The Pirates obviously had no real intention of killing the captain. Up until this week no known hostage has ever been killed by the Somali Pirates.
They had a U.S. Navy Destroyer breathing down their back and did not act suicidal.
It seems an unnecessary escalation of an already volatile area that will now be beckoning the U.S. Navy to confront more than a few teenagers, Type 56s, and a dingy.
All for an Obama tough guy headline. He looks tough now.
They didn't want to kill him, but they didn't want to give him up. They haven't killed anybody before because they were never in this situation before. They have always been the masters of their domain.
you make some points here Patas but how ‘obviously’? all of those other muslim savages didn’t act suicidal either as they have slyly wandered into any number of places in the past years around the world and have blown their own asses and countless innocents to another place. these savages are up for anything and death does not seem to bother them whatsoever. these bastards can go off at any moment, a US warship breathing down their neck or not. glad our guys took the shots and I don’t agree that it is/was an ‘unnecessary’ escalation, but that is the great part about FR, discussing other opinions around a bit huh?