Kidnapped US captain freed; snipers kill 3 pirates.

Navy snipers on the fantail of a destroyer cut down three Somali pirates in a lifeboat and rescued an American sea captain in a surprise nighttime assault in choppy seas Easter Sunday, ending a five-day standoff between a team of rogue gunmen and the world's most powerful military.

http://www.comcast.net/articles/news-general/20090412/Piracy/

Amazing, I'm very happy for the safe return of the man, wonderful Easter present for his family.

 

That's good. I've been hearing about this on the news.

I just realized, being a sniper would be so fun. Stealth + Powerful guns and nice scopes.

I think we should arm the merchant boats we send in troubled parts. Isn't this like the 10th time Somalian pirates have taken other countries boats captive?

 

You do realize that firing a sniper too much can be permanently damaging to your arms? It usually depends on the callibur, but nonetheless.

 

Yeah it would be fun, but not in battle when you're up against an equally talented sniper who could spot you easily- such as in 'Saving Private Ryan'.

It's important that Obama equips these ships with some sort of weapons therefor our trained marines and those at sea could prevent this. Obama actually did nothing about the whole incident- which was highly surprising to myself. Hopefully we don't have another serious incident with these pirates. Also, to be honest, I could careless if the snipers killed three pirates, their death was permitted for the irrational actions which they took.

 

Yeah dude, I just saw this on the news. Major props to those U.S. snipers, saving the life of an American captain and killing those damn pirates who dare mess with the U.S. Like if you think about it though it is pretty damn crazy because the pirates were on a rocking boat and the snipers were on a boat that was probably rocking too and at 200 yards away, crazy stuff.

 

Dident he like jump off the life boat and snipers shot the "pirates" i think its dumb that theres pirates what do they have like eye patches ? lol