Comments on: Popping the Pirate Party

By: indian navy

indian navy — Sun, 14 Dec 2008 23:19:53 +0000

How do they do it? Basically, it’s a big ocean and no one wants to be top cop. NATO and the U.S. Navy say they can’t be everywhere, and American officials are urging ships to hire private security. Warships patrolling off Somalia have

By: gulf of aden

gulf of aden — Sat, 13 Dec 2008 19:39:00 +0000

Nairobi, Nov 19 (DPA) A Greek ship has become the third vessel seized by Somali pirates since they took control of a Saudi supertanker over the weekend in their most daring raid yet, a maritime official said Wednesday.Andrew Mwangura of the

By: ins tabar

ins tabar — Sat, 13 Dec 2008 11:45:15 +0000

New Delhi, November 19: : An Indian warship deployed in the Gulf of Aden fought Somali pirates and destroyed their vessel after a brief battle, the Indian Navy said. An official press release says a suspected pirate ship with two speed

By: gulf war syndrome

gulf war syndrome — Sun, 30 Nov 2008 21:35:53 +0000

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A report released Monday concluded that

By: gulf war illness

gulf war illness — Sun, 30 Nov 2008 21:03:19 +0000

WASHINGTON (CNN) — An extensive federal report released Monday concludes that roughly one in four of the 697,000 U.S. veterans of the 1990-91 Gulf War suffer from Gulf War illness. A U.S. soldier wears

By: Prateek Rishi

Prateek Rishi — Sat, 29 Nov 2008 12:07:56 +0000

You may never know what is true on the High Seas. That is why you listen to instructions from the Navy! Unless you have a bigger Naval ship!

By: amit

amit — Sat, 29 Nov 2008 06:33:42 +0000

I am not sure what happened there, but I heard versions that the ship was attacked first and retaliated. Don’t know if that is true…

By: Prateek Rishi

Prateek Rishi — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 22:00:25 +0000

amreekandesi, All imagination in the direction you are imagining changed after the US War on Terror stance, and the support of the rest of the world, in allowing them to move on with the War on Terror (please pay attention, I am not talking of the Iraq war!). It is most simplistic to assume that if you are captive in a hijacked aircraft, and the aircraft is being used as a terrorist “pad” or weapon, a Government today, will not attack it. The world changed, while you were in your stupor – today most Governments – yes, even India’s too – will blast that aircraft in the above example. Please use the same reasoning for this “pirate mother vessel” situation. And to your comment on the Navy being there to protect ships? Which ships? Not “every ship” that floats, but the Indian Merchant Marine fleet carrying cargo to India!! Hope you understand that. “Colatteral Damage.”
Thanks, and Have a Nice Day.

By: amreekandesi

amreekandesi — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 17:13:08 +0000

Pratik, James, Prerna and Reema: Agreed that they were provoked into attacking. But is this supposed to be the result of a hostage situation?

Imagine a plane is taken hostage, and the terrorists fire at a police jeep standing nearby. Is this sufficient grounds for blowing up the entire plane, killing innocent people with it?

The navy is there to protect ships, not blow them up because a pirate attack is on.

By: Reema

Reema — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 14:21:14 +0000

I agree with Prerna. It doesnt matter whoowns the ship..what matters is what use its being put to.