Do you think it says "Pirate Leader" on his business cards?

[buzz_overdrive]

CNN.com: No way to stop us, pirate leader saysI understand pirate leader Boyah's point about how the current military presence in the area can't stop the pirates who have pulled down $150 million this year. A few patrol ships and a local government with a 30% cut of the action aren't likely to stop this booming industry

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[elessa]

i know from a member of the canadian navy there is an international naval task force being assembled which will arrive in the area around march 2009 to actively engage the pirates.

[buzz_overdrive]

That will have to do. I'm sure we've got at least one carrier group in the Gulf, but they're probably busy keeping an eye on Iraq and Iran.

[fergus8]

Traditionally, task forces composed of much smaller ships (like destroyers and the like) have been used to combat piracy. A little judiciously placed offshore artillery and a couple platoons of marines is plenty to deal with any shore bases, and the small arms used by pirates aren't even going to make a dent in the battle steel hull of a destroyer. I don't see any need to go overboard, but I do think they should be hunted down and killed like all pirates througout history traditionally have been.

[buzz_overdrive]

It will be interesting to hear how this task force is deployed, especially which countries will allow us to set up camps and stage artillery.

I'm more of a shock & awe kind of guy; I like the idea of pirates seeing an entire carrier group descending upon them.

Or maybe I watch too many movies...