I wish I knew Russian.
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Below are two versions of how the Russians dealt with pirates who attacked a Russian tanker. The Russian version is more convincing.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/8675978.stm
BBC, Link above, has a different spin on the story; although the end result was the same.
Summary Justice! And there are those who criticize the SEALS for "Double Tapping" bin Laden.
http://true-turtle.livejournal.com/85315.html
This videotape shows Russian Navy commandos on a Somalian pirate ship shortly after the pirates had captured a Russian oil tanker. The Euro Union Navy that patrols these waters would not interfere because they feared there could be casualties. The soldiers freed their compatriots and the tanker. The Russian Navy Commandos moved the pirates back to their own pirate ship, searched the pirate ship for weapons and explosives, and then they left the ship and exploded it with all remaining pirates hand-cuffed to it.
The commandos sank the pirate ship along with the pirates and without any court proceedings, lawyers etc. That is, they used the anti-piracy laws of the 18th and 19th centuries where the captain of the rescuing ship has the right to decide what to do with the pirates. Usually, they were hanged.
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Below are two versions of how the Russians dealt with pirates who attacked a Russian tanker. The Russian version is more convincing.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/8675978.stm
BBC, Link above, has a different spin on the story; although the end result was the same.
Summary Justice! And there are those who criticize the SEALS for "Double Tapping" bin Laden.
http://true-turtle.livejournal.com/85315.html
This videotape shows Russian Navy commandos on a Somalian pirate ship shortly after the pirates had captured a Russian oil tanker. The Euro Union Navy that patrols these waters would not interfere because they feared there could be casualties. The soldiers freed their compatriots and the tanker. The Russian Navy Commandos moved the pirates back to their own pirate ship, searched the pirate ship for weapons and explosives, and then they left the ship and exploded it with all remaining pirates hand-cuffed to it.
The commandos sank the pirate ship along with the pirates and without any court proceedings, lawyers etc. That is, they used the anti-piracy laws of the 18th and 19th centuries where the captain of the rescuing ship has the right to decide what to do with the pirates. Usually, they were hanged.
Interesting. That's what i've always thought should be done to them. Live by the sword....