Pirates vow to kill U.S., French sailors

[Turborama]

Source: CNN

Two pirates in Somalia vowed revenge Monday, after the U.S. military killed three pirates and freed a U.S. ship captain who had been held hostage for several days. The pirates told a Somali journalist that they were angered by the U.S. action, as well as a French raid Friday that killed two pirates and one hostage and freed four hostages. "We have decided to kill U.S. and French sailors if they happen to be among our future hostages," said Abdullahi Ahmed, a member of a pirate group based at Harardhere, a coastal town in central Somalia.

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The military actions angered Ali Nur, a pirate who is based in Gara'ad, a coastal village in the semi-autonomous region of Puntland, in northern Somalia. "From now on, after the killings by the U.S. and France, we will add some harsher steps in our dealings with hostages, particularly American and French hostages," Nur told a journalist.

The U.S. military acknowledged Sunday that its actions to rescue Phillips could increase the risk of violence. "This could escalate violence in this part of the world. No question about it," U.S. Navy Vice Adm. Bill Gortney told reporters.

Nur issued a warning to the United States.

"The killing of our boys was aggression, and the U.S. will see what they get from their operation," he said

Read more: http://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/africa/04/13/somalia.pirates.revenge/index.html

[Posteritatis]

1. Aggression? Mmm, causality failure! (nt)

[cboy4]

2. "The killing of our boys was aggression."

Nope. Just good aim. :thumbsup:

[Botany]

3. Ah, that is not the best idea

[petronius]

4. This shouldn't be a surprise to anyone. I'm hoping that our decision to

use force and send more ships was coupled with a plan to take some more comprehensive actions to protect shipping in the region...

[damntexdem]

5. And it's best to rescue someone known to be rescuable.

And in the end, we know where Mr. Nur lives.

[Hoopla Phil]

7. Good points. Perhaps we should send him a tomahawk by air delivery.

[msanthrope]

19. I suspect it was. We don't have morons running things anymore. n/t

[Hoopla Phil]

6. The aggression was the act of piracy. The reaction is why pirates for the last 200 years

have not targeted U.S. flagged ships. Guess these teen pirates should have picked up a history book instead of an AK-47.

[Abacus]

8. "How dare you not let us rob your families blind?!"

:eyes:

[ohio2007]

17. I think they may grab "his" family and hold them hostage

they are within reach
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/berkshire/default.stm

[Downtown Hound]

9. An "act of aggression?" LOL.

It could almost be Bush running those pirates. What do they call it when they snatch innocent people off the open seas and hold them hostage? Love?

[never cry wolf]

10. What do you call a pirate without a ship?

Harmless... If we know where they are based, why are their boats not at the bottom of the harbor? Why are we messing with their AK-47's when we have cannons, cruise missiles and aircraft carriers?

[slackmaster]

11. I thought the correct answer was "Bob"

:hide:

[canetoad]

15. LOL

Brother of Annette, Russell and Neil.

[ohio2007]

18. lol . reminds me of a baseball joke but I won't go there

[Downtown Hound]

12. They have hostages. n/t

[Odin2005]

30. Shark bait. n/t.

[Dr.Phool]

13. Breaking:.... US, French sailors vow to kill Pirates.

[BrightKnight]

22. They should play bait and switch with heavily armed honey pots.

A few rounds of that might make them think twice.

[No More Bushbots]

14. I'm sure the next ships they target will be French or U.S. * sarcasm *

But I'm betting they will target a ship flying the flag of some country that won't shoot back.

[canetoad]

16. Is this the start

of the WAR ON PIRATES?

[ohio2007]

20. this should be the end

of western fundy food aid shipments to these dirtbags.

[depakid]

31. That would be about right...

interesting mindset, eh?

[Journeyman]

21. The classic Peter Lorre line: "Oh, you coward -- defending yourself!" . . .

this will not end well, for someone and probably some people, that's for sure. . .

[Seldona]

23. "The killing of our boys was aggression,"

Is this asshole serious? It's like a home-invader whining when he gets 20 years. Gee those cops and prosecutors sure were AGGRESSIVE.

LOL

[Third Doctor]

25. Um..

Taking this guy hostage for a $2 million ransom and threatening to kill him if this demand was not met was not agression? Why not just let the US Navy train there crews while blowing the ships out of the water.

[Seldona]

28. Not sure what you are getting at.

Am I wrong in thinking the partial quote I used was from a couple of the pirates? Perhaps I wasn't clear, but that was the point I was trying to make, the irony of the kidnappers/pirates calling the rescue operation 'aggressive.'

As for the Navy using situations like this for training, that is ridiculous imo. Only those that are fully trained and experianced should attempt operations like this. People's lives are on the line with split-second decision making required.

It is more important in these cases to keep the hostages alive than to kill the pirates. If it so happens the kidnappers are threatening to kill their hostages at the immediate moment, than I have no problem with the authorities using the necessary force to stop that from happening.

It isn't like we went looking for trouble. The pirates did that themselves. They found it.

:shrug:

[stray cat]

24. Instead of kidnapping and threatening to kill them and then killing them if not paid?

[opihimoimoi]

26. Them ASSHOLES gonna be SORRRRY...never fuck with a pissed off Obama

they don't get it...do they?

[MetaTrope]

27. Gosh, BOTH pirates made that vow?

This should be a banner headline on every newspaper and TV network in the world. Oh wait, it probably is.

[opihimoimoi]

29. They have no idea their cause is not a cause but sheer robery on the high seas

They have put themselves in the sights of a 50 Cal.....perhaps...they can still change.......will they??

[Cha]

32. Thanks for the warning..I'm betting

the US and French sailors will be on the lookout for pirates such as these.

[KillCapitalism]

33. And to think we invaded Iraq.

Somalia has always been a far worse international threat to security. We should have been shocking and aweing their asses instead of Saddam's.