roman: I agree with your relative worth ratio. Thanks.

But I think Obama should be brought up on war crimes charges for killing those three black, teenage, Muslim, innocent Somali fishermen.

rfidler,

How utterly dishonest can you get?

The reference is clearly to a “Swiss firm” not Swiss waste.

Please argue the message, not the messengers (I’d use the term ‘ad hominem’ but you would only consider it baiting).

diogenes:
The link worked fine. In fact the next time I need inciteful political/social analysis of the debacle which is Somalia, I’ll be sure to consult a Canadian hip-hop “artist” named K’naan, whose only possible claim to relevance on the subject is that he possibly has some Somali ancestors. Did YOU read his post? Nuclear waste and uranium- from Switzerland!!???

How does one read one’s own hubris? Are you showing off the new word you learned today?

What’s the matter rfidler? Did the link not work for you or is it that you can’t get enough of reading your own hubris?

This crisis is not over. Two hundred people are being held by the Somali’s on other ships.  Was it wise to kill three Somali’s?  Probably, but who among the other two hundred captives will die to revenge the three dead Somali’s.  I’m sure we will find out soon.

diogenes:
Just read your link to rebelreports.com. It defined a new outer boundary for the loony left.

Here’s another one:
http://rebelreports.com/post/95749163/when-will-the-media-interview-somalis-about-the
When Will the Media Interview Somalis About the ‘Somali’ Pirates?
By Jeremy Scahill

This incident highlights the typical double standards, media spin, political posturing and overwhelming use of force by the US of A.

ITW:
True. But I’m not as sanguine as you about him getting any type of credit. There are those out here in TD land who will blame him for getting involved at any level, especially in relying on the US Navy.

If it failed, Obama would be UNCONDITIONALLY blamed.

Since it succeeded, he deserves credit for leadership in a crisis.

Simple as that.

Inherit The Wind:
‘I’m just waiting for the usual deluge of excrement that tells us this was a false flag operation, that the Somali pirates are really freedom-fighters, that EVERYTHING we were told about the incident is a lie crafted by the MSM, and, finally, that the Israelis were behind the whole thing. ...’

To concoct a good theory, I at least need a story that makes some kind of sense to begin with.  In the Somali pirate legend, we have a bunch of ragtag bandits with light machine guns and an RPG or two defying the most powerful states on earth, including the United States.  They’re hiding whole big ships from satellites which can practically read your license plate.  It’s hard to add weirdness to a story like that.  But at least we all have someone to agree on hating for a while, until the Somalis run out of volunteers who want to be popped off by a major power, that is.

I think we should demand an immediate indictment of Barak Obama for war crimes. The unconsionable murder of three private Somali citizens in international waters, who clearly posed no threat whatsoever to US security is absolutely unforgivable. I thought we left this type of cowboy justice behind us last November. The Navy clearly used weapons superior to those possessed by the indigent Somalis: So much for the “proportional response” we thought we could expect from the criminal Obama administration.

The shipping company, which was ostensibly carrying “food and relief supplies” (yeah, right!) should have seen to their own security. They obviously thought the captain was expendable, else they would have protected him better in the first place. The US Navy has far better things to do, like killing Afghan and Iraqi women and kids. They shouldn’t be given the responsibility of protecting American citizens just anywhere they might be in the world.

ITW: Terrific post! What was it we disagreed about on other subjects in TD? Forgive me.

It has started with Jackpine, who can’t bring himself to believe that there might be autonomous bad actors in the world who go about their business completely independent of the evil manipulations of Dick Cheney and Bebe Netanyahu.

ITW,

It will happen…almost certainly.

But i’ve been more amused by reading comments on liberal sites filled with comments like, “Yeah, woohoo, our boys killed ‘em good.”  And, “I heard that the SEALS were wearing ‘Change you can believe in’ T-shirts.”

It appears that America - left or right - really enjoys killing.  It isn’t something that must be done at times for Americans, if the right people do it it is worthy of cheers and high-fives.

I’m just waiting for the usual deluge of excrement that tells us this was a false flag operation, that the Somali pirates are really freedom-fighters, that EVERYTHING we were told about the incident is a lie crafted by the MSM, and, finally, that the Israelis were behind the whole thing.

I’m sure I’ve missed a fantasy or three, but, Hey! Nobody’s perfect.

Either that, or, like when the Arab League all embraced Bashir of Sudan, all the “moralists” here at TD who blame EVERY ill in the world on Israel and Zionists will develop severe laryngitis and lockjaw…not a peep.