03-20-2006, 05:38 AM
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Hummer Messiah
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Join Date: Apr 2003
Location: Virginia Beach
Posts: 37,474
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That made headlines here since the ships are based here in this better article:
Virginian Pilot
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"Their location and their setup mirrored recent pirate procedures, so that made us suspicious and made us want to board them," Breslau said.
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Why the men opened fire is unclear, but their decision to take on Navy ships in a 30-foot fishing boat was "not too smart at all," said Cmdr. Jeff Breslau, a Fifth Fleet spokesman in Bahrain.
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"If somebody shoots at us, they can pretty much expect to die because we will return fire," Breslau said by telephone.
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