Bad Ending To Latest Somali Pirate Episode

[dbackjon]

Their pastor, Msgr. Lloyd Torgerson of Saint Monica's Catholic Church in Santa Monica, California, told CNN affiliate KABC the Adams were a retired couple with a heart for sharing their faith.

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[TwinTownBisonFan]

Jesus Christ... Fuck all of you.

4 people were murdered in a yacht, who were almost saved by a group of navy gays, and you assholes make jokes about how they "deserved it" and "had it coming?"

Fuck every last one of you.

There is nothing funny, or justified EVER about yacht murders. I have never been disgusted by the postings on this site (not even cap'n or D1B) until this very moment.

very clever

[houndawg]

Jesus Christ... **** all of you.

4 people were murdered in a yacht, who were almost saved by a group of navy gays, and you ******* make jokes about how they "deserved it" and "had it coming?"

**** every last one of you.

There is nothing funny, or justified EVER about yacht murders. I have never been disgusted by the postings on this site (not even cap'n or D1B) until this very moment.

The yacht survived.

[YoUDeeMan]

Jesus Christ... **** all of you.

4 people were murdered in a yacht, who were almost saved by a group of navy gays, and you ******* make jokes about how they "deserved it" and "had it coming?"

**** every last one of you.

There is nothing funny, or justified EVER about yacht murders. I have never been disgusted by the postings on this site (not even cap'n or D1B) until this very moment.

very clever

Ding-ding-ding-ding!

[AZGrizFan]

Jesus Christ... **** all of you.

4 people were murdered in a yacht, who were almost saved by a group of navy gays, and you ******* make jokes about how they "deserved it" and "had it coming?"

**** every last one of you.

There is nothing funny, or justified EVER about yacht murders. I have never been disgusted by the postings on this site (not even cap'n or D1B) until this very moment.

Hey, AZGriz!

Yes?

[AZGrizFan]

I got it instantly...before I had even finished the first sentence. I even went so far as to pm GATW and say "you get what he's doing there right?"

GATW snared me.

Full disclosure...I did initially make the mistake of taking anything bandle says seriously, but by the time I came to my senses I had already typed out that post.

So what you're saying here is that you're a goddamned liar.

[∞∞∞]

I'm thinkin' about starting a university that gives out degrees in piracy. I'm pretty sure there's an untapped market for it. Anyone want to invest into this idea? We can call it Coastal Piracy University and just steal everything we need to start it up, including hijacking some boats to train students. We'll also "compete" in NCAA sailing and rowing.

Naturally it'll be situated next to a ninja dojo.

[Rob Iola]

I'm thinkin' about starting a university that gives out degrees in piracy. I'm pretty sure there's an untapped market for it. Anyone want to invest into this idea? We can call it Coastal Piracy University and just steal everything we need to start it up, including hijacking some boats to train students. We'll also "compete" in NCAA sailing and rowing.

Naturally it'll be situated next to a ninja dojo.

Can I be the head of the union?

[Ursus A. Horribilis]

I'm thinkin' about starting a university that gives out degrees in piracy. I'm pretty sure there's an untapped market for it. Anyone want to invest into this idea? We can call it Coastal Piracy University and just steal everything we need to start it up, including hijacking some boats to train students. We'll also "compete" in NCAA sailing and rowing.

Naturally it'll be situated next to a ninja dojo.

Can I be the head of the union?

I getta be Huck Finn then.

[∞∞∞]

I'm thinkin' about starting a university that gives out degrees in piracy. I'm pretty sure there's an untapped market for it. Anyone want to invest into this idea? We can call it Coastal Piracy University and just steal everything we need to start it up, including hijacking some boats to train students. We'll also "compete" in NCAA sailing and rowing.

Naturally it'll be situated next to a ninja dojo.

Can I be the head of the union?

Yes.

[HI54UNI]

I'm thinkin' about starting a university that gives out degrees in piracy. I'm pretty sure there's an untapped market for it. Anyone want to invest into this idea? We can call it Coastal Piracy University and just steal everything we need to start it up, including hijacking some boats to train students. We'll also "compete" in NCAA sailing and rowing.

Naturally it'll be situated next to a ninja dojo.

I'm in. I have a boat. You steal it and I'll collect the insurance. If I can still use the boat on the weekends I'll give part of the insurance payout to the University's endowment.

