be closed this weekend across
South Dakota. This closure will allow the Federal Government free
access to haul a 200 ton piece of coal to Mt. Rushmore so that
President Obama can be added to the Presidents on the monument.
--
John H

--

John Herring, rec.boat's resident racist.

(Tip of the hat to Don, who reposted this gem so I could see it.)

"P. I. Rat" wrote in message
...
On Sun, 12 Apr 2009 12:24:09 -0400, "Eisboch"
wrote:

My son just emailed this link.

Pretty good pictures.

http://www.boston.com/bigpicture/200...f_somalia.html

Notice anything interesting about the outboards being used by the
"pirates"?

Isn't there somebody in this newsgroup who owns a Yamaha on a low
transom puke beige open pirate boat?

Yamaha obviously rules.

Canuck57 wrote:
"HK" wrote in message
news
wrote:
On Tue, 14 Apr 2009 06:18:02 -0600, "Canuck57"
wrote:

"HK" wrote in message
m...
Canuck57 wrote:
"Eisboch" wrote in message
...
My son just emailed this link.

Pretty good pictures.

http://www.boston.com/bigpicture/200...f_somalia.html
Great pics.

Look like the Navy seals got the Captain back. We all knew they could
do it, just had to get the politicians to pull their heads out of
their arses.

Start blowing these criminals out of the water, they will ease off the
piracy.
I'm afraid it isn't as easy or as cut-and-dry as you apparently think.
This isn't the end of piracy, and it isn't the end of piracy against US
shipping. It wouldn't surprise me to see the pirates and al Qaeda hook
up, finally, as a result...
I realize that. But it is over for at least 3 pirates. Hijacking boats
and ships on the high seas is a crime that needs the plank. But now
that the ice of killing them is broken, maybe more will defend
themselves against the prirates/terrorists.

The amount of crime is equal to the tollerance for the crime.
We didn't mind destroying the Florida commercial fishing fleet to save
the mullet (fish, not haircut)
If they want to escalate the violence, sink every boat in Somalia if
you have to . It is hard to be a pirate if you are swimming out to the
ships. Let them eat corn. We seem to have so much of it we are burning
it in our cars.


Easier to just blockade Somalia's ports. There are only four ports of any
significance, and these are the ports the pirates use.

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b2...sofsomalia.jpg

The pirates need access to "motherships." Motherships don't come out of
creeks; they need ports.

Station an old destroyer and some fast patrol boats just outside each port
entrance and stop every boat leaving port for inspection. Weapons aboard?
Put the crew on a patrol boat and take them to shore. Blow up their boat.

Why not have a sub dump some old torpedoes right into each? Saves recycling
costs and they get practice. Blow the whole port right up.


--
"John H" wrote in message
...

Please note that Interstate 90 will be closed this weekend across
South Dakota. This closure will allow the Federal Government free
access to haul a 200 ton piece of coal to Mt. Rushmore so that
President Obama can be added to the Presidents on the monument.
--
John H

--

John Herring, rec.boat's resident racist.



Seriously? Because there are perfectly legitimate subsistence fishermen
using those ports, and merchant vessels, too. A harbor blockade could be
very effective.

"HK" wrote in message
m...


Seriously? Because there are perfectly legitimate subsistence fishermen
using those ports, and merchant vessels, too. A harbor blockade could be
very effective.


Harbor blockades would probably bring on another Clinton fiasco of 1993. He
tried to push his luck following Bush I's humanitarian assistance and the
results were disastrous.

Somehow a means must be worked out to make the purpose of piracy (ransom
money) meaningless.

Eisboch

Eisboch wrote:

"HK" wrote in message
m...


Seriously? Because there are perfectly legitimate subsistence
fishermen using those ports, and merchant vessels, too. A harbor
blockade could be very effective.


Harbor blockades would probably bring on another Clinton fiasco of
1993. He tried to push his luck following Bush I's humanitarian
assistance and the results were disastrous.

Somehow a means must be worked out to make the purpose of piracy (ransom
money) meaningless.

Eisboch




Well...they could be paid off in dollars! :)





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On Tue, 14 Apr 2009 10:44:28 -0500, wrote:

Let them eat corn. We seem to have so much of it we are burning
it in our cars.

I live in Iowa where they grow a lot of corn, and distill a lot of
alcohol. I think it is nuts to burn food in a hungry world.

Casady

On Wed, 15 Apr 2009 08:41:00 -0400, HK wrote:

Canuck57 wrote:
"HK" wrote in message
news
wrote:
On Tue, 14 Apr 2009 06:18:02 -0600, "Canuck57"
wrote:

"HK" wrote in message
m...
Canuck57 wrote:
"Eisboch" wrote in message
...
My son just emailed this link.

Pretty good pictures.

http://www.boston.com/bigpicture/200...f_somalia.html
Great pics.

Look like the Navy seals got the Captain back. We all knew they could
do it, just had to get the politicians to pull their heads out of
their arses.

Start blowing these criminals out of the water, they will ease off the
piracy.
I'm afraid it isn't as easy or as cut-and-dry as you apparently think.
This isn't the end of piracy, and it isn't the end of piracy against US
shipping. It wouldn't surprise me to see the pirates and al Qaeda hook
up, finally, as a result...
I realize that. But it is over for at least 3 pirates. Hijacking boats
and ships on the high seas is a crime that needs the plank. But now
that the ice of killing them is broken, maybe more will defend
themselves against the prirates/terrorists.

The amount of crime is equal to the tollerance for the crime.
We didn't mind destroying the Florida commercial fishing fleet to save
the mullet (fish, not haircut)
If they want to escalate the violence, sink every boat in Somalia if
you have to . It is hard to be a pirate if you are swimming out to the
ships. Let them eat corn. We seem to have so much of it we are burning
it in our cars.


Easier to just blockade Somalia's ports. There are only four ports of any
significance, and these are the ports the pirates use.

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b2...sofsomalia.jpg

The pirates need access to "motherships." Motherships don't come out of
creeks; they need ports.

Station an old destroyer and some fast patrol boats just outside each port
entrance and stop every boat leaving port for inspection. Weapons aboard?
Put the crew on a patrol boat and take them to shore. Blow up their boat.

Why not have a sub dump some old torpedoes right into each? Saves recycling
costs and they get practice. Blow the whole port right up.


--
"John H" wrote in message
...

Please note that Interstate 90 will be closed this weekend across
South Dakota. This closure will allow the Federal Government free
access to haul a 200 ton piece of coal to Mt. Rushmore so that
President Obama can be added to the Presidents on the monument.
--
John H

--

John Herring, rec.boat's resident racist.



Seriously? Because there are perfectly legitimate subsistence fishermen
using those ports, and merchant vessels, too. A harbor blockade could be
very effective.

I understand there is about a thousand miles of beach,all perfectly
suited to launching small boats.

Casady

On Wed, 15 Apr 2009 08:54:15 -0400, "Eisboch"
wrote:


"HK" wrote in message
om...


Seriously? Because there are perfectly legitimate subsistence fishermen
using those ports, and merchant vessels, too. A harbor blockade could be
very effective.


Harbor blockades would probably bring on another Clinton fiasco of 1993. He
tried to push his luck following Bush I's humanitarian assistance and the
results were disastrous.

Somehow a means must be worked out to make the purpose of piracy (ransom
money) meaningless.

Violence is the only way. Piracy will continue until it becomes too
dangerous.

Casady