Pirate brought to US, will face criminal charges

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Ooops! Wonder if Newt will say, "My bad!" more about "The Morons of the GOP and Fox", posted with vodpod
Apr
13
The Republicans desperately want Obama to fail -- even if that means the nation suffers. What's most disturbing is just how vocal so many GOP blowhards, which includes everyone at FOX, are about it -- even in the midst of a crisis. The latest example was the pirate hostage situation. But once again, the President stayed cool, calm and collected. He acted like a president should. The results speak for themselves, just as the GOP's bizarre obsession with wanting Obama and the U.S. to fail, says so much about them. From Jed at DailyKos: These people are sick. And, it sure looks like they hate America these days.

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So, remember how Newt and other right wingers were trashing Obama and betting against the US when the pirates were holding the Captain of the Maersk Alabama hostage? Jed got it on video: Betting against America is, well, pretty un-American. Now, the surviving pirate is now in the US. And, he's going to be tried for his crimes, via press release from the Department of Justice:Muse, who is over 18 years old, was presented in U.S. Magistrate Court and ordered detained. Muse is charged with: (1) piracy under the law of nations; (2) conspiracy to seize a ship by force; (3) discharging a firearm, and aiding and abetting the discharge of a firearm, during and in relation to the conspiracy to seize a ship by force; (4) conspiracy to commit hostage taking; and (5) brandishing a firearm, and aiding and abetting the brandishing of a firearm, during and in relation to the conspiracy to commit hostage taking. The first count carries a mandatory term of life imprisonment; the second count carries a maximum potential penalty of 20 years in prison; the third count carries a maximum potential penalty of life imprisonment; the fourth count carries a maximum potential penalty of life imprisonment; and the fifth count carries a maximum potential penalty of life imprisonment. Kinda shows that Gingrich and his ilk are even bigger idiots than we thought a couple weeks ago.
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