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Somali pirates 'seize 30 tanks'

Pirates off the coast of Somalia have seized a Ukrainian ship carrying T-72 tanks, an official says.
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With all the technology we have we can not pick these ship up and drive a missile down its middle? Would this not be a good place for UNtroops?

So Russia is place a destroyer but what is going to be done to sink these Pirates. Surely the mother ship can be tracked and the ring busted.

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That is what I think. I think having a ship go in under disguise and when the pirates show up nail them and nail them hard.

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Pirates 'want $35m for tank ship'

Pirates who seized a Ukrainian ship carrying battle tanks off Somalia reportedly demand $35m to release the ship and crew.
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I guess it was just a matter of time. It is interesting that Islamic militants are in control of the port is this they way off supporting financially some other activities they are involved with?

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Yes that does not surprise me at all. After all they have sold some of the US ports to a middle east country to control them. I wonder how long before they are controlled by Islamic militants. Then we will be in a interesting state.

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Who knows maybe this will be the next military maneuver for the USA Navy. After all we now have a terrorist act and that was declared war on by Bush.

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From the latest I have heard is they are nervous because there is a war craft in the area. I am not sure it is a US Navy vessel or another country but they are nervous about it being not too far away.