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7. I'm more academically intringued by the idea...

Fri May 18, 2012, 10:53 AM

May 2012

...that it is less costly to simply let them take the ship and/or crew than to try to fight the pirates.

I'm no Somali pirate sympathizer

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Land pirates: An EU force finally gets tough on Somali bandits [View all] yortsed snacilbuper May 2012 OP

Funny how the trend isn't to arm the crews... ellisonz May 2012 #1

Okay so why not more mercs then? ellisonz May 2012 #5

So you are good with foreign troops raiding in Somalia and the use of mercs? ProgressiveProfessor May 2012 #6

I'm more academically intringued by the idea... ellisonz May 2012 #7

Look for a jump in ransom. Arctic Dave May 2012 #2

I do not see anyone screaming about the clear breach in national sovereignty... ProgressiveProfessor May 2012 #4