Comments on: Desert Pirates

By: Graham

Graham — Mon, 30 Nov 2015 15:01:16 +0000

The desert is an ocean in which no oar is dipped.

The insight is not new.

But Slovenian Guest and Dan Kurt raise the key question- if this is the ISIS method, why is it so difficult to kill them? One leaps immediately to questions of effort and motivation on the coalition side.

By: Graham

Graham — Mon, 30 Nov 2015 14:59:08 +0000

Weren’t the Islamic corsairs also sponsored by Islamic emirs, latterly by Ottoman walis and pashas?

By: Gaikokumaniakku

Gaikokumaniakku — Sun, 29 Nov 2015 22:16:20 +0000

And just as the English pirates were sponsored by the English queen, these Muslim pirates are sponsored by wealthy emirs.

An expert in medieval Islamic corsairs might argue that these modern pirates are not the true heirs of the corsairs, but rather imitators of England’s sea dogs.

By: Dan Kurt

Dan Kurt — Sun, 29 Nov 2015 19:31:14 +0000

As long as these Pirates use the desert as their Sea they are doomed.

Currently we have drones that are guided by humans but now, just as one hears of autonomous cars self driving, there are robotic drones using machine learning to find the Pirates and soon they will be unleashed to kill them if the politicians give the OK — no pilots to shoot down. And this is just the first generation. The deserts will be swept of pirates as well as the seas if wanted.

By: Ramar

Ramar — Sun, 29 Nov 2015 04:01:56 +0000

Bedu. The eternal Islamic warrior from the time of Mohammad. Live austere, wander the desert, pick your fight carefully, do not adopt the fighting style of the opposition, disperse when needed. Plunder and booty an important consideration for the warrior. Aouda finding the looted horses during the time of Lawrence and taking off to enjoy the spoils.

By: Slovenian Guest

Slovenian Guest — Sat, 28 Nov 2015 16:43:51 +0000

So they essentially live in vans down by the river and the U.S. Air Force still can’t handle them? That’s rather odd, because flat terrain plus cold desert nights equals perfect conditions for night vision and targeting equipment. Those Toyota convoys stand out in stark contrast at night, it should be like shooting fish in a barrel, something doesn’t add up.

By: Candide III

Candide III — Sat, 28 Nov 2015 14:58:54 +0000

When you build a granary, mice will gather. You want to make its walls of stone, or get a cat, or both.

By: Bomag

Bomag — Sat, 28 Nov 2015 02:29:00 +0000

Swashbuckling stuff. Where do I sign up?

…the ubiquitous Toyota pick-up trucks…

Built and commercialized by cultures far from Islam. As is the internet and other tech that lets ISIS do its current thing.

These really are just gross parasites.