[NCBraveheart]

Jefferson dealt with this crap 200 years ago. Sadly, we will do nothing except beg the UN for permission to defend ourselves

[jdsteel]

From the shores of Tripoli...calling them Leathernecks...came from this same thing. These commercial ships need to have weapons to protect themselves. We need to bring back some punishment for being a pirate. They used to hang them. Now, maybe we could send them to Cuba!

[shadeaud]

The Captain (in command) is now in charge of this kidnapping situation and my understanding is that he is getting orders from the company that owns the ship. Now if the U.S. Navy were to just happen to perform some training exercises with some underwater activity(those pesky SEALs) and just happen to bump into the lifeboat and just happen to save a ‘’drowning passenger’’ in the life boat who happens to be an American while the others unfortunately are lost at sea, well que sirrah sirrah(sp).