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Captain Richard Phillips Gets $500K Memoir Deal: Report

Crain's New York Business | Posted 07.05.2009 | Media

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Merchant ship hero Capt. Richard Phillips may never have to brave pirate-ridden seas again, unless he really wants to. According to publishing sour...

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Obama Meets With Richard Phillips At The White House

AP | Posted 06.09.2009 | Politics

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WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama has met with the captain of a U.S. cargo ship who was held hostage by Somali pirates last month. Obama met ...

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Richard Phillips Returns Home To Vermont (VIDEO)

AP | LISA RATHKE | Posted 05.18.2009 | Home

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BURLINGTON, Vt. — Shipping captain Richard Phillips is back in his home state, a week and a half after being taken hostage by pirates. The plane...

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Richard Phillips Returns Home From Kenya

AP | KATHARINE HOURELD and MIKE CORDER | Posted 05.18.2009 | World

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NAIROBI, Kenya — The scrawny teenage pirate stormed the Maersk Alabama hoping for a share of a $3 million ransom. He was attacked by its sailors...

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The Fourth Pirate

Daniel Firger | Posted 05.16.2009 | Politics

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Why does it seem so easy to bring charges against Somali pirates in federal court, but so hard to do the same with suspected terrorists held at Guantanamo Bay?

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Pirates, Politics and Performance

Peggy Drexler | Posted 05.16.2009 | Politics

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During the Somali pirate crisis, the Obama team's ability to do its job allowed some incredible military professionals to do theirs.

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Reality on the Water

Michael B. Laskoff | Posted 05.16.2009 | World

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Could it be that President Obama, Secretary Gates and the Department of Defense also know what they are doing on the ground in places like Afghanistan and Pakistan?

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Pirates Vow To Hunt Down American Ships, Kill Sailors

AP | ELIZABETH A. KENNEDY and TODD PITMAN | Posted 05.16.2009 | World

MOMBASA, Kenya — The U.S. and its allies battled Somalia's pirates on two fronts Wednesday, with French forces seizing a bandit mother ship and ...

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Maersk Crew Who Thwarted Pirate Hijackers Fly Home

AP | Posted 05.16.2009 | World

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MOMBASA, Kenya — A shipping company spokesman says the American crew that thwarted the hijacking of a U.S. cargo ship has left Mombasa on a char...

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Blowback Amnesia

Allison Kilkenny | Posted 05.16.2009 | World

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If Americans can collectively act like adults and think past the next thirty seconds, they'll see that a ground invasion into Somalia is an awful idea.

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How Maersk Alabama's Crew Fought Off Somali Pirates

McClatchy | Shashank Bengali | Posted 05.15.2009 | World

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As the Maersk Alabama plowed through the glassy waters of the Indian Ocean last Wednesday morning, the cargo ship's 70-year-old electrician sat in the...

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Obama's Crisis Management: Of Pirates and Missiles

William Bradley | Posted 05.14.2009 | Politics

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Obama used the resources of the US military and government to shut down the pirates' options and make them more vulnerable.

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Right-Wing Blogs to Obama: Oh No You Didn't!

David Bourgeois | Posted 05.14.2009 | World

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Obama has been tested, just three months into his presidency, by the current confrontation with the Somali pirates and the Navy SEAL rescue of Maersk Alabama captain Richard Phillips.

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Will Obama Prosecute the Captured Somali 'Pirate' in a US Court?

Jeremy Scahill | Posted 05.14.2009 | World

What would a "pirate" defense actually look like? Remember, some Somalis -- and other international observers -- do not exactly see the "pirates" as being 100% unjustified in their actions.

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Captain Richard Phillips Rescue Likely To Raise Stakes In Piracy Ops

AP | MICHELLE FAUL and TOM MALITI | Posted 05.14.2009 | World

NAIROBI, Kenya — U.S. and French naval attacks on Somali pirates raised fears Monday for the safety of scores of foreign sailors still held host...

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Captain Phillips Video: Right After Rescue On Navy Ship

Huffington Post | Posted 05.13.2009 | Home

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A Department of Defense video obtained by CNN shows Captain Richard Phillips right after the rescue operation. Looking grateful and immensely relieve...

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Phillips Family Statement On Rescue (VIDEO)

Huffington Post | Posted 05.13.2009 | Home

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The family of Captain Richard Phillips reacted to his rescue through a spokeswoman. [WATCH} Phillips is a graduate of the Massachusetts Maritime A...

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Obama Statement On Richard Phillips

Huffington Post | Posted 05.13.2009 | Politics

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Statement by President Obama regarding the rescue of Captain Richard Phillips. I am very pleased that Captain Phillips has been rescued and is safely...

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Captain Richard Phillips Freed From Somali Pirates

Huffington Post | Posted 05.13.2009 | World

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***UPDATE 9:32AM EST*** Adm. William Gortney said Monday that it took only three shots for Navy snipers to kill the trio of pirates holding captain Ri...

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Kidnapped US captain freed; snipers kill 3 pirates

AP | TODD PITMAN and LARA JAKES | Posted 05.13.2009 | World

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NAIROBI, Kenya — Navy snipers on the fantail of a destroyer cut down three Somali pirates in a lifeboat and rescued an American sea captain in a...

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US Navy Vs. Pirates: Situation Shows Limits Of US Forces

AP | ANNE GEARAN | Posted 05.11.2009 | World

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WASHINGTON — A ragtag band of pirates has put President Barack Obama in a bind: He commands overwhelming firepower in the form of a growing flot...

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Pirate-Held Captain Tried To Escape, Was Quickly Recaptured

AP | JAY LINDSAY | Posted 05.11.2009 | World

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BOSTON — An American hostage held by armed Somali pirates in a tiny lifeboat may be protected by a lucrative _ and possibly growing _ ransom on ...

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In Defense of Pirates

Allison Kilkenny | Posted 05.10.2009 | World

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It's important not to demonize Somalians, even the Somalian pirates. When we demonize our enemies, they become less than human, and it becomes easy to apply such blanket rhetoric as "terrorists."

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CON GAMES: Godspeed, Captain Phillips

Michael Conniff | Posted 05.10.2009 | World

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Godspeed, Captain Phillips. The pirates know by now that you've got game.

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CAPTAIN RICHARD PHILLIPS: US Warship Arrives To Rescue Him As Pirates' Options Dwindle

AP | ELIZABETH A. KENNEDY and MATT APUZZO | Posted 05.10.2009 | World

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NAIROBI, Kenya — Somali pirates and their hostage American sea captain were adrift in a lifeboat Thursday off the Horn of Africa, shadowed by a ...

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