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SOMALIA: Russia executed all Somali pirates – spokesman (Pirate spokesman...Im not kidding)
http://somalilandpress.com/15559-15559 ^

Posted on 05/12/2010 3:40:06 AM PDT by kronos77

BOSASSO (Somalilandpress) — A pirate spokesman, who wished to remain anonymous, contacted Somalilandpress today said at least ten of his men were executed by the Russian navy after the troopers stormed MV Moscow University.

“The Russians commandos stormed the ship before sunrise, starting a firefight with our men, onboard they injured three of them and one was killed,” he said.

He dismissed the Russian navy statement that the men were released because of “the absence of a legal base to carry out prosecution procedures against pirates”.

“The Russians never released the young men instead they shot them point-blank range then loaded their lifeless bodies back on the boat,” he added.

The spokesman condemned the action of the Russian navy “our men never hurt their hostages, we simply want foreign ships to stop overfishing in our waters, if they are not happy to respect our-fishermen and their livelihood, we have no choice but to take hostage to compensate for the losses,” he cited.

“We condemn the action of the Russians, it’s driven by racism and hate for black people and Africa, it’s the face of the new Russia. In future, if we capture Russians they will meet the same fate as those they executed,” he added.

Meanwhile, many Somalis were angered by Somalia’s ambassador to Moscow, Mohamed Handule’s statement, who backed the Russian navy denying that the Russian destroyer Marshal Shaposhnikov has not acted inappropriately. They requested an investigation and the immediate replacement of Mr. Handule.

“Not one Somali or the government of our country sees Russia has being guilty in this,” Mr. Handule told ITAR-TASS news agency.

On the 6th May, eleven Somali pirates hijacked the Liberian-flagged Russian oil tanker, MV Moscow University, carrying 86,000 tonnes of crude oil worth $US52 million in the Gulf of Aden. The anti-submarine destroyer Marshal Shaposhnikov was notified and dispatched a helicopter which disrupted the pirates while commandos on speed boats stormed the tanker. The Russians have killed all eleven pirates and have destroyed their boats according to the pirate spokesman.

There are reports, Somali pirates still hold 23 foreign ships and 384 sailors in Somalia. Meanwhile, a conference co-sponsored by the United Nation and the Turkish government designed to address the piracy, stability and Somalia’s security will be hosted in Istanbul from 21st-23rd of May.

Photo: AFP/Pierre Verdy


TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events; Russia
KEYWORDS: pirates; russia; somalia
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To: bikerman

If this stuff continues Allah will run out of virgins.
GIGGLE


41 posted on 05/12/2010 4:16:50 AM PDT by manonCANAL
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To: Venturer

If the UN had any real significances they would get the countries of the world to go in and put a stop to this, but in reality there are too many Muslim nations belonging to the Un to ever allow it to do anything reasonable.


42 posted on 05/12/2010 4:18:49 AM PDT by Venturer
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To: manonCANAL

Good to see the Russians don’t put up with any of that PC BS...good for them.


43 posted on 05/12/2010 4:20:37 AM PDT by who knows what evil? (G-d saved more animals than people on the ark...www.siameserescue.org.)
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To: kronos77
Here is the pirate spokesman's original statement...

"Arrgh! Arrgh. ARG! Arg, arg, argh! Arrrrgh! Argh?! Arg, arg, arrrgh!"

44 posted on 05/12/2010 4:21:36 AM PDT by 6SJ7 (atlasShruggedInd = TRUE)
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To: kronos77

Good job Russia! This should happen more often.


45 posted on 05/12/2010 4:21:40 AM PDT by rfreedom4u ("A patriot must always be ready to defend his country against his government.")
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To: DemforBush

We have pirates here in the USA...we call them ‘Congress’...


46 posted on 05/12/2010 4:24:00 AM PDT by who knows what evil? (G-d saved more animals than people on the ark...www.siameserescue.org.)
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To: kronos77
“The Russians never released the young men instead they shot them point-blank range then loaded their lifeless bodies back on the boat,” he added.

Yeah, well, live like a pirate, die like a pirate. If more Navies would adopt this policy regarding piracy there probably wouldn't be much piracy to worry about......

47 posted on 05/12/2010 4:25:34 AM PDT by Thermalseeker (Stop the insanity - Flush Congress!)
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To: montanajoe
The problem is that the Russians didn't pull into port and hang the pirates within sight of the town.

When they were dead, they should have stuffed pork in the pirate's mouths before dumping the bodies in the water.

That's the problem.

Garde la Foi, mes amis! Nous nous sommes les sauveurs de la République! Maintenant et Toujours!
(Keep the Faith, my friends! We are the saviors of the Republic! Now and Forever!)

