The Somali Pirates Have Apparently Perished!

The decisive way in which Russian special forces stormed the the University tanker, taken by Somali pirates last week near the Gulf of Aden, stands in stark contrast to the hand-wringing and almost apologetic way in which western European nations deal with terrorists.
 
Although we should not laugh at such things, the laconic way in which the fate of the pirates has been discussed in the Russian press cannot fail to bring a smile.
 
The pirates, we are told, were released by Russian military officials. However, and this is a bit of a mystery, they failed to make it back to dry land, and the Kremlin reports that they "apparently perished".
 
Russia wanted to send them to Moscow to face trial, but there were seen to be problems with finding a legal base for any prosecution. Instead, they "apparently perished".
 
Well done to the Spetsnaz!