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[hari seldon]

South Korean naval special forces successfully rescued 21 seamen and their South Korean-operated cargo ship that was hijacked last week by Somali pirates in an operation that left eight Somali pirates dead...

In a nationally televised address, President Lee Myung-bak hailed the success of the rescue operation, code-named "Dawn of Gulf of Aden,"...

The operation brought a dramatic conclusion to the unprecedented mission by the South Korean forces in the Arabian Sea that started early this week when South Korean destroyer Choi Young, with some 300 special troops, pursued the 11,500-ton Samho Jewelry...

http://english.yonhapnews.co.kr/national/2011/01/21/88/0301000000AEN20110121007600315F.HTML

I ordered a rescue operation to the defense minister at 5:12 p.m. yesterday," Lee said. "I would like to thank allies for cooperation on this operation."

http://www.koreaherald.com/national/Detail.jsp?newsMLId=20110121000766

It's nice to see the South Korean Navy demonstrating its blue water capabilities in the wake of the Cheonan sinking.

[Koreadays]

My questions are these..
First. Is it illegal to kill somali's? don't foreigners need some sort of permissions to murder people in other peoples countries?
I'm not saying the Somali government will try to prosecute the Korean navy, but are there rules?
second. was it a stupid move? I mean what if the pirates just shot all the crew in the head.. then where would LMB be?
still , well done Korean Seals.. but I don't know if you guys should try this every time, because the pirates might just start killing Koreans.

[Jake_Kim]

[CentralCali]

[Koreadays]

[Junior]

[Ya-ta Boy]

After years of Somalis/Yemenis/Afghans seizing Korean hostages and getting rewarded with millions of dollars, it is refreshing to see the South Koreans stand up and say, "Enough of being the door mat of the world!"

I had dinner tonight with lieutenants and captains in the ROK army. They were ecstatic. There is a new-found confidence in the Korean military officer corps that has not previously been there in my 8 years with them.

Yes, I know that it can be a mixed blessing. If the Norks pull another provocation, the South will certainly retaliate and that might trigger a mini-war or worse, but my reading of the situation is that South Korea has finally found the gumption to stop being kicked around.

필성!!!

[CentralCali]

[jvalmer]

Russians like killing pirates, so they've stopped targeting Russian ships. There was an 'incident' last year where Russian commandos shot all the pirates execution style, after they took the ship. The French are pretty heavy handed too, also French ships are not targeted. I hope now SK has smarted up and this ends the ridiculous practice of Koreans paying these pirates off. Now if Canada would do the same.

[Louis VI]

[Sleepy in Seoul]

[hari seldon]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HsWe_hN8Ew4

[Steelrails]

Looks like the Koreans got ahold of some of Getafix's magic potion and sent the pirates to Davy Jones' Locker. Shiver me Timbers.

[hari seldon]

According to officials at the Ministry of National Defense, state-of-the-art monitoring systems helped military commanders in Seoul deliver swift commands to the rescuers. Navy special forces mobilized in the operation wore wireless video and audio recording systems - called Kaishot - on their helmets and could transmit real-time information about the pirates� moves to commanders in Seoul, the officials said...

Seok, the Samho Jewelry�s captain, also helped the operation by fooling the pirates, communicating with Korean commanders without their knowledge and slowing down the ship, the officials said.

Seok told the pirates that the ship had run out of food, and to make them believe it, he fasted for almost six days. He didn�t tell them where the food was stored.

�According to telephone records, the pirates said they were having difficulty because of hunger,� said a government official...

http://joongangdaily.joins.com/article/view.asp?aid=2931378

[Junior]