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Obama vows to confront pirates
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.

Obama’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 skipper’s courage and the expertise of US navy rescuers, similar in content to his on-camera comments on Monday.
Posted by: Steve White 2009-04-14
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