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| Somali pirates keep Indian hostages after ransom |
| 2011-04-15 |
| In a move that could change the pirate-hostage equation, Somali pirates on Friday took in a multimillion dollar ransom, then released the ship and some of the crew but kept all the Indian crew members as hostages. A pirate told The Associated Press the Indian crew members' hostage ordeal is being prolonged in retaliation for the arrests of more than 100 Somali pirates by the Indian Navy. "We decided to keep the Indian because India is holding our colleagues," the pirate, Hassan Farah, said. "We released the other crew members who sailed away from our coast. We will keep these Indians until the Indians release our colleagues." |
| Posted by:john frum |
| #3 See also PEOPLE'S DAILY FORUM > [International Maritime Bureau] WORLD SEA ATTACKS SURGE WID MORE VIOLENT PIRATES. ARTIC > Approxi 70% = 97 of 142 Pirate attacks in first quarter of 2011 occurred off Somalia, wid NINE attacks off MALAYSIA + FIVE off Nigeria during the same period. |
| Posted by: JosephMendiola 2011-04-15 23:55 |
| #2 It's not like the Indian Army and Navy need some 'force projection' exercise with live ammo. Before you start dealing with the neighbor up north, it might be worth while to work the usual 'bugs' out of real military operations. These boys just pin the "Kick Me" paper on their backs. |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2011-04-15 23:43 |
| #1 Napalm their boats, ARCLIGHT their harbors, and send in pigs and dogs to clean up whatever's left. The needle on my Sympathy meter has wrapped eleven times around the "zero" peg. That goes for Yemen, Soddy Arabida, Iran, Phakestan, Afghanistan, Syria, Turkey, Egypt, Chad, and anywhere else Arabs or muslimbs are whining. Whack 'em all. I'm sure Hell's big enough to hold the lot. |
| Posted by: Old Patriot 2011-04-15 17:46 |