http://washingtonindependent.com/38076/doing-battle-with-the-somali-pirates National News in Context Wed, 25 Nov 2009 21:36:22 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 http://washingtonindependent.com/38076/doing-battle-with-the-somali-pirates/comment-page-1#comment-35403 Greg Wed, 15 Apr 2009 01:39:59 +0000 http://washingtonindependent.com/?p=38076#comment-35403 Don't you think it is time to put at least 1 armed sailor on board merchant ships? This would cost the companies very little and would beef up security. You arm each ship with a 50 caliber weapon and no more ships will be hijacked. You simply have to screen who is the armed sailor and have the weapon secured at all times unless you are under attack, This trained sailor could also coordinate responses in critical times, with forces in the area. Don't you think it is time to put at least 1 armed sailor on board merchant ships? This would cost the companies very little and would beef up security. You arm each ship with a 50 caliber weapon and no more ships will be hijacked. You simply have to screen who is the armed sailor and have the weapon secured at all times unless you are under attack, This trained sailor could also coordinate responses in critical times, with forces in the area.

]]> http://washingtonindependent.com/38076/doing-battle-with-the-somali-pirates/comment-page-1#comment-26110 Greg Tue, 14 Apr 2009 18:39:59 +0000 http://washingtonindependent.com/?p=38076#comment-26110 Don't you think it is time to put at least 1 armed sailor on board merchant ships? This would cost the companies very little and would beef up security. You arm each ship with a 50 caliber weapon and no more ships will be hijacked. You simply have to screen who is the armed sailor and have the weapon secured at all times unless you are under attack, This trained sailor could also coordinate responses in critical times, with forces in the area. Don't you think it is time to put at least 1 armed sailor on board merchant ships? This would cost the companies very little and would beef up security. You arm each ship with a 50 caliber weapon and no more ships will be hijacked. You simply have to screen who is the armed sailor and have the weapon secured at all times unless you are under attack, This trained sailor could also coordinate responses in critical times, with forces in the area.

]]> http://washingtonindependent.com/38076/doing-battle-with-the-somali-pirates/comment-page-1#comment-25499 Richard Thu, 09 Apr 2009 17:12:25 +0000 http://washingtonindependent.com/?p=38076#comment-25499 Bring back John Paul Jones. Bring back John Paul Jones.

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