US to boost Africa pirate forces

[Newshound]

The US prepares to increase its military presence off Somalia to tackle pirates holding a US captain for ransom.

More... (http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/africa/7993210.stm)

[peaceandlove]

Sounds to me like this is a plan to precipitate a push for the U.N.'s 'Law of the Sea Treaty'???

Senate Moves Toward Ratification of U.N.'s 'Law of the Sea Treaty'
http://projectavalon.net/forum/showthread.php?t=12055

[alyscat]

Apparently a number of countries are trying rescue operations. I just got a CNN blurb that

French hostage and two pirates die in rescue operation off Somalia's coastline, the French president's office says.