[Erik Latranyi]

According to the BBC, the tanks were to be transited through Kenya to Southern Sudan. I suspect they were intended for the SPLA forces which currently are under a fragile ceasefire with the Khartoum government. If that is the case, there may be more to this story than is presented.

I agree. Those "pirates" might be US Navy SEALS intercepting Russian tanks.

If the "pirates" get away and the ship sinks under mysterious circumstances, it may have been some covert actions on our part.

[cmdjing]

It amazes me that the clueless would seek to make pithy comments on subjects they know nothing about and attempt to sound reasonable.

If the BBC reporting is correct and the tanks were destined to be transited through Kenya and ultimately to Southern Sudan it would mean they would be to arm rebel forces. The same rebel forces that US has been sending hundreds of millions of taxpayer money per year. The same rebel forces that have been trained by American pmc’s. America’s modus operandi has been to destabilize the Sudanese government by building up the rebels. Why would they reverse this now?

Anyways the point is moot as further reporting states that these tanks were indeed destined for Kenya as this is a recurring shipment that follows a pattern of past T-72 orders for the Kenyan army.