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corner.nationalreview.com - 4/13/2009

Want to Prevent Piracy? Privatize the Ocean

— corner.nationalreview.com — 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 ... (more) Want to Prevent Piracy? Privatize the Ocean

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abcnews.go.com - 4/12/2009

Somali Pirate Standoff Ended With Just Three Shots

— abcnews.go.com — The light wasn't good, the murky darkness of night just starting to lift. The sea was rolling, making the targets move around as well as giving the shooters an unsteady platform. A miss could be disastrous. But the trio of Navy Seals who had been ... (more) Somali Pirate Standoff Ended With Just Three Shots

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rightwingnuthouse.com - 4/13/2009

OBAMA PULLS THE TRIGGER: NOW HOW ABOUT SOME FOLLOW THROUGH?

— rightwingnuthouse.com — So Captain Phillips is free and unharmed and the pirates are killed or captured. Good news all around, although I think Michael Shear of WaPo gave new meaning to the phrase “gushing coverage:” It was one of the earliest tests of the new ... (more) OBAMA PULLS THE TRIGGER: NOW HOW ABOUT SOME FOLLOW THROUGH?

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Dealing With Somali Piracy
Outside The Beltway | OTB — ... people, the matter is far from over. There will be after action reports, debriefings, and, no doubt, investigations. It’s my understanding that the FBI has impounded the Maersk Alabama and is treating it as a crime scene. Although three of Capt. Phillips’s captors were killed in the rescue, one is in the custody of the United States. There will undoubtedly be a lengthy trial and, possibly, incarceration, although it has been suggested that in the case of the fourth pirate there may be extenuating circumstances . This might be a good opportunity to reflect on prospective ...

Captain Phillips Safe and the Fourth Pirate
Politics Daily — ... Obama has so far handled this well. Letting the Navy handle this one as they saw fit was definitely the right call and an easy one, given their training and professionalism. But the handling of that fourth pirate could prove to be tricky yet. The usual liberal kid glove treatment will earn him some criticism at home for anything less than Guantanamo treatment, but how will the international community react? And now we know that he's 16 and legally a minor if he was a citizen? ...