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Royal Navy captures Somali pirates.
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What will happen to these captured Somali pirates, will it be the UK's responsibility to send them for trial, or will they be turned over to the Somalian authorities?
What will happen to these captured Somali pirates, will it be the UK's responsibility to send them for trial, or will they be turned over to the Somalian authorities?
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For more on marking an answer as the "Best Answer", please visit our FAQ.I suspect that if they were captured in international waters they will inevitably ask for some sort of asylum, the UK will become embroiled in some human rights fiasco involving the UN and inevitably EU law will require us to provide shelter for them in the form of council housing.
Not that I'm cynical about such matters......
Not that I'm cynical about such matters......
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The Russians know how to deal with kidnappers.
I remember at the time of the Terry Waite et al kidnappings in the ME, a similar fate befell a Russian diplomat. A story subsequently emerged that the KGB, who knew the kidnappers (it was an open secret apparently) retorted by kidnapping a young, prominent male of one the kidnappers family.
After a week of negotiations the KGB sent a testicle from their 'detainee' to the family involved.
Both parties received their goods back within hours, but obviously one was minus a small part of his anatomy but otherwise safe and well.
That's how you negotiate with kidnappers!
I remember at the time of the Terry Waite et al kidnappings in the ME, a similar fate befell a Russian diplomat. A story subsequently emerged that the KGB, who knew the kidnappers (it was an open secret apparently) retorted by kidnapping a young, prominent male of one the kidnappers family.
After a week of negotiations the KGB sent a testicle from their 'detainee' to the family involved.
Both parties received their goods back within hours, but obviously one was minus a small part of his anatomy but otherwise safe and well.
That's how you negotiate with kidnappers!
There was a theocratic Islamic regime which was starting to extend its authority over Somalia. But the Americans worked to destabilize it, fearing it would be a supporter of terrorism.
In their eyes, the continuing chaos there, and the piracy on the high seas, is apparently a price worth paying when considering the wider security picture.
In their eyes, the continuing chaos there, and the piracy on the high seas, is apparently a price worth paying when considering the wider security picture.
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