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Pirate Plan, seize assets, ponder military action

hypocritexposer

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You just can't make this stuff up! They're going to use legal means to confiscate stolen goods!

I say we just confiscate their paddles, outboards, ATM cards and PIN codes, when we find them in the middle of the ocean. When the Bainbridge's wake hits their skiffs we can wave "Goodbye BOB"


By MATTHEW LEE, Associated Press Writer Matthew Lee, Associated Press Writer – Wed Apr 15, 8:30 pm ET

WASHINGTON – Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said Wednesday the Obama administration will take the unusual step of trying to seize pirate financial assets and property, as it works with shippers to thwart hijackers off the coast of Somalia.

The measures outlined by Clinton, part of a new U.S. diplomatic initiative to thwart sea piracy, are largely stopgap and symbolic moves while officials weigh more comprehensive diplomatic and military action.

The exploratory effort to track and freeze pirate assets will be difficult because of the highly localized and informal nature of their economy, which does not often use regulated portions of the international financial system, current and former officials said.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090416/ap_on_go_ca_st_pe/us_piracy
 
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