At least when compared to shark attacks this is something that the new organizations should be covering.

And like shark attacks, and other people's kids, I don't care about any of them.

ARRRRR! SHARK!
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Easy solution to pirate attacks. Coat the Ransom money with smallpox. Serve and enjoy.

They need to think larger, expand their empire. Puntland is just the start. With the collaboration of parrots and rum they just might stand a chance.

Pirates your having the best Year EVER!

@finished:

Terrific. Terrific.

What are these goddamn animals: ARRRRR! SHARK!
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Quickly followed by...

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"Oh god!"

potee: @finished:

Terrific. Terrific.

Nice, thought it was Ronald McDonald at first.

This is relevant, accurately compiled information that is full of journalistic merit.

Why exactly is that stupid?

Dan09: What are these goddamn animals: ARRRRR! SHARK!
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Quickly followed by...

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"Oh god!"



USS Indianapolis?

/aisle seat, plz

Dan09: What are these goddamn animals: ARRRRR! SHARK!
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Quickly followed by...

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"Oh god!"


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Suddenly, Jesus!

So, fly a US flag if you ever want to be rescued.

Plus they beat the Braves 10-0 today...

I see your hunger for a fortune, could be better served beneath my flag.

So does this mean that the Global Average Temperature will be declining this year?

Damn, no more pleasure yachting for me this year off the Somalia coast.

So they're this years sharks?

So, send in the Jets. Problem solved.

Best year for the Pirates since 1979.

Fonzi Approved!

Clearly, we need someone to whip up "I'm a pirate, I'm a pirate, suck my dick, I'm a pirate".

dognose4: So, fly a US flag if you ever want to be rescued.

Or French for some reason.

Do you think the Yemanese government (for example) has the money, will or resources to actually do something about this? I sure don't.

The shipping companies register their ships in these oddball countries to save money. Perhaps the savings just won't be realized if their ships keep getting pirated and nothing is done about it.

No way pirates are up to shark status yet. SEALs kill pirates, but sharks eat seals for breakfast.

jslicer: So does this mean that the Global Average Temperature will be declining this year?

Does the global temperature influence the # of pirates, or the other way around???

/chicken or egg?

I recall a few years back before the piracy thing really took off seeing a program on TV drawing the conclusion that the end of the Cold War really did leave the sea less "safe". We had navies that didn't take shiat, and the thing was, if ONE country didn't want to simply take over a failed state, another one would. And at this point we wouldn't really care if they called themselves Communist and had their own Fidel Castro running it, at least he'd keep order.

Know what the funny thing is? Somalia has something like 5-10 billion barrels of oil in one likely deposit, and may have quite a bit of copper and other valuable commodities. More than enough to attract an imperialist power in the "old days". It's just out of style now.

Oznog: Know what the funny thing is? Somalia has something like 5-10 billion barrels of oil in one likely deposit, and may have quite a bit of copper and other valuable commodities. More than enough to attract an imperialist power in the "old days".

Yes, we imperialist powers really have gotten lazy. Where's the motivation with today's oppressors? It's sad, really...

When sharks start attacking Somali pirates that kidnap attractive white women, the 24-hour news networks are going to asplode.

Most of the caught pirates are just let go. Like these today caught by Dutch commandos who stormed onto a pirate mother ship:

A Dutch frigate from the NATO force responded immediately to the distress call and trailed the pirates to a Yemeni-flagged fishing dhow the brigands had seized Thursday, Fernandes said.

The bandits were using the Yemeni vessel as a "mother ship," a larger vessel that allows the pirates' tiny motorboats to hitch rides hundreds of kilometers (miles) off Somali coast, greatly expanding their range.

The pirates climbed into the dhow and Dutch marine commandos followed soon after, freeing 20 fishermen whose nationalities were not known. Fernandes said there was no exchange of fire and Dutch forces seized seven automatic weapons and one rocket-propelled grenade launcher.

