Of course, Islam, a religion of peace, has nothing whatsoever to do with the practice of piracy and hostage-taking, no more than it did in the days of Adams, Jefferson, and Bainbridge
One pirate radioed the Navy destroyer and demanded to know how far they were from the sanctuary of Somalia's coast. "Very far," came the reply from the Bainbridge. "Thank you," the pirate negotiator responded, according to a U.S. military timeline, his politeness masking menace. "If we cannot [reach the] Somali coast, we will kill the infidel."
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