That this account is true is plain to see from every MSM report on the ultimate engagement. That there was imminent danger to the Captain was stressed first, foremost, and repeatedly, and the term is found in >15,000 news articles. This is obviously CYA by the Navy officers, who fear the WH turning on them. They used the term like a talisman, as Gore did "controlling legal authority".
30 posted on 04/16/2009 7:41:05 PM PDT by Plutarch
Greta just mentioned that the captured pirate is 19 (not 16) as was reported. I’ve said all along that these guys were all coached to say they were under 18-so the would not be treate\tried as adults.