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5th Fleet boss: Navy to go after pirates
Posted: Fri Dec 19, 2008 9:24 pm
by 308Mike
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5th Fleet boss: Navy to go after pirates
By Andrew Scutro - Staff writer
Posted : Friday Dec 19, 2008 14:54:42 EST
NORFOLK, Va. — Sailors will soon be back in the pirate-hunting business again, following Tuesday’s United Nations resolution authorizing aggressive military action against pirates bases in Somalia, according to the top Navy admiral in the Middle East.
The resolution gives militaries the go-ahead to conduct air and shore attacks against pirate bases. The resolution, coupled with plans to create a joint U.S.-European pirate court in Kenya to prosecute hijackers, lay the groundwork for the new naval action, said 5th Fleet commander Vice Adm. Bill Gortney.
“We’re going to aggressively go after these pirates” once the judicial system is in place, Gortney said in a telephone interview Friday. “The sailors need to know that the international community, the international governments are working it really hard” to put the legal framework in place.
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Re: 5th Fleet boss: Navy to go after pirates
Posted: Fri Dec 19, 2008 10:09 pm
by Weetabix
US-European pirate court, my ass.
The only sentences they pass out had better be posthumous ones.
Re: 5th Fleet boss: Navy to go after pirates
Posted: Fri Dec 19, 2008 11:01 pm
by The Quiet Man
US-European pirate court, my ass.
You left out the best part...it is to be held in Kenya. Yeah, Kenya is almost synonymous with justice.
And since when is the Navy to be part of some kind of police force afloat? Capture pirates and bring them to justice (in Kenya)? WTF is that all about? Pirates get their ships sunk and survivors are left to drown...they're pirates for crissakes. They are basically terrorists with boats...kill 'em where ya find 'em...no bag limit. Honestly I believe that all the leaders of the western world couldn't muster a set of balls amongst them.
Re: 5th Fleet boss: Navy to go after pirates
Posted: Fri Dec 19, 2008 11:28 pm
by clyde621
The Quiet Man wrote:US-European pirate court, my ass.
Honestly I believe that all the leaders of the western world couldn't muster a set of balls amongst them.
I think you ment to say the Western World politicians can't find a set of balls amongst them
Re: 5th Fleet boss: Navy to go after pirates
Posted: Sat Dec 20, 2008 2:23 am
by Mike OTDP
You guys left out the most important job of a court in naval warfare.
Adjudication of prizes. This is the NAVY. The Army and Air Farce kill people and break things. The Navy kills people and takes their stuff home to sell.
We're going to try to make some pocket money on this one....
Re: 5th Fleet boss: Navy to go after pirates
Posted: Sat Dec 20, 2008 6:41 pm
by blackeagle603
Away boarding parties, away.
Finally a reason for the continued existence of the Marines.
Re: 5th Fleet boss: Navy to go after pirates
Posted: Sun Dec 21, 2008 2:06 am
by Combat Controller
blackeagle603 wrote:Away boarding parties, away.
Finally a reason for the continued existence of the Marines.
LOL, you are going to catch it for that!
Re: 5th Fleet boss: Navy to go after pirates
Posted: Sun Dec 21, 2008 3:42 am
by Rumpshot
Is this the excuse I need for my very own CPO Cutlass???
Re: 5th Fleet boss: Navy to go after pirates
Posted: Mon Dec 22, 2008 2:49 am
by blackeagle603
Re: 5th Fleet boss: Navy to go after pirates
Posted: Mon Dec 22, 2008 3:53 am
by clyde621
Pirates have been asking for it so lets give it to them
Besides it gives the Marines gunny practice.