BBC News: Reports on the release of the US hostage held by Somali Pirates, the US Navy took military action at the end of the day. The US Navy is seems from various wire reports had the ability to take action when the US hostage, Captain Richard Phillips jumped for freedom from the lifeboat that he was held on by the Pirates. Three things spring to mind, Captain Phillips is a hero, he volunteered to be the hostage rather than his crew, this was the second time that he escaped, the US Navy got luck, it was ready the second time. Also President Obama must get of the political glory, he must have green light the operation, this will show that Obama will not allow pirates or terrorists push him around. One should note this operation took place on the sea, the next time could be on land, and in that dilemma Obama could face the same problems as Carter and Reagan.
Update:
BBC News: Reports on the actual process that lead to the release of Captain Richard Phillips, it seems that the pirates made the mistake of being on deck and thus open to action by US Snipers. Thus the end result, three dead pirates and one in custody. One of the main lessons one can learn from this process is not to trust first reports. The original post is correct minus the method of release, the rest is a fair view of the events. I will not edit the original post, a mistake was made, bloggers are not news networks, they have to be trusted what comes over the wire reports. In future this blogger will wait to get the full story on current events before posting. Again sorry reader for not being factual, this blog will always try to be truthful about events eve if the opinions are open to debate.
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