"Mark my words," the Democratic vice presidential nominee warned at the second of his two Seattle fundraisers Sunday. "It will not be six months before the world tests Barack Obama like they did John Kennedy. The world is looking. We're about to elect a brilliant 47-year-old senator president of the United States of America. Remember I said it standing here if you don't remember anything else I said. Watch, we're gonna have an international crisis, a generated crisis, to test the mettle of this guy."
Biden didn't anticipate that EVERY nutcase in the world would try to make his statement true all at the same time. Today the Somalis got into it:
Somali pirates have hijacked a ship with at least 20 US crew on board, after what maritime officials described as a sustained night-time attack.
The US-operated container vessel, Maersk Alabama, was seized in the Indian Ocean about 400 miles (645km) east of the capital, Mogadishu.
The Danish-owned ship's crew members are believed to be safe, the European Union's maritime security force said.
It is the sixth seizure in recent days, including a British and Taiwanese ship.
Among the cargo of the 17,000-tonne Maersk Alabama was UN food aid destined for Somalia and Uganda.
In Washington, the White House said it was closely monitoring the situation and assessing what steps to take.
Maybe Obama can give them a good talkin' to and invite them to join in with the world hallelujah chorus of peace, hope and change.
Just a thought.
UPDATE: I'm hearing that the ship's crew was not content to wait for an Obama response and took the ship back on their own. Good for them. Sounds like they kicked some pirate booty.
Posts
No comments:
Post a Comment