The Media Is Lying to You About Pirates

The IFC Media Project's "News Junkie" deconstructs the mainstream media's half-baked coverage of Somali Pirates. http://tiny.cc/zsfPu

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[TheAfghanPride786]

@jayshwan you may be right. i just wish there was a GOOD developed country that would be willing to pay several billion dollars in somalia so crime such as murder, rape, and piracy wouldnt ever occur again. europe and america should stop wasting money on cars and iPhones and pointless war in middle east and start saving lives in undeveloped countries.

[NinjaWhack]

Drats! Called out again....

(Disappears in a puff of smoke)

[gandj19]

I dont want to watch gewn stefani. Rich girl thats messed up

[BIGG757]

@xilefian Well actually "piracy" started off as a defense against Asian/European countries stealing fish off the coast of Somalia, As well as Dumping nuclear waste. The simple Fisher men who live off the coast and everything around it took a few AK's and caught some asians in the act. Instead of Killing them (as I would've) they took them back to land and they were freed after being warned. They did so for a while until the younger generation (15-22 year old) thought it was better to make money.

[BIGG757]

WOW I'm Actually kinda suprised that a non Somali would know the root cause of this "Piracy" mess considering all the bullshit the mainstream media spews on the daily

[j2e2c]

This video does make some sense actually... although I'm pretty sure that the pirates are not decent people, as always... a power hungry minority takes control, and probably they are viewed as violent by others around the area too. That's not to say that their situation wasn't aggravated by interference in their space, it's just that I don't think these pirates are some sort of new thing that came about from interference, I think it's just made the existing situation worse.

[xilefian]

So when they took a yacht with a retired couple on board who were sailing the world as the last thing they ever did, it was because they were angry that someone else dumped waste into their ocean?

I don't think they're eco pirates who take it out on the nearest person to pass by, it seems more like piracy is the only way they have to get money in the world and survive.

[ChrisMeerkat]

@fakiir No but u do see America invading Afganistan in order to build an oil pipeline across Afganistan.... Forget Somalian pirates America has the biggest and best funded pirate ship in the world.... It called The Millitary!!! Also.... What do u know really about The Oil spill? Unless u r James Bond or something u won´t... Why? Cos its been covered up by BP & The US Government.... OH LOOK!!! An increase in Oil prices & calls for more tax... Hmmm, i wonder if anything fishy is going on there!?

[fakiir]

@ChrisMeerkat proof or it never happened. also... a British company recently caused the release of millions of barrels of oil in US waters, or maybe you forgot. don't see many Louisiana fishermen out raiding ships and demanding ransoms.

[ChrisMeerkat]

@fakiir What do u think America would do if foriegn ships went 2 miles within it´s coastline, dumped nuclear waste and blew the fish out the water? Do u not think that they would do something? Also, America has sponsored the destabilisation of the whole region and even funded the war so don´t make out Somalia is some law less country without stopping to find out what has happened there.... Divide & rule.... Text book Empirialism! Cause kaos, Grab them natural resources then restore order.....

[doublehelix109]

3.08 look its that fish off tha simpsons lol

[fakiir]

rotfl! i thought this was going to be a serious video. oh well.

you forget the part about Somalia being a non-country with no government or law enforcement to speak of and as a result no jobs or way for people to support their families besides just taking from those that have if they cant produce it themselves.

see, you liberal environmental wackos ignore the real story and spout some shit about radioactive waste. might as well say that supermans pod crashed there.