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NYC's Favorite Pirate Grows Deadlier Daily

Abduwali Abdukhadir Muse, the Somali pirate who survived the Navy SEALs snipers only to be brought to NYC for trial, has had two new ship hijacking charges added to his indictment. While in jail! See how dangerous he is? [NYT]

01/13/10

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By Hamilton Nolan

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Somali pirates: Conservationists.

01/12/10

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Soldier-of-Fortune Pirate Eradicator: Even Better Than Piracy

Everyone knows that Somali pirates are a lovable, ragtag group of devil-may-care adventurers living the dream of millions of daydreaming office workers. But, whoa, now the WSJ says ships are carrying anti-pirate guards, with real guns? Is that even safe? More »

01/05/10

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By Hamilton Nolan

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Somali Pirates Had a Great 2009

Somali pirates win the year! The edgy folk heroes of the high seas have seized a Greek cargo ship and a British tanker, closing out the year on a strong, piratey note. They're in the record books, folks! More »

12/29/09

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By Hamilton Nolan

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Somali Pirates: Ballin' Dangerously Out of Control

Bling Bling, go the Somali Pirates. After all, what, you think they do it because it's fun to be a pirate? Not necessarily. They're do it for the scrilla, the scratch, the cold, hard cash. And now they're getting spendy. More »

12/06/09

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By Foster Kamer

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Pirate-Hijack Ship Crew Ungrateful For Being Made Heroes

Well-known fact: Hero naval captain Richard Phillips is the biggest hero next to Sully, due to his heroic act of getting rescued from Somali pirate hijackers. So why is his ungrateful crew staging a retroactive mutiny? More »

12/03/09

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By Hamilton Nolan

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Somali pirates free Spanish hostages, then take North Korean hostages. The World Cup of piracy.

11/17/09

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Somali Pirate Kidnapping of Kindly Brits Sure to End Poorly

Somali pirates have kidnapped this friendly-looking British couple as they sailed their yacht off the East African coast. This has a very "UK Version of When The Navy SEALS Killed Those Somali Pirates" feel. Pirates: Please re-read this. [Pic via]

10/27/09

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By Hamilton Nolan

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Somali pirates hijack a Chinese vessel 700 miles offshore. They're getting closer to your house.

10/20/09

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Somali Pirates Need Mood Stabilizers

Kassim Mohamed takes a journalistic trip to meet some Somalian pirates and ends up being held hostage and told "You're going to die in the next four hours if we don't get a kill today." Read it. [CPJ via TrueSlant]

10/08/09

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By Hamilton Nolan

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Oh boy, Somali pirates have seized a German cargo ship. What now, Germany?

06/12/09

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The Case of the Missing Booty

06/01/09

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Violent Pirate Pilot Silent, Save for Raves of Hater Paper

Abduwali Abdukhadir Muse, the surviving teenage Somali pirate, was back in court yesterday, making the best of his unplanned NYC visit. So far his main contribution has been to stimulate New York Post headline writers: More »

05/20/09

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Pirates: Not So Tough After All

04/27/09

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Caterwauling Marauder Led to Slaughter: Keening Corsair Is Tabloid Fodder

04/22/09

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Grinning Pirate Is the Toast of NYC

04/21/09

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The Cause of and Solution To Piracy: Women

04/20/09

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Somali Pirates Go to the Beach

04/17/09

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Kindly Americans Didn't Hack Somali Pirate to Pieces

04/17/09

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We Must Destroy Somalia to Honor Our Brave Seamen

04/16/09

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Your (Deceased) Somali Pirates

Here they are, the three guys who were shot dead by Navy SEAL snipers after kidnapping that American captain. At least they got their 15 minutes. [GMA]

04/15/09

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By Hamilton Nolan

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Somali pirates: Conservationists.

Somali pirates free Spanish hostages, then take North Korean hostages. The World Cup of piracy.

Somali pirates hijack a Chinese vessel 700 miles offshore. They're getting closer to your house.

Oh boy, Somali pirates have seized a German cargo ship. What now, Germany?

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