By MACKUBIN THOMAS OWENS
When Somali pirates hijacked the U.S.-flagged Maersk Alabama this week
and took 20 Americans hostage, President Barack Obama refused to
comment. It seems that our new president is desperate to do everything
he can to distance himself from his predecessor, which is why
Thus al Qaeda members can be punished for all hostile acts, including
the killing of soldiers, because they have no right to participate
directly in hostilities. But the Obama administration is about to
extend legal rights -- intended to protect civilians -- to the very
latrunculi who want to
