A widely circulated email bashing Barack Obama — part of which was quoted by some in the media — is most likely bogus.
The email, allegedly authored by a retired Rear Adm. named Lou Sarosdy, begins, “Having spoken to some SEAL pals here in Virginia Beach yesterday and asking why this thing dragged out for four days, I got the following…”
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It goes on to criticize President Barack Obama for not authorizing the military to act more aggressively during the stand-off, which ended with snipers killing three Somali pirates. The e-mail claims that Obama rejected two proposed rescue plans and that Phillips was saved only after naval officers at the scene decided on their own to proceed.
There’s at least one problem. Sarosdy says he didn’t write it. And he doesn’t know if anything in it is true.
“I don’t know any SEALs,” said Sarosdy, 81, speaking by phone from his home in Pensacola, Fla. “I have no idea who transmitted that.” (LINK)
Meanwhile, the fourth Somali pirate, Abduhl Wal-i-Musi (pictured above), is on his way to New York where he will tried for piracy on the high seas. His mother back in Somalia claims her son is only 16. But state department officials dispute her claims, saying he’s closer to 18 or 19.
Regardless, if he’s old enough to rob and steal — and possibly commit murder — he’s old enough to be tried and executed for his crimes.
OMG!! can we move on, im tired of lookin at this 16 aka 40 yr old pirate already..RRRrrrrRR
That man is NOT 16. He looks around his late 20s.
They should prosecute him to the fullest extent of the law as an ADULT.
His mother needs to stfu. That fool had a smile on his face going to jail. He knows like I know like we all know. An American jail is better than any place he has ever lived in his life.
There’s always to sides to every story. I don’t condone piracy, but did you guys know that western companies have been dumping nuclear waste on parts of the Somali coastline that has cause death and dis figuration among the population?
Did you guys also know that along other parts of the coast western ships have been stealing shrimps and fish which are the local farmers only livelihood, costing them millions of dollars and getting no recompense for them?
Sandra I would think that you would be on top of this especially because it involves the killing of African Babies.
Some of these pirates are thugs but many of them are trying to defend their coasts.