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Perfect gift for Republican Chickenhawks in your life- Pay to Hunt Somali Pirates!

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Ian David Donating Member (1000+ posts)  Journal Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Sun Jun-28-09 09:17 PM
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Perfect gift for Republican Chickenhawks in your life- Pay to Hunt Somali Pirates!
Edited on Sun Jun-28-09 09:25 PM by Ian David
Luxury yachts offer pirate hunting cruises

Luxury ocean liners in Russia are offering pirate hunting cruises aboard armed private yachts off the Somali coast. Wealthy punters pay £3,500 per day to patrol the most dangerous waters in the world hoping to be attacked by raiders.

When attacked, they retaliate with grenade launchers, machine guns and rocket launchers, reports Austrian business paper Wirtschaftsblatt. Passengers, who can pay an extra £5 a day for an AK-47 machine gun and £7 for 100 rounds of ammo, are also protected by a squad of ex special forces troops.

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The ships deliberately cruise close to the coast at a speed of just five nautical miles in an attempt to attract the interest of pirates.

"They are worse than the pirates," said Russian yachtsman Vladimir Mironov. "At least the pirates have the decency to take hostages, these people are just paying to commit murder," he continued.

More:
http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_3374702.html

Hat-tip to: http://twitter.com/free_textbooks/statuses/2379712860





See also:

Are Somali Pirate Hunting Cruises a Hoax? Probably
http://animalnewyork.com/2009/06/are-somali-pirate-hunt... /
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   Reverse mercs!  depakid   Jun-28-09 09:24 PM   #1 
   What could possibly go wrong?  tularetom   Jun-28-09 09:27 PM   #2 
   I'd pay to help send the likes of Limpballs, Hannity, Coulter, etc  kestrel91316   Jun-28-09 09:30 PM   #3 
   I'm informing all my Repuke a--holes of summer travel opportunities.  Historic NY   Jun-28-09 10:11 PM   #4 
   They'll only go hunting if the pirates' arms are broken first  Jack Rabbit   Jun-28-09 10:14 PM   #5 
 
depakid Donating Member (1000+ posts) Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Sun Jun-28-09 09:24 PM
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1. Reverse mercs!
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tularetom Donating Member (1000+ posts)  Journal Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Donate to DU! Sun Jun-28-09 09:27 PM
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2. What could possibly go wrong?
Bunch of drunk car salesmen sailing the seas armed to the teeth. Every fishing boat is gonna look like pirates to them.

I'd be surprised if this doesn't lead to some international incident.

By the way, WTF is a "punter" Like this?
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kestrel91316 Donating Member (1000+ posts)  Journal Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Sun Jun-28-09 09:30 PM
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3. I'd pay to help send the likes of Limpballs, Hannity, Coulter, etc
on this cruise. Seriously.
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Historic NY Donating Member (1000+ posts) Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Sun Jun-28-09 10:11 PM
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4. I'm informing all my Repuke a--holes of summer travel opportunities.
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Jack Rabbit Donating Member (1000+ posts)  Journal Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Sun Jun-28-09 10:14 PM
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5. They'll only go hunting if the pirates' arms are broken first
That's how macho Dick Cheney hunts quail.
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