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Re: France sends elite team to deal with pirate standoff

Posted: Mon Apr 07, 2008 1:54 pm
by 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

Re: France sends elite team to deal with pirate standoff

Posted: Mon Apr 07, 2008 1:55 pm
by 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?

Re: France sends elite team to deal with pirate standoff

Posted: Mon Apr 07, 2008 2:05 pm
by 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 :lol:

Re: France sends elite team to deal with pirate standoff

Posted: Mon Apr 07, 2008 2:10 pm
by 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. :lol: Also they are known to train in the most harsh places on earth.

Re: France sends elite team to deal with pirate standoff

Posted: Mon Apr 07, 2008 2:39 pm
by 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 :down:

Re: France sends elite team to deal with pirate standoff

Posted: Mon Apr 07, 2008 3:02 pm
by KlashneFolk
King-of-Awdal wrote: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. :lol: 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

Re: France sends elite team to deal with pirate standoff

Posted: Tue Apr 08, 2008 2:56 pm
by gurey25
i dont know why americans have such low image of french fighting prowess.

Re: France sends elite team to deal with pirate standoff

Posted: Tue Apr 08, 2008 3:04 pm
by cabdallah252
Puntland is siding with the French...

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

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

Re: France sends elite team to deal with pirate standoff

Posted: Tue Apr 08, 2008 3:05 pm
by Muktaaar
SahanGalbeed wrote: He urged the "U.S. Navy and other Western marine forces" to take over the yacht by force.

WTF is wrong with this pic???

Re: France sends elite team to deal with pirate standoff

Posted: Tue Apr 08, 2008 3:05 pm
by Cali_Gaab
Siding with others to kill your own at no costs is something that stands out on your peoples CV

:up:

Re: France sends elite team to deal with pirate standoff

Posted: Tue Apr 08, 2008 3:07 pm
by cabdallah252
Cali_Gaab wrote:Siding with others to kill your own at no costs is something that stands out on your peoples CV

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

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

:up:

Re: France sends elite team to deal with pirate standoff

Posted: Tue Apr 08, 2008 3:07 pm
by SahanGalbeed
We in Somaliland take matters in our OWN hands , with the limited, very limited ressources we have :lol: :up:

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

Re: France sends elite team to deal with pirate standoff

Posted: Tue Apr 08, 2008 3:10 pm
by 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

Re: France sends elite team to deal with pirate standoff

Posted: Tue Apr 08, 2008 3:10 pm
by Xamud.
Kill them all! filthy Burcaad Baaded!

Re: France sends elite team to deal with pirate standoff

Posted: Tue Apr 08, 2008 3:11 pm
by cabdallah252
We do to...


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