Posted on 04/12/2009 10:25:08 AM PDT by Ladycalif
U.S. ship captain held by pirates off Somalia, has been freed, senior U.S. official says. Three of four pirates killed.
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When were you debriefed?
The media is asleep at the switch in covering this story.
It is journalistic incompetence of the highest order.
While they are gushing over the release of the captian, they are not talking about Obama’s M.I.A. status. They are also not talking about the fact Obama has directed this is an FBI investigation!!!!! This is the height of absudity. You have pirates attacking our international shipping, using a lawless nation as their base and the best obama can do is declar this a mere “police matter”.
You are more correct than you can imagine. If anything the current administration has just inflamed the priate situation by giving them the safety of “mere police matter” status.
Sphincters are puckering up and down the Somali coast.
What did that guy say about Obama? I couldn’t hear it. I hope the Navy doesn’t shut him up.
Expect Obama to horn in on this great moment and release a statement and order the crew for a photo-op at the White House.
is not
SHOULD BE: is now resting comfortably
I agree Obama performed with true grit in this time of Crisis
Happy Easter, fanfan.
I am so elated I can barely contain myself. And while I know that certain details should not be revealed, I can’t help wanting to know every single detail. (But I will restrain my curiosity :)
"Al Qaeda terrorists, The Taliban terrorists, the Iranian terrorist regime, the North Korean terrorist regime, Hizballah terrorists, Hamas terrorists, etc... not to mention Russia and China.
I am surprised that some FReepers are not seeing the big picture here and they are just focused on 4 ragtag pirates trapped in a tiny boat in the middle of the Indian Ocean surrounded by the mightiest Navy in history and yet it took 5 days to resolve this problem rather than being solved in the first few hours of the hostage taking and all this because Obama the defeatist did not order any immediate action."
Agree; this is great news for the Captain, his family and Maersk, but it took us 5 days wih mulitipe major warships. This will encourage more attacks on commercial shipping unless we do much more and really deter the pirates.
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If what I am seeing is true, let us add to that: The Captain jumped overboard--the man himself seized the opportunity to escape, for the second time no less(!)--and the SEALs then grabbed him after he had freed himself.
This fine example of American Manhood just made THE case for personal empowerment and initiative.
BZ Captain Phillips! BZ SEALs! BZ USN!
Two escape attempts with the last one being successful, "5 days and multiple warships," negotiating with terrorists, and if not in reality certainly by appearance giving the impression that the administration has no plan or protocol for dealing with such situations beyond "monitoring closely" does send a clear message to would-be rogues and thieves, especially given that events of a greater magnitude that were not responded to over the course of the past couple of weeks.
I am giddy with glee that the Captain is free and that our fine, brave, and capable military appears to have suffered no casualties in this incident. BRAVO ZULU!
Just the same, those pirates worked for a bigger pirate/pirate network, and he/they will not suffer this "failure" gladly. First the French and now the US: good-guys 2; pirates 0. We can bet with 100% certainty that the pirates are revising and rewriting their playbook as we speak. Expect the pirates to change tactics to ensure that text time will be different and not in a good way. Our team needs to to come up with a real plan and fast.
UK 'Terror gang' may have been 'plotting to blow up shopping centre and nightclub'
but instead this day will be celebrated throughout the West in a joyous manner not only for the Easter Holy Day but for the release of the Captain, the death of most of the pirates involved and another victory for the West over muslims.
This is indeed a wonderful day!
I’m not going to give THAT MAN any credit, and maybe I am irrational but... I don’t think President Bush would have done anything differently.
Something like “the president needs to get these guys off the ship” or something about the crew, the guy was PO’d, and Fox talker cut away immediately, might be on youtube later.
And I would prefer Obama get a 40 point bump in the polls than to have a dead captain and a humiliated America and president.
One poster is full of it:-)
Obama was just the same as he was in the Senate; ABSENT!!!
ZERO isn’t worth his weight in dried Cow Pies!
Saved one to hang from the yardarm?
Saw it as well. That guy is pissed at Obama and went off! Oh boy, I can wait to all these guys get backto the US and interviewed about all of this!
I love our military! Prayers of thanks today.
Easter SEALS! I love it!
But it makes perfect sense. Haven’t these pirates watched ANY American films or movies? Send six SEALS under the cover of night who all swim up simultaneously and slit the pirates’ throats or shoot them - I don’t care which.
How did these Somalis think they were going to survive? They should have negotiated to get away alive - just because America may to slow to wrath doesn’t mean its patience is unending.
And praise to his wife, who knew from the beginning that he would get out of this. I hope he makes millions selling the story. Hell the film should be shown as a warning all over the Somali Coast - THIS is the way the US does it.
Has Obama apologized for this yet?
Yep. Parachuting in alone with a slice of pizza between his teeth and a firmly-worded diplomatic note under his arm - you can't get any braver than that.
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