Originally Posted by tarbaby
Originally Posted by biggus
Or do those that advocate sinking pirates suggest naval forces open fire on any vessel fulfilling some of the criteria for a pirate vessel? Great - until the first time it goes wrong!
Who would be left to protest?
You never know, do you?
Originally Posted by BBC News
The owner of a Thai fishing trawler has said the Indian navy sank it off Somalia's coast last week after wrongly assuming it was a pirate "mother ship". Wicharn Sirichaiekawat said the Indian frigate had attacked the Ekawat Nava 5 while it was being hijacked by pirates. He said one of the crew had been found alive after six days in the Gulf of Aden, but that another 14 were missing...
Incidentally, if your policy was implemented, who would you prefer to see charged with murder by the International Criminal Court? The politicians who sanctioned it, the senior officers at HQ who directed the operation, the CO of the warship concerned, the sailors who were 'only obeying orders' when they pulled the trigger or everybody involved? Contrary to popular belief, even the Russians respect international law and don't kill 'pirates' out of hand:
Originally Posted by RT
It has been revealed that Russia released 29 pirates held off the Somali coast to Iran and Pakistan three weeks ago, saying there was no legal basis to try them in Russia. “The pirates were handed over to representatives of Iran and Pakistan after an investigation that lasted about a week,” Interfax news agency quoted a source in the General Headquarters of the Russian Navy...