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    Pirates Attack US Container Ship... Again

    Plane Hijacked in Mexico

    'Ghost Ship' With Secret Cargo Mysteriously Disappears

    Under Siege 3: Ragtag Shipmates Defeat Pirates Hand-to-Hand

    Somali Pirates Kidnap Americans, Instantly Become Villains
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    Image of Trai_Dep Trai_Dep
    11/18/09

    In reply to Pirates Attack US Container Ship... Again
    ...The pirates in Goonies were a lot more adorable.
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    Image of The One The One
    11/18/09

    In reply to Pirates Attack US Container Ship... Again
    The pirates are slow learners, no?

    Too bad none of them were killed.
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    Image of AzureTexan AzureTexan
    11/18/09

    In reply to Pirates Attack US Container Ship... Again
    You just wonder how Johnny Depp can find the time.
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    Image of katekate is squared katekate is squared
    11/18/09

    In reply to Pirates Attack US Container Ship... Again
    I've never seen a bond company stooge stick his neck out like that.
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    Image of Oy Veh (Informality Reigns) Oy Veh (Informality Reigns)
    11/18/09

    In reply to Pirates Attack US Container Ship... Again
    Evidently the Sweet Ship Alabama has gotten better at playing hard to get.
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    Image of mainesqueeze mainesqueeze
    11/18/09

    @Oy Veh (Informality Reigns): Having guys with guns on board makes that a lot easier to do.

    Personally, I would have liked to see another beer-bottle defense:

    [www.timesonline.co.uk]
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    Image of Oy Veh (Informality Reigns) Oy Veh (Informality Reigns)
    11/18/09

    @mainesqueeze: Well, that is certainly one way to deal with your recycling.
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    Image of Weegee's bored Weegee's bored
    09/09/09

    In reply to Plane Hijacked in Mexico
    The hijackers were Bolivians demanding their fair share of landscaping jobs in New Jersey.
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    Image of LuluFimbria LuluFimbria
    09/09/09

    In reply to Plane Hijacked in Mexico
    Uh, don't mess with the Federales, people.

    Give me a terrorist who tries to pull one over on those guys, and I'll show you a terrorist who will soon be missing his opposable thumbs.

    Those are some scary and shady dudes, those feds.
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    Image of shag_carpet_bomb shag_carpet_bomb
    09/09/09

    @LuluFimbria: Seriously, did you read the thing in Harper's about the hit man? yikes, they make the Oakland PD look like rent a cops at a middle school dance.
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    Image of FaceMelter FaceMelter
    09/09/09

    In reply to Plane Hijacked in Mexico
    Totally fucked, but you would think security would be stepped up this week.
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    09/09/09

    @FaceMelter: What's happening this week? (Hopefully thats not a stupid question.)
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    09/09/09

    @Unforgiven: demote. big time.
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    09/09/09

    @Unforgiven: not approve...
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    Image of Charolastra Charolastra
    09/09/09

    @Unforgiven: big shake up in Calderon's government. Eduardo Medina Mora has stepped down as Attorney General. I'm guessing that's what he's referring too but something may be skipping my mind right now.

    Also, on a side note, several Ministries were closed down and the one I work for just had its budget slashed considerably. It is a good time to be part of the Mexican government.
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    Edited by Charolastra at 09/09/09 4:04 PM Charolastra was starred Charolastra was unstarred
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    09/09/09

    @richardmarxhatesmyhair:

    I honestly forgot what was happening this week. This summer flew by in a flash. I don't think there's been anything on it in the news yet.
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    Image of pooks pooks
    09/09/09

    @Charolastra: That's the first thing that came to mind? Really?
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    Image of Charolastra Charolastra
    09/09/09

    @pooks: Would you care to explain why the anniversary of September 11 would warrant increased airpor security measures from either Bolivia or Mexico in flights not headed for the U.S.?
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    09/09/09

    @Charolastra: Just because a flight isn't scheduled to enter U.S. airspace doesn't mean a hijacker can't fly it there; which may or may not include a stopover to refuel somewhere.

    That said, what you fail to realize is that 9/11 is truly a worldwide event, and the cartels are no stranger to acting on a public stage. Carrying out an action around the anniversary of 9/11 guarantees them extended news coverage and comparisons to one of history's most memorable events. It's a media play. These people aren't foolish.
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    09/09/09

    @FaceMelter: What you fail to realize is that you *can't* just enter U.S. airspace. Surely, you are aware that U.S. airspace is carefully monitored through extensive radar coverage. No commercial airliner could ever enter unnoticed. EVER.

