Thread: Three Yachtsmen Killed by Somali Pirates were Hams
View Single Post
  #5   Report Post  
Old February 26th 11, 01:31 PM posted to rec.radio.shortwave
dave dave is offline
external usenet poster
  
First recorded activity by RadioBanter: Jan 2009
Posts: 5,185
Default Three Yachtsmen Killed by Somali Pirates were Hams
On 02/26/2011 12:42 AM, wrote:


"From the halls of Montezuma to the shores of Tripoli ... " Didn't
they learn it long ago, or they don't know their own History ?

I can see the Mexican part, but chasing the Barbary pirates down and
occupying their host country was an act of international political
theater guaranteed to get us noticed. I believe the British subsequently
set fire to New York and to the White House, also political theater.
Reply With QuoteReply With Quote