"US Vice Admiral Bill Gortney told reporters that striking pirate camps presents problems because it is difficult to identify them and the potential for killing innocent civilians "cannot be overestimated"
Oh, God Bless You, Admiral (oooh, teared up a bit typing there)!!!!
"Attacks on pirates' land camps questioned; Commander cites the risk to civilians" by Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press | December 13, 2008
MANAMA, Bahrain - The commander of the US Navy's 5th Fleet expressed doubt yesterday about the wisdom of launching attacks against Somali pirates on land - a proposal the United States is circulating to the UN Security Council.
US Vice Admiral Bill Gortney told reporters that striking pirate camps presents problems because it is difficult to identify them and the potential for killing innocent civilians "cannot be overestimated."
Yes, there has been FAR TOO MANY of them!!!!
In a wide-ranging interview at his fleet headquarters, Gortney said such strikes are an effort to go for an easy military solution to a problem. He says the better solutions are to improve the security, stability, and government in Somalia, and to clear up legal hurdles so that militaries that capture pirates can detain them and bring them to trial.
Then our Zionist masters really need to get off the "Islamists" back!
Currently, most foreign navies patrolling the Somali coast have been reluctant to detain suspects because of uncertainties over where they would face trial, since Somalia has no effective central government or legal system.
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That's why!
Don't believe me?
"Some US officials fear the cargo aboard the MV Faina, which was seized by pirates Thursday, could end up in the hands of Al Qaeda-linked militants in Somalia.... But US officials, arms analysts, and maritime officials say the more likely original destination was southern Sudan, where the former rebel group Sudan
"Vadim Alperin was once quoted to be a "Mossad brother" running a number of clandestine front companies including one Kenyan Meat export company enjoying "good trade" with middle eastern countries covertly used for gathering intelligence from countries such as Egypt, Jordan and Saudi Arabia"
Are we clear, readers?
The draft UN Security Council resolution proposes that all nations and regional groups cooperating with Somalia's UN-backed government in the fight against piracy and armed robbery "may take all necessary measures ashore in Somalia."
And CUI BONO?
This is a BACKDOOR TACTIC so the U.S. CAN INVADE AGAIN!
Like father like son (but with a topper: WWIII)?
Bush administration officials in Washington say that while the proposal would give the US military more options in confronting the pirates, it does not mean the United States is planning a ground assault.
Just like you weren't planning the invasion of Iraq, right? Pfffft!
Gortney said progress is being made in the international effort to stem the recent spike in pirate attacks on commercial vessels off the Somali coast. He said he is seeing progress in efforts to change the legal requirements so navies can detain and send captured pirates to trial. And, he said, more shipping companies are adding security personnel.
And CUI BONO, 'eh, Blackwater?
Since the end of August, Gortney said, coalition ships have disrupted potential pirate attacks 50 times, throwing guns overboard and sinking small skiffs. But in many instances they had to release the people on the ships because of the legal hurdles.
Like that ever stopped them before!! Tell all the guys in Gitmo and at the black sites about legal hurdles! Puh-leeeeeze!
At the UN, the proposal is running afoul of some Security Council members such as South Africa and Indonesia that have often voiced sovereignty concerns about a major initiative, particularly by the council's major Western powers.
Indonesian Ambassador Marty Natalegawa told reporters yesterday the US plan could conflict with the UN's "Law of the Sea" treaty, which sets rules and settles disputes over navigation, fishing and economic development of the open seas and establishes environmental standards.
"I still have a problem with this onshore business," he said. "We have a regime that governs the law of the seas . . . and we cannot simply willy-nilly and as we please set that aside as a situation dictates."Unless you are USrael!
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