2 Navy Seals found dead.

[FAHQTOO]

http://www.aol.com/article/2014/02/25/re...25_maing15



I smell a big steaming pile of BULLSHIT!!

[Duchess]

I smell a big steaming pile of BULLSHIT!!

That's exactly what I thought when I read the story.

[Midwest Spy]

Got ahold of some bad shit

[Duchess]

I'm skeptical. Seals are very fit people. I know these guys are former seals but that doesn't change my opinion. They are fit & they are dedicated. These guys were providing security and I'm having trouble believing they were drugging in the middle of security detail.

[HairOfTheDog]

I don't believe everything that I read and there may be more to this story.

For the time being, I don't see why the authorities in the Seychelles would lie - it doesn't make anybody look good.

We don't read often about Navy Seals getting into trouble, but they're human and fallible.

I can easily see this story being true; bad batch of drugs or tandem OD. Shit happens.

US military authorities will undoubtedly investigate. If this is suspected to be some kind of cover-up, they'll be all over it.

[Duchess]

I don't like feeling skeptical & distrustful.

[HairOfTheDog]

I don't like feeling skeptical & distrustful.

Hey, FAHQTOO's and your instincts may be right on.

I'm just less and less surprised when people who hold positions associated with discipline/respect hit the news for being involved privately in activities that conflict with how they present themselves publicly and/or how the public envisions them.

[Duchess]

I'm just less and less surprised when people who hold positions associated with discipline/respect hit the news for being involved privately in activities that conflict with how they present themselves publicly and/or how the public envisions them.

I thought of the thread we have on the FBI the moment I read that & there are many other examples as well, so I know you're right. I swear to God I'm not buttering your biscuit.

[HairOfTheDog]

I thought of the thread we have on the FBI the moment I read that & there are many other examples as well, so I know you're right.

Remember the Secret Service hookers-on-the-job scandal a couple of years back? Dignified CIA Director Petraeus' affair that involved cyber stalking allegations and leaks? Lance Armstrong's cheating, lying and doping downfall? Conservative Republican senator Trey Radel's recent "resignation" after being busted for buying and using cocaine?...

Not to mention the scandalous old-schoolers like Tricky Dick (and Mili Vanili!).

They, and many many more like them, have probably jaded me a bit.

I swear to God I'm not buttering your biscuit.

I know. You're marginally selfish about that shit.

[Maggot]

Like Dragons and skeletons fiction is usually based in fact.

[SIXFOOTERsez]

Bullshit

[HairOfTheDog]

Lt. Cmdr. Jamie Frederick, a U.S. Coast Guard spokesman, said the service was investigating the deaths, as required by American law. But he said the deaths "do not appear to be criminal in nature, related to vessel operations, the material condition of the ship or their duties as security personnel."

The two men were contractors for The Trident Group, a security company owned by ex Navy Seals. Trident obviously has quite a vested interest; they're likely investigating independently, IMO. Reynolds and Kennedy were on shore leave at the time of their deaths; they shared a cabin on the Maersk Alabama - a Norfolk, Va.-based container ship that provides food and peace/relief goods and services to the east coast of Africa.



"Based on our experience with the contractor, this is an isolated incident," Maersk said. But it said new drug tests would start immediately and the company's shore-leave policy was under review.

Whatever caused their deaths, may they rest in peace.


Jeffrey Reynolds, 43.


Mark Kennedy, 44.

I didn't know much about piracy in Africa. According to Bloomberg, it costs the global economy over $5 billion USD annually. Huge business.

Piracy by Somalians in East Africa has gone way down since vessels began employing maritime security guards, like Reynolds and Kennedy, a few years back. Last year there were only 2 successful pirating attempts -- the lowest since 2004.

In West Africa, however, law does not permit the use of armed private non-local security guards; the piracy and hostage-taking there continues to increase. Pirates took 49 people hostage and kidnapped 35 off Nigeria, the most since 2008.

Refs:
http://www.cnn.com/2014/02/25/world/asia...sk-deaths/
http://www.businessweek.com/news/2014-01...rds-navies
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-...SEALs.html