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Old 04-09-2009, 04:34 PM   #1 (permalink)
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TheHill.com - Kerry calls for pirate hearings as drama continues

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The chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee called for hearings on the mounting piracy threat as the fate of an American cargo-ship captain remained in limbo Thursday.

"These acts of piracy off of Somalia’s coastline may seem surreal, but they’re all too real and a thorough policy debate is long overdue," said Sen. John Kerry (D-Mass.) in a statement. "When Americans, including at least one from Massachusetts, are endangered, you’ve got a complicated and dangerous international situation brewing, and that includes questions about a hot-pursuit policy on Somalia’s coastline."
Ahh, the responsibilities of a US Senator...
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Old 04-09-2009, 04:36 PM   #2 (permalink)
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Maybe he should draft a harshly worded letter and mail it to........well .......uh, send it to someone over in Somalia.
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Simple: make piracy illegal. Then all the pirates will stop their shenanigans and get real jobs.
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Simple: make piracy illegal. Then all the pirates will stop their shenanigans and get real jobs.
Brilliant!

Maybe pass some stringent handgun and RPG laws like Maryland and DC.
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"These acts of piracy off of Somalia’s coastline may seem surreal, but they’re all too real and a thorough policy debate is long overdue," said Sen. John Kerry (D-Mass.) in a statement.


Damn skippy.

When people's lives are on the line, dammit, that's the time for some frank discusson and honest open debate. I say a conversation is in order!

NOW!
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We should send Somalia a bunch of money - enough to support their whole country in a nice style. Then they won't be oppressed and have to resort to piracy to feed their families.
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Simple: make piracy illegal. Then all the pirates will stop their shenanigans and get real jobs.
Naaa, send Obama over to apologize to the pirates for letting an American ship sail their seas.
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We should send Somalia a bunch of money - enough to support their whole country in a nice style. Then they won't be oppressed and have to resort to piracy to feed their families.
And then tax 'em!
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Naaa, send Obama over to apologize to the pirates for letting an American ship sail their seas.
You're a genius!
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Crap. Now I have to add pirates to the damn list.
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