GLOBAL PULSE: Somalia - Behind the Piracy (11/20/2008)

(November 20, 2008) Pirates in Somalia seize the biggest booty ever taken on the high seas: a supertanker loaded with $100 million dollars worth of oil. The bold move grabs the attention of media outlets worldwide. But the story goes beyond the hijacking, rooted in the chaos of Somalia's war-torn history.


SOURCES: BBC, U.K.; Al Jazeera, Qatar; NTV Kenya; TV 5, France; CNN, U.S.; ABC, U.S., NBC, U.S.; Hindustan Times, India

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[NomadSpirit555]

any country tries to invade somalia usually ended up defeated.

Ask the USA and Ethiopians

[oreoguytypething]

why is itjust about somalai pirates wen there is pirates everywere

[Gacan25]

i hate wen those roporter seying dat somalia has been world sens 1991,, becouse he laing ore he don't know nothing about somalia

[mixumup1]

they stole sirius?.....ironic

[cyflip]

Wake up people! Do you really think this is about Piracy!? This is like WMD of Iraq. A Stargate or wormhole is opening in the gulf of Aden. This is why they all international military are all there.

[yunaas101]

what are you talikn about

[yunaas101]

you maybe right but dont call people niggers

[yunaas101]

some parts but not all somalia

[yunaas101]

lol i thought your were funny

[yunaas101]

that is right

[Rocafile]

ya i know