Comments on: Hang ‘em from the yard arm! http://www.orangejuiceblog.com/2009/04/hang-em-from-the-yardarm/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=hang-em-from-the-yardarm Orange County's top political blog Sun, 12 Feb 2012 01:09:21 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 By: Paul Cook-Giles http://www.orangejuiceblog.com/2009/04/hang-em-from-the-yardarm/comment-page-1/#comment-85303 Paul Cook-Giles Fri, 10 Apr 2009 22:31:31 +0000 http://orangejuiceblog.com/?p=20219#comment-85303 This reminds me of the Treaty of Tripoli (1796, signed by President John Adams)-- the breaking of that treaty in 1801 resulted in 'the shores of Tripoli' being added to the Marines' anthem. from Article 11: "As the government of the United States of America is not in any sense founded on the Christian Religion, – as it has in itself no character of enmity against the laws, religion or tranquility of Musselmen, – and as the said States never have entered into any war or act of hostility against any Mehomitan nation, it is declared by the parties that no pretext arising from religious opinions shall ever produce an interruption of the harmony existing between the two countries." This reminds me of the Treaty of Tripoli (1796, signed by President John Adams)– the breaking of that treaty in 1801 resulted in ‘the shores of Tripoli’ being added to the Marines’ anthem.

from Article 11: “As the government of the United States of America is not in any sense founded on the Christian Religion, – as it has in itself no character of enmity against the laws, religion or tranquility of Musselmen, – and as the said States never have entered into any war or act of hostility against any Mehomitan nation, it is declared by the parties that no pretext arising from religious opinions shall ever produce an interruption of the harmony existing between the two countries.”

]]> By: Bigmarkod http://www.orangejuiceblog.com/2009/04/hang-em-from-the-yardarm/comment-page-1/#comment-85294 Bigmarkod Fri, 10 Apr 2009 20:39:24 +0000 http://orangejuiceblog.com/?p=20219#comment-85294 2 Words, Navy Seals 2 Words,
Navy Seals

]]> By: Larry Gilbert http://www.orangejuiceblog.com/2009/04/hang-em-from-the-yardarm/comment-page-1/#comment-85293 Larry Gilbert Fri, 10 Apr 2009 20:20:17 +0000 http://orangejuiceblog.com/?p=20219#comment-85293 Ron & Anna. For a minute I thought you were writing about baseball now that the 2009 season has commenced. I thought the only "pirates" in the news were in the National League city of Pittsburg, PA. On a serious note, taking a ship on the high seas is an act of war against any nation whose flag it is flying. In this case we have an American registered ship with an American crew. So Sec. of State Hillary Clinton. What's the USA game plan for getting our captain released? Do we negotiate with terrorists? I hear they are now out of fuel and in a few days will be out of food. So I guess we should have Domino's deliver a few pizza's in exchange for our captain when they get hungry. Ron & Anna.
For a minute I thought you were writing about baseball now that the 2009 season has commenced.
I thought the only “pirates” in the news were in the National League city of Pittsburg, PA.

On a serious note, taking a ship on the high seas is an act of war against any nation whose flag it is flying. In this case we have an American registered ship with an American crew.

So Sec. of State Hillary Clinton. What’s the USA game plan for getting our captain released? Do we negotiate with terrorists?

I hear they are now out of fuel and in a few days will be out of food.
So I guess we should have Domino’s deliver a few pizza’s in exchange for our captain when they get hungry.

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