Obama has emboldened the pirates!
The AP reports on how Somali pirates are vowing to “hunt down and kill” Americans after the rescue of Captain Phillips this past weekend left three of the four pirates holding him hostage dead from sniper shots:
The crew of the Maersk Alabama speaks
Via a commenter at Hot Air, I saw this link to this video/story of the crew of the Maersk Alabama talking to the mainstream media shortly after it was reported that Captain Phillips had been rescued. In the video, two crew members – one of them the second in command – talked about the bravery of those on board, how the ship never was actually out of their control (which is not what was first reported), how various media reports endangered the lives of those trying to rescue the Captain. Click below to watch:
Coming soon to America?
I linked to this story/study in the Hot Headlines this morning but thought it deserved more attention. The NYT reports on China’s boy baby bias and how “sex-selective” abortion has, in part, played a significant role in the lopsided male-to-female ratio (via Memeo):
Things we learned this week
It never fails that when I step away from the blog, whether it’s for a couple of days or a week, that so many things happen in the world!
Maybe she’s thinking of Jack Sparrow?
Secretary of State Lady Macbeth Hillary Clinton thinks the idea of fighting pirates is funny: