Biden and Holder Weigh On The Pirates
Vice President Biden and Attorney General Holder have both weighed in on the seizing of the US Maersk Alabama by pirates off the Somali coast.
"The FBI is assisting the Navy with a crisis team. The FBI is in touch with the people in the Navy to try and assist in that situation," Holder told reporters.
In reference to whether the pirates may face criminal charges in the United States, the attorney general said, "it is a little early tell, at this point. There has not been an act of piracy I think against a United States vessel in hundreds of years. So ah...I'm not sure exactly what would happen."
"What we'd have to do is make sure the maritime life of this nation is is protected. Is what we have to do," he elaborated.
Biden was also asked about the pirate situation during an event to promote stimulus spending.
"We're not going to settle that here. I think what you should do is contact Jim Jones and the White House," he said referring journalists to the national security advisor.
"This is being worked on 'round the clock since this happened. I'm not in a position right now to comment," he added.
© 2009 CBS Interactive Inc. All Rights Reserved. "The FBI is assisting the Navy with a crisis team. The FBI is in touch with the people in the Navy to try and assist in that situation," Holder told reporters.
In reference to whether the pirates may face criminal charges in the United States, the attorney general said, "it is a little early tell, at this point. There has not been an act of piracy I think against a United States vessel in hundreds of years. So ah...I'm not sure exactly what would happen."
"What we'd have to do is make sure the maritime life of this nation is is protected. Is what we have to do," he elaborated.
Biden was also asked about the pirate situation during an event to promote stimulus spending.
"We're not going to settle that here. I think what you should do is contact Jim Jones and the White House," he said referring journalists to the national security advisor.
"This is being worked on 'round the clock since this happened. I'm not in a position right now to comment," he added.
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something really needs to be done to stop these villans.
Holder's comments certainly don't inspire confidence that he, or the administration, knows what they are doing. What are we going to do with the pirates if they are captured when the Attorney General himself doesn?t know? Aren't these individuals hijacking ships at sea terrorists? What are we going to do with terrorists we capture in the future? Don?t ask the Attorney General, he doesn?t know. Should we sit down and talk with them and try to convince them that what they are doing is bad? Pay them off? Maybe it is time for the Obama administration to start thinking about life in the real world.
Somali war lords have taken on the responsibility of policing what is thought of as their corridor of ocean water. The international community is fully aware that Somalia is has no viable authority and outlaws have taken on the task of controlling the sea corridor adjacent to their shores.
International Shipping vessels need to pay for their right of passage to the current Somali Outlaws in the anticipation that legitimate commerce will be rectified in the future or, just don't go there!