Russia says pirates who held tanker are freed [new version of article- did they really?]

Associated Press ^ | 7 May 2010 | Jim Heintz

[verum ago]

MOSCOW – The pirates seized by a Russian warship off the coast of Somalia have been released because of "imperfections" in international law, the Defense Ministry said Friday, a claim that sparked skepticism — and even suspicion the pirates might have been killed.

[verum ago]

Article raises a good point- how is this incident different from the last highjacking of a Russian vessel; those pirates were delivered to Moscow for trial. So why the supposed release..?

[Pollster1]

Catch and release is cheaper than feeding these parasites in prison, particularly if the "inflatable" is cheap . . . and leaking.

[redfreedom]

Death is freedom.

[poobear]

Maybe the just SAID the pirates were released.

[SnakeDoctor]

I think there is almost NO chance they were released. They were executed and tossed overboard.

Dead men tell no tales.

SnakeDoc

[Mr. Quarterpanel]

Death is freedom.

LOL!!

I was thinking the same thing.

Freed?

From their Mortal Coil?

From their daily existence?

From their Human experience?

[SMARTY]

I really don’t get all the flap over this!!

If you are so reckless as to attempt piracy on the high seas, you have basically forfeited all right to proper treatment from authorities, and especially from the authorities of the country whose shipping/merchantmen you have just assaulted!

[BushCountry]

Free to swim with the fishes...

[Red Badger]

They are free to swim back to their homes.............unfortunately, we are at least 100km from land...........

[The Sons of Liberty]

I hope Moscow told the Russian sailors to put bullets in the pirates heads, and “free” them by dumping their bodies over the side. That way they save transportation costs, and the bother of guarding them.

[CodeToad]

“and even suspicion the pirates might have been killed”

If the Ruskies had any balls left those pirate would have died a painful death.

[Desron13]

Knowing the Russians, my bet is that they're feeding the fishies as we speak.

[verum ago]

Why bother with the bullets?

[marktwain]

Just because they were “released” doesn’t mean that they were alive when it happened.

[marktwain]

There are a lot of freepers that have a practical view of the realities here!

[from occupied ga]

cheaper than feeding these parasites in prison

Read Gulag Archipelago. Russia doesn't spend a lot on feeding prisoners.

[DeaconRed]

I don't believe there are any bleeding heart liberals in Russia.
The scum are now feeding sharks. . . . .
Guaranteed. . . . .

[from occupied ga]

They could have been release over the side alive - 50 miles out.

[Pollster1]

I’ve read it. Still, it’s cheaper to feed sharks one meal than to feed people for years.

[Hillbillary]