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2009-10-24 Africa Horn

Ahoy, pirates! U.S. drones are on your case

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Posted by Fred 2009-10-24 00:00|| || Front Page|| [4 views ] Top
File under: Pirates

#1 So sad to see powerful nations diddling around on this, the Great Pirate Diddling War.

Posted by Richard of Oregon 2009-10-24 07:12|| 2009-10-24 07:12|| Front Page Top

#2 I'd call it the Great Pirate Procrastination Plan, but your point is made.

Posted by Pappy 2009-10-24 09:15|| 2009-10-24 09:15|| Front Page Top

#3 Everyone in my church knows that procrastinating about lowering pirate numbers stops Global Warming!

Posted by Bright Pebbles 2009-10-24 09:31|| 2009-10-24 09:31|| Front Page Top

#4 I hope that they Chinese take care of the recent pirate seizing of one of their ships, now anchored off Hobyo. Show people how it's done. Alas, I do not know if they have the assets on site to do it.

Posted by Alaska Paul 2009-10-24 13:04|| 2009-10-24 13:04|| Front Page Top

#5 According to the article, they are using MQ-9 Reapers, rather than MQ-1 Predators.
Reapers can carry 14 Hellfires.
Now, if we just had the nerve to use them ...

Posted by Rambler in Virginia">Rambler in Virginia 2009-10-24 13:22|| 2009-10-24 13:22|| Front Page Top

#6 Pilotless craft being deployed off Somalia are unarmed for now, military officials say

Waste of a good 3 or 4 Reapers that could, well, be reaping.

Posted by ed 2009-10-24 14:05|| 2009-10-24 14:05|| Front Page Top

#7 Likely something they need to negotiate with Seychelles.

Posted by Pappy 2009-10-24 22:57|| 2009-10-24 22:57|| Front Page Top

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