A New Chance For Dialogue
By Mitch Berg
Somali pirates have presented President Obama with a shining chance for reaching out:
Somali pirates on Wednesday hijacked a U.S.-flagged cargo ship with 21 crew members aboard, a diplomat and a U.S. Navy spokesman said.The Kenya-based diplomat identified the vessel as the 17,000-ton Maersk Alabama and said all the crew members are American. The diplomat spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to speak to the media.
After the Abdullah flap last week, if I were the leader of the Somali pirates I’d quickly publicize that it’s proper protocol for a head of state to kiss a pirate’ bare butt, and see what happens.
April 8th, 2009 at 8:28 am
[…] The issue of piracy in the Gulf of Aden hit home for Americans today. A US-flagged ship and 21 Americans on board got taken by Somalia-based pirates. The US Navy confirmed the attack this morning (via Mitch Berg): The Kenya-based diplomat identified the vessel as the 17,000-ton Maersk Alabama and said all the crew members are American. The diplomat spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to speak to the media. […]
April 8th, 2009 at 8:30 am
Testing, testing… 1, 2, 3…
April 8th, 2009 at 11:00 am
I predict nothing will be done until they start killing the hostages. Obama is too much of a pacifist to stand up for such a small piece of US territory.
April 8th, 2009 at 11:30 am
Turns out the U.S. crew took back control from the pirates. Bad news for you America-hating wingnuts! 🙁
April 8th, 2009 at 12:07 pm
Turns out the U.S. crew took back control from the pirates. Bad news for you America-hating wingnuts!
No, it’s great news. Thanks for sharing it, AC. Seriously.
April 8th, 2009 at 12:49 pm
I’ve read where the crew captured 1 pirate and the others jumped overboard to avoid capture. That has me thinking of fish bait (chum).
April 8th, 2009 at 5:24 pm
So it`s “bad news” that the U.S. crew took back control of their own boat? Ok, Bozo.