Friday, September 26, 2008

Terrorism

http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5ifpBJseu0GVLta5D6t_1zOpaKSiwD93ENISO0

For all the talk on terrorism
It does now seem we don't walk the walk
Or maybe we only look for certain kinds
And we don't do pirate terrorists
We only do sand terrorists
Which then makes our war a big joke
Or terrorism has it's tolerances
A kind in which we seem to have defined

A Russian warship on Friday rushed to intercept a Ukrainian vessel carrying 33 battle tanks and a hoard of ammunition that was seized by pirates off the Horn of Africa — a bold hijacking that again heightened fears about surging piracy and high-seas terrorism.

A U.S. warship is tracking the vessel but there has been no decision about intercepting it, U.S. Defense Department officials said.

"I think we're looking at the full range of options here," Pentagon spokesman Bryan Whitman said.

It was unclear whether the pirates who seized the 530-foot-long cargo ship Faina on Thursday knew what it carried. Still, analysts said it would be extremely difficult to sell such high-profile weaponry like Russian tanks.

The hijacking, with worldwide pirate attacks surging this year, could help rally stronger international support behind France, which has pushed aggressively for decisive action against Somali pirates.