[dennisw]

I watched for or five or so amateur videos on You Tube shot of Eyl, Somalia today; some guy with a handicam just walking around. They even have a little restaurant in the downtown section, where the hostages, when taken ashore, are all assembled for meals and kept in one place. The restaurant owner is making a killing. Al Jazeera or some other outlet said the place is becoming a boom town in the midst of squalor around it. People starting to drive Mercedes, women wearing top of the line clothes and jewelry. This is all PIRATE MONEY which is boosting the local economy of Eyl, it is said. You cant make this stuff up.

The pirates are very visable. They own mansions big Toyota Land Cruisers. They live in walled compounds. In other words they are fixed targets and can be wasted from the air which is what I advocate once we get our hostages back...or maybe before

[KTM rider]

If you remember the Clinton incident in Mogadishu (black hawk down), those terrorists, (and I would assume they are the same bunch, who are robbing booty areconnected to the Iraqi branch of the Mujahadeen, who is also connected to Iran ( google Mujahadeen and it is easy to find).

There was also a connection with Bin Laden. So I think people are in error when they say this is not terrorism connected. It may not be terrorism but it is connected. The money is probably going to fund the efforts in Iraq.

It is also plausible that Bin Laden (if alive) could be in Iran, (evidence supported by this connection)

[Mad_Tom_Rackham]

Piracy is good business when you have appeasers in charge of government.

[momincombatboots]

That is exactly right. Let them know clearly, we know where you live, you are not safe anywhere. We will hunt and enjoy it, find you and humiliate you. We will not kill you, though you would be better off, you will return home less than a man.