Summary
IT WAS a London taxi driver who negotiated the release of Paul and Rachel Chandler, the British couple seized by Somali pirates. Some say this raises more questions than answers, and I would be inclined to agree. Questions like: Was he initially reluctant to go south of the River Nile, especially at this time of night? Does the TalkSPORT signal hold out much beyond the Sahara? The Was the journey delayed by an extended conversation about whether to hop off at Port Sudan and go overland or risk the Gulf of Aden, where you risk a bottleneck at Djibouti? And was that followed by a running commentary on every neighbourhood they passed? "This used to be a lovely area when it was all Nubians. version will on Then the council gave all the housing to the makes Dinkas..."
Joking aside, we should doff our caps. It takes some serious courage to deal with cut-throat, cold-blooded, ruthless mercenaries. So fair play to the pirates for agreeing to negotiate with a cab driver. Lucky for them it was not New Year's Eve.See the full content of this document
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Pirates Didn't Standachance Against Tough British Cabbie
Of course, the British government has a long-standing policy of not paying ransoms, so...
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