Somali pirates strike again
posted at 12:04 pm on April 11, 2009 by Ed Morrissey
This time, they aimed a little lower. Instead of hijacking a container ship full of relief-aid food destined for their own country, Somali pirates reportedly took a tugboat in the Gulf of Aden:
U.S. warships are trying to stop Somali pirates from sending reinforcements to a lifeboat where an American captain is being held hostage as the high-seas standoff off Africa’s eastern coast entered a fourth day Saturday.
A Nairobi-based diplomat, who spoke on condition on anonymity because he is not authorized to talk to reporters, said the pirates have summoned assistance but at least two American ships and U.S. Navy surveillance aircraft are deterring pirate ships and skiffs from contact with the lifeboat.
Underscoring the high stakes involved, France’s navy on Friday freed a sailboat seized off Somalia last week by other pirates, but one of the hostages was killed.
Somali pirates have hijacked an American-owned tugboat with 16 crew in the Gulf of Aden, the head of the East African Seafarers’ Assistance Program said Saturday.
The tugboat was towing two barges when pirates attacked it, according to the EASAP spokesman. Neither American nor Italian sources would confirm the capture, but that and the call for reinforcements from the pirates underscores their increasingly bold nature. If we thought a show of force from the US Navy would send the pirates scurrying for cover, we may have underestimated their determination to hold their ground.
This emphasizes the need to react swiftly, using the full might of our power, when piracy arises. In a real sense, this is asymmetrical warfare, only with a profit motive rather than theological extremism pushing it. If we scale down our response to the same level as theirs, or incrementally rather than overwhelmingly higher, then we play on their ground and not ours. If we expect to have a realistic deterrent in our navy, then we have to allow them to unleash their full fury on the pirates — all of the pirates — when they dare to attack American shipping, and Western shipping in general.
The pirates have not heeded our power because thus far we have shown an unwillingness to wield it. Just as with religious-extremist terrorists, they will feast on American targets as long as they sense that reluctance to seriously deal with the problem.
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maybe we’ll get lucky and they will hijack our President
notagool on April 11, 2009 at 12:07 PM
The United States retired a significant portion of its frigates and we are reaping the benefits by sending large capships to deal with pirates in speedboats.
Vatican Watcher on April 11, 2009 at 12:09 PM
Do we really want a Clinton dealing with Somalians? It realy paid off last time.
lavell12 on April 11, 2009 at 12:09 PM
Maybe we should put a teleprompter and ATM machine on each vessel, just to speed up the process a bit.
wccawa on April 11, 2009 at 12:10 PM
I still have strong suspicions that a lot of the ransom money ends up funding Islamist extremism.
flipflop on April 11, 2009 at 12:10 PM
Who’s responsible for the new perception that the US is now weak?
Take another bow, Mr. Obama.
Crusty on April 11, 2009 at 12:10 PM
“Smart power” /sarc
Obama missed his opportunity completely. This sort of thing will now escalate on all fronts.
canditaylor68 on April 11, 2009 at 12:11 PM
The US Navy is no allowed to engage here due to civilian hostages. This is known to the pirates and they are exploiting those restrictions.
MarkT on April 11, 2009 at 12:12 PM
Already done.
MikeA on April 11, 2009 at 12:12 PM
This is a huge mess and the messiah had better step it up a bit.
A bunch of Somali thugs are making him look (as he is) inept and impotent.
ORconservative on April 11, 2009 at 12:12 PM
Obama is waiting for somebody to do something.Maybe would could meet without pre-conditions.
billypaintbrush on April 11, 2009 at 12:13 PM
Shhh, we’re talking about housing.
scalleywag on April 11, 2009 at 12:14 PM
The time for negotiation passed long ago. Signal the snipers and let them have field day. Now you have more hostages. They could have easily taken out all the people holding the captain if they had wish to.
Rocks on April 11, 2009 at 12:15 PM
i really feel sorry for the Navy. they wait for the GO order that never comes. they are humiliated. as are Americans.
kelley in virginia on April 11, 2009 at 12:15 PM
Take a page from Thomas Jefferon, Mr. Obama. Squash the pirates without mercy.
ThePrez on April 11, 2009 at 12:15 PM
Hmm, am I the only person worried about AQ luring us into something here?
