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How to Rob a State »

By Eastan McNeal on May 6, 2009 in Africa, Appalachia, Banks, Crime, Current Affairs, Florida, Piracy, Terrorism, U.S. States | 11 Comments

In today’s age of technology, when government and companies are getting better at guarding the electronic gates, sometimes the easiest way to score a big heist is to come right through the front door in a mailbag.
It seems someone stole $2 million from the WV State Auditor’s office using nothing more than letters sent through [...]

John Batchelor & Larry Johnson »

By SusanUnPC on Apr 18, 2009 in Al Qaeda, John Batchelor, Larry Johnson, Piracy, Somalia, Terrorism | 0 Comments

SUNDAY PROGRAM CONCLUDED . BUMPED DOWN
Editor’s Note: DON’T MISS LARRY JOHNSON TONIGHT on the Batchelor show at 10:30 p.m. ET, via KFI 640 AM. Check out the full slate of guests and topics tonight. John Batchelor’s KFI show begins at 7:00 p.m., so tune in early. Here are the topics and fellow guests during [...]

Our Nation’s Rare Moment of Unity & Pride! »

By SusanUnPC on Apr 16, 2009 in Open Thread, Piracy | 33 Comments

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Pirates & Rescue * Open Thread »

By SusanUnPC on Apr 14, 2009 in Open Thread, Piracy, Somalia | 21 Comments

Embedded video from CNN Video

Below, you’ll see a fascinating description of the immense expanse of water — I heard that the coast of Somalia is as large as the entire U.S. Eastern coastline (!), and this video is even more descriptive:

Breaking: Larry Johnson Interviewed for A.P. Story on Piracy Crisis »

By SusanUnPC on Apr 13, 2009 in Commander in Chief, Larry Johnson, National Security, Piracy, President Barack Obama, Somalia | 60 Comments

(bumped up from afternoon)
For today’s A.P. story, “Obama draws praise, but piracy escalation feared,” Larry Johnson was telephoned and interviewed extensively by London-based A.P. reporter Gregory Katz:
[...]
Some military strategists believe it may ultimately be necessary to attack the pirates’ base in Somalia, much as the British used to do two centuries ago. But few have [...]

“…Perdicaris Alive…Raisuni Dead…” »

By John Batchelor on Apr 12, 2009 in John Batchelor, Piracy, Somalia | 7 Comments

Editor’s Note: DON’T MISS LARRY JOHNSON TONIGHT on the Batchelor show at 10:30 p.m. ET, via KFI 640 AM. Today’s events will be discussed! (Details.)
Early Reports of a Navy Fight and a Rescue.
In war, the first three reports are wrong, so it is necessary to assume that the reports from the hostage negotiation are inexact [...]

(Open Thread Too) 10:30 p.m. ET: Larry Johnson on John Batchelor’s nationally-syndicated radio show »

By SusanUnPC on Apr 12, 2009 in Iran, John Batchelor, Larry Johnson, North Korea, Nuclear weapons, Open Thread, Piracy, President Barack Obama | 7 Comments

BUMPED DOWN . PROGRAM CONCLUDED.
At 10:35 p.m. ET, don’t miss Larry Johnson, a regular Sunday night expert on the great KFI AM radio show hosted by John Batchelor, one of the sharpest analysts in all of radio (or television). John’s provocative show is dashing, daring, and thoughtful (a rare AM offering). Tune in early at [...]

Obama’s Barbary Coast »

By John Batchelor on Apr 11, 2009 in "Blackhawk Down", Piracy, President Barack Obama, Somalia | 16 Comments

Pirates Hold At Least 200 Captives.  

     The International Maritime Bureau reports on piracy worldwide and now updates daily (weekly is no longer enough) to track the threats along the Somalia and Tanzania coast.  The high stakes Obama administration drama with the Maersk Alabama Captain Richard Phillips is just a small piece of the gigantic [...]

Piracy–Hollywood versus Reality (Update II) »

By Larry Johnson on Apr 11, 2009 in "Blackhawk Down", Current Affairs, Persian Gulf, Piracy, Somalia | 82 Comments

(bumped up from Friday early evening)
Boy, there is a garbage truck load of nonsense being bandied about on the blogs and media about what can and should be done to respond to the piracy against the U.S. flagged ship in the Indian Ocean. So permit me to try to clear up some of the [...]

Maersk Ship Arrives at Mombasa [Update x2] »

By SusanUnPC on Apr 11, 2009 in "Blackhawk Down", Canada, Pentagon, Persian Gulf, Piracy | 40 Comments

(bumped up due to breaking news)
UPDATE #2: Pirates Holding Captain Fire at U.S. VesselWith Navy “Personnel” On Board
Embedded video from CNN Video
UPDATE: BELOW is raw video via the A.P.’s YouTube channel. No video yet of the ship’s arrival, and of the crew’s Navy SEAL escorts. The FBI will be interviewing the crew, reports say.

Latest Videos on Pirates [Updates x2] »

By SusanUnPC on Apr 10, 2009 in "Blackhawk Down", Piracy, Somalia, Terrorism | 46 Comments

I hope you caught Larry Johnson’s must-read, “Piracy–Hollywood versus Reality (Updated),” as well as John Batchelor’s two fascinating reports today, “Pirate Hostage Killed” and “Pirates ‘Around the Clock’.” Here’s the latest — the Maersk Alabama is heading to port, enroute to Mombasa, Kenya. CNN’s Stan Grant reports:
Embedded video from CNN Video
[UPDATE: I found the video [...]

Pirate Hostage Killed »

By John Batchelor on Apr 10, 2009 in Nicolas Sarkozy, Piracy, President Barack Obama, Terrorism | 39 Comments

Sarkozy Ordered Assault to Rescue French Family.  

The U.S. Navy awaits orders after the report that Maersk Alabama skipper Richard Phillips tried and failed to escape his captors in the lifeboat.   Will the Seals deploy?  Will POTUS discover the order that John Hay once received from TR in June 1904 and sent in [...]

Pirates “Around the Clock” »

By John Batchelor on Apr 10, 2009 in "Blackhawk Down", Foreign Policy, Gen. David Petraeus, Pentagon, Piracy, President Barack Obama, Somalia, United Nations | 61 Comments

Blackhawk Down In Deep Water.  

Suddenly the Obama administration has a foreign policy problem that does not permit simple blame-shifting to the previous presidency, and the problem has the face of the worthy Maersk Alabama’s Captain Richard Phillips.  Joe Biden knows this is alarming and ignored his smug aide to comment that DNI [...]

Hot Stories We Somehow Missed! »

By SusanUnPC on Apr 10, 2009 in Nuclear Power, Piracy, President Barack Obama, Terrorism | 18 Comments

I’m sorry. Somehow, on Thursday, we missed these muy caliente stories. (Actually, the second one is RICH in its takedown of Rush Limbaugh. And the third story is about a man we need to keep an eye on because he’s got a lot of what it takes to be a president.)
(1) [...]

Hillary On Pirate Hostage Crisis »

By SusanUnPC on Apr 9, 2009 in Piracy, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, Somalia | 87 Comments

UPDATES: (SEE the latest Fox Video below on “Navy security team” aboard the U.S. vessel.) Also: Megyn Kelly calls Capt. Richard Phillips the “Sully of the Oceans.” (”Sully” is the pilot who landed a US Airways jetliner in the Hudson River without loss of life. Kelly co-anchors Fox News’s “America’s Newsroom.”)
Today: “Pirates still [...]