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    manchops: when will white people ever just shut up and be happy they're still alive? more »
    AzureTexan: Yeah, well, Spock questioned Kirk when he directed the Starship Enterprise to Omicron Ceti III . . . UNTIL, that is, the stoic first officer fell in ... more »
    daveyjonesisdead: Their jobs are workfare, pure and simple. The US insists that the food aid it provides be 1) grown in the US and 2) shipped only on US flagged ships. ... more »
    blix: Let's do Italian next, I don't care what you had for lunch. #somalipirates more »
    War Cats!: Jesus, Reuters' Mogadishu bureau must be going crazy over this. more »
    goetz: "You never believe it is going to be one of those things that happens to your family." I still kind of don't believe it is going to be one of those th... more »
    Trai_Dep: The nation of Somalia has got to provide better quality control. No more Jolly Rogers certificates unless applicants can prove they own at least one p... more »
    miss_msry: Funny, they aren't dressed like pirates. more »
    Dickdogfood: But I was adamant and wanted to get a story. Pausing and gauging my tone, I slowly whispered, "Do you have cohorts in Kenya?" In a deep, husky voice,... more »
    son of spam: The MV Charelle was attacked 60 nautical miles south of Sur on the Omani coast, NATO Lieutenant Commander Alexandre Fernandes said aboard NATO's Portu... more »
    lobstr: I thought there were three pirates that the snipers obliterated when they poked their idiot heads out of the lifeboat... more »
    CaptainFantastic: Sully was secretly on board and escaped with the cash in a tiny submarine that launches through the bottom of the ship. The SEALs didn't detect it bec... more »
    tigolbitties: phew, for a second i thought this post was about me! more »
    LatestBy: I pi-rate this 5 out of 5 stars. more »
    malo-ji: "Buc Naked!" - In this EXCLUSIVE smuggled-out cellfone foto from Rikers Island The Post shows alleged pirate being processed ... "Buc Rogered!" - Page... more »
  • #revisionism

    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 »
  • #piratewars

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

  • #piratewars

    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]
  • #piratewars

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

  • #journalismism

    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]
  • #piratewars

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

  • #piratewars

    The Case of the Missing Booty

  • #piratewars

    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 »
  • #piratewars

    Pirates: Not So Tough After All

    How can the world sustain its romantic pirate fantasies when the only real pirates are now getting their asses kicked not just by Navy SEALs (understandable), but by lesser nations and—god—cruise ships? More »
  • #piratewars

    Caterwauling Marauder Led to Slaughter: Keening Corsair Is Tabloid Fodder

    Somali teen pirate sensation Abduwali Abdukhadir Muse (today's spelling!) went to court yesterday, and guess what, he cried. Will this give the NY Post the chance to use the term "Priva-Tears?" Let's find out! More »
  • #piratewars

    Grinning Pirate Is the Toast of NYC

    Abdiwali Abdiqadir Muse is the biggest young star to hit New York since the inimitable Lady Gaga! He's a teen Somali pirate; he's already famous; and he's about to be demonized for our collective amusement! More »
  • #piratewars

    The Cause of and Solution To Piracy: Women

    Somali pirates are swaggering around shore like big gangsters, stealing women from the honest guys. Which is ironic, since the best idea yet to control the pirates is: make the women hit them with rocks. More »
  • #journalismism

    Somali Pirates Go to the Beach

    Finally, some intrepid journalists have infiltrated the Somali pirates'...dusty hangout area, with video cameras! 20/20 pals around with pirates tonight, on television. Watch this clip of America's new enemy, with guns, on a little boat!
  • #piratewars

    Kindly Americans Didn't Hack Somali Pirate to Pieces

    The hero American crew members of the Maersk Alabama taught those teenage Somali Pirates a few things about America, and its values: we value freedom of commerce. And we value being able to kill you: More »
  • #piratewars

    We Must Destroy Somalia to Honor Our Brave Seamen

    Break out the confetti and American Flag sheet cakes, because the heroic crew of the ship jacked by pirates is back in the USA! A nation celebrates, on instinct. Meanwhile, the pirates are talking shit! More »
  • #imagefile

    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]
  • #crime

    Weak-Sauce Pirates Fail Against Unarmed U.S. Ship

    First they get their asses handed to them by dolphins and a child sniper, now the Somali pirates can't take a U.S. famine-aide ship, even with rocket-propelled grenades and machine guns. Evil+Fail=Pathetic.
  • #piratewar

    'The Pirates Could Only Lament Their Littleness Before the Vast Number of Dolphins'

    The US vs. Pirate war drums are beating. So what if the latest crop of pirates were ragged teenagers who died in qat withdrawal? The anti-piracy brigade of highly trained dolphins will destroy them! More »
  • #advice

    The Somali Pirates' Guide to Flourishing Without Getting Killed by America

    Now that the Somali Pirates have been decisively...killed, their fellow pirates are vowing to "retaliate." Oh geez. Hey guys, pirates—you're going about this the wrong way. Follow this friendly advice, before you're all destroyed: More »
  • #breaking

    UPDATE: How the Navy Rescued Cpt. Phillips

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