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So were these the pirates the Dutch let go last week?

The two skiffs were destroyed and the pirates were set free on the mothership after it had been cleared of weapons.

Somali pirates attempt attack on Dutch warship

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I’ve read on FR within the last day or two that the old U-2 aircraft are being used in Afg. and spotting IED placements.

Why not use them to spot the pirates’ mother ships and their small boats? The U-2 could view small details like weapons and then direct the ground controllers to send in a Predator drone or one Warthog and send them all to Davey Jone’s locker.