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Ship captain sits down with Matt Lauer

Visit msnbc.com for Breaking News, World News, and News about the Economy In his first interview since his rescue from pirates at sea, Richard Phillips, the captain of the Maersk Alabama, told “Today’s” Matt Lauer that “I didn’t think I’d … read more »

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Taliban gunmen shooting couple dead for adultery caught on camera

Their deaths were squalid, riddled with bullets in a field near their home by Taliban gunmen as the execution was captured on a mobile telephone. In footage which is being watched with horror by Pakistanis, the couple try to flee … read more »

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Tales from the Horn (PUSH)

Dhalinyaro Isku bahaysatay in ay ka caawiyaan Caafimaad darada ka jirta Soomaaliya ayaa waxay qabteen banaamij ay ugu baahaynayeen Cusbitaalo Soomaaliya ka dhisan waxayan ku soo casumeen dad badan oo u leh cilmi dhibta ka jirta caafimaadka Soomaaliya Uruka soo … read more »

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Bartamaha oo waraystay Qoraaga Samatar Sooyaan (Video)

Qoraa Somaliyeed oo aanu ka waraysanay Buug cusub oo uu qoray. Samatar Sooyaan waa wiil da’ yar oo ku caan baxay qoraalka afkeena hooyo. waxaan kula talin lahayn hadaad doonayso inaad akhrisato sheeko Soomaali ku qoran oo ku cajab galisa … read more »

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Torture Tape Implicates UAE Royal Sheikh

By VIC WALTER, REHAB EL-BURI, ANGELA HILL and BRIAN ROSS A video tape smuggled out of the United Arab Emirates shows a member of the country’s royal family mercilessly torturing a man with whips, electric cattle prods and wooden planks … read more »

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Somali PM: Anti-pirate patrols not working

(CNN) — Somalia’s prime minister told CNN Thursday that the international naval patrols in the Gulf of Aden are not solving the problem of piracy in the region. Prime Minister Omar Abdirashid Ali Sharmarke pointed to the recent increase in … read more »

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National Victims’s Rights Week April 30 th Brian Coyle.

Ogaysii dhamaan dadka degan Magalada Miineapolis, MN waxaa jira wiig loogu tala galay In laguxuso wiiga dadka ay soo gaadhay dhibaatooyinka la xiriira dil, dhac iyo dhawacyo wiigan oo lagag hadalay sidii loola wadaagi lahaa dadka dhibtaasi soo gaartay loogana … read more »

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Somali Teenager In New York To Face Piracy Charge but who has the jurisdiction to try this boy?

Omar Jamal gave a good interview on Rick Sanchez. Also The guardian wrote: Muse’s father, Abdiqadir Muse, told Associated Press his son had been tricked by older pirates into going along with them. “He just went with them without knowing … read more »

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Federal judge in NYC says piracy suspect is adult

NEW YORK (AP) — The sole survivor of a pirate attack on an American cargo ship off the Somali coast was charged as an adult Tuesday with piracy after a prosecutor said he gave wildly varying ages for himself but … read more »

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Maersk Alabama’s Ken Quinn on The Colbert Report

Second Mate Ken Quinn and Stephen are going back out to sea to hunt pirates in a two-man paddleboat. (02:52) The Colbert Report Mon – Thurs 11:30pm / 10:30c Maersk Alabama – Ken Quinn colbertnation.com

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Dhadhami by Aar Maanta (Live in Concert)

A live performance in London by Aar with his new band. Dhadhami which in English means taste was co-written and composed by Abdinour Alaale; a legendary Somali singer/musician from Djibouti. This song is about a love between two young Somali … read more »

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What led the Somali piracy in the beggining (Important Interview)

“They came and bullied the the small scale Somali fishermen, they cut their nets, run their boats and sort of enforce their will…” Ahmed Hussein. CBC News Today program interviews Ahmed Hussen, the national president of the Canadian Somali Congress. … read more »

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Piracy money inflates Kenyan property market

France 24 —Piracy is a thriving business in spite of the presence of many foreign warships in the Gulf of Aden. Last year, the income from piracy reached a staggering 40 million dollars. The pirates use the money to buy … read more »

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A Collection of Poems by Ayanle Daad (Video)

Here are four  poems (My people are Tribalistic, Be Cynical, Our Foreign Policy, A Little Bit) written by Ayanle Daad, all of which are copyrighted. Several more are on the way. My People are Tribalistic Our Foreign Policy Be Cynical … read more »

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Sawirkii Cabdiweli Muuse (Markii ugu Horeysay)

Masawirka Cabdiweli Muuse, oo ka mid ahaa afartii nin ee ku duushay Markabkii  Maersk .

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ABC’s 20/20 program about Somali pirates gets actors playing as pirates in Slow Motion Video

The 20/20 program that aired friday april 17 described the Somali Pirates With rusted AK-47 rifles slung across their backs, the emaciated, barefoot pirates cruise the vast waters off the coast of Puntland, Somalia, into the Gulf of Aden in … read more »

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Freed hostage captain home in Vermont

The ship captain rescued by Navy snipers from the clutches of Somali pirates said upon his triumphant arrival back in his home state Friday that he was just an ordinary seaman doing his job and he’s not a hero – … read more »

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Peace Mapping Puntland (Clan Reconciliation)

Water Reservoir was the cause of a tribal war between two clans in central Somalia (Omar Mohamoud and Bah Hararsame), Its the story of the reconciliation process between the tribes and ending the conflict. This documentary shows you how Somali … read more »

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How Piracy Off the Coast of Somalia Became a Large-Scale Criminal Enterprise

Environmental, social and economic conditions in Somalia have forced some residents into piracy as a matter of survival. BNN talks to Ahmed Hussen, president, Canadian Somali Congress. Watch Video Here

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Idil Osman says pirates have taken over the airwaves: Idil is on In Focus

VOA’s Somali Service Idill Osman comments on how the hijack and rescue of American Captain Richard Phillips are playing in Somalia.

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