Re: Maserk Alabama Captain Rescued by Navy SEAL snipers

2009-04-13 Thread Larry Lyons
>Not sure of that. My mind is telling me they would be following US >admiralty and maritime laws, not US Criminal Code. My mistake, you're correct. ~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 software 8 is the most important and dramatic release t

Re: Maserk Alabama Captain Rescued by Navy SEAL snipers

2009-04-13 Thread Cameron Childress
On Mon, Apr 13, 2009 at 11:39 AM, Judah McAuley wrote: > Ideally, I'd never think about them again in my life. Boy that would > be sweet. But, alas, they plaster themselves all over the airwaves > pedaling the cheapest and most vile forms of demagoguery. I guess I listen to different news feeds.

Re: Maserk Alabama Captain Rescued by Navy SEAL snipers

2009-04-13 Thread Jerry Johnson
Not sure of that. My mind is telling me they would be following US admiralty and maritime laws, not US Criminal Code. On Mon, Apr 13, 2009 at 12:27 PM, Larry Lyons wrote: > >>> Hostage captain rescued, 3 pirates killed >> >>Awesome.  I wonder what the rules are out on the "high seas"?  They >>ha

Re: Maserk Alabama Captain Rescued by Navy SEAL snipers

2009-04-13 Thread Cameron Childress
On Mon, Apr 13, 2009 at 12:27 PM, Larry Lyons wrote: > And yes in spite of the feel good nature of it, tossing them overboard while > alive would still be considered homicide. So I guess it was a good thing that they saw the pirates "threatening the captain's life". -Cameron ~~

Re: Maserk Alabama Captain Rescued by Navy SEAL snipers

2009-04-13 Thread Judah McAuley
On Mon, Apr 13, 2009 at 5:45 AM, Cameron Childress wrote: > > On Mon, Apr 13, 2009 at 2:04 AM, Judah McAuley wrote: >> I heard Newt Gingrich and Rush Limbaugh going off about how Obama was >> quaking in his boots, how he'd be bowing and apologizing to the > > Obsession? *shrug* Ideally, I'd ne

Re: Maserk Alabama Captain Rescued by Navy SEAL snipers

2009-04-13 Thread Larry Lyons
>Three snipers.. three head shots with only three rounds.. at night.. from a >moving ship to a moving life boat. > >That's skill! >From less than 100 yards? Not so sure, it may have been an easy shot with >night scopes. They're trained for that. Now if it were a half mile away from >underwater,

Re: Maserk Alabama Captain Rescued by Navy SEAL snipers

2009-04-13 Thread Larry Lyons
>> Hostage captain rescued, 3 pirates killed > >Awesome. I wonder what the rules are out on the "high seas"? They >have to be different than the regular civilian world. If you are >being threatened by a pirate as their boat approaches, can you fire >first? Are warning shots required? > >Really

RE: Maserk Alabama Captain Rescued by Navy SEAL snipers

2009-04-13 Thread Jacob
ptain Rescued by Navy SEAL snipers On Mon, Apr 13, 2009 at 2:04 AM, Judah McAuley wrote: > I heard Newt Gingrich and Rush Limbaugh going off about how Obama was > quaking in his boots, how he'd be bowing and apologizing to the Obsession? I have this SNL skit in my head of a gu

Re: Maserk Alabama Captain Rescued by Navy SEAL snipers

2009-04-13 Thread Cameron Childress
On Mon, Apr 13, 2009 at 2:04 AM, Judah McAuley wrote: > I heard Newt Gingrich and Rush Limbaugh going off about how Obama was > quaking in his boots, how he'd be bowing and apologizing to the Obsession? I have this SNL skit in my head of a guy who ends every conversation with "Newt is the Devil

Re: Maserk Alabama Captain Rescued by Navy SEAL snipers

2009-04-13 Thread Scott Stroz
>From what I read, the Navy acted on a 'standing order' from Obama that if the captain's life was in jeopardy, to take action. So, its not like Obama made the decsion under pressure and a short while later we had 3 dead pirates. http://snurl.com/fspgi However, I applaud Obama for making this dec

Re: Maserk Alabama Captain Rescued by Navy SEAL snipers

2009-04-13 Thread Dana
yep On Mon, Apr 13, 2009 at 12:04 AM, Judah McAuley wrote: > > I heard Newt Gingrich and Rush Limbaugh going off about how Obama was > quaking in his boots, how he'd be bowing and apologizing to the > pirates and it would be "Carter all over again" blah blah blah. They > were fucking gloating ab

Re: Maserk Alabama Captain Rescued by Navy SEAL snipers

2009-04-12 Thread Judah McAuley
I heard Newt Gingrich and Rush Limbaugh going off about how Obama was quaking in his boots, how he'd be bowing and apologizing to the pirates and it would be "Carter all over again" blah blah blah. They were fucking gloating about the capture of an American abroad and Obama's first military test.

Re: Maserk Alabama Captain Rescued by Navy SEAL snipers

2009-04-12 Thread Cameron Childress
On Sun, Apr 12, 2009 at 7:05 PM, Larry Lyons wrote: > Hostage captain rescued, 3 pirates killed Awesome. I wonder what the rules are out on the "high seas"? They have to be different than the regular civilian world. If you are being threatened by a pirate as their boat approaches, can you fir