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| French warship captures pirates | |
| 2009-04-15 | |
| A French warship has captured 11 pirates off the coast of Kenya, amid calls for the international community to deal with the problem of piracy. The pirates were captured by a warship from an EU piracy patrol, French officials said, hours after a failed attack on a US ship. Other pirates released a Greek ship and its 24 crew held since mid-March.
The latest attack involved pirates firing rocket-propelled grenades and automatic weapons at a US-flagged cargo ship, the Liberty Sun, which was carrying food aid for Africa. The French Defence Ministry said the warship Nivose captured the pirates about 550 miles (900km) east of the Kenyan port of Mombasa. It had detected a "mother ship", or command vessel, on Tuesday, and observed it overnight before launching an assault early on Wednesday, the ministry said. | |
| Posted by:john frum |
| #10 If I understand correctly, you have to have a 3-D body to create a holographic image, so it won't do justice for most of our lovely cover ladies. |
| Posted by: Glenmore 2009-04-15 22:26 |
| #9 Well, geee...talk about missed opportunities. If only the French had declared a 'war on piracy', they could have declared this a 'victory' and added it to their short list... (snicker) |
| Posted by: logi_cal 2009-04-15 22:15 |
| #8 hell they will hust give them ctizenship |
| Posted by: rabid whitetail 2009-04-15 19:04 |
| #7 WAFF > STRATEGYPAGE - LEGALISTIC NONSENSE THWARTS ANTI-PIRACY AND ANTI-TERROR EFFORTS. Can prob safely add [universal]DIPLOMATIC/POL CORRECTNESS??? |
| Posted by: JosephMendiola 2009-04-15 18:42 |
| #6 The French have been doing some really good work. It's a shame that more pirates don't "resist" arrest. It would simplify things. |
| Posted by: Keystone 2009-04-15 18:02 |
| #5 There those ignorant French go again. Creating more pirates in the name of fighting. No. I will not act like an adult. At least for a while. After all those years of taking their childish Eutopian shit, I'm giving it back. |
| Posted by: Mike N. 2009-04-15 17:49 |
| #4 Captured, huh. A picture is worth 1000 words.... http://ibdeditorial.com/Cartoons.aspx |
| Posted by: mercutio 2009-04-15 15:48 |
| #3 AA5839: I'm pretty sure the UN Special Envoy means that the PIRATE attacks threaten the peace, not the attacks on the pirates. He even says that those bankrolling the pirates should be held accountable. Almost adult of him. LINK. |
| Posted by: Free Radical 2009-04-15 14:44 |
| #2 UN special envoy for Somalia said the attacks threatened international peace RRIIGGHHTTT!!! All the Somalis are doing are collecting tolls and taxes the for use of their waterway. Gotcha! |
| Posted by: AlmostAnonymous5839 2009-04-15 14:12 |
| #1 Right on! In tribute, I will refrain from making surrender jokes for at least one week. |
| Posted by: gromky 2009-04-15 13:58 |