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Pirate Mania: Now An Iranian Ship Gets Hijacked
JammieWearingFool — ... says the 26,000-ton bulk cargo carrier was attacked Tuesday in the Gulf of Aden. She says the ship was flying a Hong Kong flag but is operated by the Islamic Republic of Iran Shipping Lines. The status of the crew or its cargo were not known. Campbell says the ship is likely heading toward an anchorage site off the Somali coast. Hmm, an Iranian ship under a Hong Kong flag. I'm sure it's all on the level. Expect this to continue, as apparently these pirates now rule the planet and we're powerless to stop them. Lovely. Of course, the last time an Iranian ship was seized a ...

This ain't "Pirates of the Carribean"
RedState: Conservative News and Community — ... The Times of London reports on this latest chapter of the story, with the unbelievable byline "Alarm grows as governments and navies are rendered legally powerless to conduct security operations on the high seas" "Legally powerless?" I am simply speechless. Here we have some of the most potent naval powers in the world attempting a response, and they are unable to summon the firepower to sink these popgun pissants? Yes, the terrorists are carrying submachine guns and RPGs. And for "insurance and safety reasons" the merchants are unable to use any kind of significant ...

Let Them Rot
Daily Pundit — Iranian grain ship seized as Somali pirates hold world to ransom - Times Online The Foreign Minister of Saudi Arabia, the owner of the ship, condemned the hijacking as an “outrageous act” that required international action. “Piracy, like terrorism, is a disease which is against everybody, and everybody must address it together,” Prince Saud al-Faisal said. Yeah. By getting together and demanding that the US military do something. This will be one case where I hope Obama stays true to his anti-war roots, and tells them to ...

PIRATES, PIRATES EVERYWHERE: Is one of them named Ragnar Danneskjold? Doubtful.  It’s certainly …
Instapundit — ... Doubtful.  It’s certainly exposing the way the current legal system renders governments powerless against barbarians. There are traditional remedies for this problem.  Sooner or later they will be invoked. ...

News...
Theo Spark — Iranian grain ship seized as Somali pirates hold world to ransom. Time to start bombing the bastards in their home ports. The profits are going to terrorists and theirfore they are perfectly legal targets. ...

UN Mandate Virtually Worthless In Stopping Somali Pirates
Pirate's Cove — ... Somali pirates struck again yesterday, seizing an Iranian cargo ship holding 30,000 tonnes of grain, as the world’s governments and navies pronounced themselves powerless against this new threat to global trade. ...

UN Mandate Virtually Worthless In Stopping Somali Pirates
Stop The ACLU — ... Somali pirates struck again yesterday, seizing an Iranian cargo ship holding 30,000 tonnes of grain, as the world’s governments and navies pronounced themselves powerless against this new threat to global trade. ...

Piracy and the Gitmo dilemma
TigerHawk — ... that shows where there have been pirate attacks this year. The Times of London has a widely-linked article that considers some of the legal problems in going after pirates. Back in April I ...