Seven Somali pirates were briefly detained, but they were soon released because "NATO does not have any detainment policy," Fernandes said. Another reason the pirates could not be arrested: they were seized by Dutch nationals and the pirates, the victims and the ship were not Dutch, he said.

How many Navy SEALS do we have at ready?

Seems a shame when they get all dressed up for nothing...

Yaaaaarrrrr, I be wanting to keelhaul the scurvy dogs!

/avast

Walker: Seven Somali pirates were briefly detained, but they were soon released because "NATO does not have any detainment policy," Fernandes said.

I've got no problem with releasing the pirates -- right over the side of the boat, in the middle of the Gulf.

A cartoon I saw today says it all:

"1 pirate + $1 million ransom = 1 million new pirates.
1 pirate + 1 bullet = 1 less pirate."

\\\ simple.

\\\ accurate.

\\\ truthful.

jshine: Walker: Seven Somali pirates were briefly detained, but they were soon released because "NATO does not have any detainment policy," Fernandes said.

I've got no problem with releasing the pirates -- right over the side of the boat, in the middle of the Gulf.

Could they at least have delivered them to the nominal Somali government? It would have established minimally some boundary. conditions

wademh: jshine: Walker: Seven Somali pirates were briefly detained, but they were soon released because "NATO does not have any detainment policy," Fernandes said.

I've got no problem with releasing the pirates -- right over the side of the boat, in the middle of the Gulf.

Could they at least have delivered them to the nominal Somali government? It would have established minimally some boundary. conditions


Somalia has a government?

/learn something new everyday

olddinosaur: A cartoon I saw today says it all:

"1 pirate + $1 million ransom = 1 million new pirates.
1 pirate + 1 bullet = 1 less pirate."

\\\ simple.

\\\ accurate.

\\\ truthful.

another way to accomplish a lull in piracy... don't FARKING take your boat near these waters.

seriously... it may cost more to go around but it seems like it could save hundreds of thousands of dollars, maybe millions in the long run.

Ponzholio: Plus they beat the Braves 10-0 today...

Chop,Chop,Chop

This is like Y2K all over again. I heard that Somali pirates attacked a ship just outside of Boise Idaho. We need a stronger Patriot Act to deal with this.

That mean Discovery Channel will have Pirate Week coming soon?

awaken101: seriously... it may cost more to go around but it seems like it could save hundreds of thousands of dollars, maybe millions in the long run.

If you do that, the pirates will simply set up in a new location.

Weren't some of the 911 hijackers from Somalia? Or were they all from Iraq?

potee: @finished:

Terrific. Terrific.

Thanks! I've been waiting to use that one for a while now...

dead_dangler: Weren't some of the 911 hijackers from Somalia? Or were they all from Iraq?

Silly person, they were all from Somalia. They had fake Iraqi passports and dressed like Iranians.

Gosling: Yaaaaarrrrr, I be wanting to keelhaul the scurvy dogs!

/avast

i like cut of your jib, sir. well done.

Al Gore starts to worry

The ninjas are losing. Step up your game Ninjas.

On the subject of being flagged in a odd county, I saw a ship flagged in the Marshal Islands was recently attacked. The ship registry is actually handled by a company in Virgina, USA. go figure.

Rozinante: dead_dangler: Weren't some of the 911 hijackers from Somalia? Or were they all from Iraq?

Silly person, they were all from Somalia. They had fake Iraqi passports and dressed like Iranians.

The truth is even funnier. They came from Saudi Arabia & Yemen. You know, our allies.

eggrolls: Rozinante: dead_dangler: Weren't some of the 911 hijackers from Somalia? Or were they all from Iraq?

Silly person, they were all from Somalia. They had fake Iraqi passports and dressed like Iranians.

The truth is even funnier. They came from Saudi Arabia & Yemen. You know, our allies.

I don't think so genius. I'm pretty sure they were from Iraq.