Is a pirate attack on a U.S. ship an attack against America?

Posted by Staff on March 5, 2009 |

By Kayleigh Harvey – Talk Radio News Service

Congressman Gene Taylor (D-Missi) asks Ambassador Stephen Mull, Acting under Secretary for International Security and Arms Control for the U.S. State Department whether a ship, targeted by pirates, baring the American flag, would be treated as committing an attack against America. Mull’s response was inconclusive, and Congressman Taylor and Chairman Skelton have asked the Ambassador to submit a written statement outlining in detail, to the committee how this crime is dealt with under international and domestic law.

 
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March 5, 2009
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