All dressed up and no place to go...
Posted on 04/29/2009 5:05:08 PM PDT by nickcarraway
A militia of fishermen organized by regional leaders in the Somali coastal towns of Alula and Bargaal in the African country's northern Puntland region has captured 12 armed pirates in two boats.
The leaders of the militia reported their success to the BBC on April 28. Though — for want of a better word — the militiamen have been described as "vigilantes" by the media. Given the state of lawlessness in Somalia, they probably have as legitimate a mandate to deal with the piracy problem as any other entity in the beleaguered state on the Horn of Africa.
"They decided to confront ... the problems of the sea piracy," traditional leader Faarah Mohammed was quoted by the BBC. "There is a security committee set up by the communities who live in Bargaal and Alula. And they decided to confront whatever was creating problems in their areas and particularly, the problems of the sea piracy. Eventually their effort led to the capture of three boats and 12 men with their weapons. One boat got away."
The BBC's Somali Service reported that the militia will have to hand the pirates over to the local authorities, where they could possibly face the death penalty.
The day after the Somalis captured the pirates, the Indian Navy's INS Nirdeshak, on patrol with Spanish and French ships near the Seychelles islands, captured nine suspected pirates. UPI reported that the government of Seychelles had asked for India's assistance after pirates, who had been operating off Somalia, moved their piracy activities to the Seychelles in order to avoid the increased number of naval vessels patrolling the Gulf of Aden.
And on the same day, Russia's state-run RIA Novosti news agency reported that Russian authorities had detained 29 suspected Somali pirates in waters off the Horn of Africa.
(Excerpt) Read more at thenewamerican.com ...
Expect a lawsuit from the ACLU. The pirates were denied their UN civil rights.
(sarc)
Sounds like all the affected nations are making it very ‘uncool’ to be a pirate.
It just might work.
I am against ransoms, but I am not against paying rewards for captured pirates.
Send those boys some money as a reward.
Or buy their fish from them.
He’s dead. He’s rested. He’s ready.
Blutarsky 2012.
.. but did they read them their rights??? < / sarc
The RUSSIANS are capturing and likely killing pirates for us. Something we’re not willing or able to do.
Russia is going to become the go to nation if they keep this up, much to our demise.
A militia of fishermen organized by regional leaders in the Somali coastal towns of Alula and Bargaal in the African country's northern Puntland region has captured 12 armed pirates in two boats... "They decided to confront ... the problems of the sea piracy," traditional leader Faarah Mohammed was quoted by the BBC. "...Eventually their effort led to the capture of three boats and 12 men with their weapons. One boat got away." The BBC's Somali Service reported that the militia will have to hand the pirates over to the local authorities, where they could possibly face the death penalty. The day after... the Indian Navy's INS Nirdeshak... captured nine suspected pirates... And on the same day, Russia's state-run RIA Novosti news agency reported that Russian authorities had detained 29 suspected Somali pirates in waters off the Horn of Africa.Ah! A great note for the g'night ping. :')
The nice thing about Russia is Muslims do not run the country unlike another country I know.
Okay. When do the hanging begin? Is “walking the plank” still in use?
Time to feed the sharks. The lawyers can wait their turn (to walk the plank).
Sharks won't eat the lawyers, it's called 'professional courtesy.'
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