Pirate reinforcements, warships: you can’t make this stuff up
April 10th, 2009 by Rhiannon Bowman in News
Warships. Pirate reinforcements. Captives. Ransom. There is about to be a serious smackdown in the Indian Ocean.
The pirates, who usually release hostages unharmed, are hoping for ransom money. The United States, with a longstanding policy against negotiating with terrorists, says this is the first time they’ve needed to negotiate with pirates. And, of course, nothing says “we’re ready to negotiate” like a war ship.
The pirates apparently fear being shot or arrested if they hand over Capt. Richard Phillips – captured in a failed effort to seize the Maersk Alabama on Wednesday – and hope to link up with their colleagues who are using Russian, German, Filipino and other hostages captured in recent days as human shields.
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Mohamed Samaw, a Somali resident of the pirate stronghold in central Eyl town, who claims to have a “share” in a British-owned ship hijacked Monday, said four foreign ships previously captured by pirates are heading toward the lifeboat. A total of 54 hostages are on two of the ships, citizens of China, Germany, Russia, Ukraine, the Philippines, Tuvalu, Indonesia and Taiwan.
Read the rest of this Charlotte Observer article here.
April 12th, 2009 at 1:03 am
Obama will find a way to weaken us in this situation. Just wait and find out how. Bush or the Gipper would have kicked their ass already. This is the flip side of the coin. We went from aggressive with dignity to passiveness with shame. Obama is Jimmy Carter on steroids or should that be muscle relaxer?
April 12th, 2009 at 2:08 am
I just saw a picture that made me think of Obama. I saw that retarded woman enter the polar bear cage in Germany and get mauled by the bear. Obama’s actions on the world stage are like the German womans actions. The results will probably be similar. The bear could be thought of as Russia perhaps or the bear market Obama will fail to end.
Man am I positive tonight hehe.
May 27th, 2009 at 11:29 am
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