7 Including ministers dead In Somalia at graduation ceremony
Reports from Somalian capital Mogadishu says that a minister is dead in bomb explosion. This incident took place during a graduation day ceremony. Latest reports say that two journalist are there amongst the dead. " A blast at a graduation ceremony in the Somali capital...
Maersk Pirate has Arrived in New York
Abdiwali Abdiqadir Muse, also known as Abduhl Wal-i-Musi , the only surviving teen accused of pirating of the merchant ship Maersk Alabama, arrived in New York last night to stand trial. He will be the first...
Dutch Navy raid pirate 'main' ship & release 20 captive
Reports are breaking within all the media ranks that the Dutch navy have attacked the 'main' ship used by the pirates who have been attacking commercial vessels. They captured 7 pirates but under Dutch law and...
NY Times: Foreign Ways and War Scars Test Hospital
"Hennepin County Medical Center, a sprawling complex in downtown Minneapolis near the Metrodome, offers an extraordinary vantage point on the ways immigrants are testing the American medical establishment. The new arrivals — many fleeing repression, war, genocide or...
Rush Limbaugh Attacks Obama over Pirate Shooting
While most are praising US President Obama for the way he handled this latest pirate attack, Rush Limbaugh has found yet another way to attack him. He mockingly called the pirates "merchant marine organizers,"...
Pirates Hijack Four More Ships off Somalia Coast
UPDATE: Pirates have seized four more ships off the coast of Somalia. Maritime officials said the MV Irene EM, a 35,000-ton Greek-owned bulk carrier, was taken along with up to 23 Filipino crew members. A...
Who are the Somali pirates and how do they become pirates?
Now that the world is focused on the hostage situation of US Bainbridge captin Richard Phillips, many are wondering who are these Somali pirates and how does someone become a pirate? Pirates have been around for years, and are currently holding 250 other hostages; 92 of them...
US Navy tries to free Richard Phillips from Somali pirates
The US Navy is trying to free Richard Phillips, the American captain being held hostage by Somali pirates off the coast of Somalia. Somali elders are trying to mediate between the pirates and the Navy, but the four... Retired General/Paid Military Consultant Shills the F-22 on Fox
" Last year, the New York Times revealed that numerous cable news “military analysts” never disclosed their ties to military contractors. Yesterday, Lt. Gen. Tom McInerney didn’t disclose his employment to...
Captain taken hostage by Somali pirates on the high-seas
The captain of a US cargo ship carrying food to African refugees has been taken hostage by Somali pirates and the crew are trying to plead with them for the return of their captain. Military help has arrived on... Kenyan Police Brutally Attack Samburu Maasai Community
Since February 12, Kenyan government forces have launched a series of ongoing assaults on the indigenous Samburu people in the remote northern region of the country, using helicopter gunships and armed ground forces...
Food and water shortage ravage Somalia - 400.000 lives at stake
By Miriam Mannak According to Somalian authorities, the drought in its Puntland region has become so severe that almost half a million lives are in direct danger. These reports have been confirmed by the United...
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