Russian special forces rappelled onto a disabled oil tanker taken over by Somali pirates, freeing 23 Russian sailors and arresting the pirates during a dawn raid Thursday, the commander of the EU Naval Force said.
Western navies would face the outrage of the sainted international community for killing pirates. But face it, Russia could strip the flesh from living pirates and the international community would barely grumble.
Heck, everyone bent over backwards to understand and explain Russia's invasion of a tiny Georgia two years ago. do you really think the Russians couldn't slaughter pirates and toss them to the sharks?
It seems like we should be able to exploit this weakness of the international community to at least accomplish some good for the world.
