Posted on 04/04/2011 4:39:14 PM PDT by NormsRevenge
Dutch marines have killed two suspected Somali pirates and captured 16 others, the Dutch defence ministry says.
The alleged pirates were captured in an operation to free a hijacked Iranian fishing boat off the coast of Somalia.
The marines came under fire when they approached the fishing boat, the ministry said.
The suspected pirates are being questioned on board a Dutch warship which is taking part in a Nato anti-piracy mission in the Gulf of Aden.
Ten suspected pirates were caught as they tried to escape in a high-speed vessel and six were detained on the fishing boat.
It is unclear whether the captives will stand trial anywhere.
"Prosecutors will have to decide," Dutch Defence Ministry spokeswoman Marloes Visser told news agency AP.
He said the bodies had been "entrusted to the water" saying it was not practical to keep them on board the warship because of the high temperatures.
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Did they clog them to death?
Great....so now NATO is flying close air support for al-qaeda in Libya, and the only time they kill Somali pirates is when they take over Iranian fishing boats.
Anyone who kills a pirate is a good guy. A dead pirate is a good pirate! Sort of well done, they didn’t kill ALL of them!
I read your post and it shows the sad and perilous road we are headed down.
This is the condition that liberals have created in our once great country. They are destroying us.
“It is unclear whether the captives will stand trial anywhere”
They should be put on trial immediately after capture at sea. if found guilty, they should be executed on the spot.
They need to stand trial in the courtroom of Davy Jones.
"Entrusted to the water"? LOL. I love a good euphemism.
Probably strangled them with their ponytails. Everyone knows you don’t wear clogs at sea...
Probably strangled them with their ponytails. Everyone knows you don’t wear clogs at sea...
It's SIMPLE...
KILL THEM.
KILL THEM ALL.
Pirates boarding an Iranian vessel? That is one target-rich environment.
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