downwithtyranny.blogspot.com - 4/12/2009
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Even though a good friend is in Somalia now making a documentary on pirates-- and even though we have discussed the Somali pirates here in the past (yes, before they were so trendy)-- we've left the recent Somali pirate talk to the right wing blow-hards while we tried keeping the focus on the ...
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Hostage Captain Rescued, Pirates Killed
yglesias.thinkprogress.org 4/13/2009 — You’ve probably read this already elsewhere, but the captive captain of the Maersk Alabama has been rescued and three pirates killed. Good news and good work.
Hopefully this will help tamp down some of the pirate-related hysteria of last ...
Captain Rescued Kossacks Claim He Is At Fault, Not A Victim
rhymeswithright.mu.nu 4/13/2009 — First, let me express my pride in the Navy SEALs who rescued Captain Richard Phillips from pirates off Somalia. I'll even salute Barack Obama for ensuring that the rules of engagement allowed for taking out the pirates as needed ...
USS Bainbridge: Information On US Destroyer Tracking Somali Pirates
huffingtonpost.com 4/8/2009 — The American destroyer the USS Bainbridge is tracking a U.S.-flagged ship that was hijacked by Somali pirates. The crew of the hijacked ship managed to retake control from the pirates, however pirates are still holding the captain hostage in a lifeboat.
The USS Bainbridge is an Arleigh ...
Somali pirates hijack U.S. ship
jihadwatch.org 4/9/2009 — As we have shown here before , this piracy is jihad-related. What will Obama do? Offer to talk without preconditions with the pirates? "Somali pirates hijack U.S.-flagged container ship," by Daniel Wallis for Reuters , April 8 (thanks to all who sent ...
Bush Policy on Pirates: Um, Good Luck, Sailor
mahablog.com 4/11/2009 — The Right is blaming Barack Obama for Somali pirates , or at least the lack of a response to the Somali pirates. Short version: Barack Obama is Jimmy Carter .
I thought you might like to read a Wall Street Journal story about Somali pirates published while George W. Bush was still president: ...
God Bless the Easter Seals!
americandigest.org 4/12/2009 —
SOMALI BASIN (April 12, 2009) Maersk-Alabama Capt. Richard Phillips, right, stands alongside Cmdr. Frank Castellano, commanding officer of USS Bainbridge (DDG 96) after being rescued by U.S Naval Forces off the coast of Somalia. Philips was held ...
What The International Media Isn't Telling You About Somalia Pirates
crooksandliars.com 4/13/2009 — Johann Hari from The Independent: In 1991, the government of Somalia collapsed. Its nine million people have been teetering on starvation ever since – and the ugliest forces in the Western world have seen this as a great opportunity to steal the ...
U.S. ship captain held hostage by pirates has been freed.
thinkprogress.org 4/12/2009 — CNN reports that Capt. Richard Phillips, the head of the Maersk Alabama who has been held captive by pirates off the Somali coast since Wednesday, was freed today. Phillips is “ uninjured and in good condition , and that three of the four ...
Somali Pirates Hijack U.S.-Flagged Ship
corner.nationalreview.com 4/13/2009 — Somali pirates have hijacked an American flagged ship, taking hostage at least 20 Americans and their cargo -- aid they were were trying to provide to the distressed Muslim people of Mombassa, Kenya. As Somali pirates have been terrorizing ships on ...
Enough dead teen pirate porn already
majikthise.typepad.com 4/14/2009 — I'm relieved that the Navy SEALs rescued the American hostage from Somali pirates. Their skill and professionalism was indeed impressive. But really... Two days after the rescue, the banner headline on the front page of the Washington Post should ...
Somali pirates, U.S. crew, Rush Limbaugh, and Barack Obama.
althouse.blogspot.com 4/14/2009 — I was listening to the beginning of the Rush Limbaugh show as I was cooking lunch this morning, and he was going on about the U.S. crew that was taken hostage by pirates off the cost of Somalia today. He'd slotted the story into his ...
Want to Prevent Piracy? Privatize the Ocean
corner.nationalreview.com 4/13/2009 — Following the freeing of American ship captain Richard Phillips from a band of Somali pirates Sunday, commentators have turned their attention to what can be done to control and prevent future piracy. The solutions suggested so far are what you might ...
Spencer: The Somali Pirates Are Jihadists
jihadwatch.org 4/15/2009 — In Human Events this morning I discuss an almost completely ignored element of the Somali pirates' identity: they're jihadists.
This week, we celebrate the Navy SEALs' rescue of American ship captain Richard Phillips. Their action, from the night ...
Hostage captain rescued; conservatives not happy?
blueoregon.com 4/13/2009 — After a standoff lasting several days, U.S. Navy seals shot and killed 3 pirates who'd been holding an American captain hostage :
U.S. forces killed three pirates Sunday and rescued cargo ship Capt. Richard Phillips, held hostage in a lifeboat ...
The Inroads of the Muslim Brotherhood in the Obama Administration
counterterrorismblog.org 4/13/2009 — First, a note updating my pessimistic view of the Somali pirate hostage taking. I stand corrected, and thank the Navy Seals and others who carried out the rescue operation. Well done!
