Navy awaiting OK to capture pirates
“Once we get that authority, we’re going to change my orders,” said Vice Adm. William E. Gortney, commander of U.S. Naval Forces Central Command, which until now have been, “disrupt, deter, but do not capture.”
Authority is expected “within the week.”
Also: New Central Command Unit Makes It Tough to be a Pirate about Combined Task Force 151.
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“disrupt, deter, but do not capture.”
The orders should be changed to: Terminate with extreme prejudice!
Yardarms and hemp … that’s all that is needed.
Capture … nope.
Garsh, I hope they have JAG lawyers with the boarding parties to make sure the suspected pirates are morandized when captured.
I recommend .45 caliber and 5.56mm morandizers.
Or “mirandized”.
Oh, and I hope the ACLU is also involved with every capture, so they can bless any and all legal proceedings.