Posted on 04/08/2009 5:25:46 AM PDT by Jeff Head
NAIROBI, Kenya - Somali pirates on Wednesday hijacked a cargo ship with 21 American crew members aboard, a diplomat and U.S. Navy officials said.
The Kenya-based diplomat identified the vessel as the 17,000-ton Maersk Alabama. The diplomat spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to speak to the media.
A spokeswoman for the U.S. Fifth Fleet confirmed that a Danish-owned, U.S.-operated container ship carrying 21 Americans "came under attack" about 240 nautical miles southeast of Eyl, a town in the northern Puntland region of Somalia.
Maersk Line is one of the U.S. Department of Defense's primary shipping contractors, according to GlobalSecurity.org. The Web site said the firm "manages a fleet of nearly 50 ships in commercial and government service, including vessels requiring Top Secret security clearances."
U.S. Navy spokesman Lt. Nathan Christensen said the vessel was not working under a Pentagon contract when hijacked.
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As we speak...
He is forming a bipartisan commission to study the possible use of harsh language.
It is Carter all over again...but much worse I am afraid.
Amen to that.
Exactly.
“Perdicaris alive or Raisuli dead.”
By whatever means necessary.
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Yes, and he needs to travel there on a merchant ship.
Leni
Very small ship in the container world.
IIRC after NK launched the rocket he announced to the world that the USA is going to give up all of it’s nuclear weapons.
Doesn’t he (or anyone) remember Mogadishu?
If we nuked Somalia it would look the same except the Geiger counter would give off clicks
That might be the only way anyone gets there anymore. Arriving in Somalia is the easy part of the trip...
Our flag's unfurled to every breeze from dawn to setting sun
WE HAVE FOUGHT IN EV'RY CLIME AND PLACE WHERE WE COULD TAKE A GUN
In the snow of far-off northern lands and in SUNNY TROPIC SCENES
You will find us always on the job -- the United States Marines
(......and Army, Navy, Coast Guard, too!).
Obama has NO intention to "keep our honor clean". Not even our collective door mat.
Leni
As one poster pointed out...
“Perdicaris alive or Raisuli dead.”
In this case, “All 21 US sailors alive or every Somali pirate and their vessels dead.”
Well then, more rubble will not cause any concern.
Battleships are great at creating land-based rubble!
OK, just nuke the whole thing. Problem solved.
These terrorists around the world, and those in the countries that allow them to operate, need to have the holy crap scared out of them.
Make an example of some pissy lil country/area that claims they can't stop it, or nobody is in charge.
Then send every UN rep a copy of the film footage with a clear warning...We refuse to piss around with terrorists and those that enable them. If you get the call to correct the problem, you better drop everything and scramble a$$ to correct it yourself. You will only get that call once!
He will send Hillary to the UN to present a "firm" letter. If that doesn't work, a demand for a "stern" Resolution might be in order. If for some reason, that falls short, he will demand "unconditional" negotiations.
Don't worry. He's on the job and up to the task!
He’ll find a way to blame us mean, arrogant Americans for the entire situation, apologize for us all, and ask the nice, but oppressed Somali pirates if they wont please give us our ship and merchantmen back.
I LIKE IT! Beagle for POTUS!
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