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Shame as Navy seizes
17 armed Somalis, gives
them halal meat...then sets them free!
dailymail.co.uk ^
| April 12, 2011
| Tom Kelly & Paul Revoir
Posted on 04/11/2011 7:24:12 PM PDT by Free ThinkerNY
When a Royal Navy warship captured a crew of Somali pirates, it seemed like a rare chance to strike back at the ruthless sea gangsters.
The 17 outlaws were armed with an arsenal of AK 47s and rocket-propelled grenades, and had forced hostages on a hijacked fishing vessel to work as slaves for three months.
But instead of bringing them to justice, the British servicemen were ordered to provide the pirates halal meals, medical checks, cigarettes and in one case even a nicotine patch before releasing them in their own boats.
The extraordinary treatment revealed in a Radio 4 documentary to be broadcast tonight came at a time when Somali piracy is causing mayhem to shipping in the Indian Ocean.
More than £60million was paid in ransoms last year and pirates currently hold 30 ships and nearly 800 hostages.
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TOPICS: News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: greatbritain; piracy; pirates; royalnavy; somalia
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To: AlaskaErik
The Russians and Chinese do not mess around. They kill the pirates. So do the North Koreans and Iranians who go through the area.
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posted on
04/11/2011 9:40:47 PM PDT
by
Thunder90
(Fighting for truth and the American way... http://citizensfortruthandtheamericanway.blogspot.com/)
To: EQAndyBuzz
I remember a few years ago (Feb 12, 2009) when the Russian battlecruiser Pyotr Veliky (Peter the Great) was just passing through the area and picked up a distress call from a freighter under attack by pirates. They sent over some troops (don't know if they were Naval Infantry or Spetznaz) and captured 10 pirates. The pirates were brought onboard and the ship continued on to its base at Severomorsk. Despite inquiries from foreign sources, these pirates have not been heard from since.
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posted on
04/11/2011 9:57:52 PM PDT
by
Stonewall Jackson
(Democrats: "You will never find a more wretched hive of scum and villainy.")
To: Stonewall Jackson
They are now acting stewards and dishwashers and cabin boys.
43
posted on
04/11/2011 10:33:27 PM PDT
by
Dogbert41
(Sorry for typos: typed with IPhone)
To: Free ThinkerNY
Ten years ago, I was railing about the absurdities into which
political correctness would lead us. At the time, I was thinking the US.
I had no idea it was a worldwide infestation.
But this is far beyond political correctness stupidity.
44
posted on
04/12/2011 8:19:49 PM PDT
by
Publius6961
(There has Never been a "Tax On The Rich" that has not reached the middle class)
To: Tucker39
If you think the U.S. Navy is much, if any, better, you haven’t been paying attention.
We have too many lawyers involved with our military at the highest levels.
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posted on
04/12/2011 8:26:41 PM PDT
by
FreedomPoster
(Islam delenda est)
To: Fester Chugabrew
Repentance abounds where it will.What are you, some kind of a nut?
Help me out here. What are you trying to say?
46
posted on
04/12/2011 8:53:28 PM PDT
by
Publius6961
(There has Never been a "Tax On The Rich" that has not reached the middle class)
To: Publius6961
What are you, some kind of a nut?Sorry guy. If you do not know it is not about me, the answer is as good as lost.
To: Free ThinkerNY
Unbelievable!
FAIL, Brittania!!!
48
posted on
04/12/2011 9:51:34 PM PDT
by
Palladin
(Trump Card: Obama's birth certificate.)
To: Travis McGee
Are the Russians the only ones who know how to deal with pirates anymore?
To: ConjunctionJunction
Oh, we know how. We’re just not allowed by our political masters.
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posted on
04/13/2011 6:03:11 AM PDT
by
Travis McGee
(www.EnemiesForeignAndDomestic.com)
To: Travis McGee
To: AdmSmith; AnonymousConservative; Berosus; bigheadfred; ColdOne; Convert from ECUSA; Delacon; ...
Cut them some slack, willya? The *real* struggle against oppression is being fought in Libya. /barfalert
Thanks Free ThinkerNY.
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posted on
04/22/2011 7:46:51 PM PDT
by
SunkenCiv
(Thanks Cincinna for this link -- http://www.friendsofitamar.org)
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