Showing posts with label somali pirates. Show all posts
Showing posts with label somali pirates. Show all posts

Friday, April 10, 2009

"Obama Reaches Out to Moderate Pirate Community"

H/t Larwyn. The Exurban League blog carries the following:

"After maintaining his silence for two days, President Obama will soon make his first public statement about the pirate attack upon an U.S.-flagged vessel off the Horn of Africa. After several inquiries and a few well-placed bribes, Exurban League has received an early transcript of the President's remarks:

"...Since the pirates are still holding the captain, I have sent FBI negotiators to facilitate his safe and speedy release. I assure his friends and family that I will not stop until this man-made disaster is resolved in a peaceful, tolerant and ecologically-sound manner."

Read the whole thing here.