Kenyan police guard suspected Somali pirates in the Kenyan coastal town of Mombasa, March 5, 2009. Seven suspected pirates arrested by the US Navy arrived in Kenya aboard the USS Leyte Gulf Guided Missile Cruiser following their efforts to capture a commercial vessel in the Gulf of Aden last month.(Reuters)British Mercenaries Hired To Take On The Somali Pirates -- The Telegraph
The Government is in secret talks to send taxpayer-funded British mercenaries to war torn Somalia to confront the pirates attacking commercial shipping and behind the kidnapping of Paul and Rachel Chandler.
A Sunday Telegraph investigation can reveal that senior Foreign Office officials have held detailed discussions with a British security firm employing former members of the Special Boat Service (SBS) about setting up and running the operation.
The controversial plan – indirectly funded with aid money from British taxpayers – will see the ex-special forces team sent to train Somali nationals to take on the pirates along the country's lawless coastline.
The revelation comes days after the release of the Chandlers, from Tunbridge Wells, who were held hostage by Somali pirates for more than a year after being captured on their yacht while on a retirement sailing holiday.
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My Comment: Someone is finally realizing that to defeat the pirates, you must deny them their sanctuaries. But hiring mercenaries to do the dirty work .... sighhhhh .... this is so typical of the West. Half measures, inadequate resources, using others to do your dirty work, and finally .... hoping that everything works out.
Take it from me .... the Somali pirates are not afraid, and more so after reading this Telegraph article.
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