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2011-06-20 Africa Horn

Somalia jails Britons, American over pirate cash

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Posted by Fred 2011-06-20 00:00|| || Front Page|| [9 views ] Top
File under: Pirates

#1 The cash and two aircraft were now the property of Somalia's government

Meet the new pirates, same as the old pirates.

Posted by PBMcL 2011-06-20 00:41|| 2011-06-20 00:41|| Front Page Top

#2 Americans and Europeans should not be paying ransom to jihadi Somali pirates in the first place. It inflates the ransom market and increases the odds of Western traders and travellers to be abducted.

Posted by American Delight 2011-06-20 08:31|| http://moneyjihad.wordpress.com/ 2011-06-20 08:31|| Front Page Top

#3 We should never pay up. They all want to be pirates out there because it pays 10* better then doing a normal job (and seems to have few if any risks)

new policy: blockade Somali shores.

Posted by Devilstoenail 2011-06-20 14:41|| 2011-06-20 14:41|| Front Page Top

#4 The charges were illegally bringing money into the country, carrying cash intended to pay ransoms and landing in Mogadishu without ~~the correct papers~~ cash for the judge.

FIFY

Posted by Ebbang Uluque6305 2011-06-20 15:34|| 2011-06-20 15:34|| Front Page Top

#5 Americans and Europeans should not be paying ransom to jihadi Somali pirates in the first place.

Maybe I didn't read between the lines, or maybe because I read the whole thing, but the "Americans and Europeans" mentioned in the article are pilots. That does not necessarily mean that they are the ones providing the ransom.

And yes, it does sound like there was a failure to pay baksheesh beforehand.

Posted by Pappy 2011-06-20 16:07|| 2011-06-20 16:07|| Front Page Top

#6 Had the same thought - didn't pay for the grease or use the local pilots/couriers.

Posted by swksvolFF 2011-06-20 17:41|| 2011-06-20 17:41|| Front Page Top

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