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| Tackle piracy off coast of Somalia --France urges |
| 2008-09-21 |
| (SomaliNet) France has circulated a draft resolution at the United Nations Security Council calling for a coordinated, international response to tackle piracy off the coast of Somalia. France says that all states interested in maritime safety should take the necessary measures to prevent pirates from hijacking ships in the area. Earlier this week pirates hijacked two more ships off the Somali coast; there are now 13 vessels being held for ransom. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #3 Put a Panamanian flag on a rusty old cargo ship with a pop-up MK-15 Phalanx on an elevator amidships, a dozen or so Marines.... and go HUNTING! |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2008-09-21 19:53 |
| #2 You can't deal with the piracy issue until you deal with the lawlessness and civil war going on. Trying is a fool's errand. Not having a functional national government will allow all kinds of fun things to escalate. The entire civilized world needs to come together and jump on Somalia with both feet. Of course, Russia and China will never allow that to happen, but it's what's needed. Maybe the pirates need to capture a Russian or Chinese vessel. Maybe that's the only thing that will change some minds. |
| Posted by: Old Patriot 2008-09-21 19:42 |
| #1 We're kind of busy now, but feel free to go ahead and jump right in. |
| Posted by: DMFD 2008-09-21 17:27 |