Sovereingty of the High Seas v2.0

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  Somali pirates are sending help to members of their band who hijacked a U.S.-flagged ship this week in the Indian Ocean and are holding the captain hostage, said a member of the group who spoke from shore. The man, who called himself Da’ud and identified himself as one of the pirates, spoke by phone yesterday from the area of Eyl, Somalia. He said he had been in contact with the four pirates who boarded the Maersk Alabama and who then took the captain hostage on a lifeboat that has stalled off the coast.

  Any new pirates arriving at the scene will be confronted by the destroyer USS Bainbridge, which has moved into the area and is getting images fed to it from a drone flying over the lifeboat, an American official said. A second warship, the frigate USS Halyburton, is en route, a U.S. official said. “We sent reinforcement men to help them,” said Da’ud, who declined to give his full name. The reinforcing pirates are in two groups, one of which was already at sea, he said. “The situation will end soon,” Da’ud said. “Either the Americans take their man and sink the boat with my colleagues, or we will soon recover the captain and my colleagues in the coming hours. “But if they, Americans, attempt to use any military operation I am sure that nobody will survive,” he said. Sink

This is getting pitiful. Can anyone explain to me why we haven't solved this problem yet?

Spread the word!

Comments

[Uncle Fester]

Argh!

What's the point of having the most powerful military in history if you're too cowardly to use it?

Hey!

Zero!

Can I borrow the DOD for a while since you don't seem to need it?!??

[Gerry]

Simple solution: "Dear Somalia... as of tomorrow, any boat leaving your shores and traveling more than 1 mile off the coastline will be sunk by our helicopter gunships and fighters. This reverse-quarantine will last for 5 years at which time we will monitor your behavior for a further 5 years and if any other incidents happen we will quarantine your shores for 20years. Have a nice day."

...there, was that so tough???

[Bomb-a-rama]

Can anyone explain to me why we haven't solved this problem yet?

Easy answer.

B-a-r-a-c-k O-b-a-m-a.