But, as the the Global Muslim Brotherhood Daily Report (free ...
Barry and the Pirates
americanthinker.com 4/10/2009 — This is what we have come to. Unilateral action, even if it is as clear cut as defending US interests against pirates, must be avoided.
Navy SEALs Versus Somali Pirates? —
Riehl World View
Hmm. Tigerhawk wonders how Obama might respond . Obviously, any orders would have to come through Obama. But if this registration only shipping site is correct, some folks at the Pentagon want to act .
MILITARY planners in Washington are studying the practicality of using Navy SEAL ...
Navy Seals Kick Some Pirate Booty —
Right Soup
The nation is rightly giving a big standing O to the Navy Seals , who freed hostage Captain Richard Phillips from Somali pirates in the Indian Ocean yesterday. The extended drama of the attack on the Mersk Alabama had been riveting, and the pirates were growing increasingly agitated. At one ...
Somali pirate haiku —
Yourish.com
Navy Seals killed three out of three pirates who refused to surrender to the U.S. Navy.
“While working through the negotiations process tonight, the on-scene commander from the Bainbridge made the decision that the captain’s life was in immediate danger, and the three pirates ...
Navy Seals get it done —
Sister Toldjah
I love it :
Mombasa, Kenya, April 12 — An American captain being held by Somali pirates was freed unharmed Sunday in an operation carried out by U.S. Navy Seals, U.S. military officials said. Three of the pirates were killed and the fourth was captured.
The captain, Richard Phillips, ...
Then there was one pirate —
Belmont Club
There are emerging new details on the rescue of Captain Phillips . According to the Washington Post, the Captain was freed after Navy SEALs shot down three pirates on the lifeboat, which was being towed by the destroyer Bainbridge. The fourth pirate was aboard the destroyer negotiating.
Vice ...
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Viking Pundit
Easter SEALS - Fox News: "American ship captain Richard Phillips rescued safely from Somali pirates" By Navy Seals, according to early reports.
Pirates Attack More Ships And Vow Revenge —
The Moderate Voice
Expect the issue of pirates — and possibly escalations of violence by pirates — to continue to grow because there are already signs that the pirates operating off Somalia intend to send a signal that the U.S. operation that freed a captive and ended in the deaths of three of their ...
Leave Somalia Alooooone —
Matthew Yglesias
New from yours truly at The Daily Beast—the case against invading Somalia to go try to stop pirates. Includes a reminder that past inept American interventions in Somalia have done a lot to contribute to the chaos that allows the piracy to take place.
Brazen Pirates Strike Again —
A Blog For All
The Somali pirates continue hijacking ships, despite the American operation to free Capt. Phillips that resulted in three shots and three dead pirates. Today, they captured three more boats off the coast of Somalia, including a Greek-managed bulk carrier and two Egyptian fishing boats. The ...
Freighter hijacked near Somalia —
Democratic Underground Latest Breaking News
Source: [b]BBC News[/b]
Pirates have hijacked a tanker off the coast of Somalia, maritime officials say, days after several pirates were killed by US and French forces.
In the latest in a string of attacks by pirates seeking ransom payments, a freighter named as the MV Irene was taken in ...
How The Navy SEALs Rescued Captain Phillips —
Flopping Aces
Very interesting story on the details of the the rescue of Captain Phillips carried out by Navy Seals. Apparently the SEALs set up shop on the USS Bainbridge and communicated with the pirates via radio. The seas had grown rough and the pirates agreed to be towed out to calmer waters by a towing ...
Captain Phillips Safe and the Fourth Pirate —
Politics Daily
Youtube via BlackFive .
What happens to the fourth pirate now? I don't know but the Convention on the High Seas spells out the current law.
Article 19 On the high seas, or in any other place outside the jurisdiction of any State, every State may seize a pirate ship or aircraft, or a ...
Our special forces at their best —
At-Largely
I am so proud of our team and the captain. We so desperately need heroes these days:
The operation to rescue Capt. Richard Phillips involved dozens of Navy SEALs, who parachuted from an aircraft...
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More on the Navy SEAL Rescue Mission —
Weekly Standard Blog
The CNN piece I linked to yesterday inaccurately reported that the captain who was held hostage by pirates had jumped into the water prior to his rescue. In fact, he was bound inside the hijacked boat until he was freed by the Navy SEALs. Per the Washington Post :
SEAL snipers, who were ...
Obama’s Role in the Pirate Affair —
Truthdig: Drilling Beneath the Headlines
Jimmy Carter was ultimately undone by a hostage crisis and the word Somalia still haunts Bill Clinton’s legacy. While the weekend rescue of a hostage held by Somali pirates was of a much smaller scale and under totally different circumstances than those events, President Obama must be ...
The pirates of Somalia —
The Moderate Voice
The piracy situation off the coast of Somalia is not as straightfoward as many think it is. There are origins to the piracy beyond simple greed for easy money . These origins do not excuse the actions of the pirates, but we cannot resolve the situation without an understanding of how it arose. ...
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