Posted on 04/13/2009 10:28:41 AM PDT by Ernest_at_the_Beach
With the rescue of American Richard Phillips from the hands of pirates yesterday, there was a blip of good news from the Indian Ocean, but it remains a scandal that Somali pirates continue to routinely defeat the world's naval powers. And worse than this ongoing demonstration of cowardice is the financing of terrorists that results from the huge ransom payments these pirates are allowed to collect.
It is naive to assume that the millions paid annually in ransom to pirates merely enables them to purchase villas and fancy automobiles. Somalia is a country without government, where anarchy is being exploited by terrorist organizations. Although the threat that pirates pose to commercial ships is increasingly known, little is being done to combat it. And we must consider the bigger picture: Terrorists are far more brutal than pirates and can easily force pirates -- petty thieves in comparison -- to share their ransom money.
We already know that Somalia is an ideal fortress and headquarters for global terrorist activity.
(Excerpt) Read more at washingtonpost.com ...
In the Washington Post no less....
Yeah! Go Phillies!
Tell me about it. Someone must have forgotten to top off the Kool-Aid in the office water cooler.
I’m shocked the Post printed this.
Oh my yes! Let’s! AND bust up their villages and vessels. Let’s go...even the WaPo says so! PARTAY on the high seas. BYOG!
LOL!
As if the Pirates would make any club worry.
Yes. Kill the pirates. The only language they understand is being dead.
bulldoze Africa and start over
Wait until some lefty lawyer gets this 16 year old pirate before a jury. He (the pirate) will become the victim overnight. Being born in Somalia means he didn't have a chance in life and he was just doing the elders bidding.
Even if convicted he will only serve 5 years in a juvie prison and then be RELEASED into our society with a green card.
IMHO PIRACY is an act of war NOT a criminal problem. So with today's SCOTUS rulings the ONLY sane thing to do is KILL THEM ALL!!
We might have had a chance at doing this during the Bush Administration, but that’s all but disappeared now that we have a closet muslim in office.
More beach to go with all of that sand....
The Ocean Water level needs lowering anyway...Gore's been warning us about the ice melting...
And then they cap it all off by getting sugar-bombed and taking a nap.
LOL!
ROFL!
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