Topic: Richard Phillips

Obama vows to confront pirates

President Barack Obama made a fresh vow to confront piracy on Monday, hours after a Somali pirate chief warned of revenge against Americans following the dramatic rescue of a US sea captain.Obama said the United States was resolved to hold those who ...
President Barack Obama said the United States was resolved to end piracy off the shores of Somalia and welcomed the rescue of cargo ship captain Richard Phillips on Sunday. His courage is a model for all Americans,' Obama said.