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On Wednesday, the US called for intensified efforts to combat piracy and warned against paying ransom to free ships and crew members. U.S. deputy ambassador Rosemary DiCarlo expressed concern that ransom payments have contributed to the recent increase in piracy. Deputy DiCarlo spoke at an open meeting of the U.N. Security Council Wednesday on the fight against piracy. and said that the US is encouraging all countries to adopt a policy of "no concessions" when dealing with "hostage-takers, including pirates." The previously scheduled meeting coincided with Wednesday's second attack by Somali pirates in seven months against the U.S.-flagged ship the Maersk Alabama, which was thwarted by private guards onboard. On Tuesday a payment was made of of a 3.3 million dollar ransom to Somali pirates to free a Spanish trawler and its 36 crew members. visit ebrunews.com for more info and news!

Speech by Andrew Duff MEP (ALDE-ADLE) on : The institutional aspects of the creation of a European external action service - Creation of a European external action service: State of the negotiations with Member States [on behalf of the Group] [Language EN original] Duff_091021_153333_obog_en

Speech by Andrew Duff MEP (ALDE-ADLE) on : The institutional aspects of the creation of a European external action service - Creation of a European external action service: State of the negotiations with Member States [on behalf of the Group] [Language EN original] Duff_091021_154201_obog_en

Speech by Annemie Neyts-Uyttebroeck MEP (ALDE-ADLE) on : The institutional aspects of the creation of a European external action service - Creation of a European external action service: State of the negotiations with Member States [MEP Speech] [Language NL original] Neyts-Uyttebroeck_091021_155435_mesp_nl

Speech by Louis Michel MEP (ALDE-ADLE) on : The institutional aspects of the creation of a European external action service - Creation of a European external action service: State of the negotiations with Member States [MEP Speech] [Language FR original] Michel_091021_160946_mesp

Speech by Alexander Graf Lambsdorff MEP (ALDE-ADLE) on : The institutional aspects of the creation of a European external action service - Creation of a European external action service: State of the negotiations with Member States [MEP Speech] [Language DE original] Lambsdorff_091021_161646_mesp_de

Speech by Ivo Vajgl MEP (ALDE-ADLE) on : The institutional aspects of the creation of a European external action service - Creation of a European external action service: State of the negotiations with Member States [MEP Speech] [Language SL original] Vajgl-ORG_091021_163001_mesp_sl

Speech by Riikka Manner MEP (ALDE-ADLE) on : The institutional aspects of the creation of a European external action service - Creation of a European external action service: State of the negotiations with Member States [MEP Speech] [Language FI original] Manner_091021_164222_mesp_fi

While negotiating the release of the American reporters, Bill Clinton finds out about Kim Jong Il's "Pleasure Squads", beautiful young women, recruited and groomed to uphold the "happiness" of the Dear Leader. Slick Willie's has finally found a world leader he can look up to...... even if he's only 4 feet tall. A TVPigs sketch created by Carter MacDowell at Diagonal Cows, Inc. 2009 Diagonal Cows, Inc. Distributed by United Feature Syndicate, Inc.