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Africa Horn
Russians executed Somali pirates
2011-03-23
HT AOSHQ sidebar
A pirate spokesman, who wished to remain anonymous, contacted Somalilandpress today said at least ten of his men were executed by the Russian navy after the troopers stormed MV Moscow University.
would hope that would become the standard response
“The Russians commandos stormed the ship before sunrise, starting a firefight with our men, onboard they injured three of them and one was killed,” he said.

He dismissed the Russian navy statement that the men were released because of “the absence of a legal base to carry out prosecution procedures against pirates”.
they were released, just not alive
“The Russians never released the young men instead they shot them point-blank range then loaded their lifeless bodies back on the boat,” he added.
see? released
The spokesman condemned the action of the Russian navy “our men never hurt their hostages, we simply want foreign ships to stop overfishing in our waters, if they are not happy to respect our-fishermen and their livelihood, we have no choice but to take hostage to compensate for the losses,” he cited.
which is why they attack cargo ships all the way to India. Uh huh
“We condemn the action of the Russians, it’s driven by racism and hate for black people and Africa, it’s the face of the new Russia. In future, if we capture Russians they will meet the same fate as those they executed,” he added.
Might wanna rethink that. I don't think Vlad would hesitate to wipe out your little village, hostages and all. I also think the Russians hate black pirates because they're pirates, not because they're black. Race card denied
Posted by:Frank G

#23  Thought Hillary had a pair?

She does. They're Bill's.
Posted by: badanov   2011-03-23 21:44  

#22  Thought Hillary had a pair?
Posted by: Fester Ulereger3202   2011-03-23 21:12  

#21  I think the lesson learned is have everyone sailing near the Horn of Africa reflag as Russian. That is, until the US grows a pair.
Posted by: anymouse   2011-03-23 17:29  

#20  Yep, the Russians do not play.

It used to be US strategy to kill them all, sink their vessel, and bury them at sea. Once the Pirates found out no one was returning and had disappeared without trace, the problem stopped.

Now, you Mirandize them, put them in a courtroom, and let them live the rest of their lives proselytizing in prison.
Posted by: newc   2011-03-23 16:40  

#19  
Posted by: tu3031   2011-03-23 16:31  

#18  The Bear don't play, it bites your ass. And note that no other Russian ships have been grabbed.
Posted by: mojo   2011-03-23 13:44  

#17  Horosho, Tovarishii
Posted by: Marilyn Pheling1610   2011-03-23 13:35  

#16  And it would also sound silly for pirates to go around saying "Meeeter, meeter", instead of "Yarrr, yarrr".
Posted by: Anonymoose   2011-03-23 13:28  

#15  CrazyFool: Why else do ships have yardarms?

I'm thinking it's one of those English-Metric conversion things. "Meterarms" just sounds silly.
Posted by: Anonymoose   2011-03-23 13:27  

#14  Â“our men never hurt their hostages
Unless they are Americans. Then we kill them.
Posted by: Deacon Blues   2011-03-23 11:57  

#13  Why else do ships have yardarms?
Posted by: CrazyFool   2011-03-23 11:38  

#12  Clearly one of the pirates had a series of negligent discharges after the Russians released them.
Posted by: Rob Crawford   2011-03-23 11:36  

#11  The Russians still remember how to deal with thug upstarts that threaten their power and money.
Posted by: DarthVader   2011-03-23 11:35  

#10  That bottle has a loose fitting cork at the best of times, moose.
Posted by: Grunter   2011-03-23 10:34  

#9  Ivan is actually quite good about this when he wants to be. The trick is for him to let go of his European inhibitions, and let his Asiatic side out. Of course, once *that* genie is out of the bottle...
Posted by: Anonymoose   2011-03-23 09:50  

#8  A few bullets, a small boat. Law of the sea. A lot cheaper than Holder's approach to having a trial in our courts. And we can't count on Holder's DOJ not to catch and release black pirates. Suppose they get sent to the hoosegow; then the taxpayers foot the bill. What's not to like about the Ruskie solution to the problem?
Posted by: JohnQC   2011-03-23 09:47  

#7  ...however, not nearly as destructive against commerce as those equipped with lobbyists.
Posted by: Procopius2k   2011-03-23 09:27  

#6  ...with guns and rocket launchers.
Posted by: Procopius2k   2011-03-23 09:24  

#5  we simply want foreign ships to stop overfishing in our waters

See, they are just environmental activists.
Posted by: phil_b   2011-03-23 09:23  

#4  Good for the Russians!
Posted by: Water Modem   2011-03-23 09:15  

#3  Should have offered Putin his cut.

Snark aside, well done Russia. Show you're still a great power now and clean up the area.
Posted by: rjschwarz   2011-03-23 08:59  

#2  All sorts of uses for a Mistral-class ship, guys. Keep threatening the Rooskies and you'll see...
Posted by: Steve White   2011-03-23 08:46  

#1  At least someone on the earth knows what they are doing. Remember, the victims have no where to run.
Posted by: newc   2011-03-23 08:35  

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