sifuwong Posted November 23, 2008 Share Posted November 23, 2008 Looks like some country is gonna have to take out the coastal towns where these pirates are based from. Either that, or have every ship and tanker armed.http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081120/ap_on_...rate_boomtown_5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vertigo58 Posted November 24, 2008 Share Posted November 24, 2008 Looks like the link "expired" There was a good story on this on KUHF last week. The reporters had interviewed some of the children and they were very happy to state that they wanted to grow up to be pirates just like dad, uncles, etc! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sifuwong Posted November 25, 2008 Author Share Posted November 25, 2008 Hmm..strange. I was still able to get to the link. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vertigo58 Posted November 25, 2008 Share Posted November 25, 2008 Hmm..strange. I was still able to get to the link. Now it works maybe it was being pirated when I tried to open. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BryanS Posted November 25, 2008 Share Posted November 25, 2008 I think we found a use for our post cold war nuclear arsenal. Pirates? In 2008? You have to be kidding. Nuke'm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sifuwong Posted November 26, 2008 Author Share Posted November 26, 2008 It looks like tomorrow is the deadline to hand over $25 million to these pirates for that Saudi tanker($100 million) they have as hostage. Interesting to see what happens if the Saudis don't give in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TJones Posted November 26, 2008 Share Posted November 26, 2008 It looks like tomorrow is the deadline to hand over $25 million to these pirates for that Saudi tanker($100 million) they have as hostage. Interesting to see what happens if the Saudis don't give in.Well, the pirates have no clue what to do Sifu. They started out at $10mil, then went to $25mil after they found out it had $100million of crude on board. Now they are back down to $15mil.I heard the Saudis are actually looking for Mercs or help from the U.S., to go steal the ship back, most likely be cheaper than paying a ransom. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheNiche Posted November 26, 2008 Share Posted November 26, 2008 Well, the pirates have no clue what to do Sifu. They started out at $10mil, then went to $25mil after they found out it had $100million of crude on board. Now they are back down to $15mil.I heard the Saudis are actually looking for Mercs or help from the U.S., to go steal the ship back, most likely be cheaper than paying a ransom.A military response is the appropriate response. A clear message must be sent that there is no profit in pirating supertankers...only death. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TJones Posted November 26, 2008 Share Posted November 26, 2008 A military response is the appropriate response. A clear message must be sent that there is no profit in pirating supertankers...only death.Agreed. It worked for the Spanish, French and the English, down in the Carribean. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
memebag Posted November 26, 2008 Share Posted November 26, 2008 This poses an attractive alternative to all the bailouts going on. Perhaps the US should start licensing privateers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sifuwong Posted November 26, 2008 Author Share Posted November 26, 2008 Well, the pirates have no clue what to do Sifu. They started out at $10mil, then went to $25mil after they found out it had $100million of crude on board. Now they are back down to $15mil.I heard the Saudis are actually looking for Mercs or help from the U.S., to go steal the ship back, most likely be cheaper than paying a ransom.Yeah, it could be Blackwater that they're looking to get help from. Blackwater was in negotiating with some country or company about providing security a few weeks ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UrbaNerd Posted November 27, 2008 Share Posted November 27, 2008 MOAB the mofos. Nuke em, even. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N Judah Posted November 27, 2008 Share Posted November 27, 2008 Interesting responses, considering it's not a ship that has anything to do with the US. How would nuking it salvage the $100 million of oil on board? Or are people proposing this as a way to get back at the Saudis? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
memebag Posted November 27, 2008 Share Posted November 27, 2008 Interesting responses, considering it's not a ship that has anything to do with the US. How would nuking it salvage the $100 million of oil on board? Or are people proposing this as a way to get back at the Saudis?Piracy has a lot to do with the US. It's driving up the cost of shipping by raising insurance rates. I think the sentiments expressed here are directed at ending the piracy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sifuwong Posted November 27, 2008 Author Share Posted November 27, 2008 I just think the Saudis shouldn't give in at all. I want to see what these pirates will really do. Will they really blow up the tanker? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
