Posted on 04/09/2009 4:58:15 AM PDT by Scanian
The only sure way to deal with pirates is to kill them. Piracy is on the rise on the high seas, but governments - including ours - are not taking the threat seriously enough.
The first seizure of a U.S. flagged vessel by pirates in recent memory was thwarted yesterday as the crew retook the vessel. The taking and retaking of the Maersk Alabama has grabbed headlines, but it was one of six ships attacked in that area since last weekend. The only reason this ship was saved is that the American crew fought back.
Today's pirates are bolder, better armed and range farther from shore than has historically been the case. They attack cargo vessels, tankers, fishing vessels, cruise liners, yachts and the occasional tugboat. The Intelligence Community's 2009 Annual Threat Assessment noted that “the number of successful pirate attacks has increased almost fourfold since 2007, after the pirates received several multimillion-dollar ransom payments in early 2008.” The lesson is clear: If you pay off pirates, you get more of them.
The problem is as much at land as it is at sea, if not more so. The 2009 threat assessment stated that “local authorities' unwillingness or inability to stem piracy also has fueled the proliferation of hijackings.” Somalia is a persistently failed state, trifurcated and wracked by insurgency and general lawlessness. Piracy expert Claude Berube, who is writing a book on naval crises, told us: “We need land-based stability in order to have maritime security. Without a stable government, criminals and pirates can act with impunity.”
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We have a cowardly, politically correct government that is in disarray. No leadership, this is the natural outgrowth of liberal control.
Killing the pirates cuts down on recidivism. And legal bills.
Obama is going to pay the ransom and then tax the pirates at 90%. ;>)
Obama is going to pay the ransom and then tax the pirates at 90%. ;>)
couple bullets into the lifeboat.. release the captain... you have until the boat SINKS to think about it
A report says the chief pirates live in spanking brand new mansions.
Why are these buildings still standing?
People, it’s time for a little target practice.
Numerous patrols in pirate-infested waters coupled with holding the nation where the pirates are from accountable with possible military action will curb this problem.
Of course this is a laughable proposition with Obozo in charge.
Why can’t these shipping companies organize convoys, with naval assistance? A ten-ship convoy escorted by one destroyer shouldn’t have much to fear from pirates.
[snip] The only sure way to deal with pirates is to kill them. [end]
Critics say US should attack Somali pirates’ land bases
Christian Science Monitor | April 10, 2009 | Arthur Bright
Posted on 04/10/2009 9:19:58 AM PDT by Scanian
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2226418/posts
U.S. Naval Institute CEO: Hit the Pirates at Their Bases in Somalia
U.S. Naval Institute | April 10, 2009
Posted on 04/10/2009 2:27:07 PM PDT by Saint X
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2226616/posts
Officials: Navy has Amphibious Assault Ship Ready
( U.S.S. Boxer on the way )
google.com | 4/10/3009 | ANNE GEARAN
Posted on 04/10/2009 5:10:07 PM PDT by kellynla
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2226717/posts
Screw the UN!
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