Posted on 04/11/2008 4:03:58 PM PDT by Dagnabitt
SOMALIA: 6 PIRATES ARRESTED AFTER THE SEIZURE OF "PONANT"
(AGI) - Paris, 11 April. - Some of the pirates who took part in the seizure of the French yacht "Ponant" off Somalia were arrested soon after the freeing of 30 members of the crew who had been taken hostage. This statement was released by the General Jean-Louis Goergelin of the French armed forces. The arrest of six pirates took place one hour after the release of the hostages, once the thirty members of the crew were landed. The six pirates were held aboard a French ship.
Arrgghhh Keel Haul’em all!
Media reporting that a French helicopter machine-gunned a carload of pirates leaving with ransom money paid by the shipowners.
The French did that? Wow, good for Sarkozky.
He may even help France get its national pride back.
The sanctimonious French are notorious for their ruthlessness in looking after their own interests, especially in Africa.
Give em’ a tow from the fantail.
Gets mops whiter than white.
why didn’t they have the right to lawyers in a french court?
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They killed three pirates," Deputy Minister for International Relations for the semi-autonomous region of Puntland, Ali Abdi Harale said.
Shiver me timbers!
Military victory for france.
And their leader doesn’t reflexively work against America.
Amazing times we live in
-ccm
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