Well, he actually meant piracy, but we get the picture: President Obama followed up on this weekend’s Somali pirate showdown with a salute to the crew of the Maersk Alabama and a pledge to crack down on the problem. Looks like the pirate contingent is planning to take a similar tack toward American sailors.

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