[BunnySlippers]

Shoot ... and ask questions later.

[FastCoyote]

At some point the Somalis will sink a tanker or cruise ship with an rpg. Then the question will be, where was Obambi.

[Cindy]

Good.

[ccmay]

We should be issuing letters of marque, and allowing privateers to troll for pirates while armed with heavy machine guns and TOW missiles.

[SkyPilot]

Cmdr. Ciro Pinto told Italian state radio that six men in a small white boat approached the Msc Melody and opened fire Saturday night, but retreated after security forces aboard the cruise ship returned fire.

See how that works?

[Sandy]

a 22-day cruise from Durban, South Africa, to Genoa, Italy.

Uck. You couldn't pay me to take that trip.

[Nahanni]

There is one cruise line (which I can not name) that has a SWAT team on every one of it’s ships. It also has divers that are constantly under the ship guarding it at every port stop.

[SWAMPSNIPER]

If more ships start fighting back, piracy won’t seem so attractive as a career choice.

[BabsC]

I saw something the other night where pirates boarded a tanker and weren't interested in the crew of taking the ship. All they wanted was to learn how to guide it into port and how to set the auto pilot. They took some gear and manuals with them when they let the ship go. Sounds like pilots learning how to fly planes but not interested in learning how to land them. A liquid natural gas tanker could destroy a port and the city around it. Obambi better straighten up before we lose a port, city and people. But as with all liberals this will have to happen before any real action is taken.

[The Great RJ]

First the French and now even the Italians have found spines to deal with the pirates. Too bad the US is too busy waving the white flag.

[GOYAKLA]

I didn’t see it in the link but the female anchor on FOX this morning said it was a Israeli security team(civilian?). Can anyone confirm?

[peace with honor]

they ( the pirates ) were fired on and turn and ran, hmm, that works

[Frantzie]

LOL! Gotta love the Italians. Hopefully Beretta will sell them a few nice guns to insure they do not mess with Italian ships.

Probably one of the few sattes along with the Germans and Austrians who may actually end up standing up to IslamoFacism’s takeover of Western Europe helped by the Poles just like 1683 AD.

[ROCKLOBSTER]

Any word as to how dead the pirates are?

[ChildOfThe60s]

Novel concept. Shooting back that is.

As for taking captured pirates somewhere for trial. I would assume at least some of these incidents are in international waters. No need for live prisoners. No need for prisoners. Oops, they all fell overboard.

[VlPu]

Somali pirates, champions of end times reductionism

As far as the Law of End Times Reductionism concerning the poorest: they live in one of the areas of the world where the "empty shelves" stage was first reached.
As far as the fundamental Law of End Times Reductionism, concerning reduction of basic assets, they reduced the largest area (the ocean, safe for navigation) at an unprecedented rate in History.
As far as Reductionism as KEY to End Times Conspiracies:
- they maximally reduced the War on Terror Hoax. (1)- they maximally reduced the "Citizens Disarmed is base for security" agenda. (2)

Notes
(1) April 8: Somali pirates seize sixth ship within one week. This time taking 20 american hostages.
What does this have to do with "North Korean ICBM launch exposes ABM Hoax - End Times Reductionism overflying Japan", a few days earlier?
http://end-times-reductionism.blogspot.com/2009/04/somali-pirates-champions-of-end-times.html

(2) Citizens disarmed agenda maximally reduced: a few shots into the air were enough to prevent an Italian Cruise Ship to become the largest vessel ever to be captured by pirates in History.

[sinanju]

“Pinto reported that he subsequently instructed the Israeli security guards to remove their pistols from the safe and to fire towards the pirates. The ship concurrently made maneuvers to make it harder for the attackers.

“We started to fire. When they saw us firing, and even when we splashed water at them, they gave up and left,” Pinto said. “It felt like we were in a war,” Pinto added.”

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Pistols. In a safe. Fired towards the pirates. Splashed water at them.

You may color me unimpressed. Though I imagine it’s a great way for a young Israeli to make some dough after their enlistment. And have some serious fun in the sun.

[festusbanjo]

It’s funny but the same thing happens when criminals try to break into your home. You start shooting and they instantly lose their nerve. Kill em all, let allah sort them out!

[El Gato]

We should immediately require all US flagged merchant ships to be armed. This BS with using water hoses (only!) is just that, Bovine Scat. The pirates are at big disadvantage, they are lower in the water, and when boarding must climb to the decks of the merchie and cruise ships. They could be swept right off their ladders by a couple of guys with even semi-automatic rifles. Add a Barret .50 or Ma, and you'd keep them out of RPG range as well.

[Joe 6-pack]

"An Italian cruise ship fended off a pirate attack off the coast of Somalia, with its security forces..."

"Godfather, there's a small boat approaching off the port bow."