Somali Pirates Seize Cargo Ship With 24 Aboard

STEED · 10-30-10, 01:10 PM

It's amazing how these pirates scare the hell out of these idiots who rule us, get in there and kick ass!

Jimbuna · 10-30-10, 02:12 PM

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Originally Posted by STEED

It's amazing how these pirates scare the hell out of these idiots who rule us, get in there and kick ass!

Gerald · 10-30-10, 07:16 PM

Somali pirates usually seize ships using the Gulf of Aden, one of the world's busiest waterways. They earn multimillion dollar ransoms with little risk because Somalia has not had an effective government for 19 years...

FIREWALL · 10-30-10, 07:38 PM

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Originally Posted by STEED

It's amazing how these pirates scare the hell out of these idiots who rule us, get in there and kick ass!

What's Amazeing ? AH did it. People or Groups continue to do bad things because, so called,decent, well meaning people ALLOW it.

Who's worse ? Your Rulers or the Pirates.

Jimbuna · 11-01-10, 03:30 PM

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Originally Posted by FIREWALL

What's Amazeing ? AH did it. People or Groups continue to do bad things because, so called,decent, well meaning people ALLOW it.

Who's worse ? Your Rulers or the Pirates.

Good/fair point

Betonov · 11-01-10, 06:05 PM

One day they'll try to seize a russian ship, the sailors wont give it without a fight, a russian will get killed and Putin will have a anti-piracy fit that even those, that downloaded a track will feel the pain

TLAM Strike · 11-01-10, 06:07 PM

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Originally Posted by Betonov

One day they'll try to seize a russian ship, the sailors wont give it without a fight, a russian will get killed and Putin will have a anti-piracy fit that even those, that downloaded a track will feel the pain

Remember this?

Gerald · 11-01-10, 06:27 PM

Mr.. Mohamed, the Somali diplomat, said: "This is not a Somali problem. This is an international problem. Shipping across this Entire region is imperiled by this. "A true statement hardly strengthens his credentials

Takeda Shingen · 11-01-10, 08:33 PM

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Originally Posted by FIREWALL

Who's worse ? Your Rulers or the Pirates.

Hey, that's profound!

11-01-10, 08:37 PM

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Originally Posted by STEED

It's amazing how these pirates scare the hell out of these idiots who rule us, get in there and kick ass!

Agreed, nothing averts force more palpably than superior force.

TLAM Strike · 11-01-10, 08:54 PM

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Agreed, nothing averts force more palpably than superior force.

Tell than to every guerrilla army that ever existed...

... and the Japanese...

11-01-10, 08:57 PM

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Originally Posted by TLAM Strike

Tell than to every guerrilla army that ever existed...

... and the Japanese...

I would have thought better of you. You know superior force is the key to victory.

Takeda Shingen · 11-01-10, 08:59 PM

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Originally Posted by The Third Man

I would have thought better of you. You know superior force is the key to victory.

If that were always the case, the Afghans would be speaking Russian.

11-01-10, 09:03 PM

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Originally Posted by Takeda Shingen

If that were always the case, the Afghans would be speaking Russian.

Much has to do with the political will to use that superior force.

Takeda Shingen · 11-01-10, 09:05 PM

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Much has to do with the political will to use that superior force.

I don't think the Soviets ever had much lack in political will, especially when it came to their satellites.

10-30-10, 01:10 PM	#1
STEED Lucky Jack Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Down Town UK Posts: 27,695 Downloads: 89 Uploads: 48	It's amazing how these pirates scare the hell out of these idiots who rule us, get in there and kick ass! __________________ Dr Who rest in peace 1963-2017. To borrow Davros saying...I NAME YOU CHIBNALL THE DESTROYER OF DR WHO YOU KILLED IT!

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Gerald SUBSIM Newsman Join Date: May 2008 Location: Close to sea Posts: 24,254 Downloads: 553 Uploads: 0	Somali pirates usually seize ships using the Gulf of Aden, one of the world's busiest waterways. They earn multimillion dollar ransoms with little risk because Somalia has not had an effective government for 19 years... __________________ Nothing in life is to be feard,it is only to be understood. Marie Curie

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Gerald SUBSIM Newsman Join Date: May 2008 Location: Close to sea Posts: 24,254 Downloads: 553 Uploads: 0	Mr.. Mohamed, the Somali diplomat, said: "This is not a Somali problem. This is an international problem. Shipping across this Entire region is imperiled by this. "A true statement hardly strengthens his credentials __________________ Nothing in life is to be feard,it is only to be understood. Marie Curie

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Betonov Navy Seal Join Date: May 2009 Location: Slovenia Posts: 8,647 Downloads: 26 Uploads: 0	One day they'll try to seize a russian ship, the sailors wont give it without a fight, a russian will get killed and Putin will have a anti-piracy fit that even those, that downloaded a track will feel the pain