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The biggest problem for the international navies is what to do with the captives; the pirates can’t be tried in Somalia for obvious reasons. If they are to be taken to a Western country, say the Netherlands, there are two cumbersome possibilities: the pirates may enjoy a relatively luxury life in a western prison – hardly a deterrent; after the end of a possible short-lived jail term, he may ask for political asylum in the host country by ingeniously exploiting the existing system to do so. Here.
I prefer the route the Russian Navy and Julius Caesar used in clearing the piracy problem.
ReplyDeleteAlex -- good witty response!
ReplyDeleteCan Sense -- now you've got me looking up stuff!
A few cents to shoot them on the spot
ReplyDeleteor a pile of money to bring them to trial in the west. I am very partial to spending the few cents for an on the spot execution.
Rob C
Set them free! In a "Prom Dress" in down town Crapistan.
ReplyDeleteMy bad here is the link for the Russian Navy.
ReplyDeletehttp://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/piracy/7713375/Somali-pirates-captured-and-released-by-Russian-navy-have-died.html
Julius was captured by the pirates and a huge ransom was paid. He returned with a navy and corrected the problem.
I will leave you with the corrective action he took to solve piracy.
Trade grew and the Roman Empire expanded as a result.
http://www.livius.org/caa-can/caesar/caesar_t01.htm
My initial reaction was to suggest that the pirate boat be blown out of the water, pirates and all but I'm a compassionate man and couldn't do that in all good conscience.
ReplyDeleteFirst toss them half a dozen life jackets and THEN blow the boat out of the water.
A short drop and a sudden stop. That's how you deal with pirates.
ReplyDeleteWhen captured perform 'heart surgery' whereby you cut open the chest. Upon recovery let it be known that the surgery was a huge success because in the pirate's chest now beats a pigs heart. Then make sure you inform every one in Somalia that a similar fate awaits any pirate that is captured during the commission of the crime of piracy.
ReplyDeleteHmmmmm, Let's see.... We need to attack & destroy Somali pirate vessels without anyone knowing we are responsible and without the enemy getting warning that we are in the area.
ReplyDeleteGee, isn't that why we invented subamrines?
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Reuters - Nov 18 2011, Three small fishing vessels off the coast of Somalia mysteriously exploded this morning with the loss if 18 Somali fishermen.
Allan Sparks a reporter with CNN wh was travelling aboard the Australian freighter HMAS "Queensland" said he saw three small craft leave the Soamli coastline and approach the freighter at a high rate of speed when they suddenly exploded. Sparks said he could see no other vessels in the area at the time.