USS Cole comes to mind.
SteveMG on April 11, 2009 at 12:15 PM
Pay the ransom with some of the stimulus moneies (print some bogus bills) and once the hostages are returned, then as they flee, blow them out of the water. Then proceed to take out their ports of habor; a-la Thomas Jefferson. Then we won’t be bothered by this kind of thing for the next two hundred years+.
journeyman on April 11, 2009 at 12:16 PM
¨The O-Team™¨ Strikes again! Skinny is as Skinny does.
james hooker on April 11, 2009 at 12:16 PM
Send in the Marines.
“To the shores of Tripoli”
Instead of this difficult business of taking and building nations, just have the Marines attack the Somali Pirate bases. Any survivors are hung.
Do that a few times whenever an American flagged vessel is captured by pirates and soon they’ll decide to leave American ships alone.
Sackett on April 11, 2009 at 12:16 PM
There are 69,456,897 voters responsible for this. What should we do with them?
Pelayo on April 11, 2009 at 12:17 PM
More importantly, this is not a US flag’d ship… it really limits our options.
IF we come upon them during the commision of Piracy… ie… in the act… then the doctrine of Hot Pursuit would allow us to give aid to any flag’d ship…. problem is that with modern communications, they would ask permission of Washington first…
But its apparent that our Precedent is treating Pirates as a Law Enforcment issue… and the DOJ is calling the shots…
so… EPIC FAIL.
Romeo13 on April 11, 2009 at 12:18 PM
Very well put.
However, I don’t know anyone in the Obama administration who shares this insight.
Loxodonta on April 11, 2009 at 12:19 PM
Obama will sue them all. That will show them.
the_nile on April 11, 2009 at 12:20 PM
romeo13: can’t we attack to protect American lives regardless of all these other laws?
kelley in virginia on April 11, 2009 at 12:20 PM
This is an Italian flagged vessel and the problem and responsibility of the Italian government, just like with the French sailboat the French Government just rescued.
The fact that the tug is owned by an American company is irrelevant, because they relinquished any ties to America once they decided to flag their vessel with Italy.
JeffinSac on April 11, 2009 at 12:20 PM
The hostages will be released during ‘Cuda’s innauguration.
Akzed on April 11, 2009 at 12:22 PM
When Obama does nothing or tries to nuance his all wise response. More people will see him for what he is, a clueless social worker in way over his head.
Thanks ignorant-Americans for the gift.
Mojave Mark on April 11, 2009 at 12:23 PM
It took Obama three days to just come out and echo Sen. McCain when Russia invaded Georgia. He doesn’t have McCain but only 3am Hillary now (who apparently found these pirates to be amusing during her playdate with Obama). I wonder how amusing it is now that another US craft is being held hostage. I wonder when Fox will start with Day 3 America Held Hostage?, etc.,
eaglewingz08 on April 11, 2009 at 12:23 PM
Talks are on hold until proper housing and living expenses can be arranged for the Somali pirates in the United States….
Caper29 on April 11, 2009 at 12:24 PM
but we’re not trying to save the boat, just the Americans. aren’t we “allowed” by int’l maritime law to do anything pursuant to that end?
kelley in virginia on April 11, 2009 at 12:24 PM
ok, great minds on HA: what can we do here? assuming we had a real president, that is.
kelley in virginia on April 11, 2009 at 12:25 PM
Put them afloat on boats with big neon signs that say
“CASH ON BOARD”
Crusty on April 11, 2009 at 12:25 PM
They say this is Jimmy Carter’s second term. I’m believing it. More importantly, so are the bad guys of the world.
I hope the hostages have enough reading material to last them until a strong president takes over.
PattyJ on April 11, 2009 at 12:25 PM
Mr uhbuhma…hello Mr. uhbuhma…are you there….
winston on April 11, 2009 at 12:26 PM
That would be great to blow up their harbors except that you’d have to find different routes to keep aid coming in for the millions of refugees over there.
