I was wondering how this would be spun into a joke or insult at Obama. No bias on this board. :sad:
Actually, I was not referring to Obama with my comments but instead the whining class that squeals about the civil rights of criminals at the expense of victims' rights.
sweet - I hope we didn't violate the civil rights of the pirates.
Apparently, the pirates have vowed revenge. This via MSN news.
France and the U.S. will encounter unforgettable lessons, Mohamed Hashi Yasin, a self-declared pirate spokesman, said by mobile phone from the port town of Eyl. We will treat every country as they treat us.
Yasin said pirates are angered by the U.S. operation because talks were underway to release Phillips.
The Americans broke the peace process and killed our teenagers aggressively, Yasin said. They tricked us and opted out of the peace deal.
Talks With Elders
Yasins version of events agreed with that of Ecoterra, an East African environmental group. In an e-mail, it said negotiations between elders in Somalia and the U.S. Navy were stalled because the Americans insisted on arresting the pirates, while the elders refused but promised to punish them themselves.