Oh yeah? You and what army?

[markw]

Actually, navy, but why ruin a great subject line?

http://www.comcast.net/articles/news-general/20081124/Piracy/

And, just who should absorb the costs of such a project?

I wonder if things would have been different there if Clinton didn't turn tail and run when they turned the heat up way back in '93?

 

[jamie2112]

Wow someone should blow up some pirates. That would be great target practice for some U.N planes, pirate ships, yeah blow them to high heaven....

 

[markw]

Wow someone should blow up some pirates. That would be great target practice for some U.N planes, pirate ships, yeah blow them to high heaven....

Agree, but the political ramifications would be tremendous.

 

[Rickster71]

If the U.N. wasn't so ineffective and corrupt, maybe they could do something.

The eighteen U.N. resolutions against Saddam Hussein worked out so well.

 

[Seth=L]

I was a little disturbed when I watched 60 minutes last night and they had two chilling articles. One was about the pirates, and the muslims taking action against the pirates because the ransom was high enough to warrant it from their point of view.

And then this whole thing.

http://www.cbsnews.com/sections/60minutes/main3415.shtml

 

[haraldo]

Wow someone should blow up some pirates. That would be great target practice for some U.N planes, pirate ships, yeah blow them to high heaven....

YES !!!!!

Agree, but the political ramifications would be tremendous.

No, why, bandits are bandits, somebody should just go het them...


I say, blow the pirates off the surface of the earth !

This is a great hazard to safety, not only in Somali waters but also around Malaysia, and probably other places too.....

It's also said that the yachts competing in Volvo Ocean race really fear pirates along their regatta, in some spots. When pirates start threatening our regattas, then we need to do something serious !

 

[masak_aer]

@haraldo
why need two posts for similar thoughts?

 

[haraldo]

@haraldo
why need two posts for similar thoughts?

Thx, fingertrouble

 

[Davemcc]

The Saudis need to step up and start protecting their own ships. It's about time the US Navy stopped being the Saudi's b*tch.

 

[mike c]

they should just arm the ships. sure there will be casualties ... at least it will be on both sides

basically, there's no risk right now for the pirates. YO HO.

air strikes and submarine strikes would be a great option for target practice.

or the oil producing countries should pay for military escorts

 

[haraldo]

or the oil producing countries should pay for military escorts

That one's for me I guess

 

[haraldo]

Abramovich's Superyacht Solution against Piracy

Billionaire Roman Abramovich solution

He is having a new £200m mega-yacht built, complete with a missile detection system. First, it will have radar designed specifically to warn of incoming rockets. There'll be armoured protection around the wheelhouse and the billionaire’s cabin, together with bullet-proof windows.

http://www.sail-world.com/cruising/index.cfm?nid=51420&rid=11