Somali gunmen 'renounce piracy' - Democratic Underground

tj2001

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Mon May-25-09 07:14 AM
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Somali gunmen 'renounce piracy'

Source: BBC News

Around 200 Somali pirates are reported to have renounced piracy at a meeting in northern Somalia.

Members of the group met local leaders and Somali expatriates in Eyl, in the autonomous region of Puntland, and promised to halt their activities.

Pirate representative Abshir Abdullah told the BBC all the ships and hostages they were holding would now be freed.

Pirates have been coming under pressure from local leaders, who have accused them of corrupting their communities.

Read more: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/8066996.stm

They'll be back at work next week...

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Ian David

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Mon May-25-09 07:21 AM
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1. I bet they open banks. n/t

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ohio2007

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Mon May-25-09 07:38 AM
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2. They found "gainfull" employment elswhere

http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5gax-I2JGIv8C5H6Dm6ZegI_0I3xA

to aid a western organization formerly known as blackwater
http://www.allheadlinenews.com/articles/7015254925

:sarcasm:

Actually, for those who know,
The monsoon season is underway in that part of the ocean.....

But in the meantime as the pirate season winds down

"Pirates vs old people"
old people win

Hero cruise ship Britons fight off armed Somali pirates with deckchairs and tables

British pensioners on a cruise ship bravely fought off machine gun-armed Somali pirates by hurling deckchairs and tables at them.
The holidaymakers were enjoying a midnight Mozart concert onboard MSC Melody when pirates armed with Kalashnikovs attempted to board it using grappling hooks and ladders.
But passengers forced them back to their boats by throwing chairs and tables over the stern of the ship as Israeli security guards onboard the cruise liner fired warning shots.

snip

They could have taken on the Bismark after that nights engagement

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boomerbust

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Mon May-25-09 07:54 AM
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3. Oh yeah

Two comrades with their heads blown off will make them change stategies.

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