[BDKJMU]

-The pirates that were captured should be shot.
-Cruise missles and air strikes should be ordered on the coastal pirate bases (does anyone doubt that our intel people know where they are?
-Any of the pirate mother ships encountered should be blown out of the water.

There should be zero tolerance towards this piracy. Its 2011, not 1611 or 1711. Its time to quit the pussified responses towards the pirates. Step up Obama.

[houndawg]

-The pirates that were captured should be shot.
-Cruise missles and air strikes should be ordered on the coastal pirate bases (does anyone doubt that our intel people know where they are?
-Any of the pirate mother ships encountered should be blown out of the water.

There should be zero tolerance towards this piracy. Its 2011, not 1611 or 1711. Its time to quit the pussified responses towards the pirates. Step up Obama.

[Grizalltheway]

-The pirates that were captured should be shot.
-Cruise missles and air strikes should be ordered on the coastal pirate bases (does anyone doubt that our intel people know where they are?
-Any of the pirate mother ships encountered should be blown out of the water.

There should be zero tolerance towards this piracy. Its 2011, not 1611 or 1711. Its time to quit the pussified responses towards the pirates. Step up Obama.

Maybe we could start another nation-building exercise, while we're at it. Since, you know, it's been so successful in Trashcanistan...

[dbackjon]

-The pirates that were captured should be shot.
-Cruise missles and air strikes should be ordered on the coastal pirate bases (does anyone doubt that our intel people know where they are?
-Any of the pirate mother ships encountered should be blown out of the water.

There should be zero tolerance towards this piracy. Its 2011, not 1611 or 1711. Its time to quit the pussified responses towards the pirates. Step up Obama.

Maybe we could start another nation-building exercise, while we're at it. Since, you know, it's been so successful in Trashcanistan...

And worked so well the first time we tried it in Somalia

[AZGrizFan]

-The pirates that were captured should be shot.
-Cruise missles and air strikes should be ordered on the coastal pirate bases (does anyone doubt that our intel people know where they are?
-Any of the pirate mother ships encountered should be blown out of the water.

There should be zero tolerance towards this piracy. Its 2011, not 1611 or 1711. Its time to quit the pussified responses towards the pirates. Step up Obama.

Lets reverse the scenario: A chinese couple is sailing off the coast of California and are abducted by pirates who hold them for ransom. China responds by bombing their suspected hideout with cruise missiles.

I got news for you: That's an act of war.

[Grizalltheway]

-The pirates that were captured should be shot.
-Cruise missles and air strikes should be ordered on the coastal pirate bases (does anyone doubt that our intel people know where they are?
-Any of the pirate mother ships encountered should be blown out of the water.

There should be zero tolerance towards this piracy. Its 2011, not 1611 or 1711. Its time to quit the pussified responses towards the pirates. Step up Obama.

Lets reverse the scenario: A chinese couple is sailing off the coast of California and are abducted by pirates who hold them for ransom. China responds by bombing their suspected hideout with cruise missiles.

I got news for you: That's an act of war.

On the other hand, I fully approved of the SEALS popping the domes of the ones who took over the Maersk-Alabama. That's the way we need to handle these situations.

[AZGrizFan]

Lets reverse the scenario: A chinese couple is sailing off the coast of California and are abducted by pirates who hold them for ransom. China responds by bombing their suspected hideout with cruise missiles.

I got news for you: That's an act of war.

On the other hand, I fully approved of the SEALS popping the domes of the ones who took over the Maersk-Alabama. That's the way we need to handle these situations.

Agreed. Or the way the Russkies handled the pirates the captured on THEIR vessel.

[Rob Iola]

-The pirates that were captured should be shot.
-Cruise missles and air strikes should be ordered on the coastal pirate bases (does anyone doubt that our intel people know where they are?
-Any of the pirate mother ships encountered should be blown out of the water.

There should be zero tolerance towards this piracy. Its 2011, not 1611 or 1711. Its time to quit the pussified responses towards the pirates. Step up Obama.

Lets reverse the scenario: A chinese couple is sailing off the coast of California and are abducted by pirates who hold them for ransom. China responds by bombing their suspected hideout with cruise missiles.

I got news for you: That's an act of war.

