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2010-08-26 Africa Horn

Security Council debates legal options for pursuing pirates off Somali coast

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Posted by Fred 2010-08-26 00:00|| || Front Page|| [1 views ] Top
File under: Pirates

#1 I thought the Russians handled the pirates they caught in the proper manner...

Just saying...

Posted by Water Modem 2010-08-26 02:30|| 2010-08-26 02:30|| Front Page Top

#2 Nah. They learned their lesson since they got beat up real bad in the court of public opinion. Not.

Posted by gorb 2010-08-26 03:08|| 2010-08-26 03:08|| Front Page Top

#3 The lawyers screwed this up by muddling existing precedent and procedures to create a more 'kinder gentler' approach to dealing with miscreants to civilization. Now, people are paying attention they're finally realizing that if and when the fruits of their actions come into glaring light, they need to cover their asses. However, instead of just going back to what worked, they insist in being in charge and muddling it even more.

Posted by Procopius2k 2010-08-26 08:20|| 2010-08-26 08:20|| Front Page Top

#4 The UN are out of their minds.

They need to be disbanded, honestly.

The only real solution is on land.

Piracy off Somalia could be solved in one month at a fraction of the cost of what has been spent so far in this circus.

All that needs to happen is for Comrad Ban Ki Moon et al to recognise the Government of Puntland under Dr Farole and give them some goddam money so they can finance their court system and pay for armed forces to raid the pirate bases.

That would also give them a strong bulkhead against the northern push of al-Shabaab in the south

But they are too stupid for that

they'd rather pay 500+ useless national MPs from the Transitional Federal Government who control about 2 blocks of Mogadishu and sit in Nairobi getting fat off aid money.

The US should cease all funding to the UN on this issue alone.

Posted by anon1 2010-08-26 10:08|| 2010-08-26 10:08|| Front Page Top

#5 So Ban Man's solution is:

1. Let the Africans handle it
2. International tribunals

Looks like a job security plan for Somali pirates. And their grandchildren...

Posted by tu3031 2010-08-26 12:55|| 2010-08-26 12:55|| Front Page Top

#6 Step one: Back to the old way: start hanging the bastards after a summary hearing. Feed the corpses to the sharks. If you catch a big player, take him to your country and hang him there.

Posted by mojo 2010-08-26 13:09|| 2010-08-26 13:09|| Front Page Top

#7 The only real solution is on land.

Piracy off Somalia could be solved in one month at a fraction of the cost of what has been spent so far in this circus.

Is the New New Jersey still around? Three days should do it.

Posted by Spearong Prince of the Bunions9034 2010-08-26 19:49|| 2010-08-26 19:49|| Front Page Top

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