This ought to get the Russians attention....
Somali pirates hijack ship with 30 Russian T-72 tanks
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Somali pirates hijack ship with 30 Russian T-72 tanks
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RE: Somali pirates hijack ship with 30 Russian T-72 tanks
Should be interesting to see what the Russians do, they have very limited long range air assult or amphibious ability. I don't know if any of their helicopter crusiers are even operational any more. I bet they wish they had an aircraft carrier about now.
RE: Somali pirates hijack ship with 30 Russian T-72 tanks
In the old days, if a bunch of Russian tanks went missing I would have assumed that they were intended for Michael Jackson's Neverland Ranch.
If Michael Jackson is still living in Bahrain perhaps he'll soon start a new collection of weird stuff.
If Michael Jackson is still living in Bahrain perhaps he'll soon start a new collection of weird stuff.
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RE: Somali pirates hijack ship with 30 Russian T-72 tanks
Please, 33 old T-72s! The Russians don't give a rat's ass about those. They're sending that frigate down there to continue the same posturing about "protecting Russian citizens" that led them to invade Georgia. Putin is flexing Russia's muscles.
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RE: Somali pirates hijack ship with 30 Russian T-72 tanks
ok [8|]
Ridiculous, but I'll go with your flow for the time being.
Ridiculous, but I'll go with your flow for the time being.
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RE: Somali pirates hijack ship with 30 Russian T-72 tanks
The Russians are kind of like the mob, nobody hits the mob and get's away with it! Just wait and see![;)]
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RE: Somali pirates hijack ship with 30 Russian T-72 tanks
Maybe I can snag one of those T-72s on Ebay. Guess I better get a larger garage.
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RE: Somali pirates hijack ship with 30 Russian T-72 tanks
Do the pirates even now how to use a T-72??? [&:][:D]
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RE: Somali pirates hijack ship with 30 Russian T-72 tanks
They know how to sell them to local groups that will pay for them.
Favoritism is alive and well here.
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They are sending a warship to join the pirate patrol down there.... care to start a pool on the over/under until something gets sunk?? I can hear the Russian commander now... well, it sure LOOKED like a Pirate!!!! 
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RE: Somali pirates hijack ship with 30 Russian T-72 tanks
russia is going to increase its military spending by 23%!!!
23% is a lot of spanking new tanks light years better then T72. a new serie of multi purpose subs, new frigates, new tanks,aircraft. talk is that new sukov is better then F22.
agreed,somalia might be a nice place to start some trouble. now USA is over streeched,underfunded and cant afford more trouble, time is right for russia to get some back...
23% is a lot of spanking new tanks light years better then T72. a new serie of multi purpose subs, new frigates, new tanks,aircraft. talk is that new sukov is better then F22.
agreed,somalia might be a nice place to start some trouble. now USA is over streeched,underfunded and cant afford more trouble, time is right for russia to get some back...
ANZAC_Tack
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ORIGINAL: borner
They are sending a warship to join the pirate patrol down there.... care to start a pool on the over/under until something gets sunk?? I can hear the Russian commander now... well, it sure LOOKED like a Pirate!!!!
Lol, made me roll on the floor. ...it sure LOOKED like a Pirate!!! ... to good!
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ORIGINAL: Arinvald
Maybe I can snag one of those T-72s on Ebay. Guess I better get a larger garage.
Why ? You can park a T-72 *anywhere*, including occupied parking spots [:D]
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RE: Somali pirates hijack ship with 30 Russian T-72 tanks
the western reaction about the solami islamic pirate problem ist weak..again.
few weeks ago, a helicopter from a german frigate came under light weapon attack from a priate boat. but instead of returning the fire, the germans only noticed the attack and took no further action against the pirates.
thats the same weakness like the british destroyer which stood by and did nothing to prevent that 15 british soldiers were captured by the "waffen SS" of the mullah dictatorship in iran (the revolutionary guards) or like the german navy patroling the libanese coast to prevent illegal weapon deliveries to the islamis hisbollah terror group while the hisbollah gets its weapons easily from syria.
"the west" will never understand that showing weakness only causes more and more problems when you face an islamic enemy.
if the western naval forces want and get the permission, they can eliminate the pirate problem at the somali coast in just 1-2 months.
few weeks ago, a helicopter from a german frigate came under light weapon attack from a priate boat. but instead of returning the fire, the germans only noticed the attack and took no further action against the pirates.
thats the same weakness like the british destroyer which stood by and did nothing to prevent that 15 british soldiers were captured by the "waffen SS" of the mullah dictatorship in iran (the revolutionary guards) or like the german navy patroling the libanese coast to prevent illegal weapon deliveries to the islamis hisbollah terror group while the hisbollah gets its weapons easily from syria.
"the west" will never understand that showing weakness only causes more and more problems when you face an islamic enemy.
if the western naval forces want and get the permission, they can eliminate the pirate problem at the somali coast in just 1-2 months.
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RE: Somali pirates hijack ship with 30 Russian T-72 tanks
Reading here an d there about this incident I still don't know what means 'Russian Tanks'
A) Made in Russia
B) Belong to Russia
A) Made in Russia
B) Belong to Russia
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RE: Somali pirates hijack ship with 30 Russian T-72 tanks
ORIGINAL: doomtrader
Reading here an d there about this incident I still don't know what means 'Russian Tanks'
A) Made in Russia
B) Belong to Russia
They did belong to Ukraine.
RE: Somali pirates hijack ship with 30 Russian T-72 tanks
http://www.nowpublic.com/strange/drunk-russian-soldier-driving-tank
Anyone remember this incident? [:D]
Anyone remember this incident? [:D]
RE: Somali pirates hijack ship with 30 Russian T-72 tanks
ORIGINAL: uncc
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/w ... 831652.ece
This ought to get the Russians attention....
You can say that again.
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RE: Somali pirates hijack ship with 30 Russian T-72 tanks
That's because the enlightened western civilisation has outgrown such barbarism as returning fire.ORIGINAL: bigbaba
the western reaction about the solami islamic pirate problem ist weak..again.
few weeks ago, a helicopter from a german frigate came under light weapon attack from a priate boat. but instead of returning the fire, the germans only noticed the attack and took no further action against the pirates.
Pirates have right to live too.