Russia and pirates - ironic justice?

[Kazuaki Shimazaki II]

Originally Posted by CCIP

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

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!

You never know whether reports of events far away are true, but it does sound like a nice compromise between the law, the need to at least pretend to be humanitarian (there WILL be certain parties, both in Russia and the West, who would squawk if they just gunned down the pirates or gave them rubber floaties), and the need to give some justice to the pirates.

[SteamWake]

Originally Posted by nikimcbee

Too busy play basketball/golf. sry


Plus, our Navy's rules of engagement are so detailed, by the time the captain finished going through the flow chart, the pirates would be long gone.

God lets hope not.. surely CIc is a little more compentent than that.

[mookiemookie]

...and nothing of value was lost.

Live by the sword, die by the sword.

I'm wondering why they didn't do the same thing to the pirates that took over the Arctic Sea - vessel a while back.

[CCIP]

Originally Posted by OneToughHerring

I'm wondering why they didn't do the same thing to the pirates that took over the Arctic Sea - vessel a while back.

Well now, if we're to believe some of the conspiracy stuff surrounding that (and I personally would not discount it) - I think they wouldn't want to take the risk of setting afloat people who could prove Russia was up to something there. They could, you know, accidentally survive instead of being placed under constant supervision.

Originally Posted by CCIP

Well now, if we're to believe some of the conspiracy stuff surrounding that (and I personally would not discount it) - I think they wouldn't want to take the risk of setting afloat people who could prove Russia was up to something there. They could, you know, accidentally survive instead of being placed under constant supervision.

Yea but were these Somalis bodies even discovered? So the way they died is not clear. The Arctic Sea pirates could've been given a leaky boat, would make it pretty sure that none survived.

[Schroeder]

Reported.

[Jimbuna]

Originally Posted by Schroeder

Reported.

But I never had time to tell them my shoe size

[mookiemookie]

Originally Posted by jimbuna

But I never had time to tell them my shoe size

You know what they say about a man with big feet....


....he wears big shoes!

[Wolfehunter]

I say make them walk the plank and let the sharks sort the survivors out..

[Schroeder]

Originally Posted by jimbuna

But I never had time to tell them my shoe size

You are to slow for ze internetz GeStaPo.

[Jimbuna]

Jawohl