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To: KLP who wrote (300852)	4/13/2009 9:34:08 PM
From: mph	2 Recommendations Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 793890

Well, imo, the captain was in imminent danger from the moment he was captured. Here's one dictionary definition: Main Entry: im·mi·nent Pronunciation: \'i-m?-n?nt\ Function: adjective Etymology: Latin imminent-, imminens, present participle of imminere to project, threaten, from in- + -minere (akin to Latin mont-, mons mountain) — more at mount Date: 1528 : ready to take place ; especially : hanging threateningly over one's head <was in imminent danger of being run over> — im·mi·nent·ly adverb

To: KLP who wrote (300852)	4/13/2009 11:05:48 PM
From: ManyMoose	Respond to of 793890

Precisely! By definition, the captain's life was in imminent danger when he was taken hostage by pirates with AK-47s. End of story. Obama skated through on this one, so I guess he gets credit for not interfering in the end result.

To: KLP who wrote (300852)	4/14/2009 1:09:44 PM
From: Alan Smithee	1 Recommendation Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 793890

I have read that Obama's words were "....if the Captain's life was in "eminent danger"... What the heck does that mean...that any second the people holding the gun to his head "maybe/might/kinda thinking about/etc" would/could shoot now/later/or whenever it came to their mind?.... Obama made a huge gaffe the other day, saying he wanted to make it clear that he is committed to halt the rise of privacy in that region. youtube.com Had Bush made the same gaffe, he'd have been skewered unmercifully. OTOH, maybe it was just a slip of the tongue that gave yet another insight into The One's internal thought processes?