U.S. special forces swooped into Somalia on Wednesday and rescued an American and a Dane after a shootout with pirates holding them hostage, in a rare raid into the Horn of Africa nation to free foreign captives.I love a happy ending.
The aid workers, American Jessica Buchanan and Poul Hagen Thisted of Denmark, were kidnapped from the town of Galkayo in the semi-autonomous Galmudug region in October while working for the Danish De-mining Group.
"This is yet another message to the world that the United States of America will stand strongly against any threats to our people," President Barack Obama said in a statement.
Military helicopters ferried elite troops to the pirate camp in scrubland close to Haradheere, a major pirate base in central Somalia, Germany-based U.S. Africa Command said in a statement.
"All nine captors were killed during the assault," it said.
Wednesday, January 25, 2012
Never Bring a Somali Pirate to a SEALS Fight
Pirates are now 0-9 against US Navy SEALS:
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There's a movie coming out later next month called 'Act of Valor' about Navy SEALs starring active duty SEALs. The normal publicity tour includes the actors hitting the morning news shows, Fox & Friends, Good Morning America, etc. and plugging the movie. These guys publicize their movie by plugging pirates. Lets see George Cloony do that!
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