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US Ship Captured By Somali Pirates-- 20 Crew Members Held ...Update: US Crew Retakes Ship
Gateway Pundit —
... said he has "no information to suggest the 20 crew members of the Maersk Alabama have been harmed by the pirates." The Department of Defense has taken the lead on information-gathering. Whitman declined to comment when asked if military action would be taken. Press Secretary Robert Gibbs said the White House is "closely monitoring the apparent hijacking of the U.S.-flagged ship in the Indian Ocean and assessing a course of action to resolve this situation." TigerHawk says this is "testing time" for Team Obama. ...
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 ...
Somali Pirates Hijack U.S.-Flagged Ship
The Corner on National Review Online —
... 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 the high seas for months now, TigerHawk is wondering why U.S. vessels haven't been siezed before now, and what our new commander-in-chief proposes to do about it. ...
Another Test
Jules Crittenden —
... . Awaiting response. Given the prevalence of al-Qaeda affiliates in the neighborhood, this kind of high-value nab raises additional concerns beyond the usual ransom game. Tigerhawk wonders why it hasn’t happened before. I don’t know. Maybe not so many American-flagged ships out there. Tigerhawk also calls on Obama to get Jeffersonian. That would be helpful. Obama prefers to think of himself as Lincoln but, striving for Carterdom, is lucky if he looks like Clinton on a good day. Topics: ...
HOW WILL PRESIDENT OBAMA respond to Somali pirates? “This is a far more important moment for Barack…
Instapundit —
... HOW WILL PRESIDENT OBAMA respond to Somali pirates? “This is a far more important moment for Barack Obama than the news media, judging by the lack of coverage on cable news this morning, believes it to be.” ...
The Ramifications of Weakness: American hostages taken by Somali pirates
Doug Ross @ Journal —
... The hijacking is the first to involve a United States-flagged ship and American crew members . TigerHawk has several questions. Why has this not happened before? Why were these pirates not deterred by the prospects of a response from the United States Navy (the very first mission of which was to stop piracy from Africa)? What will our president do about it? ...
Ship Captain Free; Three Pirates Killed, One Captured
Comments from Left Field —
... Tigerhawk, who on the day the ship was seized by the pirates, recommended that “We need to know why our flag did not deter these bozos and take immediate steps to restore their respect for it, even if we have to bomb every pirate port on the Somali coast and suffer the charge of “disproportionality” from the international law fetishists,” today had the grace to acknowledge that this best case outcome ...