LonePalm, le Républicain du verre cassé (The Broken Glass Republican)

48 posted on 05/12/2010 4:27:30 AM PDT by LonePalm (Commander and Chef)
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To: kronos77

Me Hardees, They had to walk the plank or be keel hauled. See that is what happened. The somalian spokesman is nothing but a blowhard. The same discipline should be used for American Politicans. watch them tow the line if the the threat of walking the plank or being keel hauled be put into effect, the will of the American people would be adhered too. the Russian military executed just punishment. Political Correctness requires that the Pirates be treated as victims of a poverty stricken nation. Wait, they attacked and overtook a oil tanker on International Waters. Piracy has its consequences - death or be captured. martyrs in the eyes of the Somalian government. Next we will hear the Russians opened up a salvo on the Pirate enclave in Somalia and all are dead, piracy has come to an end. russia is viewed as being very racial motivated to blow up the pirates home base. gee, this wpuld end the yearly piracy once and for all. I mean what else did they want that the Russians place them as employees on the cruiser. Piracy in the 1700s resulted in the pirates being hunted down and killed.


49 posted on 05/12/2010 4:28:13 AM PDT by hondact200 ( Lincoln Freed the Enslaved. Obama Enslaves the Free. Obama is Americas Greatest Threat)
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To: kronos77
"We condemn the action of the Russians, it's driven by racism and hate for black people and Africa, it's the face of the new Russia..."

Therefore we demand a beer summit.

50 posted on 05/12/2010 4:28:18 AM PDT by palmer (Cooperating with Obama = helping him extend the depression and implement socialism.)
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To: ROCKLOBSTER

You mean like make them walk the plank!


51 posted on 05/12/2010 4:30:47 AM PDT by jrd
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To: The_Media_never_lie
(Pirate spokesman...Im not kidding)

Can anyone visualize Robert Gibbes in a pirate suit with a parrot on his shoulder? It's not hard, try.

I'm thinking of Fast Times at Ridgemont High where one of the actors works in a seafood restaurant and has to dress up as a pirate and gets laughed at by all the other teenagers. Gibbs would fit that role to a tee. Just another sycophant employed by the narcissist and chief.

52 posted on 05/12/2010 4:37:30 AM PDT by RU88
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To: kronos77

Betcha there isn’t a Russian phrase for “political correct”! Remember when Americans had balls? Will we ever have them again before we go down in the dustbin of history?


53 posted on 05/12/2010 4:43:47 AM PDT by Ex-Democrat Dean
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To: LonePalm

I see..technique..good point


54 posted on 05/12/2010 4:48:21 AM PDT by montanajoe
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To: palmer

>...In future, if we capture Russians they will meet the same fate as those they executed,” he added. >

Considering typical Russian counter-insurgency tactics it was the dumbest statement ever.

It may easily lead to marines’ landing next time burning all boats and vehicles, pouring diesel to their wells, shooting all the goats and camels as a ‘disrupting an infrastructure of terror’. At the end survivors are free to eat sand or each other. Russians are concerned about their international image too. If one will protest their way of ‘restoring constitutional order’ and tell their sergent about a letter to UN, add all the male population and others who able to write to goats and camels.


55 posted on 05/12/2010 4:48:50 AM PDT by cunning_fish
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To: kronos77
A pirate spokesman, who wished to remain anonymous, contacted Somalilandpress today said at least ten of his men were executed by the Russian navy...

Bravo for the Russian Navy, at least their leaders have the guts to issue ROE appropriate to the situation. (are you listening obama?)

If I ever run across a Russian Sailor, I'll buy him (her? do they have women serving?) a beer.

57 posted on 05/12/2010 4:50:54 AM PDT by ThunderSleeps (obama out now! I'll keep my money, my guns, and my freedom - you can keep the change.)
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To: Scotsman will be Free

......““The Russians never released the young men .....

How can he know? Corpus delecti? None have been presented.

Poor seamanship = death


58 posted on 05/12/2010 4:57:01 AM PDT by bert (K.E. N.P. +12 . Ostracize Democrats. There can be no Democrat friends.)
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To: kronos77

Good on ‘em (the Russkies). This is precisely how ALL should deal with these Skinnies.


59 posted on 05/12/2010 5:00:10 AM PDT by RightOnline
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To: ROCKLOBSTER
"They didn’t have to shoot them, they could have just released them...into the ocean."

I'll bet the Russian Captain made the pirates 'walk the plank', after keel-hauling them of course.

60 posted on 05/12/2010 5:00:50 AM PDT by Godebert
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