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| Manning the pirate brig |
| 2009-02-23 |
| Life aboard the Navy's new -- and only -- pirate brig certainly isn't normal, but it has fallen into a routine since sailors captured and brought aboard 16 suspected pirates in the Gulf of Aden in early February. That's probably because when the suspected pirates arrive at the makeshift jail aboard the Military Sealift Command supply ship Lewis and Clark, all they want to do is sleep. And when they're awake, they mind their manners -- at least, they have so far. Smart lads ... "Their behavior has been very good," said the Marine officer in charge of the ship's 20-guard detachment from the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit. "We provide them food; showers; good hygiene; we give them a climate-controlled environment; a very spacious area to live in -- they're probably living better here than they were on their ships." No kidding ... |
| Posted by:tu3031 |
| #2 Plus better food, housing, medicine, and general conditions than any of them have EVER had in their life before capture. Also, there is not a hell of a lot they can do in the brig, considering that the Marines are their jailers -- REALLY negative feedback on misbehavior. |
| Posted by: Shieldwolf 2009-02-23 21:36 |
| #1 all they want to do is sleep. And when they're awake, they mind their manners Khat withdrawl. |
| Posted by: phil_b 2009-02-23 20:19 |