Somalian Pirates

Somali Pirates Hijack Ship In Oman National Waters: NATO

Reuters | Posted 07.13.2009 | World


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...

Somali Pirates' Condition Put Into Perspective: Interview

Global Post | Posted 07.13.2009 | World


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

US Navy Detains 17 Pirates

AP | BARBARA SURK | Posted 06.14.2009 | World


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

Somali Pirates Face Growing Domestic Islamist Pushback

New York Times | Posted 06.08.2009 | World


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 ...

South Korea Saves North Korean Ship From Somali Pirates

AP | ELIZABETH A. KENNEDY | Posted 06.04.2009 | World


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

Terrorists, Pirates and Anarchy, Somalia Style

John Prendergast | Posted 05.23.2009 | World


John Prendergast

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

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

Holly Cara Price | Posted 05.16.2009 | Entertainment


Holly Cara Price

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Jason Linkins

Scritti Politti: April 14, 2009

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 05.15.2009 | Politics


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

A Month of Killing, More on the Way?

Norm Stamper | Posted 05.14.2009 | Politics


Norm Stamper

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.

Somali Pirates RETALIATION Against U.S. Vowed

AP | ELIZABETH A. KENNEDY and PAULINE JELINEK | Posted 05.14.2009 | World


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

Is Captain Shane Murphy of the Alabama the New Sully?

Russ Wellen | Posted 05.10.2009 | World


Russ Wellen

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

Fighting Somali Pirates Requires Coordinated Global Response

men.style.com | Posted 03.19.2009 | World


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...