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2008-09-21 Africa Horn

Tackle piracy off coast of Somalia --France urges

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Posted by Fred 2008-09-21 00:00|| || Front Page|| [2 views ] Top

#1 We're kind of busy now, but feel free to go ahead and jump right in.

Posted by DMFD 2008-09-21 17:27|| 2008-09-21 17:27|| Front Page Top

#2 You can't deal with the piracy issue until you deal with the lawlessness and civil war going on. Trying is a fool's errand. Not having a functional national government will allow all kinds of fun things to escalate. The entire civilized world needs to come together and jump on Somalia with both feet. Of course, Russia and China will never allow that to happen, but it's what's needed.

Maybe the pirates need to capture a Russian or Chinese vessel. Maybe that's the only thing that will change some minds.

Posted by Old Patriot">Old Patriot 2008-09-21 19:42|| http://oldpatriot.blogspot.com/]">[http://oldpatriot.blogspot.com/] 2008-09-21 19:42|| Front Page Top

#3 Put a Panamanian flag on a rusty old cargo ship with a pop-up MK-15 Phalanx on an elevator amidships, a dozen or so Marines.... and go HUNTING!

Posted by Besoeker 2008-09-21 19:53|| 2008-09-21 19:53|| Front Page Top

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