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2011-04-12 Africa Horn

Navy seizes 17 armed Somalis, gives them halal meat and nicotine patches... then sets them free!

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Posted by tipper 2011-04-12 06:07|| || Front Page|| [3 views ] Top

#1 ...before releasing them in their own boats.

Then they sank the boats, right?

"We have no idea where they went after we released them." [wink, wink]

Posted by Bobby 2011-04-12 06:32|| 2011-04-12 06:32|| Front Page Top

#2 Did they also return their guns and rocket launchers with a good "Carry on!"?

Posted by CrazyFool 2011-04-12 08:13|| 2011-04-12 08:13|| Front Page Top

#3 I think what is needed is for the pirates, or a reasonable facsimile thereof, to capture about a dozen British swabs, or a reasonable facsimile thereof, to turn into a propaganda campaign.

The British have gotten into the unlovely habit of reveling in self-doubt and recrimination for so long that they need a shock to wake them up.

Posted by Anonymoose 2011-04-12 10:05|| 2011-04-12 10:05|| Front Page Top

#4 (beep....beep....beep....)

Posted by mojo 2011-04-12 16:10|| 2011-04-12 16:10|| Front Page Top

#5 Didn't Iran already do that moose? And look what happened then.

Posted by CrazyFool 2011-04-12 17:34|| 2011-04-12 17:34|| Front Page Top

#6 As a Brit, this is definitely getting embarrassing: "He also said he was unconvinced that they had enough evidence to convict the pirates even though they were heavily armed, were carrying hostages and had confessed." Good Lord!

Posted by PCarroll 2011-04-12 18:33|| 2011-04-12 18:33|| Front Page Top

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