I don't know about you all, but i'm getting really tired of these pirate stories. I'm not talking about those great old one's with Errol Flynn or Burt Lancaster, i mean the modern one's that seem to be in the news every day. You have 4 or 5 cretins in a large row boat, armed with AK's and an RPG, and they're actually stopping a tanker that's like 5 blocks long and a million tons! (did the skipper ever think of not stopping?) And they're doing this with half the worlds navy's looking on! DUH!
Has it dawned on anyone to simply vaporize these cretins while they're still in their row boat? (sorry, very un-PC of me) I mean, it's almost 2009. They can litterly tell how many teeth you have in your mouth from 10 miles up! And what about their home base? Has anyone thought of unleashing a few Tomahawks to turn the place into a park, devoid of human life? Unless i missed it, i don't recall reading anything about even one of these cretins being wasted. Any wonder why they won't stop? Perhaps the worlds "great naval powers" are waiting for the pirates to amass enough money so they can then go to Russia and buy themselves a nuclear sub. Then we can all sit down and "negotiate" with them.
I did read a few days ago that the pirates were sent a "message" by the local radical Islamic psycho's, telling the pirates that if any Moose-lamb ships are taken, the towelheads will attack. Now that will make the pirates stop and think. Gee, let's see. if the Moose-lambs attack, they'll kill every living thing within 10 miles. If the Americans, British, or French catch us, we'll be "arrested", taken to a friendly country, fed, cleaned-up, educated, supported, and given a lawyer. It shouldn't be hard to figure who's ships will get attacked.
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,457158,00.html
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Spider,
here's the deal. By international treat, shipping vessels are NOT ALLOWED to carry weapons. Supposedly, the worlds Navies will be able to ensure safety on the high seas.
Supposedly, the worlds Navies will be able to ensure safety on the high seas.
Hahahahahahahaha!!!!!!
I'm not talking about those great old one's with Errol Flynn or Burt Lancaster...
You forgot Maureen O'Hara. Woo!
You're right CT!
And you're right too Steve. At least it sounds good.
"By international treat, shipping vessels are NOT ALLOWED to carry weapons"
Then take my ass to international treaty prison, because my cargo ships would be armed to the teeth, and anyone that said boo could eat me.
As far as that is concerned, naval ships ARE allowed to carry arms, and should be allowed to use them. All you need to do is escort these unarmed, undefended cargo vessels, what, a few hundred nautical miles to get them clear of the dangerzone?
Any rowboats come near, evaporate them with a couple of 5" HE rounds, and move on. We're talking about PT boats here, not even destroyer class. How hard would that be?
Hell, one of those US Coast Guard type little bitty outboard jobbers with a 50 cal mounted on it would do.
Why can't our navy protect our cargo ships?
Oh, and for you history buffs out there, this isn't a new problem. The US Marine corps was created in order to fight the Barbary Coast pirates (off of an adjacent coast of Africa) in 1802 or something. The US Marine hymn sings about the "shores of Tripoli". That would be a reference to this brief war that the US was engaged in (our first foreign conflict, to be exact).
CT,
I said SUPPOSEDLY.
Goob,
Naval vessels can carry weapons and do, it's civilian / cargo / NON-Naval vessels that aren't supposed to.
I'm with you those that advocate arming, or hiring security for, any and all vessels regardless of size who might fall prey to piracy.
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