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Contractors Kill Somali Pirate, Prompting Fears of Rise in Violence
Wall Street Journal ^
| 24 Mar 2010
| Associated Press
Posted on 03/24/2010 5:38:53 AM PDT by docbnj
Private security guards shot and killed a Somali pirate during an attack on a merchant ship off the coast of East Africa in what is believed to be the first such killing by armed contractors, the EU Naval Force spokesman said Wednesday.
The death comes amid fears that increasingly aggressive pirates and the growing use of armed private-security contractors aboard vessels could fuel increased violence on the high seas. The handling of the case may have legal implications beyond the individuals involved in Tuesday's shooting.
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TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: globaljihad; gwot; jihad; piracy; pirates; selfdefense; somali; somalia; somalipirates; wot
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To: norwaypinesavage
Who prosecutes the ships defenders, when the incident happens on the high seas??
Exactly, they didn't break any country's laws because they weren't in any country.
To: norwaypinesavage
I believe the “law of the sea” is that pirates can be hanged without trial.
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posted on
03/24/2010 6:07:32 AM PDT
by
MrB
(The difference between a humanist and a Satanist is that the latter knows who he's working for.)
To: palmer
I disagree somewhat. Pig fat should be used to grease the dead pirate and inserted into various orifices. Film the proceedings. Bury at sea. Post on youtube. Title the film: “Consigned to Hell! No Virgins for Him.”
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posted on
03/24/2010 6:10:16 AM PDT
by
meatloaf
To: Jack Hydrazine
Just forgot the shut up part. Should have just dumped the dead pirate in the drink.
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posted on
03/24/2010 6:10:47 AM PDT
by
HiTech RedNeck
(I am in America but not of America (per bible: am in the world but not of it))
To: MrB
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posted on
03/24/2010 6:11:09 AM PDT
by
sbMKE
To: docbnj
sighted somali, shot same
To: docbnj
What missing (so far) is the contractors video taping the event(s).. polishing them thru editing and selling the videos for further (maybe greater) profits.. maybe they could provide this service FOR FREE...
Call it............ Pirate Porn...
** maybe trolling the pirates as shark bait.. call it "Pirates Jumping the Shark"... as one episode.. Theres a lot of room for creativity..
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posted on
03/24/2010 6:12:16 AM PDT
by
hosepipe
(This propaganda has been edited to include some fully orbed hyperbole....)
To: docbnj
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posted on
03/24/2010 6:12:41 AM PDT
by
FReepaholic
(Are Christians allowed to eat deviled eggs?)
To: FReepaholic
The pirates will use this as a “recruiting tool”. /sarc
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posted on
03/24/2010 6:18:41 AM PDT
by
massgopguy
(I owe everything to George Bailey)
To: bunkerhill7
Very nice naval reference.
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posted on
03/24/2010 6:32:39 AM PDT
by
Pecos
To: docbnj
“..growing use of armed private-security contractors aboard vessels could fuel increased violence ..”
just the opposite - arming cargo ships will put the pirates out of business as pirates are not brave, but cowards.
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posted on
03/24/2010 6:39:51 AM PDT
by
elpadre
(AfganistaMr Obama said the goal was to "disrupt, dismantle and defeat al-Qaeda" and its allies.)
To: Diogenesis
Dunno.
Dead pirates might mean that their buddies start hosing down the ship’s superstructure at long range with 14.7 mm HMGs while their zodiacs are closing on the target.
But maybe then, the navies of the world will start wiping out these bastards instead of playing “catch and release.” Or let commercial ships arm themselves with auto-cannon to sink the pirates at long range.
Probably not, though.
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posted on
03/24/2010 6:41:04 AM PDT
by
Little Ray
(The Gods of the Copybook Headings with terror and slaughter return!)
To: bunkerhill7; Pecos
Scratch one ragtop.
Garde la Foi, mes amis! Nous nous sommes les sauveurs de la République! Maintenant et Toujours!
(Keep the Faith, my friends! We are the saviors of the Republic! Now and Forever!)
LonePalm, le Républicain du verre cassé (The Broken Glass Republican)
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posted on
03/24/2010 6:43:32 AM PDT
by
LonePalm
(Commander and Chef)
To: bunkerhill7
sighted somali, shot same Great! BTTT
To: docbnj
Idiotic headline of the day!
I hate liberals.....
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posted on
03/24/2010 7:01:56 AM PDT
by
Bigh4u2
(Denial is the first requirement to be a liberal)
To: MrB
re: pirates can be hanged without trial
There are few ‘laws’ or understandings that are more widely known or as universally accepted as the defense of a ship at sea. The handling of horse thieves in the Wild West is similar, but the policy on pirates to back much longer!
After such an incident the ship should sail into its next stop with the severed heads of the pirates hanging from it railing.
To: Sax
Prompting Fears of Rise in Violence
Wow. So now defending yourself is just considered goading the pirates into more violence?
Well in the short term there will be a whole bunch of violence as the pirates get blown out of the water. Because Liberals are literal they don't understand the concept of defensive violence. Sometimes to defend your life or property it is right and proper that violence be employed. For the vast majority on this site that statement is so obvious that it never needs to actually be put into words. For a liberal any violence is bad so even defending yourself is a crime.
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posted on
03/24/2010 7:12:19 AM PDT
by
GonzoGOP
(There are millions of paranoid people in the world and they are all out to get me.)
To: LonePalm
Scratch one ragtop.
If those darn pirates put a scratch in my ragtop they are going to get hung for sure. Oh wait you meant.... Never mind.
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posted on
03/24/2010 7:14:18 AM PDT
by
GonzoGOP
(There are millions of paranoid people in the world and they are all out to get me.)
To: docbnj
Crews are becoming increasingly adept at repelling attacks by pirates in the dangerous waters of the Indian Ocean and Gulf of Aden.LOL!! It's called shooting back...works every time, but it remains a mystery to those in our Fourth Estate.
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posted on
03/24/2010 7:16:05 AM PDT
by
Pharmboy
(The Stone Age did not end because they ran out of stones...)
To: Diogenesis
In obama like fashion they think that submitting to enemies is the way to make friends.
A dead enemy is not an enemy
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posted on
03/24/2010 7:37:44 AM PDT
by
bert
(K.E. N.P. +12 . Ostracize Democrats. There can be no Democrat friends.)
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