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Africa Horn
Obama vows to confront pirates
2009-04-14
He's also vowing to confront Kimmie, the Chinese, excessive spending and government corruption ...
WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama made a fresh vow to confront piracy on Monday, hours after a Somali pirate chief warned of revenge against Americans following the dramatic rescue of a US sea captain.

Obama said the United States was resolved to hold those who prey on merchant shipping accountable, following the freeing of Captain Richard Phillips in a daring maritime rescue which saw three pirates shot dead by US snipers. “We are going to have to continue to work with our partners to prevent future attacks,” Obama said. “We have to continue to be prepared to confront them when they arise and we have to ensure that those who commit acts of piracy are held accountable for their crimes,” Obama said.

ObamaÂ’s comments upped the ante in the struggle against piracy in the lawless shipping lanes off Somalia, hours after a pirate chief threatened to target Americans in revenge for the loss of his men.

“The American liars have killed our friends after they agreed to free the hostage without ransom... this matter will lead to retaliation and we will hunt down particularly American citizens travelling our waters,” chief Abdi Garad told AFP by phone from the pirate lair of Eyl. “We will intensify our attacks even reaching very far away from Somalia waters, and next time we get American citizens... they (should) expect no mercy from us.”
If Bambi wishes to confront the pirates, he can start by cleaning out the pirate lair at Eyl ...
Obama kept largely silent during the five-day standoff but when Phillips was freed, he issued a written statement paying tribute to the skipperÂ’s courage and the expertise of US navy rescuers, similar in content to his on-camera comments on Monday.
Posted by:Steve White

#22  I know Bambi's from Chicago. But what's his beef with Pittsburg?
Posted by: CrazyFool   2009-04-14 23:17  

#21  Besoeker dear, I shall bake you a special melktaart on Thursday, after the end of Passover. Chocolate chip cookies for you, Dr. Steve. As for the two semi-verbal Trainables (clearly they have reached an intellectual age of 10-12, but not higher), perhaps they are a symptom of what I believe now is termed Shattered Personality Disorder, rather than what we used to call split personality... or sock puppetry.

Posted by: trailing wife in Buffalo   2009-04-14 21:00  

#20  Well, he'd have to stick to privates. Any sargeant worth his or her salt would ream him out and have him pulling latrine duty in an hour.
Posted by: lotp   2009-04-14 19:00  

#19  Vows to confront privates? Geez, hope that isn't on the Sunday morning informercials.
Posted by: swksvolFF   2009-04-14 15:12  

#18  As a first step, RESIGN.

God, no, RJ! Then we'd be stuck with old Foot in Mouth Joe as president. Barry just needs to pick a couple of adults as advisors. I'd suggest Zalmay Khalizad as foreign service advisor, Thomas Sowell as economic advisor, John Bolton as Khalizad's deputy, Tom Tancredo as Border control advisor, and a few dozen others. He might actually get something done, and done right, with those.
Posted by: Old Patriot   2009-04-14 14:07  

#17  He's also vowing to confront Kimmie, the Chinese, excessive spending and government corruption ...

As a first step, RESIGN.
Posted by: Redneck Jim   2009-04-14 11:48  

#16  Just in:

Somali pirates reject President Obama offer of Caroline Kennedy as special Indian Ocean US Maritime Ambassador. Rooters
Posted by: Besoeker   2009-04-14 11:36  

#15  OK, so the Pope of Hope is gonna confront the Pirates. What's he gonna do about ugly toenail fungus?
Posted by: Deacon Blues   2009-04-14 11:11  

#14  I love cowardly anonymous trolls.
Posted by: mojo   2009-04-14 10:41  

#13  hqhqhqh and PlayforKeeps, there is a bus leaving in 5 minutes. Be under it.
Posted by: Bunyip   2009-04-14 09:44  

#12  hqhqhq: could you try saying what you want to say in English?

play4keeps: I doubt seriously that President Obama will do much about Iran. I'd like to be wrong on that one but we'll see.

both of you: your local community colleges have English-as-a-second-language classes. You might consider enrolling. Good luck.
Posted by: Steve White   2009-04-14 08:02  

#11  Almost forgot: DEATH TO IRAN!
Posted by: ed   2009-04-14 07:51  

#10  Too late P4. Obama already offered the ayatollahs a nuclear blow job but mullahs already told the Cheap Trick in Chief where to stick his silver tongue.
Posted by: ed   2009-04-14 07:48  

#9  nice TW impression, Besoeker.
Posted by: Nimble Spemble   2009-04-14 07:47  

#8  hqhqhqh and PlayforKeeps.... baseball caps on straight now, pull up your trousers and act like perfect gentleman if you will.
Posted by: Besoeker   2009-04-14 07:26  

#7  Jim leave him. A clear example of how the LLL Mo0nb@t5 have no facts within the argument. Barry is required by law to defend Amercians no matter where they are. This is not a change in policy, unless we put boots on the ground and clean out the safe havens.
Posted by: Cyber Sarge   2009-04-14 07:16  

#6  Moderators, Crying baby above, please diaper and remove.
Posted by: Redneck Jim   2009-04-14 04:47  

#5  I wonder when are President B@tch slaps them mullas in iran what are the old conservative rantyes gonna about cry then. :)

Posted by: Play4Keeps   2009-04-14 03:13  

#4  hqhqhqh I agree So F@#%ing Much they will hate OBAMA no matter
what.As said before WoW is this the Glenn Beck Crying army regiment or what? Some well most ppl need to really understand this.
I know the truth just f@#$ing HURTS dont it get over it Pu$$ies
Posted by: Play4Keeps   2009-04-14 03:03  

#3  So, hqhqhqh, tell us what you want us to do and say? In the immortal words of the Great Mucky, "Ima cnfusr." Or something like that.
Posted by: Alaska Paul   2009-04-14 02:40  

#2  hey rantyes, such a crying bitches you all sound. you fags are the shit of America did you have your ass kick in your youth that now cluster together in this imbeciles blog
All of you are just conservative crying frustrated bitches
Posted by: hqhqhqh   2009-04-14 02:32  

#1  Explain in a thousand word thesis of how our Pirates help us Mr President.

Bibliography is important.

Ohhhh, and the last time someone said "America is not a Christian nation", it was John Adams in negotiation to Tripoli.......

Where are you, man?
Posted by: newc   2009-04-14 01:17  

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