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2011-03-23 Africa Horn

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Posted by Frank G 2011-03-23 08:21|| || Front Page|| [3 views ] Top

#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|| 2011-03-23 08:35|| Front Page Top

#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|| 2011-03-23 08:46|| Front Page Top

#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|| 2011-03-23 08:59|| Front Page Top

#4 Good for the Russians!

Posted by Water Modem 2011-03-23 09:15|| 2011-03-23 09:15|| Front Page Top

#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|| 2011-03-23 09:23|| Front Page Top

#6 ...with guns and rocket launchers.

Posted by Procopius2k 2011-03-23 09:24|| 2011-03-23 09:24|| Front Page Top

#7 ...however, not nearly as destructive against commerce as those equipped with lobbyists.

Posted by Procopius2k 2011-03-23 09:27|| 2011-03-23 09:27|| Front Page Top

#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|| 2011-03-23 09:47|| Front Page Top

#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|| 2011-03-23 09:50|| Front Page Top

#10 That bottle has a loose fitting cork at the best of times, moose.

Posted by Grunter 2011-03-23 10:34|| 2011-03-23 10:34|| Front Page Top

#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|| 2011-03-23 11:35|| Front Page Top

#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|| 2011-03-23 11:36|| Front Page Top

#13 Why else do ships have yardarms?

Posted by CrazyFool 2011-03-23 11:38|| 2011-03-23 11:38|| Front Page Top

#14 our men never hurt their hostages
Unless they are Americans. Then we kill them.

Posted by Deacon Blues 2011-03-23 11:57|| 2011-03-23 11:57|| Front Page Top

#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|| 2011-03-23 13:27|| Front Page Top

#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|| 2011-03-23 13:28|| Front Page Top

#17 Horosho, Tovarishii

Posted by Marilyn Pheling1610 2011-03-23 13:35|| 2011-03-23 13:35|| Front Page Top

#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|| 2011-03-23 13:44|| Front Page Top

#19

Posted by tu3031 2011-03-23 16:31|| 2011-03-23 16:31|| Front Page Top

#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|| 2011-03-23 16:40|| Front Page Top

#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|| 2011-03-23 17:29|| Front Page Top

#22 Thought Hillary had a pair?

Posted by Fester Ulereger3202 2011-03-23 21:12|| 2011-03-23 21:12|| Front Page Top

#23 Thought Hillary had a pair?

She does. They're Bill's.

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