Monday, February 16, 2009

Somali Pirate Crisis Drones On

Is it me or is the timing oddly suspicious when a week after the Israel weapons-smuggling ship is released....

"Crew of hijacked ship back home in Ukraine; Tell of isolation in small cabin for four months" by Maria Danilova, Associated Press | February 14, 2009

KIEV - .... US Navy warships quickly surrounded the Faina to stop any unloading of the weapons. Support vessels from Russia, China, Britain, France, Saudi Arabia, and South Korea soon arrived to help.

Translation; The U.S. Navy was guarding the Israeli weapons shipment destined for their distribution center for the region in south Sudan.

You gotta love the Zionist-controlled AmeriKan MSM!

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And now this!

ABOARD THE USS MAHAN - American warships off the lawless Somali coast are using unmanned drones to hunt pirates threatening one of the world's most important shipping lanes. Sailors aboard the USS Mahan said they have been using the spy flights daily to spot potential pirate mother ships....

The drones take still photos and videos that are instantly relayed to the American ships. The Americans can then send this material to other nations in the international antipiracy coalition that may have ships near the suspicious vessel. Countries as diverse as India, France, China, and Russia have sent ships to help patrol the Gulf of Aden.

On Thursday, pictures taken by the drones, some of which also are equipped with night vision, helped apprehend nine pirates after a night flight relayed pictures of a skiff with a ladder onboard. A skiff had fired a rocket-propelled grenade at a merchant vessel in the area earlier.

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I'm kinda tired of the fooleys of the s*** MSM, aren't you?