U.S. weighs fate of surviving Somali pirate

CNN ^ | 04/14/2009 | Terry Frieden

[Panzerlied]

Federal law enforcement authorities are discussing what to do with the lone surviving pirate captured Sunday off Somalia's coast after a successful military rescue abruptly ended a five-day hostage standoff at sea.

[Migraine]

I know this: as long as he is alive, he is part of the next ransom demand. So they’d best put him somewhere that nobody knows for sure. And that place had better be some country that has no ships to hijack.

[libertyhoundusnr]

He’s a juve. Won’t be too long and he can go to Harvard on a scholarship, just like his African born idol Obama

[madison10]

Keel-hauling.

[Jim Noble]

[ikka]

He should be brought to the US, given a green card, a fully paid scholarship to Harvard and one of those $400,000 foreclosed homes in Boston. He needs to learn how great America really is.

Then after 2 years exile him back to Somalia, never to return...

[Panzerlied]

Wasn’t Kerry in Vietnam?

[TXnMA]

"(....that is, if ships still have yardarms.)"

I'm not too nautical, but I see four sturdy horizontals on the Bainbridge that should surve the intended purpose:

Leni, I agree:

Pirate + Yardarm + Rope = JUSTICE.

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Pres__ent 0bama: any questions?

[Ken522]

They do, Leni - now days they’re called “antenna.”

[Dosa26]

Make him walk the plank or keel-haul him then make him walk the plank. Seems appropriate.

[open mind-closed fist]

I know!

You would think an 800 million dollar destroyer would come equipped with a plank!

[Redcitizen]

There’s probably a National Stock number for a “Plank, one each”

[Redcitizen]

Imprison him in Davey Jones Locker.

[Dosa26]

but I see four sturdy horizontals on the Bainbridge that should surve the intended purpose:

The media would die of heart attacks. Please be kind to the media. Have your local journalists UN-spayed and UN-neutered immediately.

[quantim]

We all know damned well there was a 4th (if not a 5th, 6th, etc. Seal for backup) and a bummer that #4 who went through the same drama getting on board to shoot didn’t get to use his skills.

This time.

[garjog]

“If they bring him to the US, he will walk.”:

After he walks, he will go on the college speaking circuit making $10,000 per speech about how he and his other teen-aged buddies, on a simple boating outing celebrating their rich Somali culture were abused by the evil US military.

[TXnMA]

LOL! I just noticed -- "surve"... Matches the East Texas pronuncation, but S/B "serve"...

[Windflier]

Catch and release.

Let him live to get pink misted another day.

[Recovering Ex-hippie]

Nope. they already have a dog....hee hee.

[Hillarys Gate Cult]

...it appears most likely the captive initially would be flown to New York to stand trial.

They'll do anything to raise the population of NYC before the census.