Pirates Get Away With Shooting at U.S. Sailors

Hope. Change:

Pirates off the eastern coast of Africa fired on U.S. sailors Saturday as they tried to reach the lifeboat where an American captain is being held, a U.S. official familiar with the situation told CNN.

The gunfire forced the sailors, who did not return fire, to turn back, the official said.

I can remember a day when shooting at U.S. forces would guarantee a trip to the Pearly Gates.

Well, we have a new way to get at these dastardly pirates - with lawyers!

The FBI is launching a criminal investigation into the hijacking and hostage-taking, two law enforcement officials told CNN. The probe will be led by the FBI's New York field office, which has responsibility for looking into cases involving U.S. citizens in the African region. Agents from the office were scheduled to leave for Africa sometime this weekend, the officials said.

Yeah, that'll scare 'em. And if that doesn't work, we'll hit them with an IRS audit.

The days of Jimmuh Carter have returned.

If you really want to solve the pirate problem here's how.