Actually, all the Chinese would have to do is call in a couple billion of their T-Bills and buy California...

[BDKJMU]

Maybe we could start another nation-building exercise, while we're at it. Since, you know, it's been so successful in Trashcanistan...

And worked so well the first time we tried it in Somalia

The US was dealing with pirates in Somalia in 1993?

[BDKJMU]

-The pirates that were captured should be shot.
-Cruise missles and air strikes should be ordered on the coastal pirate bases (does anyone doubt that our intel people know where they are?
-Any of the pirate mother ships encountered should be blown out of the water.

There should be zero tolerance towards this piracy. Its 2011, not 1611 or 1711. Its time to quit the pussified responses towards the pirates. Step up Obama.

Lets reverse the scenario: A chinese couple is sailing off the coast of California and are abducted by pirates who hold them for ransom. China responds by bombing their suspected hideout with cruise missiles.

I got news for you: That's an act of war.

If you want to reverse the scenario, you would have to have pirate havens on the coast of California, with the coast of California completely uncontrolled by the CA & US Govts, with pirates operating off the coast of CA with impunity, month after month, year after year, for a # of years, attacking ships (and yachts) or numerous nations (not just the Chinese) and killing folks of numerous nations, with the CA & US govts unable or unwilling to do anything about it. If that was the case, then yes, a nation who's vessels were attacked and citizens murdered by these California pirates operating unchecked out of CA would be justified in bombing the pirate havens operating in uncontrolled CA and their mother ships.

Allowing pirates to operate out of your country and repeatedly attack ships of another nation(s) and murder their civilians is also an act of war.

[dbackjon]

And worked so well the first time we tried it in Somalia

The US was dealing with pirates in Somalia in 1993?

No, nation-building...

[TwinTownBisonFan]

Most of this stuff takes place off of Puntland in the north of the country... I know the President of Puntland... he lives in Minneapolis... (seriously)

his take? desperate people tend to do desperate things - Somalia has NO economy because they cannot seem to get a stable government together - the clans are all waring over control of either the whole country or their regions... (there are at least two independence movements Somaliland and Puntland) not to mention Ethiopia - reaching in a f'ing things up anytime it looks like Somalia is about to get their collective shit together.

another guy I worked with last cycle is now a senior adviser to the provisional President of Somalia... the guy controls about half of Mogadishu and that's it... shit is a disaster there... his take - no amount of aid - or military intervention is going to fix wtf is broken there. the country needs to be broken in to three... but those forces mentioned above won't let that happen either... the chaos is making warlords too rich.

[Rob Iola]

Most of this stuff takes place off of Puntland in the north of the country... I know the President of Puntland... he lives in Minneapolis... (seriously)

his take? desperate people tend to do desperate things - Somalia has NO economy because they cannot seem to get a stable government together - the clans are all waring over control of either the whole country or their regions... (there are at least two independence movements Somaliland and Puntland) not to mention Ethiopia - reaching in a f'ing things up anytime it looks like Somalia is about to get their collective shit together.

another guy I worked with last cycle is now a senior adviser to the provisional President of Somalia... the guy controls about half of Mogadishu and that's it... shit is a disaster there... his take - no amount of aid - or military intervention is going to fix wtf is broken there. the country needs to be broken in to three... but those forces mentioned above won't let that happen either... the chaos is making warlords too rich.

I thought Puntland was in downtown Harrisonburg?

[Ursus A. Horribilis]

Most of this stuff takes place off of Puntland in the north of the country... I know the President of Puntland... he lives in Minneapolis... (seriously)

his take? desperate people tend to do desperate things - Somalia has NO economy because they cannot seem to get a stable government together - the clans are all waring over control of either the whole country or their regions... (there are at least two independence movements Somaliland and Puntland) not to mention Ethiopia - reaching in a f'ing things up anytime it looks like Somalia is about to get their collective shit together.

another guy I worked with last cycle is now a senior adviser to the provisional President of Somalia... the guy controls about half of Mogadishu and that's it... shit is a disaster there... his take - no amount of aid - or military intervention is going to fix wtf is broken there. the country needs to be broken in to three... but those forces mentioned above won't let that happen either... the chaos is making warlords too rich.

I thought Puntland was in downtown Harrisonburg?

I think you're confusing your "P's" and your "C's" again Rob.