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U.S. Naval warships are gathering around a fiberglass lifeboat carrying four Somali pirates and their hostage, Maersk Alabama Captain Richard Phillips, whose container ship they tried to hijack. A Somali journalist told CNN that a German ship taken by other pirates attempted to reach the lifeboat (to aid their fellow pirates) in the Indian Ocean but turned back due to the U.S. presence. Phillips, described as the "consummate regular guy" by friends and family, attempted to escape yesterday but was recaptured; a childhood friend told the NY Times, "When he went for that swim today, it didn’t surprise me at all. He’s got good intuition, and he’s a very determined guy." The FBI is involved with the hostage negotiations (Defense Secretary Gates said Phillips' return was a "top priority"), which may be a long process—he pirates have demanded $2 million and safe passage. Additionally, French commandos rescued hostages from pirates in the Gulf of Aden, leaving one hostage and two pirates dead in the process.
U.S. Container Ship Captain Remains Pirates' Hostage
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For gods sake just nuke somalia, or at least threaten the pirates that you will nuke their country if they don't surrender so we can get on with buisness. This is the weak kneed Obama administration: overthrown by 3 pirates on a life raft.
Nah. Conventional weapons will do. Westerlies would push the fallout right into the shipping lanes you're trying to protect.
The British Navy can't touch them because sny surviving pirates would be considered "refugees" and the British government would be forced to take them in, give them state housing and put them on the dole.
News reports state the pirate leaders live in mansions. Now we know where to send the drone missiles.
Thomas Jefferson knew how to handle muslim pirates.
"U.S. Naval warships are gathering around a fiberglass lifeboat carrying four Somali pirates and their hostage"
Stupid azzhole War Criminals. Tens of millions of dollars worth of high-tech killing technology used to surround a 6 foot dinghy occupied by 4 black men.
AND you're LOSING.