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Pirates released after assault operation near Gulf of Aden apparently perished
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Posted on 05/11/2010 10:31:17 AM PDT by LouAvul
The Somali pirates who were captured in an assault operation after hijacking a Russian tanker near the Gulf of Aden and then released by Russian military officials have not reached the coast and have apparently perished, a top-ranking source in Russia's Defense Ministry told journalists on Tuesday.
Russia's Moscow University tanker was hijacked last week near the Gulf of Aden. Ten pirates were captured and one was killed in the assault operation.
The captured pirates were initially to be sent to Moscow for prosecution, but Russian military officials then made the decision to release them, citing the absence of a legal base to carry out prosecution procedures against pirates.
The pirate's boat reportedly disappeared from radars an hour after they had been released by the Russian military.
MOSCOW, May 11 (RIA Novosti)
TOPICS: Crime/Corruption
KEYWORDS: maritime; somalipirates
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posted on
05/11/2010 10:31:17 AM PDT
by
LouAvul
To: LouAvul
To: LouAvul
Coming from a Russian...? That's MIGHTY delicious..!
have apparently perished
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posted on
05/11/2010 10:32:55 AM PDT
by
gaijin
To: LouAvul
The captured pirates were initially to be sent to Moscow for prosecution, but Russian military officials then made the decision to release them, citing the absence of a legal base to carry out prosecution procedures against pirates. The Russians know what our own government is unwilling to acknowledge.
Wonder if the raft they were set to sea in had a leak...
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posted on
05/11/2010 10:33:20 AM PDT
by
a fool in paradise
(The hysteria of Matthewsism and Andersonism has led to a Tea Party Scare that is unAmerican.)
To: LouAvul
The Ruskies put em back on their boat, and an hour or two later, the boat mysteriously sunk. How convenient. I am sure the Russians have no idea how that happened, lol.
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posted on
05/11/2010 10:34:09 AM PDT
by
milwguy
To: LouAvul
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posted on
05/11/2010 10:34:47 AM PDT
by
sunny48
To: gaijin
To: LouAvul
This is soooo trippy..!
1. I usually believe Pravda before the NYT
2. I like many Russian decisions more than American ones
Not in a million years would I have predicted this.
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posted on
05/11/2010 10:35:05 AM PDT
by
gaijin
To: LouAvul
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posted on
05/11/2010 10:35:09 AM PDT
by
Doogle
(USAF.68-73..8th TFW Ubon Thailand..never store a threat you should have eliminated)
To: LouAvul
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posted on
05/11/2010 10:35:12 AM PDT
by
shooter223
(the government should fear the citizens......not the other way around)
To: martin_fierro
LOL!
Those party-hearty Russkys prolly gave them enough vodka and perushky to have a good ol’ party on the sail back to shore.
btw, what are the odds that that bunny took a poop on the lap of the person holding it? [ans: number must contain three digits]
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posted on
05/11/2010 10:35:37 AM PDT
by
Attention Surplus Disorder
(Voters who thought their ship came in with 0bama are on their own Titanic.)
To: LouAvul
Somali Triangle or Russian Delayed Explosive Device?
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posted on
05/11/2010 10:35:49 AM PDT
by
BallyBill
(WARNING:Taking me serious could cause stress related illness.)
To: gaijin
I would be suspicious about this, but usually, if the Russians want to off anyone they think needs it, they make little effort to hide it.
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posted on
05/11/2010 10:36:04 AM PDT
by
Spok
(Free Range Republican)
To: LouAvul
Jack Bauer working for the Ruskies?
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posted on
05/11/2010 10:36:33 AM PDT
by
Riodacat
(Never attribute to malice what can be adequately explained by stupidity.)
To: LouAvul
The pirate boat accidentally disappears from the Russian radar screen. So sad, really. I hate it when these unforseen accidents happen.
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posted on
05/11/2010 10:36:34 AM PDT
by
FormerACLUmember
("Subtlety is not going to win this fight": NJ Governor Chris Christie)
To: a fool in paradise
More likely a going away gift of some sort, like a shiny brand new clock (tick tock) for their chief or a box marked do not open till you reach land. LOL
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posted on
05/11/2010 10:38:39 AM PDT
by
Polynikes
(Haakkaa Paalle)
To: LouAvul
Like I said at the time, they released them to swim, with the sharks, back to shore.
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posted on
05/11/2010 10:38:52 AM PDT
by
El Gato
("The second amendment is the reset button of the US constitution"-Doug McKay)
To: gaijin
To: LouAvul
To: LouAvul
If this happened more often, there’d be far fewer hijackings.
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posted on
05/11/2010 10:40:07 AM PDT
by
Clioman
(wHAT)
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