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Pirates 'have all died,' Russia says
Assocated Press ^ | May 11, 2010 | MANSUR MIROVALEV

Posted on 05/11/2010 2:08:46 PM PDT by libstripper

Following high level complaints about "imperfections" in international law, Russia announced Tuesday that captured Somali pirates "have all died." A Russian official claimed that 10 pirates seized by Russian special forces aboard an oil tanker last week were quickly freed but then died on their way back to the Somali coast

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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events; Russia
KEYWORDS: maritime; oops; piracy; russia; somalia; somalipirates
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To: libstripper

That’s just a damn shame!


61 posted on 05/11/2010 2:38:07 PM PDT by AngelesCrestHighway
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To: Steve Van Doorn

“I love how they ‘freed’ them. most likely without food or water left then in a rubber raft miles from shore.”

No the Russian’s wouldn’t do that. I’m sure they stocked the raft with plenty of food and water. They just shot them in the head as the raft was pulling away. Hey even fish have to eat.


62 posted on 05/11/2010 2:39:10 PM PDT by Bluebeard16
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To: silverleaf
those poor yoots who attacked the Rsssian ship found it hard to row 300 miles back to shore with no water. No navaids. And no oars.

And the boat was leaking...

63 posted on 05/11/2010 2:39:27 PM PDT by GOPJ ("Draw Mohammad Day" - - May 20, 2010 - Draw for freedom - draw for your children's freedom.)
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To: libstripper

“The unidentified high-ranking Defense Ministry official did not elaborate on how the pirates died”....

Foget about it......


64 posted on 05/11/2010 2:39:51 PM PDT by AngelesCrestHighway
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To: libstripper

Were they Mirandized before or after the Ruskies killed them? /sarc


65 posted on 05/11/2010 2:39:59 PM PDT by Don Corleone ("Oil the gun..eat the cannolis. Take it to the Mattress.")
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To: ConservativeMind

An WE have a metrosexual in charge ... (slaps forehead).


66 posted on 05/11/2010 2:40:09 PM PDT by Jackson57
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To: apillar

I guess Russki ships will be left alone now.


67 posted on 05/11/2010 2:41:29 PM PDT by Frantzie (McCain=Obama's friend. McCain/Graham = La Raza's Senators & Estefan-Rubio)
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To: libstripper

Um Achmed, I think we make big mistake, attacking Russian ship.

You know what, Mohammed, I think you are right.


68 posted on 05/11/2010 2:41:34 PM PDT by 2 Kool 2 Be 4-Gotten
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To: libstripper

They all volunteered for water target practice???


69 posted on 05/11/2010 2:41:54 PM PDT by AngelesCrestHighway
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To: libstripper

They sleep with the fishes.


70 posted on 05/11/2010 2:45:15 PM PDT by Hacklehead (Liberalism is the art of taking what works, breaking it, and then blaming conservatives.)
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To: libstripper

Not really, they just hit like they all died.

Come to think of it, they field like the Living Dead too.

And their relief pitching reminds me of third-state rigormortis...


71 posted on 05/11/2010 2:45:36 PM PDT by Buckeye McFrog
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To: TexasTransplant

The shipping companies should pay the Russians to handle this. I did see a video with Dutch commandos regaining a ship in a firefight but sadly they did not kill the Somalis.


72 posted on 05/11/2010 2:45:55 PM PDT by Frantzie (McCain=Obama's friend. McCain/Graham = La Raza's Senators & Estefan-Rubio)
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To: ABQHispConservative

This is how a non-PC country acts. Let’s see what happens when these pirates attack a Chinese vessel.


73 posted on 05/11/2010 2:46:23 PM PDT by 353FMG (ISLAM -- America's road to destruction.)
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To: libstripper

Freed and they all died on the trip home. What an odd coincidence! /sarc


74 posted on 05/11/2010 2:50:41 PM PDT by Zack Attack
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To: Zack Attack

Guess it’s like the old good news/bad news joke. Except I bet the pirates weren’t laughing.


75 posted on 05/11/2010 2:51:53 PM PDT by 2 Kool 2 Be 4-Gotten
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To: apillar
"the word has gotten out to the pirate community, avoid Russian ships at all costs."

Bingo....We have winner.

76 posted on 05/11/2010 2:53:14 PM PDT by super7man
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To: 353FMG

Probably the same thing. Meanwhile, our leaders probably want us to read them their “rights”. Aren’t there a couple of somali pirates in court right now?


77 posted on 05/11/2010 2:57:12 PM PDT by ABQHispConservative (A good Blue Dog is an unelected Blue Dog. Ditto Rino's!)
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To: libstripper

I knew all along these Pirates were not set free to go back to their homeland. You can bet they will think twice about taking a Russian ship. If all countries exercised the same type justice you would find a lot less hijackings and a lot more dead pirates as it should be!


78 posted on 05/11/2010 2:58:49 PM PDT by martinidon
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To: super7man

Hard to paddle a raft w/a tap to the back of the head. Can Putin run our Homeland office?

Pray for America


79 posted on 05/11/2010 2:59:45 PM PDT by bray (Keep the communism, I want Freedom!)
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To: libstripper

Comedy was easy. Dying was hard.

80 posted on 05/11/2010 2:59:55 PM PDT by x
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