"Pirates, ye be warned!"
Here's your explanation Mr "Somali Information Ministry Official."
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| Russia slammed over pirate handling |
| 2010-05-16 |
| Somalia has demanded Russia to explain a move by its navy to set 10 Somali pirates adrift without giving them navigation equipment. Last week, Russian forces attacked a hijacked oil tanker in a rescue operation that left one pirate dead. Russia said 10 others were arrested but were later set loose in the Gulf of Aden aboard one of the small vessels used in the raid. A military source later said that the pirates, stripped of their weapons and navigation equipment, were now likely dead, Russian media reported. "If they were actually set adrift with insufficient supply, at a range of 300 nautical miles from the shore, then Russia once again failed in its positive duty to prevent foreseeable loss of life," Abdirasak Aden, an official at Somalia's Information Ministry told Reuters. The official acknowledged that the victims were "gangs" but insisted that "dumping them in international waters was not the only choice" because they had the right to a fair trial. "We want an explanation from Russia on the death of our citizens," Aden urged. Russian officials said last week the pirates were released because there were no grounds to prosecute them in Russia. The UN Security Council unanimously passed a Russian-drafted resolution last month that suggested creating special pirate courts. It also expressed concern that such cases were a failure that "undermines anti-piracy efforts of the international community." Thirty-five international warships are patrolling the lawless waters off Somalia and the Gulf of Aden which remain the hotbed of mounting attacks on passing ships. According to the International Maritime Bureau, more than half of piracy incident reported in 2009 were carried out by Somali pirates, who managed to successfully hijack 47 vessels. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #20 Brought this up to the Tsar. He just smiled and said, "they can't navigate by the stars?" |
| Posted by: Cornsilk Blondie 2010-05-16 22:58 |
| #19 WAFF > PIRATES VOW REVENGE ON RUSSIA FOR KILLING THEIR COMRADES [threaten to harm or kill any Russ sailors they capture]. versus PAKISTANI DFENCE FORUM > [alleged Video] DID RUSSIA SHOOT POLISH AIR CRASH SURVIVORS? |
| Posted by: JosephMendiola 2010-05-16 21:27 |
| #18 Somalia has demanded Russia to explain a move by its navy to set 10 Somali pirates adrift without giving them navigation equipment Russian response: "cuz that's all the pirates there were. DUH" |
| Posted by: USN, Ret. 2010-05-16 20:31 |
| #17 Somaliahas demanded Russia to explain a move by its navy to set 10 Somali pirates adrift without giving them navigation equipment. Russian response: "Seems about right to us. They should have learned navigation rather than pirate skills. And by the way, their pirate skills aren't so good either." |
| Posted by: JohnQC 2010-05-16 15:33 |
| #16 How do you say "chutzpah" in Somali? Nobody told them Puti went to KGB academy---not Harvard. |
| Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2010-05-16 15:21 |
| #15 How do you say "chutzpah" in Somali? |
| Posted by: Cornsilk Blondie 2010-05-16 13:31 |
| #14 Russia wanted to send a message, and did so in an effective manner. So in future, it would behoove the other navies in the area to designate "patrol jurisdictions" as a courtesy to the Russians, so that any pirates captured within the Russian jurisdiction can be turned over to them for disposition. In the process, Russia ships would earn considerable "courtesy" from other ships, both commercial ships and warships. This could consist mostly of gift liquor and food delicacies. |
| Posted by: Anonymoose 2010-05-16 13:09 |
| #13 The Japanese need to reflag their whaleing ships to Russian flags. All this greenpoop crap will go away as well. If I ever meet the russiam commander I will buy him a drink. |
| Posted by: 49 Pan 2010-05-16 12:59 |
| #12 Somalia has a ministry of information? |
| Posted by: john frum 2010-05-16 12:19 |
| #11 Well, they DID give them a boat... Hey wait! We forgot the Drain Plug! Oh well, they must not have heard us. |
| Posted by: Mullah Richard 2010-05-16 11:46 |
| #10 Somalia demanded ... Yeah, get a government and we'll talk. |
| Posted by: Formerly Dan 2010-05-16 11:20 |
| #9 Well, they DID give them a boat... This debate is what we get by capitulating to the UN and the pussies within. What the hell happened to summary execution for piracy? Terror on the high seas = death. Found 300 miles from shore on a ship with weapons and boarding gear: Guilty. TRIAL??? What the hell??? Boarding a pirate ship to prove it's a pirate ship is a brave exercise in restraint by civilized countries' armed forces. Save the bullets & feed the fishies. |
| Posted by: logi_cal 2010-05-16 10:00 |
| #8 Somalia has demanded Russia... Hah! |
| Posted by: Parabellum 2010-05-16 09:57 |
| #7 Russia Shrugs I'm thinkng an appropriate response would be to have Abdirasak Aden, an official at Somalia's Information Ministry, killed or beaten severely |
| Posted by: Frank G 2010-05-16 08:40 |
| #6 Russia Shrugs |
| Posted by: Nimble Spemble 2010-05-16 06:48 |
| #5 "Pirates, ye be warned!" Here's your explanation Mr "Somali Information Ministry Official." |
| Posted by: Thusomp Ghibelline9412 2010-05-16 04:05 |
| #4 Then Somalia basically admits the pirates were their own citizens? Why does Somalia care about terrorists? Are government officials getting a direct cut, or are they worried about the ransom money not flowing into their economy? Or both? Besides, who knows where they were from? Besides the possibly dead pirates, of course. "If they were actually set adrift with insufficient supply, at a range of 300 nautical miles from the shore, then Russia once again failed in its positive duty to prevent foreseeable loss of life," Abdirasak Aden, an official at Somalia's Information Ministry told Reuters. No more than Somalia has consistently failed its positive duty to prevent the foreseeable loss of life due to pirate activity by its admittedly own citizens in waters it claims but does not patrol. Besides, it was only 200nm from shore, not 300. And there was plenty of water all around them to drink if they wanted. And they may still be paddling. In fact, if the pirates knock it off, maybe the total loss of life will be much less than if they continue on their present course. Somalia should thank the Russians for doing their job for them. The pirates have been an embarrassment to Somalia. Their mere existance might lead some to believe that the Somali government was about as effective as Haiti's. Or even on their payroll. Oh, of course, Russia cares so much about what others think of them. Especially Somalia. In fact, if Somalia allows these pirate activities to continue, they may view it as further aggressive activity on the part of the Somali government against Russia. Things might escalate. Somalia: Fix the problem, allow others to do it for you, or go pound sand. |
| Posted by: gorb 2010-05-16 00:34 |
| #3 Well you see the sharks decided against extending the pirates any sort of professional courtesy. There was nothing we could do! |
| Posted by: CrazyFool 2010-05-16 00:32 |
| #2 We want an explanation from Russia on the death of our citizens How bout "mess with our ships and you're next". |
| Posted by: DMFD 2010-05-16 00:17 |
| #1 Revenge is best served cold (and wet) |
| Posted by: Thrurt Barnsmell7160 2010-05-16 00:07 |