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2006-03-02 Africa Horn

Piracy slows food aid for hungry Somalians UN

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Posted by Fred 2006-03-02 00:00|| || Front Page|| [1 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 I hope we don't have to "do something" again.

Posted by anonymous2u 2006-03-02 01:58|| 2006-03-02 01:58|| Front Page Top

#2 Let the UN deal with it. Our plate is full, especially with Iran coming up.

Posted by Alaska Paul">Alaska Paul 2006-03-02 13:38|| 2006-03-02 13:38|| Front Page Top

#3 Couple of FFGs assigned to escort duty ought to take care of it.

Posted by Mike 2006-03-02 13:56|| 2006-03-02 13:56|| Front Page Top

#4 We need a more serious solution. Have an aid ship lose speed and emit smoke while intentionally listing to port. Wait for the pirates to show up, open up with 50 caliber machine gun fire, shoulder launch missiles and fast response air support to mop up whatever moves out of range fast enough. Dead pirates are nowhere near the same problem as living ones.

Posted by Zenster 2006-03-02 16:01|| 2006-03-02 16:01|| Front Page Top

#5 You mean a Q-Ship

Posted by DMFD 2006-03-02 19:49|| 2006-03-02 19:49|| Front Page Top

#6 I'll take any sort of vessel, so long as it gets the job done, but that was certainly a tasty link, DMFD. Learn something new every day, especially at Rantburg.

Posted by Zenster 2006-03-02 20:47|| 2006-03-02 20:47|| Front Page Top

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