Somali pirates seize Russian tanker

AFP on Yahoo ^ | 5/5/10 | AFP

[pepsi_junkie]

Putin doesn’t care about bad press in the west. I wonder what sort of arrangements these Somali’s have made to provide for their families in the case if their sudden and spectacular deaths? They will need it.

[Buckeye McFrog]

I think they are about to learn a hard lesson about spitting in Pootie’s face

[AngelesCrestHighway]

Ha!HA!....A Russki ship?

[Domandred]

Oh yes, not that I want the pirates to take another ship, but now hopefully Russia will show Barry Jr how to deal with piracy on the high seas.

[Robe]

The first shipment contained the guys nuts ....

[Ron in Acreage]

Putin should sink the tanker right along the Somali coast and give them an oil slick to remind them not to mess with Russia.

[Mr. Lucky]

Did you ever think you would live to see the day when the Russian navy was the last best hope of western civilization?

[NavyCanDo]

Too many Pirates - not enough yardarms on todays ships to hang them from.

[1rudeboy]

Amazing that there is no organized mult-national military response to patrol these waters given the value of oil.

CTF-151.

[SERKIT]

Maybe our fearless leader can use a this as a teachable moment and call Medvedev to tell him how to deploy Russian Navy Snipers to kill the Mutant Teenage Ninja Somali Coast Guard Reservists.

[NavyCanDo]

I am thinking about re-naming my FR handle from NavyCanDo to - Navy-TheyWontLetUsDo

[sickoflibs]

Thanks. The Chinese operate in that area too since they buy oil.

[Attention Surplus Disorder]

“Did you ever think you would live to see the day when the Russian navy was the last best hope of western civilization?”

Not really...but, I could prolly give you about a dozen things going on now I never thought I’d live to see!

[Billthedrill]

Ah, for the old days, when the Soves would have simply sunk the ship, killing all aboard, and then shelled the Somalian coast until they ran out of ammunition. Kinda makes a feller nostalgic (sniff!).

We know how to stop piracy. Anyone who has ever read a book on maritime history knows how it's done. Whether we choose to do so or not depends only on how much our collective conscience will bother us if we do opt to punish the havens. My part of that conscience is just fine with it but nobody asks me...

[AngelesCrestHighway]

Somoli Pirates you say?.....

[GizmosAndGadgets]

Isn’t it weird, only a few years since the wall came down, that we’re cheering for the Russians to do what no other country (including the USA), is willing to do???? Go Russia!

[1rudeboy]

Oh yes, not that I want the pirates to take another ship, but now hopefully Russia will show Barry Jr how to deal with piracy on the high seas.

Huh?

U.S. Navy Frees Captain, Kills 3 Somali Pirates, April 13, 2009.

[jonascord]

For Lord Barak, Russians screwed up Communism. What could they POSSIBLY know about fighting piracy?

[SouthTexas]

Chum.