Ya, they may have shot them, but they damn well sunk that boat with the bodies still on it.
Good for them. International water in that area need a cleansing.
Mom's comin' 'round to put it back the way it ought to be.
Anyone that thinks war is good is ignorant. Anyone that thinks war isn't needed is stupid.
I don't agree with everything the Russians do, but if this is on the mark then good on 'em. Probably wouldn't take too much of this to make them re-think their career choice. I think we should take a page from the Brits and Germans, and put together a few "Q" ships and let the pirates have at them. Let 'em go running up on what looks like a helpless old merchant ship, and then when they start shooting drop the sides of the superstructure and open up with 40mm Bofors and maybe a couple of 20mm Vulcans. There ought to be a bunch of Vulcans in the boneyard, they can just take a few and adapt them. See how long it takes for them to lose their appetite for piracy after some of that!
SI VIS PACEM, PARA BELLUM
Herding cats and favoring center
Mom's comin' 'round to put it back the way it ought to be.
Anyone that thinks war is good is ignorant. Anyone that thinks war isn't needed is stupid.
Anything to try to make them look more like an appropriate and official entity.
The "spokeman" makes it sound like the pirates were interupted in the middle of a legal and sanctioned activity.
I say ALL of the pirates need to be killed immediately and their watercraft sunk.
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We drink and we pillage and we do what we please
We get all that we want for free
We’ll kick your ass
And rape your lass
Somalian pirates we
So with a yo ho ho
And with a yee hee hee
We take to the African sea
We’ll brave the squalls
And bust your balls
Somalian pirates we
Assault is a type of behavior, not a type of hardware.
I was under the impression that the pirates at least have small arms like AK47s that they fire at the ship while the other guys board.
"There are no finger prints under water."
Did these pirates never hear of Russia's international reputation for kindness and understanding? They had to have known this was not going to end well for them..
These are the same dumba$$e$ that use their boats which are slightly better than rafts to attack warships from nations all across the world. One would think that the armor looking hulls and huge deck guns would be a hint that they shouldn't attempt to hijack those ships, but .......
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