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British duplicity unabated
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/world/uk-secretly-allowed-pirate-ransoms/story-e6frg6so-1226244865278
THE British government has secretly approved the payment of millions of dollars in ransom money to Somali pirates despite stating publicly that it opposes such deals.
Dozens of payments -- most for hijacked ships -- have been sent from banks in London through British airports to pirate gangs on the Somali coast, a leading insurance industry expert has revealed.
Each payment is individually signed off by a unit within Whitehall, contradicting the claims by ministers including Foreign Secretary William Hague that Britain does not support or "facilitate" such payoffs because that would encourage piracy.
There are fears some ransom payments approved by the government are financing Islamist terror groups in the Horn of Africa and that the government's use of the Royal Navy to combat piracy stands in stark contrast to its quiet support for the payments.
THE British government has secretly approved the payment of millions of dollars in ransom money to Somali pirates despite stating publicly that it opposes such deals.
Dozens of payments -- most for hijacked ships -- have been sent from banks in London through British airports to pirate gangs on the Somali coast, a leading insurance industry expert has revealed.
Each payment is individually signed off by a unit within Whitehall, contradicting the claims by ministers including Foreign Secretary William Hague that Britain does not support or "facilitate" such payoffs because that would encourage piracy.
There are fears some ransom payments approved by the government are financing Islamist terror groups in the Horn of Africa and that the government's use of the Royal Navy to combat piracy stands in stark contrast to its quiet support for the payments.
buckSH- Number of posts : 3027
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And to think they could be putting all that money towards Vilks' birthday blast...
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Weeellllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll
Look who it be .................................................................................................................................................................................
Look who it be .................................................................................................................................................................................
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Baksheesh brought buckSHeesh out of hiding.
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And why is that something to laugh about?
PeterCS wrote:Baksheesh brought buckSHeesh out of hiding.
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Welcome back buckster.
furriner- Number of posts : 12508
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Bloody hell, one step closer to 30 and the return of bucks on the same day....
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Is India playing?
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taipan wrote:Brass Monkey wrote:Buck. The old buck your body, bucktastic, buck-specific, buckyourmumma, back from the 25th Century... B-B-B-BuckSHhhhhhhhhhhh
And all it needed was a serious T20 match.
Good to see him back.
Thought I'd transfer it here Taips because it's your admission that you've missed him as much as me.
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Brass Monkey wrote:taipan wrote:Brass Monkey wrote:Buck. The old buck your body, bucktastic, buck-specific, buckyourmumma, back from the 25th Century... B-B-B-BuckSHhhhhhhhhhhh
And all it needed was a serious T20 match.
Good to see him back.
Thought I'd transfer it here Taips because it's your admission that you've missed him as much as me.
Well he does bring something a touch different to the board. And he hasnt threatened to beat me up for a couple of years.
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There is still time. You miss that sort of thing anyway.
I can almost see you welling up at the minute.
I can almost see you welling up at the minute.
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Any odds about how long it will take him to report me?
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Nah, I've mellowed.
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skully wrote:Any odds about how long it will take him to report me?
You have to up your game. I think it only took 3 for me to get batty going..
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Brass Monkey wrote:There is still time. You miss that sort of thing anyway.
I can almost see you swelling up at the minute.
fixed
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