Somalian Pirates

Former Marines train Somalian pirates

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Somalian Pirates are the most high profile pirates of the modern-day; with the merchant ship 'Alabama' incident getting them more publicity than the fifteen other ships that were being held in captivity for ransom money.

The way we don't deal with the Somalian Pirates, but hastily give in to their demands; is in some cases simply amazing. It is enough to make, headless, 'Blackbeard the Pirate' turn in his watery grave in utter astonishment.

Being anti-pirate and special forces trained; I could see the farce that was taking place right before our very eyes. The Captain has to be a very intelligent man because of the job that he does. I am sure he would have liked to have been freed a lot earlier than he was.

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Why wasn't the Captain freed earlier

It is obvious that the modern-day piracy rules of engagement had a lot, if not, everything to do with it.

RULES OF ENGAGEMENT a short sentence when spoken, but a long sentence for the law abiding person who is in the pirates' hands.

The prisoner is called a hostage it sounds more humane; that means he does not have to be released quite so quickly. It gives the authorities more time to consider the consequences of their action and if decided necessary change the rules of engagement to suit their needs.

Forget about the prisoner, how he feels, how he is being treated or how he would love to be free. And after-all he should be freed he is a law abiding citizen going about his daily work, and paying high taxes which the authorities are going to give to the pirates to spend however they like and with a pat on the back.

The US Navy seals were there

And they were physically capable of releasing the Captain within a few hours, BUT, the rules of engagement made their task impossible. The Seals were not allowed to take out the pirates, unless, it could be proved the pirates were going to squeeze the trigger to kill the Captain.

The fact that various pirates were pointing automatic weapons with double magazines directly at the Captain was not sufficient evidence that they would kill him.

The first thing I was taught; you don't point a gun at anybody unless you intend to kill them. If someone is pointing a loaded gun at you, then you have to assume they intend killing you, which a poorly trained pirate could do by accident?

Anyway common sense prevailed four days later, when there was a hic-cup in communications, whatever happened the person was not available on the other end of the line. The Seals moved in effectively releasing the Captain unharmed.

A task they could have carried out four days earlier.

The authorities gave themselves a pat on the back for a job well done.

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We now learn that there are pirate

Training camps in Somalia, and there are lots of them. Some people get trained-up and change their mind and don't do any piracies.

The ones that don't change their mines are the determined ones that succeed in hijacking ships of every kind, boats or whatever is there.

Former Marines of Somalia are training potential pirates how to attack a ship with rocket-launchers and automatic weapons mostly AK-47s. They teach them to use anti-aircraft missiles and how to disable security-systems and disarm identification beacons.

These recruits get a crash course on seamanship; you just can't walk out of the desert and know how to man a boat. They are taught how to board a moving ship and the best tactics to use to overpower the ship's crew. When onboard they are taught how to set-up their own telecommunication systems.

Every important navy in the world is out on the water trying to protect the merchant ships and to try and find the pirates. It has long been known that many of the pirates operate from a mother-ship, but not all of them.

Those Rules of Engagement

Because of today's rules of engagement should a boat be found full of unruly people who look like they are cut-throats, roaming about on the high seas because it's a nice day.

And they have rocket-launchers, automatic weapons galore, knives and a few rifle grenades, with a couple of anti-aircraft missiles thrown-in.

The rules of engagement say; leave them alone. They have to be left in peace, because they have not been caught in the act of carrying out a piracy.

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