Comments on: Saudi Tanker Apparently Not Freed

By: Solomon2

Solomon2 — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 21:18:12 +0000

That's not how we dealt with the Barbary Pirates! Killing one or two of these miscreants still means that for any particular pirate the risk of getting caught during any one job is quite low and acceptable. One has to take them out soon as what was a nuisance is growing to be a real menace.

By: John Burgess

John Burgess — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 18:36:16 +0000

Given that there really is no government in Somalia, I don’t think the ‘destroy their bases’ works. Instead, I think it’s a matter of summary execution of some pirates caught in the act that will bring this to a screaming halt.

By: Solomon2

Solomon2 — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 17:56:38 +0000

“Saudis label pirates ‘terrorists’”

I’ve read other news stories where the pirates take pains to convince people that they are just moderate Muslims out to make a buck. And everybody wants to see more “moderate” Muslims, right?

Historically the most effective solution to piracy is to destroy their bases, followed by attacking their ships while in transit. Yet it seems international law is now construed as forbidding these things, as attacking the bases may involve civilian casualties, and attacking the ships while in transit involves a presumption of guilt. If this doesn’t change, fast, then piracy will return with a vengeance – not just in Somalia, either.

By: Sparky

Sparky — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 16:36:55 +0000

I cannot resist this but in the TimesOnline it says:

“The average reaction time between spotting the pirates and being boarded is 15 minutes.”

Also Prince Faisal said piracy is a disease like terrorism…if that is so why is piracy allowed to flourish in the Kingdom without a crackdown…hehehe piracy…hehehe

By: Sparky

Sparky — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 16:12:37 +0000

In the BBC clip, in regards to Admiral Mike Mullen’s remarks he looks quite impressed with the ability of the pirates…who took the sirius star!