While other countries are paying ransom money to pirates to get their boats back, the good ole U.S.A. has a different method of negotiation, which includes Marine Sniper Teams:
Marines Provide Protection for Counterpiracy Boarding Teams
The article is so jam packed with details, that I don't even know which part to quote, so just read the article.
Most Americans have never forgotten the Somalian incident that the Blackhawk Down movie was based on, so maybe this is just one of our more thoughtful ways of saying to the pirates "have a nice day".
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Wednesday, January 28, 2009
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