from military.com, a POS web site run by George Soros cronies:
NAIROBI, Kenya -- Private security guards shot and killed a Somali pirate during an attack on a merchant ship off the coast of East Africa in what is believed to be the first such killing by armed contractors, the EU Naval Force spokesman said Wednesday.
The death comes amid fears that increasingly aggressive pirates and the growing use of armed private security contractors onboard vessels could fuel increased violence on the high seas. The handling of the case may have legal implications beyond the individuals involved in Tuesday's shooting.
The guards were onboard the MV Almezaan when a pirate group approached it twice, said EU Naval Force spokesman Cmdr. John Harbour. During the second approach on the Panamanian-flagged cargo ship which is United Arab Emirates owned, there was an exchange of fire between the guards and the pirates.
An EU Naval Force frigate was dispatched to the scene and launched a helicopter that located the pirates. Seven pirates were found, including one who had died from small-caliber gunshot wounds, indicating he had been shot by the contractors, said Harbour. The six remaining pirates were taken into custody.
Crews are becoming increasingly adept at repelling attacks by pirates in the dangerous waters of the Indian Ocean and Gulf of Aden. But pirates are becoming more aggressive in response, shooting bullets and rocket-propelled grenades at ships to try to intimidate captains into stopping.
Several organizations, including the International Maritime Bureau, have expressed fears that the use of armed security contractors could encourage pirates to be more violent when taking a ship. Sailors have been hurt or killed before but this generally happens by accident or through poor health. There has only been one known execution of a hostage despite dozens of pirate hijackings.
The Associated Press -- Bastion of Cowardice and LiberalismJeezus H. Freakin' Mother-of-God.
This is PRECISELY the kind of lily-livered horseshit that permeates the news today.
We see it practically every day. Entire local governments caving in to Muslim demands. Political correctness. Rules of Engagement that put our own forces at peril, above and beyond ruckin' up and grabbing a weapon.
Bottom line is, if the pirates want to play, they're gonna pay. If the ship captains put their vessel in the sea lanes and they're attacked by dumb**** morons in a silly-assed bullshit boat, we're supposed to be offended and worry about
pirates' legal ****ing status?
ARE YOU ****ING KIDDING ME????
Every time I read stories written in this manner, along with the gushing by AP that's posted on Yahoo concerning HCR, I tell ya, I see red.
I don't know who's driving the AP bus, but whoever it is, that asshole needs his ****ing ass kicked. Twice. Once for liberal stupidity and again just because.
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