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#1 2009-10-31 6:57 pm
- jerwin
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Somali pirates demand $7 million ransom: "the amount is not big.""
Ransom Demanded for Yacht couple
Explaining the decision to set the ransom at $7m, the caller said: "Nato operations had a lot of negative impact here.
"They have destroyed a lot of equipment belonging to the poor local fishermen.
"They arrest fishermen and destroy their equipment.
"In defiance to our local administrations, they illegally transfer the fishermen to their own prisons and prisons of other [foreign] countries.
"So when you consider the damage and all the people affected we say the amount is not big."
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#2 2009-10-31 7:01 pm
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Re: Somali pirates demand $7 million ransom: "the amount is not big.""
Looks like Somali pirates get international news and opinion broadcast to them.
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#3 2009-10-31 8:38 pm
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Re: Somali pirates demand $7 million ransom: "the amount is not big.""
They need to be careful, somebody might get ticked one of these days and send them an installment on the $7 mill in cruise missiles.
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#4 2009-10-31 11:38 pm
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Re: Somali pirates demand $7 million ransom: "the amount is not big.""
Farmerkev wrote:
They need to be careful, somebody might get ticked one of these days and send them an installment on the $7 mill in cruise missiles.
Nah, they don't seem to have enough infrastructure for that - at least on shore. I'm thinking MOAB's in a few key ports would do the trick though. http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/ … s/moab.htm
Every port that holds pirates gets one or two. Pretty soon, the word gets out - pirates == massive death and destruction.
I still think we need to send out a few decoy ships with special forces guys. Bored special forces guys with lots of exotic weapons alongside the usual assortment of rifles, RPG's, etc. Just to liven the place up a bit.
Call it a shark feeding program.
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#5 2009-11-01 1:42 am
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Re: Somali pirates demand $7 million ransom: "the amount is not big.""
Terrorism is a perfect solution to terrorism.
I figure you're probably joking, but wanted to say that in case.
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#6 2009-11-01 8:21 am
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Re: Somali pirates demand $7 million ransom: "the amount is not big.""
Farmerkev wrote:
They need to be careful, somebody might get ticked one of these days and send them an installment on the $7 mill in cruise missiles.
I am sure that the reason they have been so fastidious about not harming captives is so as not to give an excuse for such a responce.
As long as there is a high likelyhood that someone will be ransomed out in good condition there is little justification for an armed responce.
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#7 2009-11-01 8:04 pm
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Re: Somali pirates demand $7 million ransom: "the amount is not big.""
Are you advocating the use of "Q" ships?
Such an old ploy!
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#8 2009-11-01 9:46 pm
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Re: Somali pirates demand $7 million ransom: "the amount is not big.""
sturner wrote:
Are you advocating the use of "Q" ships?
Such an old ploy!
Worked in WWI. Didn't work so well in WWII. On the other hand, Somali U-boat technology is untested.
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#9 2009-11-01 9:57 pm
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Re: Somali pirates demand $7 million ransom: "the amount is not big.""
Well, it might work.
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#10 2009-11-01 9:59 pm
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Re: Somali pirates demand $7 million ransom: "the amount is not big.""
Of course, they haven't considered that the navies involved there right now are treating them with kid gloves. If they start killing hostages, or don't bother with the hostage taking and kill people outright, then the response will take a decidedly nasty turn.
They might even find that summary courts on board ships will occur with executions following. Then as things ratchet up, no Somali boat will be exempt from boarding and possible destruction as a pirate vessel.
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#11 2009-11-01 10:52 pm
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Re: Somali pirates demand $7 million ransom: "the amount is not big.""
Is hanging still the standard sentence for a pirate?
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#12 2009-11-01 11:41 pm
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Re: Somali pirates demand $7 million ransom: "the amount is not big.""
Depends on the country.
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#13 2009-11-02 8:25 am
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Re: Somali pirates demand $7 million ransom: "the amount is not big.""
Farmerkev wrote:
They need to be careful, somebody might get ticked one of these days and send them an installment on the $7 mill in cruise missiles.
Considering how much military hardware costs, $7 million will likely get you one or two, tops.
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#14 2009-11-02 5:00 pm
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Re: Somali pirates demand $7 million ransom: "the amount is not big.""
To tell the truth, in the context of larger world problems, I find it hard to give a rats ass about these pirates.
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#15 2009-11-02 6:31 pm
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Re: Somali pirates demand $7 million ransom: "the amount is not big.""
Sternum wrote:
Farmerkev wrote:
They need to be careful, somebody might get ticked one of these days and send them an installment on the $7 mill in cruise missiles.
Considering how much military hardware costs, $7 million will likely get you one or two, tops.
They're a touch over a half mill each I think.
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#16 2009-11-02 6:47 pm
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Re: Somali pirates demand $7 million ransom: "the amount is not big.""
Farmerkev wrote:
Sternum wrote:
Farmerkev wrote:
They need to be careful, somebody might get ticked one of these days and send them an installment on the $7 mill in cruise missiles.
Considering how much military hardware costs, $7 million will likely get you one or two, tops.
They're a touch over a half mill each I think.
Doubt that figure includes the ordinance package.
"and it's not surprising that they get bitter, they cling to guns or religion or antipathy to people who aren't like them or anti-immigrant sentiment or anti-trade sentiment as a way to explain their frustrations."
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#17 2009-11-03 12:35 am
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Re: Somali pirates demand $7 million ransom: "the amount is not big.""
I can't help thinking of Dr. Evil. <puts little finger at the corner of his smirk>
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#18 2009-11-03 12:36 am
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Re: Somali pirates demand $7 million ransom: "the amount is not big.""
Pariah wrote:
Farmerkev wrote:
Sternum wrote:
Considering how much military hardware costs, $7 million will likely get you one or two, tops.They're a touch over a half mill each I think.
Doubt that figure includes the ordinance package.
500 thou!?!!
I blame walmart.
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