any reason not to arm the US merchantmen while at sea and toss the ARs over the side before going into port? beats the hell outta a firehose, doesn’t it? a few ARs every voyage are a cheap price (literally) and would sure up the price of poker for the somalis (who are now the only guys with guns)
He is Risen Indeed! Happy Easter all.
New York Daily News:
“Three of the four Somali pirates died”
Some of the coverage is actually quite positive for Obama’s sake, of course
From AP:
US sea capt. freed from pirates in swift firefight
"An American ship captain was freed unharmed Sunday in a swift firefight that killed three of the four Somali pirates who had been holding him for days in a lifeboat off the coast of Africa, U.S. officials said."
From Reuters:
US captain held by Somali pirates is freed -Navy
"He had no information on Phillips' physical condition and could not confirm a CNN report that three of four pirates holding the captain had been killed.
Did you find ay that said the pirates died?