editor Posted November 27, 2008 Share Posted November 27, 2008 I think we found a use for our post cold war nuclear arsenal. Pirates? In 2008? You have to be kidding. Nuke'm.Piracy never went away. As long as there have been boats there have been pirates.Today most pirate activity is in the area off East Africa, in the Philippines, and in the South China Sea. My father was in the import business for a long while and had more than a few of his shipments hijacked by pirates in the 70's and 80's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sifuwong Posted November 27, 2008 Author Share Posted November 27, 2008 Interesting responses, considering it's not a ship that has anything to do with the US. How would nuking it salvage the $100 million of oil on board? Or are people proposing this as a way to get back at the Saudis?I think the other guys meant bombing the coastal villages where the pirates' ships are based out of.Piracy never went away. As long as there have been boats there have been pirates.Today most pirate activity is in the area off East Africa, in the Philippines, and in the South China Sea. My father was in the import business for a long while and had more than a few of his shipments hijacked by pirates in the 70's and 80's.In the South China Sea back in the 70's and 80's, the pirates were after whatever they could find valuable on the ships they hijacked as well as raping women, children during the exodus of Vietnamese refugees. Most of the pirates back then were Thai, which ironically, the Somalian pirates hijacked a Thai vessel last week.They didn't demand millions of $$, so a different situation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N Judah Posted November 27, 2008 Share Posted November 27, 2008 Well, whatever they meant, their responses seemed bizarre and hysterical. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheNiche Posted November 27, 2008 Share Posted November 27, 2008 Well, whatever they meant, their responses seemed bizarre and hysterical.Their responses were bizarre and hysterical...that was their intention. You, on the other hand, need to lighten up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N Judah Posted November 27, 2008 Share Posted November 27, 2008 Their responses were bizarre and hysterical...that was their intention. You, on the other hand, need to lighten up.Actually, nuking people is serious beeswax. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BryanS Posted November 28, 2008 Share Posted November 28, 2008 Actually, nuking people is serious beeswax.It is. And in this case, it would "send a message" to those wishing to engage in such activity. I would also go for the nuclear option, for those who attempt to steal my personal property or invade my home or worse. Our world should have zero tolerance for any of this criminal activity... enough is enough. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
memebag Posted November 28, 2008 Share Posted November 28, 2008 It is. And in this case, it would "send a message" to those wishing to engage in such activity. I would also go for the nuclear option, for those who attempt to steal my personal property or invade my home or worse. Our world should have zero tolerance for any of this criminal activity... enough is enough.Yeah, thank God we aren't a Christian nation. Otherwise we'd have to obey this crap:"You have heard the law that says the punishment must match the injury: 'An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth.' But I say, do not resist an evil person! If someone slaps you on the right cheek, offer the other cheek also. If you are sued in court and your shirt is taken from you, give your coat, too. If a soldier demands that you carry his gear for a mile, carry it two miles. Give to those who ask, and don Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
musicman Posted November 28, 2008 Share Posted November 28, 2008 It is. And in this case, it would "send a message" to those wishing to engage in such activity. I would also go for the nuclear option, for those who attempt to steal my personal property or invade my home or worse. Our world should have zero tolerance for any of this criminal activity... enough is enough.lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subdude Posted November 28, 2008 Share Posted November 28, 2008 take out the coastal townsNuke'm....only deathMOAB the mofos.Nuke em, evenTough guys, eh? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crunchtastic Posted November 28, 2008 Share Posted November 28, 2008 Tough guys, eh?It does rather sound like schoolyard bulllying, doesn't it?Let me go on record as not being down with using nukes on thieves. Please. Just hire some 'tactical' killers and be done with it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TJones Posted November 28, 2008 Share Posted November 28, 2008 Yeah, thank God we aren't a Christian nation. Otherwise we'd have to obey this crap:"You have heard the law that says the punishment must match the injury: 'An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth.' But I say, do not resist an evil person! If someone slaps you on the right cheek, offer the other cheek also. If you are sued in court and your shirt is taken from you, give your coat, too. If a soldier demands that you carry his gear for a mile, carry it two miles. Give to those who ask, and don Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TJones Posted November 28, 2008 Share Posted November 28, 2008 It does rather sound like schoolyard bulllying, doesn't it?Let me go on record as not being down with using nukes on thieves. Please. Just hire some 'tactical' killers and be done with it. Ummm, didn't you say you had a "real problem" with the Joe Horn types ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UrbaNerd Posted December 2, 2008 Share Posted December 2, 2008 Hell naw...they're trying to hijack civilian ships/cruise liners now...http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/front/6142186.html#noneNuke the bastards. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LTAWACS Posted December 16, 2008 Share Posted December 16, 2008 They are useless. Fire at will! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N Judah Posted January 10, 2009 Share Posted January 10, 2009 Here's an interesting perspective on the subject:http://www.independent.co.uk/opinion/comme...es-1225817.htmlI say just recognize them as Somalia's official coast guard, and that can be the first step towards rebuilding the country. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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