http://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/africa...tes/index.html

On Oct 29, 3:57 pm, "JoeSpareBedroom" wrote:
http://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/africa...tes/index.html

this could be very interesting....

On Oct 29, 3:57 pm, "JoeSpareBedroom" wrote:
http://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/africa...tes/index.html

I noticed this article says the same thing I read in another, that it
is suggested that unless you have direct business with Somalia, you
are warned to stay at least 200 mi. away from the coastline.

200 miles? The pirates go out that far???

Tim wrote:
On Oct 29, 3:57 pm, "JoeSpareBedroom" wrote:
http://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/africa...tes/index.html

I noticed this article says the same thing I read in another, that it
is suggested that unless you have direct business with Somalia, you
are warned to stay at least 200 mi. away from the coastline.

200 miles? The pirates go out that far???


Why not, they are in search of a better life and they can only do that
by pirating. Dying from poverty or drowning at sea, either is an
acceptable risk to them.

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Tim wrote:
On Oct 29, 3:57 pm, "JoeSpareBedroom" wrote:
http://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/africa...tes/index.html

I noticed this article says the same thing I read in another, that it
is suggested that unless you have direct business with Somalia, you
are warned to stay at least 200 mi. away from the coastline.

200 miles? The pirates go out that far???


Why not, they are in search of a better life and they can only do that by
pirating. Dying from poverty or drowning at sea, either is an acceptable
risk to them.

Maybe set up an innocent looking decoy ship, except that once faced with
being boarded it can blow the slime right out of the water. Call it marine
training exercise.

I am sure the way these people live, they would find a way to kill and
pirate all the same. It is why their country is poor in the first place,
uncivilized.

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On Oct 29, 3:57 pm, "JoeSpareBedroom" wrote:
http://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/africa...tes/index.html

this could be very interesting....


It should be, because it wasn't much of a boat that attacked the Cole,
remember? If I operated a small craft in that region, I'd be in polite &
careful mode any time a U.S. warship was nearby.

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On Oct 29, 3:57 pm, "JoeSpareBedroom" wrote:
http://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/africa...tes/index.html

this could be very interesting....


It's already interesting.
http://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/africa...tes/index.html

I'm sure the main reason we helped that ship was its cargo, benzene. But, if
someone in Washington didn't have a serious meeting with a representative
from N. Korea, something's seriously wrong, for one of two reasons.

1) If the benzene was being shipped to someone with a legitimate use for it:
"Look, asshole - we are the kind of ally you want. You owe us. We didn't
have to put our sailors at risk to protect your ship, but we did."

2) Otherwise: "Now you have a big problem." (Someone bought the benzene
because of its carcinogenic properties, and the pirate thing was staged to
cover this ruse.)

On Oct 30, 4:28 pm, "JoeSpareBedroom" wrote:
"Tim" wrote in message

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On Oct 29, 3:57 pm, "JoeSpareBedroom" wrote:
http://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/africa...tes/index.html

this could be very interesting....

It's already interesting.http://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/africa...tes/index.html

I'm sure the main reason we helped that ship was its cargo, benzene. But, if
someone in Washington didn't have a serious meeting with a representative
from N. Korea, something's seriously wrong, for one of two reasons.

1) If the benzene was being shipped to someone with a legitimate use for it:
"Look, asshole - we are the kind of ally you want. You owe us. We didn't
have to put our sailors at risk to protect your ship, but we did."

2) Otherwise: "Now you have a big problem." (Someone bought the benzene
because of its carcinogenic properties, and the pirate thing was staged to
cover this ruse.)

Looks like things got interesting, before I thought they were going to
get interesting.
I can agree with your #1, But sort of difficult to go along with #2.
Reason? Benzine is a proven carsonogenic, however, it's not one of
those "One half a drop will kill half of Detroit" type things So, I
think that one is out, and like the article said, it's also used in
making plastics, and that would include Soda straws and McDonalds "Big
Gulp" cups.

just an opinion.

On Oct 30, 10:06 am, "JoeSpareBedroom" wrote:
"Tim" wrote in message

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On Oct 29, 3:57 pm, "JoeSpareBedroom" wrote:
http://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/africa...tes/index.html

this could be very interesting....

It should be, because it wasn't much of a boat that attacked the Cole,
remember? If I operated a small craft in that region, I'd be in polite &
careful mode any time a U.S. warship was nearby.

Very interesting, indeed.

http://magma.nationalgeographic.com/...ates-text.html

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On Oct 30, 4:28 pm, "JoeSpareBedroom" wrote:
"Tim" wrote in message

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On Oct 29, 3:57 pm, "JoeSpareBedroom" wrote:
http://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/africa...tes/index.html

this could be very interesting....

It's already
interesting.http://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/africa...tes/index.html

I'm sure the main reason we helped that ship was its cargo, benzene. But,
if
someone in Washington didn't have a serious meeting with a representative
from N. Korea, something's seriously wrong, for one of two reasons.

1) If the benzene was being shipped to someone with a legitimate use for
it:
"Look, asshole - we are the kind of ally you want. You owe us. We didn't
have to put our sailors at risk to protect your ship, but we did."

2) Otherwise: "Now you have a big problem." (Someone bought the benzene
because of its carcinogenic properties, and the pirate thing was staged
to
cover this ruse.)

Looks like things got interesting, before I thought they were going to
get interesting.
I can agree with your #1, But sort of difficult to go along with #2.
Reason? Benzine is a proven carsonogenic, however, it's not one of
those "One half a drop will kill half of Detroit" type things So, I
think that one is out, and like the article said, it's also used in
making plastics, and that would include Soda straws and McDonalds "Big
Gulp" cups.

just an opinion.


A boatload of benzene would do very interesting things to a water supply.
I'm sure our intelligence services will be asking where the ship was headed
to begin with.