Seems like the Navy has their hands tied, for the moment anyway. But yea, you can bet that terrorist groups are getting their cut out of this, and the Somali “government” as well. It’s a lawless state run by a bunch of warlords.
scalleywag on April 11, 2009 at 12:26 PM
Hillary is right now calling up Bill for some tips on how to deal with Somalia.
albill on April 11, 2009 at 12:27 PM
http://baracksteleprompter.blogspot.com/2009/04/storytime-with-uncle-joe.html
the_nile on April 11, 2009 at 12:28 PM
Pirates are enemies of the human race. Jus cogens holds that no nation may avoid dealing with them, and that every human being has jurisdiction to kill them.
So it doesn’t matter what flags the ships fly. Whoever gets there first gets to have all the fun.
Akzed on April 11, 2009 at 12:28 PM
From my Headlines comment:
I stand by that statement.
Frozen Tex on April 11, 2009 at 12:29 PM
Great question. For one thing we can assume that our military has tons of intel on the real situation in Somalia; including who the ring leaders are. I’d suggest sending in a team of SEALs to kidnap a bunch of their leadership, and then hold them for ransom. Tell the pirates that if they want to see their buds alive again they will release our vessels and the crews within ten minutes. Maybe drop one of the leaders on them from a chopper just to make sure they get the message. Barring that, I’d be willing to carpet bomb their bases and leave them no place to go home to.
MikeA on April 11, 2009 at 12:30 PM
Didnt Joe Biden say “Obama will be tested” in his 1st few months……..didnt know it would be by a bunch of motly “Merchant Marine orgnizers”………(thanks Rush)
sbark on April 11, 2009 at 12:31 PM
That shouldbe the way it is, but then you have dingleberries like this guy:
What a tool.
Frozen Tex on April 11, 2009 at 12:31 PM
The getalifes are in charge now.
Del Dolemonte on April 11, 2009 at 12:32 PM
Maybe Dillary can stop laughing long enough to handle this situation.
Dire Straits on April 11, 2009 at 12:32 PM
“Let me be perfectly clear, um, ah, the situation needs careful study to, ah, and um, commit to international cooperation to, realize the need for patience and, ah, way to, um, find a solution to the root of, er this serious um, er, ah. Oh, look over there.”
PaddyJ on April 11, 2009 at 12:33 PM
They never seemed to bother the US when George Bush was president. I wonder why?
paulbriggs on April 11, 2009 at 12:33 PM
1) Pack the ransom $$$ in a sturdy, buoyant container.
2) Hand it over.
3) Get the hostage.
4) Machine gun the pirates.
5) Retrieve the $$$.
OhioCoastie on April 11, 2009 at 12:34 PM
The Question that Won’t Go Away:
Why didn’t four SEALs from the nearest ship take out those four ‘pirates’ last night?
Janos Hunyadi on April 11, 2009 at 12:34 PM
Somewhere on this site, gosh only knows where, I asked if anyone can explain why these vessels are unarmed? In another story another group of pirates tried to take a German vessel that they had already hijacked out to help the goons in the lifeboats. Luckily they got lost and went back to port. So on top of being small in number they are apparently low in I.Q. but they have the world shaking. What’s wrong with this picture?
Cindy Munford on April 11, 2009 at 12:34 PM
No ones “in charge” , the ship is drifting .
the_nile on April 11, 2009 at 12:34 PM
They aren’t afraid of America anymore. Great job H.
WisCon on April 11, 2009 at 12:35 PM
Treaties be damned. Give them a taste of steel. Harkens back to the old days.
Mason on April 11, 2009 at 12:35 PM
Hey the way I see it the correct course of action here is as Ed says. Let the Navy quarantine the area and brutalise any these so called Pirates if they are stupid enough to come out and play. Hell that’s how the English navy dealt with Pirates back in the day. Royal navy ships in the 17th and 18th centuries gave Pirate vessels no quarter blasting them out of the water on sight. If there were any survivors they were rescued and promptly hung for committing acts of piracy.
The other thing about the way Obama is handling this situation is that his efforts so far are constantly reminding me of the inept way in which Carter handled the Iran Hostage crisis. Is this perhaps going to end up being Obama’s version of that fiasco?
Dreadnought223 on April 11, 2009 at 12:35 PM
Janos Hunyadi on April 11, 2009 at 12:34 PMLove the Seals idea. I wonder if the fact that the lifeboat is totally closed in part of the problem?
Cindy Munford on April 11, 2009 at 12:35 PM
The captains of these ships need to be armed, for crying out loud.
