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[allisnow]

I'm watching the Maersk Alabama putting into port in Kenya, and I'm wondering how long it'll be until we get a movie, either TV or otherwise, about how the crew retook the ship.

I guess it'll have a lot to do with the outcome of the captain being held hostage :(

I'm also sitting here wondering why the hell aren't these crews going through high-risk areas armed???

What do you think about the whole ransom situation?

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[seldearslj.livejournal.com]

Paying the ransom only encourages the pirates. And, from previous experience, there are no lives at stake.

If they start taking lives when their demands are not met, then I'd reconsider it.

[allisnow.livejournal.com]

Well, in the case of the Alabama, there's only one life at stake. I guess that's the upside. The downside is that they have threatened to kill him :(

[ga-unicorn.livejournal.com]

I realize that PrezBO wants to "talk" (aka apologize for America. Again.) to whoever's in charge in Somalia. The problem is that there is no government in Somalia, just a bunch of warlords reenacting the Barbary Coast before the U.S Marines showed up and put a stop to the fun-and-games. Too bad PrezBo would never do a Teddy Roosevelt.

[allisnow.livejournal.com]

The problem is that there is no government

Yep.

[jadestrick.livejournal.com]

...why the hell aren't these crews going through high-risk areas armed???

Much to the chagrin and sympathetic nature of the hubby and my mom, I screamed this at Fox News earlier today.

And I adamantly agree with seldear's comment.

Of course I'm the type who'd just look around, realize that there's actually 25 or so members of the crew (if that was anywhere close to the number) versus their 4, and just bombard them all anyway.

[allisnow.livejournal.com]

Much to the chagrin and sympathetic nature of the hubby and my mom, I screamed this at Fox News earlier today.

Well, according to one of the FNC guests, it depends on the company. Some shipping companies do arm their employees, but wasn't this ship Dutch-owned? Maybe that has something to do with it.

It's insane, though, considering how much piracy has gone up in the last few years. And now that the US has shown there are no real consequences for attacking our flagged ships (WTF is the FBI doing out there?) I think every American who goes out there should make sure he or she is armed.