a damn shame...

[arz]

http://en.rian.ru/russia/20100511/158967591.html

The Somali pirates who were captured in an assault operation after hijacking a Russian tanker near the Gulf of Aden and then released by Russian military officials have not reached the coast and have apparently perished, a top-ranking source in Russia's Defense Ministry told journalists on Tuesday.


Russia's Moscow University tanker was hijacked last week near the Gulf of Aden. Ten pirates were captured and one was killed in the assault operation.


The captured pirates were initially to be sent to Moscow for prosecution, but Russian military officials then made the decision to release them, citing the absence of a legal base to carry out prosecution procedures against pirates.


The pirate's boat reportedly disappeared from radars an hour after they had been released by the Russian military.

[trlcavscout]

RIP you dirty somali bastards

[Molon_Labe-1775]

Good call, modern day walking the plank.

[ChunkyMonkey]

You cannot argue with their brute responses!

Russia has been known for dealing with sometimes excessive force to terrorists. And not only with Chechen rebels.For example, in September 1985 when four Russian diplomats were kidnapped in Beirut by Hezbollah, the then USSR responded in kind by first abducting a family member of an Hezbollah leader and then killing him very very gruesomely. The hostages were given back right away and Russia was never targeted in Lebanon again. Will Russia do the same today?

[SA Friday]

Russian #1: "Men, just got word from Moscow. We have to release them. We don't have a legal basis to prosecute them."

Russian #2: "I'll be right back."


15 minutes later


Russian #2: "Ok, you can cut them loose now."

[BigBear]

Russian #1: "Men, just got word from Moscow. We have to release them. We don't have a legal basis to prosecute them."

Russian #2: "I'll be right back."


15 minutes later


Russian #2: "Ok, you can cut them loose now."

You forgot the "lock n load" sound quips.... hehe.

Russian #3: "What do you say guys, 10 second head start?"

[theGinsue]

Nice!

[SA Friday]

You forgot the "lock n load" sound quips.... hehe.

Russian #3: "What do you say guys, 10 second head start?"

Nope. A little mixture of RDX stabilized with some copolymers placed in the proper location and combined with a blasting cap and a timer.

[BushMasterBoy]

The Russians are not well reknowned for their kindness...

[Mtn.man]

Russian Spetsnaz,, pretty non freindly guys.