Good idea. You may have found their weakness.
Tell should them : You give up ALL the hostages NOW, and turn yourself over to us for trial, or your families and friends DIE. And be ready/willing to follow thtough.
It is a VERY harsh and violent way to go - but it really is the ONLY language that people like these pirates understand.
It also is not a very “Christian” response, I suppose. But HEY - “our” own president just last week told the WORLD that the United States is NOT a Christian nation, so WTF, eh?
Right on! After "we" level that whole little town of theirs, including all those "virgins" clamoring to marry these pirating terrorists...the rest of the world just may start begging us to return to our Christian roots!
“It also is not a very “Christian” response, I suppose.”
Christ, when he decides to come back, is bringing a sword and he said he didn’t come to bring peace but a sword.
Trust Christ to have every tool handy.