THE Somalia Thread (merged)

mattduke · Light Sweet Crude Joined: Oct 28, 2005 Posts: 1546

no big deal

Plantagenet

Al Qaida declared war on the US in 1998.

The US Congress authorized the US to wage war on al Qaida in late 2001 and also passed a second war powers act broadening the first in 2002.

You win wars by degrading your enemy's ability to fight and killing his fighters. Cool

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DomusAlbion

I hope they got their intended target and not some aspirin factory by mistake. This type of war really sucks; I would prefer an all out war that has a beginning, a bloody fight and a victory.
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Gandalf_the_White · Intermediate Crude Joined: Nov 21, 2007 Posts: 511

May we never see this!

US Government launches missile attack against militants in Wisconsin

CNN Growing unrest centered in the area of Tigerton Dells, WI was put down yesterday by a surgical strike on a rebel stronghold. The US Government is claiming a key victory as at least two militant leaders were suspected to be in the compound at the time. Rationing of fuel and food has so far proved too much to bear for the proudly progressive State. One of the deceased leaders was quoted as saying, "The Government giveth and the Government taketh away. Over my dead body! No food, no fuel, no taxes!" It seems he has his wish.

Though most of the American West remains without electricity or water US Government forces are focusing on uprisings in the Midwest of the country. This is no easy task with most of the American Force now fighting a battle of attrition in Iraq and Saudi Arabia against a stingy Russian and Iranian Coalition. Shortages of oil on this side of the Atlantic have become so severe that even the military is rationing. "We're fighting most of these battles one house at a time" said Colonel Jay Stimsen mustered out of Fort McCoy near Madison, Wisconsin. In a news conference President Bush promised to relinquish all exceptional powers once the crisis is abated. "Continuity of government is the most important thing right now. The United States of America must remain a federated land. We will not accept relocalization, regional government or secession as alternatives."
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mattduke · Light Sweet Crude Joined: Oct 28, 2005 Posts: 1546

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mattduke · Light Sweet Crude Joined: Oct 28, 2005 Posts: 1546

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Heavily armed pirates Monday attacked and damaged a huge oil tanker off the Somali coast using machine guns and rocket-propelled grenades, a Malaysian-based maritime watchdog said.

Noel Choong, head of the International Maritime Bureau's (IMB) Piracy Reporting Centre, told AFP that the attack, believed to be by Somali pirates, took place under the cover of darkness at 0230 GMT in the Gulf of Eden.

"Pirates on five speed boats attacked the tanker, the size of a football field. It was a night raid. A missile-like rocket was launched at the ship. Initial reports said the ship suffered some damage," he said.

"I believe the Somali pirates could have used rocket-propelled grenades and machine gun fire on the tanker with the aim to board and possibly hijack her," Choong said.

"But the tanker increased speed and managed to prevent the pirates from boarding and taking control of the oil tanker," he added.

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IanC

Yar-har-har and a bottle 'o crude!!!!

These somali pirates are badasses. They seem to know what's valuale these days. Can you imagine how much they could make selling that stuff on the black market? Provided they could get it to port, pump it out, etc, etc.

Ferretlover

Pirates hijack Jordanian ship off Somali coast
High-seas thugs seize commercial sugar cargo; crime rampant along coast
NAIROBI, Kenya - Somali pirates hijacked a Jordanian ship Saturday in the latest in a string of attacks off the lawless Somali coast, the head of a seafarer's association said.
Avast, me hardies
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RSB · Tar Sands Joined: May 13, 2008 Posts: 28