    The reason why the Sept. 11 attacks happened is a) no one expected terrorists would fly planes into buildings and b) the planes used were hijacked for a relatively small period of time, so by the time the authorities knew what was going on it was too late.

    September 11 was a worlwide event, but wasn't a traumatic experience for many other countries. Certainly, people were saddened and distrubed, but they never took it as their own tragedy. In the same way the american media couldn't have cared less about the Madrid bombings, which were conducted on the March 11th, at a time when Spain was an ally of the Bush Administration. No one in the U.S. media would have given a shit about the hijacking in Mexico unless an American died.
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    Edited by Charolastra at 09/09/09 7:33 PM Charolastra was starred Charolastra was unstarred
    Image of jupiterspaw jupiterspaw
    08/13/09

    In reply to 'Ghost Ship' With Secret Cargo Mysteriously Disappears
    Previously, on LOST ...
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    Image of blix blix
    08/13/09

    In reply to 'Ghost Ship' With Secret Cargo Mysteriously Disappears
    Stay away from the fog, there's something in the fog!
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    Image of ColbeerReport ColbeerReport
    08/13/09

    @blix: killer mist? that would never fly as the plot for a blockbuster...

    ...oh wait
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    Image of blix blix
    08/14/09

    @ColbeerReport: John Carpenter and Stephen King got away with it. King's was better but Carpenter's was bustier.
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    Image of BaconCat BaconCat
    08/13/09

    In reply to 'Ghost Ship' With Secret Cargo Mysteriously Disappears
    Holy shit, are the Vikings back?
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    Image of hilikusopus hilikusopus
    08/13/09

    In reply to 'Ghost Ship' With Secret Cargo Mysteriously Disappears
    I work in the marine industry, and it's not unheard of that a crew will head toward the western coast of Africa and sell everything they've got on the black market. There's no evidence against these sailors (I presume they're victims of some misfortune), but it is a real possibility in the maritime tradition.
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    08/13/09

    In reply to 'Ghost Ship' With Secret Cargo Mysteriously Disappears
    Give Steven Segal the call. Your time is now.
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    Image of Pesti-Esti Pesti-Esti
    08/13/09

    In reply to 'Ghost Ship' With Secret Cargo Mysteriously Disappears
    It was full of timber.

    And probably capsized in rough waters, considering its sister ships have a history of tipping over.

    TIMBER!!! indeed.
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    Edited by Pesti-Esti at 08/13/09 11:13 AM Pesti-Esti was starred Pesti-Esti was unstarred
    Image of Pesti-Esti Pesti-Esti
    08/13/09

    @Pesti-Esti: Alright, apparently if you edit a comment, it kills your links. Here they are:
    [www.nytimes.com]
    [www.safetyatsea.net]
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    Image of kneetoe kneetoe
    08/13/09

    @Pesti-Esti: And the last sound heard from the sinking ship: "Shiver me tiiiiiiimberrrrrrs" (so it was pirates).
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    Image of meechybee meechybee
    08/13/09

    In reply to 'Ghost Ship' With Secret Cargo Mysteriously Disappears
    BBC covered this last night -- didn't sleep much after watching it. There is the prospect that it might have been taken not by pirates, but by terrorists, who could us the ship to get close enough to a populated port area to set off a dirty bomb or something equally nasty. Scary stuff. Probably explains why the Russian subs have been patrolling off the US east coast lately.


    Either that, or the pirates just want to build a MASSIVE deck.
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    Private Hangnail promoted this comment Edited by meechybee at 08/13/09 11:11 AM meechybee was starred meechybee was unstarred
    Image of Private Hangnail Private Hangnail
    08/13/09

    @meechybee: Goddamn pirates and their home improvement projects.
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    Image of friend_of_a_friend friend_of_a_friend
    08/13/09

    @Private Hangnail: Silly pirates. Your deck may look great now, but it's going to be never ending maintenance to keep it looking great in the hot Somali sun.
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    Image of Tart of Darkness Tart of Darkness
    08/13/09

    @friend_of_a_friend: Well, when it falls apart they'll just have to build another one.

    But why suspect JUST the Somalis? Remember that Swiss family, the Robinsons? They, as I recall, had a giant treehouse, a replica of which seems to have disappeared from Disneyland.

    Who ever suspects the Swiss?
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    Image of Tart of Darkness Tart of Darkness
    08/13/09

    @Tart of Darkness: Couldn't edit. I meant "hijack another one".
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    Image of blix blix
    08/13/09

    @Tart of Darkness: I certainly wasn't suspecting the Spanish Inquisition.
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