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Yep, news this morning was of an Indian Naval vessel sinking a Somali Pirate mother ship. I am more fascinated with what the Indian navy used then the loss of a Somali mother ship!! I never knew that India even had a navy!! Had to be sling shots and spears................
The issue of piracy off the African coast made national news on all major networks last night. The amazing thing is, is that these guys know the waters wells since they were fisherman before getting into the pirate trade. Going out 500+ miles is a no brainer for these guys.
Stay tuned its going to get more interesting. I am sure the Somali "war lords" who run the country must be taking a cut from each pirate village. To get to the pirates you have to get to the governing warlords. To stop the pirates, the warlords have to profit. This may turn out to be a costly international effort that may take years to stop.
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