Washington, DC – In a letter to the President, House Armed Services Committee Chairman Ike Skelton (D-MO) urged the administration to protect U.S. interests by denying safe haven for pirates along the coast of Somalia. Skelton also requested a meeting with administration officials to discuss the long-term options being considered for the U.S. and the international community to prevent piracy and promote governance and security in Somalia...The text of the letter is below and attached. The letter may also be found on the Committee’s website. www.house.gov/HASC or http://armedservices.house.gov/apps/list/press/armedsvc_dem/skeltonpr041509.shtml
Friday, April 17, 2009
SKELTON URGES PRESIDENT TO FIGHT PIRACY BY DENYING SAFE HAVEN IN SOMALIA
Washington, DC – In a letter to the President, House Armed Services Committee Chairman Ike Skelton (D-MO) urged the administration to protect U.S. interests by denying safe haven for pirates along the coast of Somalia. Skelton also requested a meeting with administration officials to discuss the long-term options being considered for the U.S. and the international community to prevent piracy and promote governance and security in Somalia...The text of the letter is below and attached. The letter may also be found on the Committee’s website. www.house.gov/HASC or http://armedservices.house.gov/apps/list/press/armedsvc_dem/skeltonpr041509.shtml
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