Las Vegas Review-Journal
Russians don't play nice A Russian tanker called "The Moscow University" -- containing 86,000 tons of crude oil valued at more than $50 million -- was boarded and seized earlier this month by Somali pirates in the Gulf of Aden.
Unlike other, more cowardly nations, which pay ransoms to such thugs and thus encourage their ongoing depredations, the Russians sent Marines, who retook the tanker with the help of a helicopter and a brief aerial assault.
President Dmitry Medvedev said the raid was "sharp, professional and quick" and awarded medals to all involved. More...
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