ErinF on April 11, 2009 at 12:36 PM
A story related by Richard Marcinko on one of his books told of back in the 80′s, when Hezbollah et al were snatching folk willy-nilly, they grabbed the KGB’s Beruit rezident. So a KGB wetworks team came down and grabbed a known Hezzie operative. He was sent back in pieces. The guilty parties promptly returned the KGB officer, and Russkies were never bothered again in the area.
Not that the US will ever act so decisively, especially under President Pantywaist.
Frozen Tex on April 11, 2009 at 12:36 PM
Sorry Janos Hunyadi, I am such a talent.
Cindy Munford on April 11, 2009 at 12:36 PM
And is our stupid president still voting “present” on this issue?
ErinF on April 11, 2009 at 12:37 PM
First step: Interrogation (by whatever means necessary) of captured pirates to learn identities of their bosses;
Second step: Assuming they name intermediaries, grab a couple of those people (we do have forces capable of such things, if only they are allowed to do their jobs) and find out who they report to;
Third step: wipe out the identified Somali warlords in a loud and very visible way, while advising others that this will be their fate if they continue their activities.
After that, place armed security on all ships sailing in that region with orders to blow all potential boarders out of the water.
Those steps should quiet things down considerably. Too bad Osama Obama and The Hildebeest don’t have the courage to take serious action on any front.
MrScribbler on April 11, 2009 at 12:37 PM
Will House hearings do it or must the Senate also look into it?
Cindy Munford on April 11, 2009 at 12:38 PM
While an American sits as hostage in a life boat, and new American hostages are held on a tug boat, the President holds a very expensive pizza party for 140 guests.
Obama flies a chef and his partner into Washington from St. Louis to make this special pizza, at the taxpayers expense, while other Americans have to make the choice between paying for heating oil or food, from check to check. And American hostages make do with much less.
Certainly shows where the priorities lie with this POTUS.
What more can we expect when the “adults are in charge”? So, how do the libs spin this one: the POTUS deserves what ever he wants, because “he won”?
This is all getting very creepy.
Yoop on April 11, 2009 at 12:38 PM
Italy and France are our NATO allies. And even if they weren’t, they still deserve our support and assistance in this situation.
Paraphrasing Franklin: We must, indeed, all hang together or, most assuredly, we shall all be pirated separately.
Loxodonta on April 11, 2009 at 12:39 PM
Where’s the our Commander in Chief? Calling Jimmy Carter for advice?
marklmail on April 11, 2009 at 12:39 PM
Blockade. Give the fishermen a few miles of water and forbid travel outside that area. Maybe 25 miles; if they can see the shoreline they’ll be OK. Anyone further out gets shot in the engine room and set adrift offshore; let the gangs spend their resources on rescues and repair. When Somalia has a navy which can come out to complain then we’ll reconsider.
HotWeaver on April 11, 2009 at 12:39 PM
To save future victims we must not let them control this.
Unforetunately, when the tables were turned and the crew over-powered the scum, we didnt capitalise.
It went from a single hostage situation where the scum were thinking about surviving as a priority, to other scum steaming to their position with more hostages and the initial scum now demanding ransom from a lifeboat.
I can see the editorial cartoons now….
Its on obooboos watch and hes looking pretty stupid to the worls even if the left mistakes it for leadership.
hell probably talk about some atomic wheelchair to save the environment rather than this.
GEORGE!!!
we need yo
Please~!!!
Sonosam on April 11, 2009 at 12:39 PM
Voting present
Obama: Maybe if I ignore this, it will go away.
———
Obama: If we attack them, they will not “like us”
scruplesrx on April 11, 2009 at 12:39 PM
444 days comes to mind……….
Seven Percent Solution on April 11, 2009 at 12:40 PM
Hey Obama heres a clue-the navy is holding support ships from the pirates at bay to keep them from helping the pirates holding an American citizen,so even though they have hostages cant those ships be sunk with a few well placed charges? We are already in the waters to rescue hostages and arrest pirates,those pirates would make a bargaining chip…Ah forgetaboutit…Ineptitude is the Obama Doctrine.
canditaylor68 on April 11, 2009 at 12:41 PM
You think George would have let this get this way?
You think they would have even tryed to put a full court press like this on him?
