France sends elite team to deal with pirate standoff

[SahanGalbeed]

These guys were also sent to deal with a couple of somali highjackers who took a bus of French kids back in the 70's. The somali guys were freedom fighters who were fighting for the Independence of Djibouti . They wanted to take the bus to Somalia, and use the kids as apolitical leverage. Somalia refused them entry { so much for Somalia having helped Djibouti }. The GIGN was then sent to deal with the sirtuation ... almost all were killed at once .
I'ma look for a link

[MJ-Pride]

Well, the pirates main goal is to get money. The Pirates will threaten to kill the hostages if they attack them, something the French doesn't want to happen. France will probably throw a million and let the whole drama die. Even Russia paid 800,000 just 20 days ago. Are French that greedy?

[SahanGalbeed]

An official in Somalia's semiautonomous Puntland region, where the yacht is being held, warned the French government against paying a ransom.

"The money could only encourage the pirates to continue their criminal acts," said Puntland's information minister Abdirahman Mohamed Bangah.

Puntland baa tidhi , lacag yaan la siin ee inoo dila

[King-of-Awdal]

Twisted hate to say this but the French Legion is mostly comprised of French men and if am not mistaken it wasnt even until a few years ago where the first american made it into the legion. If they are not french than they tend to be francophones. Also they are known to train in the most harsh places on earth.

[Murax]

'An official in Somalia's semiautonomous Puntland region, where the yacht is being held, warned the French government against paying a ransom.

"The money could only encourage the pirates to continue their criminal acts," said Puntland's information minister Abdirahman Mohamed Bangah.

He urged the "U.S. Navy and other Western marine forces" to take over the yacht by force.'


Sellout

[KlashneFolk]

Twisted hate to say this but the French Legion is mostly comprised of French men and if am not mistaken it wasnt even until a few years ago where the first american made it into the legion. If they are not french than they tend to be francophones. Also they are known to train in the most harsh places on earth.

You are very wrong Bro.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/French_Foreign_Legion

[gurey25]

i dont know why americans have such low image of french fighting prowess.

[cabdallah252]

Puntland is siding with the French...

The P-government encourages to kill them, you wont be persecuted


http://www.mg.co.za/articlepage.aspx?ar ... ferrer=RSS

[Muktaaar]

He urged the "U.S. Navy and other Western marine forces" to take over the yacht by force.

WTF is wrong with this pic???

[Cali_Gaab]

Siding with others to kill your own at no costs is something that stands out on your peoples CV

[cabdallah252]

Siding with others to kill your own at no costs is something that stands out on your peoples CV

The local governor in Somalia's breakaway northern region of Puntland, Musa Ghelle Yusuf, said he would be

"happy ... to see the pirates killed".

[SahanGalbeed]

We in Somaliland take matters in our OWN hands , with the limited, very limited ressources we have

It's all about sending a message!!
Hadday Puntland qudhunkan dabka futada uga xidhi lahayd beri hore , waxani ma dhaceen !!

[Cali_Gaab]

That sounds like common sense if you asked me.

Pirates = No good (Speak out about it)
Human export = Good for the economy (keep silent as a church mouse)

Puntland constitution article 7 section 2

[Xamud.]

Kill them all! filthy Burcaad Baaded!

[cabdallah252]

We do to...


Militiamen already opened fire on these criminals, the ship now sailed away from Eyl and is in S.Mudug