Han, I'm an American. only crazies and crooks and salesman talk to strangers.  And you can shoot all three in 32 states.

"I would not bow to Prince Charles when he becomes Queen of England."

/me bows to Han

Wears a horned helmet

I heard 1 pirate was on the US navy ship arguing about release, and basically he said nobody was gonna stand trial or there was no deal.

The hostage was kneeling and 3 pirates were next to him holding a gun at his back. 

US military snipers--not said what branch, and probably will never be told, that's classified--were watching and the officer said the hostage was in danger so take out the 3.

the pirate negotiator was captured and I'm sure he'll be freed before trial since he wasn't advised of his constitutional rights before being arrested.  I mean, since the Alabama was an FBI crime scene a day before this guy's capture, this guy was a suspect.

Did the FBI tell him he was a suspect?  did they advise him he could refuse to talk to them?

You all should get a Galactic Troll tag

You opened your mouth knowing what was coming

That wasn't so smart

Kick yourself in the butt

Should write an encyclopedia of knowledge that should be known

US sea captain freed in swift firefight 

Apr 12 02:48 PM US/Eastern
By ELIZABETH A. KENNEDY and LARA JAKES
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  MOMBASA, Kenya (AP) - An American ship captain was freed unharmed Sunday and three of the pirates who held him for days in a lifeboat off the Somali coast were killed in a operation by U.S. Navy Seals that was approved by President Barack Obama, officials said.
Capt. Richard Phillips' crew, who said they had escaped after he offered himself as a hostage, erupted in cheers aboard their ship docked in Mombasa, Kenya. Some waved an American flag and fired a flare in celebration.

The U.S. Navy's 5th Fleet said Phillips was resting comfortably on a U.S. warship after receiving a medical exam.

U.S. officials said Obama ordered the Defense Department to use military resources to rescue Phillips. Obama said the captain had courage that was "a model for all Americans." The officials spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not yet authorized to disclose the president's decision-making process.

Obama said he was pleased that Phillips was rescued, adding that the United States needs help from other countries to deal with the threat of piracy and to hold pirates accountable.

The Navy said Phillips was freed at 7:19 p.m. local time. He was taken aboard the Norfolk, Virginia-based USS Bainbridge and then flown to the San Diego-based USS Boxer for the medical exam, 5th Fleet spokesman Lt. Nathan Christensen said.

Christensen said Phillips was now "resting comfortably." The USS Boxer was in the Indian Ocean off the coast of Somalia, Christensen said.

The U.S. did not say if Phillips, 53, of Underhill, Vermont, was receiving medical care because he had been injured or if he was being treated for exposure after his ordeal.

U.S. officials said a pirate who had been involved in negotiations to free Phillips but who was not on the lifeboat during the rescue was in military custody. FBI spokesman John Miller said that would change as the situation became "more of a criminal issue than a military issue."

Justice Department spokesman Dean Boyd said prosecutors were looking at "evidence and other issues" to determine whether to bring a case in the United States. The pirate could face a life sentence if convicted, officials said.

A spokeswoman for the Phillips family, Alison McColl, said Phillips and his wife, Andrea, spoke by phone shortly after he was freed.

"I think you can all imagine their joy and what a happy moment that was for them," McColl said outside of the Phillips home in Underhill. "They're all just so happy and relieved. Andrea wanted me to tell the nation that all of your prayers and good wishes have paid off because Capt. Phillips is safe."

When Phillips' crew heard the news aboard their ship in the port of Mombasa, they placed an American flag over the rail of the top of the Maersk Alabama and whistled and pumped their fists in the air. Crew fired a bright red flare into the sky from the ship.

"We made it!" said crewman ATM Reza, pumping his fist in the air.

"He managed to be in a 120-degree oven for days, it's amazing," said another of about a dozen crew members who came out to talk to reporters. He said the crew found out the captain was released because one of the sailors had been talking to his wife on the phone.

Capt. Joseph Murphy, the father of second-in-command Shane Murphy, thanked Phillips for his bravery.

"Our prayers have been answered on this Easter Sunday. I have made it clear throughout this terrible ordeal that my son and our family will forever be indebted to Capt. Phillips for his bravery," Murphy said. "If not for his incredible personal sacrifice, this kidnapping and act of terror could have turned out much worse."

In the written statement, Murphy said both his family and Phillips' "can now celebrate a joyous Easter together."

Terry Aiken, 66, who lives across the street from the Phillips house, fought back tears as he reacted to the news.

"I'm very, very happy," Aiken said. "I can't be happier for him and his family."

A government official and others in Somalia with knowledge of the situation had reported hours earlier that negotiations for Phillips' release had broken down.

Talks to free him began Thursday with the captain of the USS Bainbridge talking to the pirates under instruction from FBI hostage negotiators on board the U.S. destroyer. The pirates had threatened to kill Phillips if attacked.

Three U.S. warships were within easy reach of the lifeboat on Saturday. The U.S. Navy had assumed the pirates would try to get their hostage to shore, where they could have hidden him on Somalia's lawless soil and been in a stronger position to negotiate a ransom.

Maersk Line said before news of the rescue broke that "the U.S. Navy had sight contact" of Phillips

That's like saying if you fight to stop me from buttraping you, other people might get hurt and it will motivate me to come back with more force to buttrape you.

What if every guy who went to sea to be a pirate, died sooner or later. You really think they'd work at being able to wipe out the navy?

Always err on the side of having balls

yeah that part wasn't from Carlitos way

There's some guy on youtube who posts hours of cosby standup from the 1970s and then video of mencia stealing the same jokes

Kids today got too much free time and fripperies! In my day we had to patch the screen door and weed the garden, brush down the oxen and do bayonet drill before we could go down to Frog Creek and kill small animals til it got dark!
None of this sexting or email or foofara!