As the war on pirates escalated sharply in the Indian Ocean Wednesday, Secretary of State Clinton announced plans to battle the buccaneers - including snatching their stolen booty.
"We may be dealing with a 17th century crime, but we need to bring 21st century solutions to bear," she said.
"Those plotting attacks must be stopped, and those who have carried them out must be brought to justice."
Amid new pirate threats to slaughter Americans, the Obama administration is convening an emergency summit tomorrow to coordinate the State, Defense, Justice, Transportation and Homeland Security departments on the "scourge of piracy."
Clinton said she will work with the Somali government to crack down on pirate dens and make marine marauding less appealing to young Somali men; enlist foreign governments, shipping firms and insurance companies to better coordinate security and counterattacks, and try to seize the pirates' assets.
"They're buying faster and more capable vessels," she said. "There are ways to crack down on companies that would do business with pirates."
The issue was becoming more urgent by the hour:
-Angry pirates who fired grenades at another American relief ship called it revenge for Sunday's rescue of Capt. Richard Phillips by Navy SEALs who killed his three pirate captors. .more..http://www.nydailynews.com/news/us_world/2009/04/15/2009-04-15_secretary_of_state_hillary_clinton_announces_new_tactics_against_somali_pirates_.html
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