U.S. MERCHANT SHIP HIJACKED

[jackspratt]

The arms are coming from Yemen. Where they come from prior to that, I don't know.

Aa the tactic of razing villages has never been successful (think Vietnam, Chechnya, etc). Besides being totally disproportionate to the problem, the only thing it achieves is to create martyrs, and a whole bunch of new enemies.

Please keep in mind - NO-ONE has been killed by the pirates to date.

[WBU ALUM]

Please keep in mind - NO-ONE has been killed by the pirates to date.

So?

Armed hijacking, kidnapping and any threat to life is all that is necessary to meet the "rules of engagement" even for local police. It will certainly qualify for the military.

[BKKSTAN]

It always interests me how some people think that justifiable action should not be taken against terrorists or pirates because we might make them mad or hate us

[jackspratt]

Gee folks - let's just conveniently forget the context of my post.

I hate to confuse your small worlds, but would you please go back and read everything I wrote

[Pakawala]

Sorry Jack, it's tough enough struggling through your opinions the first time... don't think I can handle it again.

[jackspratt]

Sorry Jack, it's tough enough struggling through your opinions the first time... don't think I can handle it again.

No need to apologise Paka - I am sure you struggle with any opinion that does not fit within your own ideology

[merchant seaman]

Well done to the French for once. They tracked down and captured 11 pirates on their mother ship.

[LoongLee]

JackS,,,,, "Please keep in mind - NO-ONE has been killed by the pirates to date."

What kind of reasoning is that? It's a miracle, they haven't killed someone. They have sprayed attacked ships indiscrimately with small arms and RPG's. That's pretty agressive. They DO NOT deserve anything less than hanging.

[arjay]

Further to Merchant Seaman's post above:
http://www.bangkokpost.com/breakingnews ... 11-pirates

French warship captures 11 pirates
By: AFP
Published: 15/04/2009 at 11:13 PM

A French warship patrolling waters off East Africa as part of an EU anti-piracy force intercepted a pirate "mother ship" on Wednesday and arrested 11 gunmen, the French defence ministry said.

The frigate chased the pirates 500 nautical miles (926 kilometres) east of the Kenyan coast after tracking them overnight from the scene of a failed attack on a Liberian-registered vessel, a spokesman said.

"The pirates were sailing a 10-metre (33-foot) mother ship carrying 17 drums holding 200 litres of fuel each and two assault skiffs," he said, adding that the captives were being held on board the French warship, the Nivose.

"The frigate spotted the pirates on the evening of April 14 when its helicopter intervened to thwart an attack on the merchantman (ship) Safmarine Asia. She followed their boats overnight and intervened at dawn," he said.

The Nivose is part of the eight-strong Atalante taskforce of warships from France, Germany, Spain and Italy sailing under the banner of the European Union to aid international efforts to curb a spate of Somali pirate attacks.

It recently shifted its patrol zone to the area east of Somalia and Kenya after the pirates, who operate out of bases in Somali fishing towns, began to enlarge their own area of operations and intensified their attacks.

[Aardvark]

Congrats to the French =D> a very possitive outcome =D> =D>

[BKKSTAN]

To bad they captured them!I favor sinking them and letting them drown!

[aznyron]

stan I am in favor of finding out who financed them in the beginning and were is the money going now
& who is selling them arms this is the information we need so we can go after the SOB who are helping them

[wazza]

Yemen , smugglers paradise, look no further and who is backing them, ummm Iran ??

Smuggled arms / ammo etc moving every night into Saudi, via the Rubal Khali ,( Bottom quarter of Saudi )

Ends up in Iraq

[Dave58]

To bad they captured them!I favor sinking them and letting them drown!
Sinking the pirate boats should be automatic!

[westerby]

To bad they captured them!I favor sinking them and letting them drown!

Sinking the pirate boats should be automatic!

Interesting - how would you identify between the bad boys and the fishermen? Or is it alright to sink any open topped boat crewed by a bunch of dark chaps?

[beer monkey]

To bad they captured them!I favor sinking them and letting them drown!

Sinking the pirate boats should be automatic!

Interesting - how would you identify between the bad boys and the fishermen? Or is it alright to sink any open topped boat crewed by a bunch of dark chaps?

Fair point Westers Fair Point....and lets remember those pirate boats possibly belonged to someone else before those pirate baddies started using them...maybe they should be returned to their rightful owner..if they are still alive .

[saint]

Interesting - how would you identify between the bad boys and the fishermen? Or is it alright to sink any open topped boat crewed by a bunch of dark chaps?[/quote] thats not hard westie , there the ones with three pointed hats , daggers in their teeth , sabres , flintlock pistols , parrots on their shoulders , walking round in circles on their wooden legs saying shiver my timbers , and pieces of eight . even you could spot one in alton high street !!!!!!

[Pakawala]

No, Westerby, you only sink the ones with 'dark chaps' carrying RPG's and AK-47s. Those with actual fishing equipment you leave alone.

[jackspratt]

thats not hard westie , there the ones with three pointed hats , daggers in their teeth , sabres , flintlock pistols , parrots on their shoulders , walking round in circles on their wooden legs saying shiver my timbers , and pieces of eight . even you could spot one in alton high street !!!!!!

Based on that description, westers is in great danger of being sunk on sight

[BKKSTAN]

To bad they captured them!I favor sinking them and letting them drown!

Sinking the pirate boats should be automatic!

Interesting - how would you identify between the bad boys and the fishermen? Or is it alright to sink any open topped boat crewed by a bunch of dark chaps?

Upon inspection(war zone)automatic weapons and APG's should be evidence enough!