Dealing with pirates - here's how you do it.

[Ichiban]

It looks to me like the Russians have a good idea.

http://www.allheadlinenews.com/articles/7018675219

Russian Authorities: Freed Somali Pirates Likely Dead
Ayinde O. Chase - AHN News Editor

Moscow, Russian Federation (AHN) - Russian authorities say the group of freed Somali pirates who hijacked an oil tanker are likely dead. The pirates originally captured by the Russian navy were released in an inflatable boat in open seas with no navigational equipment hundreds of miles from shore.

"According to the latest information, the pirates who seized the Moscow University oil tanker failed to reach the shore. Evidently, they have all died," the high-ranking source was quoted as saying by all Russia's official news agencies.

[Pathfinder]

It looks to me like the Russians have a good idea.

http://www.allheadlinenews.com/articles/7018675219

Russian Authorities: Freed Somali Pirates Likely Dead
Ayinde O. Chase - AHN News Editor

Moscow, Russian Federation (AHN) - Russian authorities say the group of freed Somali pirates who hijacked an oil tanker are likely dead. The pirates originally captured by the Russian navy were released in an inflatable boat in open seas with no navigational equipment hundreds of miles from shore.

"According to the latest information, the pirates who seized the Moscow University oil tanker failed to reach the shore. Evidently, they have all died," the high-ranking source was quoted as saying by all Russia's official news agencies.

Translation - we killed the effers, set their bodies adrift in a leaking inflatable and have slept just fine ever since, thank you for asking.

Sometimes the Russkie way is an effective way, like the events in Lebanon in the 80's when a couple of Ruskkies were kidnapped. The Russkies captured the imam's on, killed him, stuffed his genitals in his mouth, and sent him back to Daddy. The Ruskies were released unharmed the next day IIRC.

[Solus]

We will see how effective their approach is by how long before another Russian ship is attacked.

I bet it will be awhile once word gets out.

[fightingquaker13]

They were "released in an inflatable boat hundreds of miles off shore" ? Gee, didn't they get water wings to help them swim with the free chain they were given? Beria would have been proud. Why didn't W or BO (along with the rest of the world) figure this out? Its the only way to discourage these people. I mean seriously, we have allowed a bunch of goat herders without a pot to piss in disrupt global commerce and extort more in ransom than the vilages they sailed from are worth. Why?
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[atmiller]

Their way didn't work so good when they killed all those civilians by gassing the theatre they were held in.  Saw a documentary on it.  What a useless waste of human life that was. 

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[tombogan03884]

Their way didn't work so good when they killed all those civilians by gassing the theatre they were held in.  Saw a documentary on it.  What a useless waste of human life that was.  

What do you expect from people who deploy armor and artillery in hostage situations ?

[fightingquaker13]

The Russians have never, not since the days of the tsar been noted for precision and subtelty in military affairs. They've also never been noted for any concern at all about collateral damage. What they're good at is giving conscripts good durable weapons, maintaining iron discipline in the ranks, and making people wish they'd never messed with Russia.
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[tombogan03884]

But they've only won two wars in the last hundred years, and one of those was a rematch after they got thrashed by Finland.

[fightingquaker13]

But they've only won two wars in the last hundred years, and one of those was a rematch after they got thrashed by Finland.

Yep, but is anyone ever glad they won a war with Russia, or do they just wish it had never happened?
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[tombogan03884]

The Japanese were pretty happy in 1905, and Afghanistan was much more advanced when they left, I don't know about the others.
Oh, I forgot their glorious campaign against mighty Georgia and their 200 tanks.