Rath on 13 April 2009
| wfz said: I was surprised when I heard that (the snipers) they shot them. I thought for sure the Somali pirates would let the guy go. Are they idiots? |
The only option they were given was to release the hostage and to surrender. Not exactly an enticing option.
Essentially if the pirates are to be defeated stability is needed on the land, however doing it by force has been tried in the past and failed badly.
