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2008-09-16 Africa Horn

The EU wants to go pirate hunting but needs a "coordination unit first?"

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Posted by 3dc 2008-09-16 15:09|| || Front Page|| [4 views ] Top

#1 NATO anyone? It might be able to handle a few pirates, but not much more.

Posted by Richard of Oregon 2008-09-16 16:26|| 2008-09-16 16:26|| Front Page Top

#2 Pretty much any European power could deal with this pirates if they had the will to do so.

Posted by rjschwarz 2008-09-16 17:19|| 2008-09-16 17:19|| Front Page Top

#3 In fact I'd like to see someone throw a dart at a map and then task whichever country it lands on to go forth and wipe 'em out. Might be a challenge for LIchtenstein or the Papal States but I think they'd still manage.

Posted by rjschwarz 2008-09-16 17:20|| 2008-09-16 17:20|| Front Page Top

#4 Always remember that process, committee meetings, reports and analysis, and more committee meetings are immensely more important than actually doing anything.

Posted by Anonymoose 2008-09-16 17:35|| 2008-09-16 17:35|| Front Page Top

#5 Subcontract it to the French. There's no RN left any way.

Posted by Nimble Spemble 2008-09-16 17:56|| 2008-09-16 17:56|| Front Page Top

#6 The US constitution still allows Congress to issue letters of marque and reprisal. And set up prize courts.
So Blackwater gets themselves an old destroyer and makes sure to capture the pirates after they've taken a ship. That way, Blackwater gets a share.
Or anybody who can front the money, actually.

Posted by Richard Aubrey">Richard Aubrey 2008-09-16 18:58|| 2008-09-16 18:58|| Front Page Top

#7 Old destroyer? Heck, Blackwater would get themselves a decent sized mother ship and a bunch of zodiac boats. Plenty of arms and ammo, come back to the mother ship when ready, and go pirate hunting. The mother ship could be a nice 'Q' ship in addition.

Posted by Steve White 2008-09-16 21:05|| 2008-09-16 21:05|| Front Page Top

#8 an "attractive" mothership, say a faux tourist three-maste with 50's front and back. As long as nobody survives an encounter, *wink wink*, the cover would be secure, at least until the NYT got wind of it

Posted by Frank G">Frank G 2008-09-16 21:12|| 2008-09-16 21:12|| Front Page Top

#9 First a committee must be formed, then bylaws, then lunch, then an agenda, then dinner, then willing fair maidens, then a hearty breakfast. Then form a subcommittee to slap a study on it. Lather, rinse, repeat.

Posted by Alaska Paul in Tok, AK 2008-09-16 22:42|| 2008-09-16 22:42|| Front Page Top

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