Pirates

[Dalene Steenkamp (Coetzee)]

Just heard on the news on RSG that pirates are at it again.

Yep  -  not just SA  -  the whole bloody world is going back to the middle ages.  Pirates in action again!  Just wonder why the hell they did'nt go for the weapon ship destinated for Zim?

[georg ruf jr.]

As far as I know, pirsates have always been around. Seems like they're getting more attention because of hijacking some rich buggers.
In Asia you find plenty of them everywhere...
It's hard to realy find out how things realy develope in the world. We get attracted by certain things in the media and they react on us. In the end the world is full of what so ever, just because everybody is talking about it...

[SandyB]

Oh  yes  that  ship  .. it  should  actually  sink  . failing  that  a  mercenary  attack  on  the  train   during  transport .  cos  it  looks  like  they  heading  for  luanda  .. I hope  the  harbour  workers  do  the  same   as  the  Durban  lot  did .. 

[Dalene Steenkamp (Coetzee)]

Heard on the news again the the US wants to intervene and stop them from delivering in Luanda. 

Bush - could he be the pirate of goodwill here?

[georg ruf jr.]

I like giving George the blame...

[SandyB]

Yup  maybe  he should intervene ..  Our lamgat , fast  asleep  leaders  still  think  there  is  no  crisis .. as  I  said  hoora!  for  those  dockworkers  and  drivers  and  their unions  ..    maybe  the politicians  should   take  a hint from that  .. after  all  it is a  message  from  the " ground " upwards  that they  claim  to  listen  to ??

[Carl Wrbka]

Unless somebody discovers oil in Zim, I don't think we'll be seeing Bush jnr anytime soon.

[SandyB]

Well the  ship  is now  apparently going back to china with its deadly cargo >>  Hooray !!

[barb (Fry)]

Ahh, just reread Sandy's post 
my question was where did the guns come from....
chinese you say or is that just where they where shipped from ?

[SandyB]

China .. just finished reading a publication of chinese machinery manufacturers .  that country is  indeed a powerhouse to be  watched .. a rapidly growing economy .. cheap labour .. etc etc .. so  yes  arms  manufacture ?/ a  definite .. they are  good  copy engineers ... and have no  scruples  either .. so Bob is  just  part of  their plan .. remember  the  Rooi Gevaar  threat  by  the  the   bad old  regime ?/ its  still true ..

[Alfred Boehme]

Well the  ship  is now  apparently going back to china with its deadly cargo >>  Hooray !!

They quoted on the radio yesterday morning that the ship was seen of the coast at O/mund moving very slowly apparently to save fuel there tanks where getting low

[georg ruf jr.]

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa  —  A shipment of weapons to Zimbabwe may be returned to China, the Chinese Foreign Ministry said Tuesday, after the troubled southern African nation's neighbors prevented the cargo from being unloaded.


Does this mean, China has realised that Simbabwe doesn't have a port...

:emot19:

[Carl Wrbka]

China .. just finished reading a publication of chinese machinery manufacturers .  that country is  indeed a powerhouse to be  watched .. a rapidly growing economy .. cheap labour .. etc etc .. so  yes  arms  manufacture ?/ a  definite .. they are  good  copy engineers ... and have no  scruples  either .. so Bob is  just  part of  their plan .. remember  the  Rooi Gevaar  threat  by  the  the   bad old  regime ?/ its  still true ..

So true Sandy. Beware of the "Yellow Gevaar"! The Soviets have long stopped making their famous AK47 after the much cheaper Chinese replica appeared over a decade ago. In fact mostly all weapons in the hands of terrorist organizations nowadays are cheap replicas, origionating from China.

There was a good movie doing the rounds last year, I think Nicholas Cage was the main actor, which covered this topic quite well.

[georg ruf jr.]

Is that something like the messege: "Don't eat the yellow snow."?

:emot19:

[Carl Wrbka]

No jnr, that would be "Jackass the Movie".