U.S. Cargo Ship Hijacked Near Somalia Coast [Update - attempted hijacking foiled]

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[OJDIDIT2]

Oh Oh

[siamesecats]

Oh my

[peace with honor]

Time to KICK some BUTT

[DainBramage]

EVEYONE RELAX!! President Obama got us out of the last one on his own...he'll do it again.

[TurtleUp]

An Air Force fighter pilot makes “ace” with five kills. I hope our snipers will continue making progress toward the equivalent goal. So many pirates; so little time.

[Tarheel]

Your Dain is really Bramaged!

[Hulka]

Did The One really think this would only happen once, especially given the fact he is promising the captured pirate a life like he has never known (air conditioned, 3-meals a day, clean sheets, TV, etc).

Until The One goes after the pirates and attacks them relentlessly on land, this will never end. Just use airpower, like Clinton, make the rocks bounce, there are no innocent people in areas controlled by the pirates.

Of course, if this reported hijacking is false, then well. . . .just do it anyway as a message to those that would attack America.

[Logical me]

Guess these as@es didn't get the message. Next, lesson #2.............

[ClearCase_guy]

Does anyone know why ships like this cannot be armed? I can't imagine there is a good reason -- but there must be some crazy reason of some kind.

Personally, I think some unemployed good ol' boys could be convinced to hitch a ride and provide adequate protection without a lot of fuss.

[Typical_Whitey]

Obama’s war... America is much less safe with this idiot at the helm.

[DainBramage]

I KNOWWW!!!!

[CondorFlight]

Nothing in the left’s ‘hate Amerika’ ideology has prepared them to deal with the real world.

In the real world, there are genuine bad guys, who have to be met with force, not “can’t we all just get along” dialog.

Welcome to a reality check.

[RasterMaster]

Pres’ent DUH-bama cowers before 4 teenagers with hostages.

[Palladin]

Time for our great and powerful U.S. Navy to get serious.

[jacquej]

link now says that hijack has been thwarted. Anyone have other sources to confirm?

[flamefront]

“BREAKING NEWS - Navy Thwarts Pirate Attack on U.S. Cargo Ship Updated 1 minute ago”

[50cal Smokepole]

From: http://abcnews.go.com/US/International/story?id=7331134&page=1

“A U.S. ship carrying food aid foiled an attack by Somali pirates this morning, the latest known attempted hijack by pirates who continue to thumb their noses at the world. U.S. officials told ABC News that the Liberty Sun evaded the pirates’ attack off the coast of Somalia. The ship is said to be heading to its port destination of Mombassa. The Navy responded to a call for help by the Liberty Sun, which is carrying food aid for CARE and the World Food Programme.”

[MikeJ]

CNN now reporting the pirates 'failed to board':

http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/africa/04/14/somalia.pirates/index.html

Few details...

[TeleStraightShooter]

Headline updated:

Pirates attack but fail to board U.S.-flagged merchant ship off Somalia

[TenthAmendmentChampion]

The One is being tested, as promised. He’s 1 for 2, did ok on the Phillips hijacking but failed with North Korea.