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2005-06-30 Africa: Horn

WFP ship carrying tsunami aid hijacked off Somalia amid new piracy alerts

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Posted by tu3031 2005-06-30 12:39|| || Front Page|| [3 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 It is against international humanitarian law
Iss this another new set?

Posted by Shipman 2005-06-30 13:58|| 2005-06-30 13:58|| Front Page Top

#2 Ooooh! Tough talk from the WFP, that ought to take care of those stinky pirates.

Posted by bigjim-ky 2005-06-30 16:10|| 2005-06-30 16:10|| Front Page Top

#3 "It is against international humanitarian law to hinder the passage of humanitarian assistance and there is no justification for hijacking," the WFP said.

Somebody provide the WFP spokesperson with a DVD of The Wrath of Khan or maybe gift set of the works of Robert Lewis Stevenson. I don't think they have a working grasp of the piracy concept.

Posted by Super Hose 2005-06-30 17:43|| 2005-06-30 17:43|| Front Page Top

#4 Whatever happened to monetary awards, prize, and gain when cleansing the ocean of pirates? Time to return to that? Trace the boats back to the "soon to close in rubble" docks. Kill a couple Somali warlords just for Blackhawk Down and to remind them we have the DVDs to piss us off all over whenever we want

Posted by Frank G">Frank G 2005-06-30 19:00|| 2005-06-30 19:00|| Front Page Top

#5 Offer to barter a load of khat for the return of the food. Before the khat is provided allow each surviving member of Task Force Ranger to drink a six pack and season the khat appropriately.

Posted by Super Hose 2005-06-30 20:03|| 2005-06-30 20:03|| Front Page Top

#6 ...in which a US naval destroyer intervened to save a besieged vessel.

Log that up in the 'Foreign Aid' column which gets overlooked by the 5 star feted Brooks Brothers clothed self-important UN bureaucratic trash.

Posted by Cravish Angomons3644 2005-06-30 20:32|| 2005-06-30 20:32|| Front Page Top

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