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  • How Obama actually delayed pirate rescue

    04/19/2009 8:50:32 AM PDT · by NorwegianViking · 114 replies · 8,480+ views
    World Net Daily ^ | April 8, 2009 11:45 PM | Joseph Frah's G2 Bulletin
    WASHINGTON – While Barack Obama is basking in praise for his "decisive" handling of the Somali pirate attack on a merchant ship in the India Ocean, reliable military sources close to the scene are painting a much different picture of the incident – accusing the president of employing restrictive rules of engagement that actually hampered the rescue of Capt. Richard Phillips and extended the drama at sea for days. Multiple opportunities to free the captain of the Maersk Alabama from three young pirates were missed, these sources say – all because a Navy SEAL team was not immediately ordered to...