Warning to Somali pirates: Don't mess with Russians!

Agent 17 alerts us to this video, showing Russian Navy commandos on a Somalian pirate ship shortly after the pirates had captured a Russian oil tanker. Western European navies patrolling these waters would not interfere because -- apparently -- they feared there could be casualties or other unpleasantness.

The dialogue, such as it is, is in Russian. However, you can hear the wounded pirate trying to tell a commando it's a fishing boat, and the Russian says "This is not a fishing boat." Perhaps his vocabulary doesn't include the word "bullshit". Anyway, the pictures speak for themselves.

The Russians freed their compatriots and the tanker. Then they moved the pirates back to their own (pirate) ship, and searched it for weapons and explosives, of which more than a few were found. Finally they handcuffed the pirates to their own vessel and set it alight. Isn't is a pretty sight, against the night sky?

Amnesty International, the ACLU and other forces for progress and political correctness should note that the commandos rid the world of a bunch of pirates, their arms and their ship, without any lawyers, inquiries, court proceedings, or appeals for clemency.

In other words, the Russian Navy used the anti-piracy laws of the 18th and 19th centuries, according to which the captain of the rescuing ship has the right to decide what to do with the pirates. Usually, they were hanged. In this instance they were blowed up...blowed up real good!

Pirates and other terrorists should note that this is what happens if you mess with people who don't handcuff themselves with political correctness and more concern for the aggressors than the victims.