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The Real Story of the Somali Pirates
World  (tags: Somalia, Somali Pirates, pirates, hijack, hijacked ship, capitalism, poverty, imperialism, toxic dumping )

Simon
- 244 days ago - greenleft.org.au
Like the piracy of the "golden age", modern Somali piracy is a response of the downtrodden to the devastating effects of globalising capitalism (plus the destruction of local fisheries by industrial fishing & first world toxic dumping in Somali waters).
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'I'M Not a Pirate, I'M the Saviour of the Sea' - Times Online
World  (tags: somalia, pirates, fishermen, kidnapping, violence, crime, world, humans, conflict, ethics, interesting )

David
- 246 days ago - timesonline.co.uk
Who are the pirate bands menacing commercial and tourist shipping off Somalia? Our writer meets one of the leaders. Boyah is a pirate. One of the original "Old Boys", he quietly pursued his trade in the waters of his coastal home town of Eyl, years ago.
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Somali Mortars Miss US Politician
World  (tags: Somalia, USA, Pirates, lawlessness )

Ben
- 253 days ago - news.bbc.co.uk
A US congressman has had a narrow escape on a visit to Mogadishu after Somali insurgents fired mortars towards his plane as it was about to take off... (BBC)
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Somali Piracy Connected to Toxic Dumping, Illegal Fishing
World  (tags: Somalia, pirates, toxic dumping, illegal fishing, illness )

Elderberr
- 395 days ago - finalcall.com
"The Somali toxic waste dumping issue is of great concern to me because it spills over to other African nations," Mr. Akuetteh said. "Did you know that when the Islamic Courts Union was in charge of Somalia, piracy had come to a virtual halt? But thanks t
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Hijacked Oil Tanker Nears Somalia - Africa
World  (tags: africa, somalia, oil tanker, pirates, US navy )

Chrissy
- 398 days ago - news.bbc.co.uk
A giant Saudi oil tanker seized by pirates in the Indian Ocean is nearing the coast of Somalia, the US Navy says. The Sirius Star is the biggest tanker ever to be hijacked, with a cargo of 2m barrels - a quarter of Saudi Arabia's daily output - worth more
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Somali Pirates 'Hard to Defeat'
World  (tags: Somalia, Pirates, Shipping )

Ben
- 427 days ago - news.bbc.co.uk
The commander of Nato's anti-piracy patrol due to start soon off Somalia says it will be difficult to defend ships from pirate attacks.
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The Mystery Ship - What Killed the Somali Pirates?
World  (tags: international shipping, Somalia, Germany, Itan, pirates, cargo )

RC
- 447 days ago - somaliweyn.org
In August, Somali pirates surrounded an Iranian merchant vessel, the Iran Deyanat, in the Gulf of Aden. Armed with AK-47s, they boarded the ship. The declared cargo was minerals & industrial products, but something sickened those pirates & killed some.
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Somali Pirates Hijack Japanese Ship
World  (tags: pirates, somail, japanese ship )

Ali
- 785 days ago - news.com.au
SOMALI pirates have hijacked a Japanese ship in the latest such seizure in the Horn of Africa country's notoriously lawless waters, regional maritime officials said today.
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