GLOBAL PULSE: Pirates of the 21st Century (10/16/2008)

(October 16, 2008) The stand-off between US forces and Somali pirates holding a ship full of weapons has received coverage around the world. There is sympathy for the Ukrainian crew members, and for the refugees of a long bloody war who are going hungry because the pirates steal UN food shipments. But there is also sympathy for the pirates themselves, who see piracy as their patriotic duty.

SOURCES: Comedy Central, U.S.; CNN, U.S.; TV5, France; Russia Today, Russia; Al Jazeera English, Qatar; BBC, U.K.

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[kisameitachiakatsuki]

ARRRRRRR! pirates

[40killa1]

ya cant killsomalian nigaz lol

sorry

[Xjazzzi]

KILL ALL NEGERS

[mixumup1]

1:24 they stopped the weapons in route to sudan for genocide and put them toward a real fight... thats how u do it, there smart with it. thats right black power!

[555tezza]

@farillegal whatever gumby

[555tezza]

fuck the pirates. get a job.

[TheYuusuf143]

@Anglichanen

somalis dont want your aid if you just leave them alone mother fucker, your goverment spend millions of dollars for just one warship in the east coast of afrca what do you think in afghanistand and iraq, so where do they get all these money TAX? if its your fucking tax then cant you ask your goverment to pay you back because they are using your money for war which is nothing to do with you,you cant because u r brainwashed

[TheSomalia154]

SOMALIA bigger God ,,,,, fuck u JESUS

[ibra58]

@catrashoo who told u dat shit,, those guys are more saver than u,,