Somali pirates want $20 mil ship ransom; crewman dies

Monday 29th September, 06:23 AM JST

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unscrejects at 10:39 AM JST - 29th September

Kenya buying tanks from Russia? I thought Kenya was the 'good friend' of the US. And why is anyone concerned about these tanks anyway? Just sink the tub if they pose a problem - crew an' all (they're merchants of death). A lesson for McCain - Somalia is what happens when you jump into a war without thinking.
WilliB at 11:31 AM JST - 29th September

Isnt that down a lot from the 35 million they wanted yesterday? As the Russian fregatte gets closer, watch the price drop...
rjd_jr at 11:35 AM JST - 29th September

Send in the French special ops guys, they know what to do.
thedeath at 12:47 PM JST - 29th September

As the Russian fregatte gets closer, watch the price drop...

yeah exactly what i have in my mind.
techall at 01:30 PM JST - 29th September

“if we are attacked, we will defend ourselves until the last one of us dies.”

Sounds good to me.

unscrejects:

Lots of countries who are friendly with the U.S. buy Russian weapons for their military. They are cheaper and the T72 is no match for the M1 Abrams. Also, this seems to be a ligitmate Military acquisition for the Keyna military (they are intitled to have an armed force for national defense just like everyone else) so calling the crew "merchants of death" is not right.
frontandcentre at 02:39 PM JST - 29th September

The spate of hijackings recently is way beyond a joke. The solution, however, should be quite simple. They should communicate to the pirates that there will be international naval patrols protecting merchant shipping in the area, and that if they do this again, or even come close to another vessel, a gunship will fly over and turn them into instant fish food. If THAT threat doesn't work, then they should launch a land attack combined with airstrikes and destroy their bases.
dennis0bauer at 03:53 PM JST - 29th September

frontandcentre; they first have to know where their bases are. i bet the russian Navy will have no problem making a example of the somilian pirates even if it costs some crewmen lives.
Sarge at 04:21 PM JST - 29th September

"We want ransom"

Or, we want money that we didn't earn.
CavemanLawyer at 04:29 PM JST - 29th September

Send in the French special ops guys, they know what to do.

Greenpeace could get them aboard! --Cirroc
McNeoCon at 08:14 PM JST - 29th September

Send in the French special ops guys, they know what to do.

that is the funniest thing I ever read. even if the french actually has special ops crew we all know they would surrender at the first sign of a fight. Thank the Good Lord the US is there to save everyone again.
Loki520 at 08:19 PM JST - 29th September

McNeoCon, Actually the French have a GREAT special ops force.
CavemanLawyer at 09:04 PM JST - 29th September

Our buddies the French have some annoying quirks, oh yeah, but when it comes to special ops, spy stuff and knowing how to eat, you got to give credit where credit is due. The French are good at those. --Cirroc
CavemanLawyer at 09:23 PM JST - 29th September

From a little over a week ago.

French commandos free hostages from Somali pirates

http://www.japantoday.com/category/world/view/french-commandos-free-hostages-from-somali-pirates

We could use the help of the French again. --Cirroc
Alphaape at 10:12 PM JST - 29th September

I beleive that the price will drop when the Russian ship gets within the Somali coast. I hope those pirates were able to watch TV recently and fully understood what just happened in Georgia. But, if not, they will get a real quick lesson.
WilliB at 12:21 AM JST - 30th September

I hope the Russians get there soon.