With all eyes on the Somali pirates reported to have taken an American hostage in the waters off of Africa’s Horn, Rep. Joe Sestak (D-Pa.), a 31-year Navy
“„We’re not talking about negotiating where they’ve taken our men and women ashore in their own places there. This is a totally different situation right now, that we have to convince them to let him go … T]he U.S. government would not negotiate with a hostage, if it’s in a — if it’s in a state. But at sea is a totally different situation, where you have them cornered, much like a policeman would in the city of Philadelphia in a room.