I thought Russia was really playing weak and feeble when they let the pirates from last week's successful tanker-freeing operation go.
But now I read this:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/8675978.stm
Quote:
They were released in an inflatable boat without navigational equipment.
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"It seems that they all died," the unnamed source was quoted as saying by Russia's Interfax news agency.
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As inhumane as it may sound, my first thought is that this is exactly what they deserved in the first place. Certainly can't call this an unjust fate!