Obama pledges to fight piracy; pirates vow revenge

Associated Press ^ | April 13, 2009 | TODD PITMAN and PAULINE JELINEK

[Free ThinkerNY]

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) - President Barack Obama promised Monday to work with other nations "to halt the rise of piracy," while Somali pirates vowed revenge for the deaths of three colleagues shot by snipers during the daring high-seas rescue of an American sea captain.

The pirates' threat raised fears for the safety of some 230 foreign sailors still held hostage in more than a dozen ships anchored off lawless Somalia.

[Syncro]

Oh gosh, the teleprompter is a gonna be his whipping boy!

LOL

What a great gaffe. He's certainly got his head full of removing our privacy hasn't he?

[ExTexasRedhead]

How about the pirates sitting in the US Congress headed by rogue pirates Pelosi and Reid???

[Publius6961]

while Somali pirates vowed revenge for the deaths of three colleagues shot by snipers during the daring high-seas rescue of an American sea captain.

This is the only real news in the article.
Assuming the pirates who "vowed revenge" can be identified, the results of intiminadion should be brought home to them ASAP.

If it's war they want...

[Publius6961]

President Barack Obama promised Monday to work with other nations “to halt the rise of piracy,”
To hell with other nations!

Hello?
Where have these "reporters" been? The "rise of Piracy began over 30 years ago in the China Sea, and off the coast of Africa about 10 years ago.

They just now noticed?

The only acceptable level of piracy is zero...

[The Great RJ]

Better have Hillary pack her pants suits and go a negotiating in Somalia.

[Syncro]

Pirates and traitors.

You betcha!

But(t) pirates you said, makes me think let’s not leave out Barney Frank.