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nytimes.com - 4/12/2009

In Rescue of Captain, Navy Kills 3 Pirates

— nytimes.com — Crew members of the Maersk Alabama celebrated after hearing that their captain, who had been held hostage... by Somali pirates, had been rescued. (more) In Rescue of Captain, Navy Kills 3 Pirates

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swampland.blogs.time.com - 4/13/2009

Obama and the Pirates

— swampland.blogs.time.com — It's better to be lucky than good. It's even better to be lucky and good. One can... easily imagine all the different ways the rescue of Captain Phillips might have been screwed up--and the political firestorm that would have resulted. But President ... (more) Obama and the Pirates

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corner.nationalreview.com - 4/13/2009

Obama & The Rescue

— corner.nationalreview.com — My morning in-box is full of snark and bile from some folks who think I shouldn't have... congratulated president Obama for the rescue last night. It does sound like some of the reports saying he personally ordered the rescue were misleading. But you ... (more) Obama & The Rescue

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Barack Obama

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Reaction To Captain’s Rescue, Pirates, And Obama Role Flood New And Old Media
The Moderate Voice — ... is free. He leapt clear and our faithful Navy, apparently at last free to take the safety off, rid the world of three contemptible degenerates and have the fourth in custody to question. So the bold leap into the sea frees the President of the burden to act. In the end, Captain Phillips wasn’t saved by the President, but by his own courageous plunge and the deadly professionalism of our men with guns. The President, you see, was saved by the Captain. –Marc Ambinder: Perhaps I’m reading this wrong, but I’m fairly ...