Negotiations Break Down In Standoff With Pirates [New Low: Pirates Rebuff A US President]

NYTimes ^ | April 11, 2009

[Flavius]

darn server storage

[Kansas58]

If the government of Somalia will NOT allow the pirates to be punished, that is an act of war, and we should level every single port in Somalia!

[ButThreeLeftsDo]

Pirates rebuff a coward.

[digger48]

Give the guy a break...would ya? He’s busy!

It’s pizza and puppies for the Pantywaist in Chief this weekend.

[AZLiberty]

At this point, Obama and the pirates are exchanging those sneaky middle-finger motions.

[Dick Bachert]

[AZLiberty]

What? This isn’t a baseball thread?

Is all this free “pirates” publicity helping or hurting Pirates season ticket sales?

[txroadkill]

why doesn’t a SEAL Team just go and kill the pirates?

[Dallas59]

We can’t make the pirates upset!!! What if they called us “stupid” and “racist”???

[God luvs America]

shades of jimmy carter...

[anniegetyourgun]

Under cover of darkness. They could do it...but Bambi won’t let ‘em.

[samadams2000]

Well they are done for tonight. Hopefully both sides get some rest and resume negotiations tomorrow....??!! WTF! This just cant be unfolding as it appears.

[skimask]

"Mr. Reinhart also noted that the crew was not allowed to leave the ship because the F.B.I. — whose New York office has been charged with investigating the seizure — considered the vessel a crime scene."

A CHRIME SCENE

What an idiot the chosen one is

[sten]

this is the case... and people need to be made aware of it

[expatguy]

that would infringe upon the pirate’s human rights

[Jeff Chandler]

Obama is Hoping they will Change their minds.

[television is just wrong]

“If the government of Somalia will NOT allow the pirates to be punished, that is an act of war, and we should level every single port in Somalia!”

Will not happen with a muslim president. they are NOT fearing any retalliation from obama.

[A Navy Vet]

Hate me; dis-respect me; think what you will. I believe it's time for this man to give his life for his Country's security. If he still has any way of attacking his captors, I say he try it and force their hand.

The United States is losing face and power due to this situation. And yes, I can sit here at a computer and say such things, because I have 11 years Navy service. This has gone on too long.

Without the SEALS doing their thing and risking the hostage, the result will be MORE piracy and terrorism, which we've already seen with the US tugboat that was captured today.

[Steelfish]

That was what the Clintonistas did after the USS Cole and WTC1 and gave us “The Path to 9/11” Terrorism was treated as a “crime” and so here comes a 9/10 mentality.