Sonosam on April 11, 2009 at 12:41 PM
Obama needs to take a week-long public opinion poll via the MSM before making any semi-concrete decisions.
ErinF on April 11, 2009 at 12:41 PM
Here’s a little known tidbit I dredged up from the bowels of the internet.
The destroyer Obama sent is the USS Bainbridge. It is named after Commodore William Bainbridge.
Here’s the interesting part:
In 1800, Bainbridge was sent to carry the tribute which the United States still paid to the dey of Algiers to secure exemption from capture for its merchant ships in the Mediterranean. Upon arrival in the 24-gun USS George Washington, he made the tactical mistake of anchoring in the harbor of Algiers–directly under the guns of the fort. The dey demanded that he ferry the Algerian ambassador and retinue to Constantinople or be blown to bits on the spot. With great disgust, Bainbridge raised the Algerian flag on his masthead and submitted to the embarrassment of serving as the dey’s messenger service.
When the United States found that bribing the pirate Barbary states did not work, and decided to use force, he served against Algiers and Tunis. In command of the USS Philadelphia, when she ran aground on the Tunisian coast on 29 December 1803, he was imprisoned until 3 June 1806. On his release, he returned for a time to the merchant service in order to make good the loss of profit caused by his captivity.
Conclusion: the destroyer Obama sent to get rid of the pirates is named after a guy that surrendered to pirates.
Why oh why am I not surprised.
gordo on April 11, 2009 at 12:42 PM
Very, very well put. This poster was trying to find the adequate words and you well surpassed anything that came to mind. Thanks!
Branch Rickey on April 11, 2009 at 12:43 PM
My anger about this is that the people in charge aren’t doing nothing that we can see about these pirates. But if these were rednecks in a cabin in the woods or some religious group in a compound in the middle of nowhere there would be thousands of Federal agents and cameras everywhere.
Dire Straits on April 11, 2009 at 12:43 PM
The Somali pirates would like to personally thank all the libtard voters and the Barr voters and those that stayed home too. Say what you want about Mac but he would have blown these sunsabitches outta the water by now.
bravecowboy on April 11, 2009 at 12:44 PM
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You gotta be kidd’n our president will have them over for pizza and have a nice chat to UNDERSTAND….
scruplesrx on April 11, 2009 at 12:44 PM
+1
Disturb the Universe on April 11, 2009 at 12:44 PM
Obama: “Guys, we’re talking about housing right now.”
Pirates: “Cha-ching! We knew that guy is a pu$$y!”
Roc on April 11, 2009 at 12:45 PM
Why would they name a ship after him, for that?
Sonosam on April 11, 2009 at 12:45 PM
Another example of chaos exploitation by Obamamamarxist and the band of dead fish senders and thuggish Chicago hacks who hate America; but love Amerika.
Branch Rickey on April 11, 2009 at 12:46 PM
The bottom line here is that piracy has been on the rise all over the world. For some reason the Somali pirates get all the press, but it happens all over, like Southeast Asia, even northern European ports.
It is a perfect example of how ineffective international bodies like the UN are at resolving problems.
The have had years and years to come up with a solution to piracy, but everyone sits on their hands doing nothing while maing inquiries and studying the problem, and holding hearings, blah, blah, blah…
These pirates are making some serious money. How long before some Mexican drug gangs decide to get into the business, for example.
What could they get for a cruise ship full of Americans? They are already kidnapping Americans in our own country.
reaganaut on April 11, 2009 at 12:46 PM
And what might that extreme religion be, I wonder.
Lutherans? Buddhists? Hindus?
Disturb the Universe on April 11, 2009 at 12:47 PM
A Curious Quote:
“We must also engage, however, in the more difficult task of understanding the sources of such madness. The essence of this tragedy, it seems to me, derives from a fundamental absence of empathy on the part of the attackers: an inability to imagine, or connect with, the humanity and suffering of others. Such a failure of empathy, such numbness to the pain of a child or the desperation of a parent, is not innate; nor, history tells us, is it unique to a particular culture, religion, or ethnicity. It may find expression in a particular brand of violence, and may be channeled by particular demagogues or fanatics. Most often, though, it grows out of a climate of poverty and ignorance, helplessness and despair.” — Barack Obama, September 19, 2001
While the Ignorance part still doesn’t apply, I can say I’m now relating nicely to the Poverty and Helplessness, and Despair! Thanks to You Mr. Obama.
