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Pirates: A Better Class of Criminal

Jon Santiago | Posted 05.25.2011 | World
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Jon Santiago

What happened to good old-fashioned, face-to-face crime? Internet hackers, Madoff -- these guys all get things done from a distance, behind keyboards, against opponents that haven't got a chance.

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Putting Today's 'Pirate' Attack in Context

Jeremy Scahill | Posted 05.25.2011 | World
Read More: Yemen, Maersk Alabama, Johann Hari, Department of Defense, Blackwater, AP Maersk, Somali Pirates, Pirates, Somalia, Xe, Pentagon Contractors, US Navy, World News
Jeremy Scahill

Take this fact: Over $300 million worth of tuna, shrimp, and lobster are "being stolen every year by illegal trawlers" off Somalia's coast, forcing the fishing industry there into a state of virtual non-existence.

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