Yo! Ho! Ho! And a Wad of Qat
The SEALs have yet again done something wicked cool and intrepid:
MOGADISHU, Somalia - U.S. Navy SEALs parachuted into Somalia in a daring nighttime raid Monday night, freed an American and a Danish hostage, and killed nine pirates ... U.S. officials confirm to CBS News national security correspondent David Martin that members of SEAL Team Six - the same unit that killed Osama bin Laden - parachuted into Somalia and were engaged in a firefight as they neared the pirate's compound. Sources tell CBS News that nine suspects were killed, and there were no reports of U.S casualties.
The pirates were apparently quite stoned:
He said the raid was very quick and caught the guards as they were sleeping after having chewed the narcotic leaf qat for much of the evening.
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Jan '11
Re: Yo! Ho! Ho! And a Wad of Qat
nine "suspects"?
Aug '10
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Capn Barry on the 'High' Seas , coming in November. Rated 'Arrgh'.
May '10
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"As Commander-in-Chief, I could not be prouder of the troops who carried out this mission, and the dedicated professionals who supported their efforts."
Seals, Mr. Commander-in-Chief. Seals carried out the mission.
Re: Yo! Ho! Ho! And a Wad of Qat
Cal Lawton: "As Commander-in-Chief, I could not be prouder of the troops who carried out this mission, and the dedicated professionals who supported their efforts."
Seals, Mr. Commander-in-Chief. Seals carried out the mission. · 2 minutes ago
Oh, don't ruin the moment. Not everything's about Obama, even if he's sure to make it out to be.
May '11
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I find it charming to see the terms "wicked cool" and "intrepid" paralleled. Very nice.
May '11
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Find pirates. Send Seals. Rescue hostages.
Repeat.
Dec '10
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That's just great - the next big thing in the US narcotics trade = qat.
But way to go Seals!
Sep '10
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Great story about the SEALs. However, is it just me or does it seem we hear about these missions a lot more during the Obama Administration than we did during the Bush Administration. I don't think it's because the SEALs are more up tempo now but a reflection of more publicity seeking by an insecure Commander in Chief. Can we please put a tighter lid on what we're doing?
Mar '11
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Awesome news. I wonder why this kind of action has not been preferred in the past.
Khat is a mild psychostimulant, less addicting, based on what I have read, than chewing tobacco. If they slept, it was in spite of it.
Sep '10
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After reflection, I suppose since two hostages were rescued, there was no way this couldn't be publicized. So good for the SEALs and good for Obama for authorizing it!
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Tully: Awesome news. I wonder why this kind of action has not been preferred in the past.
Khat is a mild psychostimulant, less addicting, based on what I have read, than chewing tobacco. If they slept, it was in spite of it. · 15 minutes ago
Sure ....
Dec '10
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Great. Let's have a bunch of hysteria with wildly exaggerated stories about the dangers of khat (or however it’s spelled). Let’s waste a lot of money trying, and failing to interdict shipments. Let’s ruin lives and populate prisons.
Dec '10
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Foxman
Great. Let's have a bunch of hysteria with wildly exaggerated stories about the dangers of khat (or however it’s spelled). Let’s waste a lot of money trying, and failing to interdict shipments. Let’s ruin lives and populate prisons. · 2 hours ago
Guess I should have called out the sarcasm in my initial post.
Mar '11
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Mollie Hemingway, Ed.
Tully: Awesome news. I wonder why this kind of action has not been preferred in the past.
Khat is a mild psychostimulant, less addicting, based on what I have read, than chewing tobacco. If they slept, it was in spite of it. · 15 minutes ago
Sure .... · 7 hours ago
You caught me. I am actually a khat addict. :-p
Oct '10
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Claire Berlinski, Ed.
Cal Lawton: "As Commander-in-Chief, I could not be prouder of the troops who carried out this mission, and the dedicated professionals who supported their efforts."
Seals, Mr. Commander-in-Chief. Seals carried out the mission. · 2 minutes ago
Oh, don't ruin the moment. Not everything's about Obama, even if he's sure to make it out to be. · Jan. 25 at 5:21am
Defuse the Obama arrogance syndrome, Good Luck.