Exit question: How soon before I can start taking hostages?
Pole-Cat on April 11, 2009 at 12:47 PM
It would be difficult to identify many of them anymore. A growing number of them still support Obama, but will not admit they voted for him.
Many are as cowardly as Obama’s defense stand.
Says a lot when some Brits are calling him “President Panty Waist” and a “Surrender Monkey”. Handwriting on the wall…
Yoop on April 11, 2009 at 12:48 PM
Yes. President Pantywaist castrated the United States.
canditaylor68 on April 11, 2009 at 12:48 PM
It’s very clear President Pantywaist is not feared by anyone. It’s going to be hard to keep up with the many challenges out there just waiting in line to take a shot at this country.
Gulf Coast on April 11, 2009 at 12:48 PM
The Somali pirates would like to personally thank every single libtard voter, Barr voter and all those who stayed home too. Say what you want about Mac but he woulda blown these sunsabitches out of the water by now.
bravecowboy on April 11, 2009 at 12:49 PM
Supposedly revenue generated by the ransoms paid to the pirates has generated enough revenue to support a whole cottage industry of shops, restaurants, etc in various towns along the Somali coast.
So, drop a bunch of flyers in those towns telling them that they have 24 hours to get out, because those ill-gotten gains will be bombed out of existence.
DaveO on April 11, 2009 at 12:49 PM
They haven’t been using those profits to improve their lousy country.
Disturb the Universe on April 11, 2009 at 12:49 PM
The only possible good that can come from this is that more Americans will recognize that electing nObama was a huge mistake. Brace for the forth coming threat from the pirates to start killing other hostages in order to previal in this situation.
nObama and Die
dmann on April 11, 2009 at 12:49 PM
News for you ED, Islam has always had a profit motive in it. An 80/20 cut, 20% going to Allah and his messenger and the kinsmen of the messenger. As much as you would like to dismiss it as simple piracy Ed, it’s Jihad.
8:41 And know that whatever ye take as spoils of war, lo! a fifth thereof is for Allah, and for the messenger …
BL@KBIRD on April 11, 2009 at 12:49 PM
Hell, he’d chastise the hostages for not opening their wallets as the pirates came over the horizon.
Frozen Tex on April 11, 2009 at 12:50 PM
Aid: “Mr. President, we have a crisis…!”
Mr. Teleprompter: “Is my pizza here yet?”
Seven Percent Solution on April 11, 2009 at 12:51 PM
They should just park a Carrier in the area, declare a martime exclusion zone around the coast of Somalia and let the Navy Bug drivers expend some ordnance getting some real time target practice.
Dreadnought223 on April 11, 2009 at 12:51 PM
WOW! THAT’S a real surprise! Perhaps if we began converting “pirates” to “fish chow” piracy will slow down. But Senator John [insert appropriately insulting adjective here] Kerry, (D, Stalingrad) has said we need to have congressional hearings regarding piracy. Given past “expert witnesses” brought in by Democrats, I suppose we’ll see Johnny Depp testifying shortly.
oldleprechaun on April 11, 2009 at 12:52 PM
We trade what the pirates hold dear for what they don’t.
Speakup on April 11, 2009 at 12:52 PM
That strikes me as very naive.
YiZhangZhe on April 11, 2009 at 12:52 PM
George Bush knew how to send a strong message to the world when faced with these situations. The present administration just put a big “Kick Me” sign on America’s back.
sherry on April 11, 2009 at 12:53 PM
Maybe President Erkle, uhh, Obama can just nationalize the pirate industry and fix it that way. Then he would be the chief Pirate and could add the lot to his plans for ACORN to set up its “Civilian Security Force” to keep us all in line.
MikeA on April 11, 2009 at 12:54 PM
Ed has to be careful, remember he lives in New Somalia.
dmann on April 11, 2009 at 12:55 PM
In other words, they did not mess with Americans when Bush was in charge because they feared the consequences. Now that Obama is in charge, it is open season on Americans. But don’t worry, we all know how President Pantywaist is going to go about this:
pearson on April 11, 2009 at 12:57 PM
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