Well...this plan is off to a winning start.

U.S. Navy ships have had two clashes with pirates in less than 24 hours.

Most recently, the destroyer Farragut disarmed pirates and sank the mother skiff off the coast of Somalia after responding to an attack on a Sierra Leone-flagged tanker.

That was after the USS Nicholas crew came under fire by a group of suspected Somali pirates just before 12:30 a.m. Thursday morning.

The Nicholas incident took place hundreds of miles west of the Seychelles Islands, and the Farragut response was approximately 800 miles northwest of the Seychelles.

Navy sources tell Fox when monsoon season ends off the coast of Africa, pirate season heats up. It becomes easier for the pirates to maneuver and choose their targets.

Pirates typically target commercial ships hoping that companies or governments will pay ransom. As one expert put it, “for the pirates, it’s a business.”

Jim Arkedis, a former counterterrorism and security analyst at the Naval Criminal Investigative Service who now works at Progressive Policy Institute, says clashes with the U.S. Navy are either bad timing or a case of mistaken identity.

“A lot of these pirates who are a long way from home off the Somali coast are potentially under the influence of alcohol and drugs. That's how their leadership back in Somalia gets them to engage and be so aggressive,” Arkedis told Fox.

A Naval commander dealing with the piracy issue also warns the attackers are also becoming bolder and targeting ships much farther away from the Somali shores.

http://liveshots.blogs.foxnews.com/2010/04/02/pirate-season-is-heating-up/

Imagine what we could accomplish with a larger force in the area.

TMF- you always have such beautiful things to say!

Have a wonderful Easter Day!

From my family to yours!


Tammy

I find it interesting that Bush was probably one of the most degraded,slandered,and protested presidents of all time yet did Bush threaten to label the left wing nuts "terrorist like orginantions".Did he call on a ban on CNN because of the onslaught of negative criticism?Did he tell people they should "snitch" out those who oppose him to the white house website as Obama has instructed?Did he call names and slander left leaning groups of people because he did not like what they said?I can go on and on.

I can honestly say I never heard Bush slander or threaten the left despite getting twice the dose Obama is getting.For all those who hated Bush you have to admit you had a free for all with him and now we can see with Obama,Bush was a very humble man when it came to criticism.It's too bad Obama can't just pull up his panties and take some negative feedback with out threatning intimidation.

Yeah, both those shows are awful...but if you like 'em, enjoy. I'm just glad the networks aren't dominated by reality t.v. anymore and we have shows like "Modern Family, Parks&Recreation, Community, 30 Rock, Better Off Tedd(an excellent show that few people know about), The Big Bang Theory, etc." I do enjoy a couple reality shows like "Kitchen Nightmares, and Jamie Oliver's Food Revolution", but that could be because I love to cook.

Hard question,, being into music and dance myself,,,,

I like American Idol because of its ability to launch musical careers, the judges have experience in different areas of music, and even Ellen is significant in contributing the opinion of a non-professional because not all those who sell big do so because of talent and public opinion from those who arent experienced counts just as much in launching a singing career. I think the talent on the show,, even those who dont win FAR OUTRANKS the mainstream talent people pay to listen to or hear on the radio and I appreciate that about the show too...
oh! and I love that band,,,,

I like DWTS although some years it seems much less a competition than others. Its also not quite as fairly executed as IDOL in my opinion because of the differing levels of 'experience' the celebrities have. I thought MIA was the hands down best dancer last season, but america went with donny. Similarly , I think Nicole is heads and tails above the others this year but it will be up to the popular vote. I love the choreography the pros come up with and I love that band,,,,


in closing, I like the judges on DWTS better but I like the distribution of talent on IDOL better.....its a toss

Personally I like America's Got Talent best.

Dancing with the stars can be pretty good.......
CANT STAND american idol


But unfortunetly.......Im usually working, so dont get to see it.

Is the illusion of love better than the reality of love itself? In other words, does the best romance exist in our dreams and not in real life?

GREAT joke!