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Maersk Alabama Repels Pirates with Armed Force

http://news.yahoo.com

Pirates were stopped by private guards who fired off guns and a high-decibel noise device.

"Roger Middleton, a piracy expert at the London-based think tank Chatham House, said the international maritime community was still 'solidly against' armed guards aboard vessels at sea...[snip]...'there's the idea that it's the responsibility of states and navies to provide security. I would think it's a step backward if we start privatizing security of the shipping trade.'" What a dumbass!

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