January 12, 2009


Somali Pirates’ Suicides Confound Naval Forces

An international flotilla of warships has gathered to put an end to the cutthroats’ high-spirited shenanigans but has so far failed to make much impression on the maritime hijackings.

American, British, French, German, Indian, Russian, and Chinese warships are among the naval forces that have assembled to stop the pirates’ self-destructive tendencies, but with limited effect.

“If saving these poor scoundrels from themselves means losing few million tons of freight,” said Canadian Navy Vice Admiral Bruce Allen Haye, “then that’s just a small price we’re willing to pay again and again and again.”

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posted by Michael Grant Smith in adventure, business, crime, economics, international, news, satire, war 

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4 Responses to “Somali Pirates’ Suicides Confound Naval Forces”

  1. Kris on January 12th, 2009 at 3:53 pm

    I am happy to see the word scoundrels make an appearence here.

    I can’t wait for the the re-emergence of scallywags, rascals, brigands and ne’er-do-wells!

  2. Lucy Foley on January 12th, 2009 at 4:18 pm

    Flibbertigibbets.

  3. Michael Grant Smith on January 12th, 2009 at 6:23 pm

    I meant scoundrels in a nice way, like asshats or rat bastards.

  4. Lucy Foley on January 12th, 2009 at 6:57 pm

    Asshats! I am learning.

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