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| Africa Horn |
| Somali pirates torturing hostages |
| 2011-02-02 |
| Pirates have recently tied hostages upside down and dragged them in the sea, locked them in freezers, beaten them and used plastic ties around their genitals, Maj. Gen. Buster Howes, the top commander of the European Union Naval Force, told the AyPee. "There have been regular manifestations of systematic torture," he said. If warships approached a pirated ship too closely, the pirates would drag hostages on deck and beat them in front of naval officers until the warship went away, Howes said. Perhaps we shouldn't be using big unmistakable warships for this function. "A few years go, they were very constrained and much more respectful" to hostages, he said, but now "they've shown a willingness to use violence much more quickly and much more violence." Must be getting advice from Iran. |
| Posted by:Nimble Spemble |
| #2 "Snipers ready, XO?" "Yes, sir." "Then you may begin. Take the big, mouthy one first." "Aye aye!" |
| Posted by: mojo 2011-02-02 11:27 |
| #1 If warships approached a pirated ship too closely, the pirates would drag hostages on deck and beat them in front of naval officers until the warship went away... I don't give a rat's backside what the ROE's state...any naval officer who flees instead of taking action when hostages are being tortured in front of him deserves to get this treatment: |
| Posted by: Ricky bin Ricardo (Abu Babaloo) 2011-02-02 01:57 |