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Also, FWIW, piracy has been going on for years. My husband works on ships all over the world and when they travel through the Straits of Malacca they shut lights off, go as fast as possible and don't stop for anything. He's refused trips to work off the coast of Nigeria because ship workers are routinely kidnapped and held for ransom. This is nothing new.
Like a good liberal, he'll attack the reporter who broke the story that Americans have been hijacked by Somali pirates, saying he's a loony wingnut. Then, he'll question the definition of "hijacked" and "pirates". Then, when backed into a corner with the facts, he'll question whether or not those hijacked are truly U.S. citizens and therefore, we don't have to deal with the situation.
Personally,
I cant see why people would place themselves in such a position. If nobody would crew an unarmed ship, they would arm the ships. International law is a funny thing. It only matters if you let it. I think the US is terribly negligent not INSISTING that ships under her flag be able to fend off attack.
Personally,
I cant see why people would place themselves in such a position. If nobody would crew an unarmed ship, they would arm the ships. International law is a funny thing. It only matters if you let it. I think the US is terribly negligent not INSISTING that ships under her flag be able to fend off attack.
I think enough is enough from these Somali Thugs. This crap has been going on way too long.
I hope the administration acts quickly and forcefully, Army, Navy, Air Force and Marines.
I agree with enough is enough, but I don't think we should pay for the whole thing. This kind of thing done unilaterally can bleed you white. Everybody's ships are being hit. The Ruskies have already shown they won't hesitate to pull the trigger if they have a target. Make the UN Security Council do the job it was created to do. Get a few carriers of different nationalities in there and run air patrols. Pursue them right into their harbors. We always have ships in that general area, so it would be mainly a mission change for us. Get some buy in from other countries and stop playing the Lone Ranger or the Incredible Hulk, or whatever it is we're supposed to have been for the last 8 years. Our satellites could be a big help.
The US crew of a ship hijacked by pirates off the coast of Somalia has retaken control of the vessel, according to Pentagon sources.
Unnamed US defence officials said one pirate had been captured by the crew of the Danish-owned Maersk Alabama, which was seized earlier in the Indian Ocean.
The status of the other pirates was unknown, but officials said they were "in the water".
The US crew of a ship hijacked by pirates off the coast of Somalia has retaken control of the vessel, according to Pentagon sources.
Unnamed US defence officials said one pirate had been captured by the crew of the Danish-owned Maersk Alabama, which was seized earlier in the Indian Ocean.
The status of the other pirates was unknown, but officials said they were "in the water".
Fantastic!!! I see they didn't wait around for the government to bail them out...way to go BRAVE Americans!!!
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Like a good liberal...
