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French Warship Captures 11 Suspected Somali PiratesThe Somali coast, particularity the Gulf of Aden, has been infected with piracy in recent years. More than 160 pirate attacks have been reported in the waters off Somalia last year.
The pirates have managed to hijack at least 34 vessels since the beginning of last year, and are currently holding some 10 ships and 200 hostages. Generally, the crew and the vessels are returned unharmed on receiving the demanded ransom.
Somalia has been without a functioning government since the fall of dictator Mohamed Siad Barre's government in 1991. Currently, a weak UN-backed interim government under President Sheikh Sharif Sheikh Ahmed is trying to enforce its authority in the country, most of which is controlled by various Islamist insurgent groups.
Pirate attacks off the Somali coast have continued despite the presence of several warships, deployed by navies of the NATO, the European Union, Russia, China, South Korea and India, in the region to protect cargo and cruise ships against piracy.
The UN Security Council has approved four resolutions since June to promote international efforts in fighting the escalating piracy problem off the coast of Somalia, and has authorized countries engaged in anti-piracy operations off the Somali coast to conduct land and air attacks on Somali pirates after obtaining prior permission from the Somali government.
Must have been a surprise attack. I mean, why on earth would the pirates expect the French?
Nah, we've disliked the French since they had that revolution a whiles ago. France has always treated America like a backwards colony, and we've always treated France like a stuffy old aristocrat.You are all still suffering from the Bush fall out from the time he couldn't talk to French into invading Iraq wih him. Do you remember? Yeah, he and DICK wanted to change the name of french fries to just fries. It seems the French didn't believe the WMD claim and didn't commit to troops in Iraq.
You are all still suffering from the Bush fall out from the time he couldn't talk to French into invading Iraq wih him. Do you remember? Yeah, he and DICK wanted to change the name of french fries to just fries. It seems the French didn't believe the WMD claim and didn't commit to troops in Iraq.
Let's see...How did the WMD thing turn out anyway?
Nah, we've disliked the French since they had that revolution a whiles ago. France has always treated America like a backwards colony, and we've always treated France like a stuffy old aristocrat.You are all still suffering from the Bush fall out from the time he couldn't talk to French into invading Iraq wih him. Do you remember? Yeah, he and DICK wanted to change the name of french fries to just fries. It seems the French didn't believe the WMD claim and didn't commit to troops in Iraq.
Even after World War II, Charles de Gaul's rule was characterized by resistance to America's influence over NATO.
You're totally ignorant of history ... huge surprise.Nah, we've disliked the French since they had that revolution a whiles ago. France has always treated America like a backwards colony, and we've always treated France like a stuffy old aristocrat.You are all still suffering from the Bush fall out from the time he couldn't talk to French into invading Iraq wih him. Do you remember? Yeah, he and DICK wanted to change the name of french fries to just fries. It seems the French didn't believe the WMD claim and didn't commit to troops in Iraq.
Even after World War II, Charles de Gaul's rule was characterized by resistance to America's influence over NATO.
Freedom Fries backfired on Cons. LOLwingnut nation is all present and accounted for in this thread.
Freedon Fries all around