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Africa Horn
Somali pirates find 7 bodies, blame Egyptians
2009-08-16
More on the fishing vessels retaken by their Egyptian crew.
Posted by:ed

#7  Traditionally, at least the British used to hang pirates aboard their own, slowly sinking vessels. This way, they would not soil the decks of the British ship, and their ship might even be seen by their pirate comrades before it went under.
Posted by: Anonymoose   2009-08-16 17:42  

#6  AP, I'm more of a "hang them from the anchor chain or rail" kind of guy but I'd bet we'd get past our differences.
Posted by: GORT   2009-08-16 16:54  

#5  Next time, weight the dead pirates down, send them to Davey Jones' Locker, and nobody gets upset.
Posted by: Alaska Paul   2009-08-16 16:09  

#4  Seven pirates have now retired from the business.
Posted by: Glenmore   2009-08-16 15:48  

#3   we used to welcome them and treat the Egyptians better than other hostages

Of course they did. When counting from the other end of the scale.
Posted by: trailing wife   2009-08-16 15:33  

#2  "We have found seven of our dead colleagues floating in the sea," ..."The Egyptian crew members killed them ... we used to welcome them and treat the Egyptians better than other hostages, but if we capture more of them we shall get our revenge."

Islamic logic is an oxymoron.
Posted by: Lumpy Elmoluck5091   2009-08-16 15:17  

#1  Outrageous!

The UN Human Right Committee for Peaceful and Diplomatic negotiations condemns the barbarous Fishermen for killing the chivalrous pirates.
Posted by: Willy   2009-08-16 14:47  

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