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Old 04-27-09, 11:37 AM   #1
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Itailian Cruise liner fends off pirates...

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Old 04-27-09, 12:41 PM   #2
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Score one for private security firms as effective agents in deterring piracy! And they did it with nothing but pistols
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Old 04-27-09, 01:12 PM   #3
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Good for them

I wouldn't have fancied climbing up a rope ladder on a moving ship knowing there were people at the top waiting for me with automatic pistols......pretty good cure for constipation
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Old 04-28-09, 11:20 AM   #4
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More on the story... arrests made !

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Old 04-29-09, 12:42 PM   #5
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and when you run out of ammo ! Throw deck chairs at em.

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Old 04-29-09, 01:13 PM   #6
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Good job there weren't German tourists on board or there wouldn't have been a spare deck chair to throw
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Ohh! Can I be a little smug?
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Hahaha! All those arguments for destroyer escorts look a little silly now
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