RUSSIA TEACHES THE JIHADO-PIRATES A LESSON

NYT:

Russian forces freed a hijacked Russian oil tanker and rescued its crew in a helicopter-backed operation on Thursday that killed a Somali pirate, authorities said.

Russian investigators said 10 captured pirates, who seized the China-bound MV Moscow University in the Gulf of Aden, will be brought to Moscow for prosecution.

They hijacked the tanker on Wednesday with its 23-member crew and a cargo of crude oil worth $52 million.

"Measures are being undertaken to bring the detained pirates to Moscow," the Investigative Committee of the Prosecutor General's office said on official website sledcomproc.ru.

The rescue was a boost for the Kremlin, which has been seeking to revive Russia's naval muscle far from its shores despite limited resources.

President Dmitry Medvedev congratulated Defense Minister Anatoly Serdyukov in a televised meeting and ordered that all those involved receive medals for their part in the rescue.

"It was accurate, professional and quick," Medvedev said.

The European Union's naval force said the Russian warship Marshal Shaposhnikov had sent in a helicopter that returned fire after being shot at by pirates. Eventually the pirates surrendered and a boarding team from the warship arrived on board the tanker, an EU naval statement said.

The Russian Investigative Committee said in its statement that one pirate was killed and some of the 10 who were captured were injured.

THIS OPERATIONS SENDS A CLEAR MESSAGE TO THE JIHADO-PIRATES: DON;T TREAD ON RUSSIA.

OBAMA OUGHT TO LEARN THIS LESSON TOO.

IN FACT, THE USA AND RUSSIA SHOULD SEND ENOUGH NAVAL POWER TO THE REGION TO OBLITERATE ALL PORTS ON THE COAST WHICH PIRATES USE OR CAN USE.

WE SHOULD HAVE ZERO TOLERANCE FOR JIHADO-PIRACY.

WE SHOULD COUNTER-ATTACK WITH DISPROPORTIONATE AND OVERWHELMING FORCE.