Somalian Pirates

Fighting Pirates With Paper: How the Law of the Sea Is Important in the Fight Against Piracy

Mark V. Vlasic | Posted 03.01.2012

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We cannot fight piracy with our U.S. fleet alone. Fortunately, on this issue, the world is on our side, and one of the most powerful weapons available is within our reach.

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Somali Pirates Hijack Saudi Oil Tanker Going To US

AP | KATHARINE HOURELD | Posted 05.25.2011

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NAIROBI, Kenya – Crews on oil tankers aren't allowed to smoke above deck, much less carry guns, for fear of igniting the ship's payload. That's ...

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Somali Pirates' Condition Put Into Perspective: Interview

Global Post | Posted 05.25.2011

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By Tristan McConnell | GlobalPost BERBERA, Somaliland -- The slight figure of Farah Ismail Eid is a far cry from the swashbuckling, murderous imag...

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Somali Pirates Hijack Ship In Oman National Waters: NATO

Reuters | Posted 05.25.2011

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Suspected Somali pirates have seized a German-owned cargo ship off the coast of Oman, the first recorded attack in its territorial waters, NATO allian...

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US Navy Detains 17 Pirates

AP | BARBARA SURK | Posted 05.25.2011

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DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — A team of specialized American sailors apprehended 17 suspected pirates who attacked an Egyptian merchant ship in ...

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Somali Pirates Face Growing Domestic Islamist Pushback

New York Times | Posted 05.25.2011

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Abshir Boyah, a towering, notorious Somali pirate boss who admits to hijacking more than 25 ships and to being a member of a secretive pirate council ...

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South Korea Saves North Korean Ship From Somali Pirates

AP | ELIZABETH A. KENNEDY | Posted 05.25.2011

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NAIROBI, Kenya — South Korean snipers hovering in a helicopter Monday chased away pirates pursuing a North Korean freighter, a rare instance of ...

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Terrorists, Pirates and Anarchy, Somalia Style

John Prendergast | Posted 05.25.2011

Somalia has become the poster child for transnational threats emanating from Africa.

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Rubbernecking: An Additional Ten Reality Shows I'd Like to See

Holly Cara Price | Posted 05.25.2011

Lindsay Hop - in which we follow La Lohan on her merry adventures tearing through Hollywood's party scene whilst destroying thousands of brain cells.

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Scritti Politti: April 14, 2009

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 05.25.2011

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Dan Abrams recently tweeted that the "MSM is empowering the pirate/thugs," asking, "Would we see headlines about "muggers" vowing retaliation if a few...

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Somali Pirates RETALIATION Against U.S. Vowed

AP | ELIZABETH A. KENNEDY and PAULINE JELINEK | Posted 05.25.2011

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MOMBASA, Kenya — President Barack Obama vowed Monday "to halt the rise of piracy," while shipmates of the rescued American freighter captain cal...

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A Month of Killing, More on the Way?

Norm Stamper | Posted 05.25.2011

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Shooting an armed, hostage-holding assailant can be a life-saving act of heroism. But there's something fundamentally wrong with taking the life of someone in the state's custody.

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Is Captain Shane Murphy of the Alabama the New Sully?

Russ Wellen | Posted 05.25.2011

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This incident also echoes another flight -- United Airlines flight 93 on 9/11, when the passengers apparently thwarted the hijackers' aims.

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Fighting Somali Pirates Requires Coordinated Global Response

men.style.com | Posted 05.25.2011

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Even as gunboats from across the globe move into their waters, the desperate, well armed, and increasingly bold bandits of Somalia keep swarming the d...

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