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The lone surviving Somali pirate who, along with three others, held an American container ship captain hostage, was indicted on ten counts (including piracy and kidnapping) in federal court yesterday. Abduwali Abdukhadir Muse, whose age is being debated by prosecutors (who believe he is 19) and his defense (who say he's 15), is accused of using a machine gun to threaten Captain Richard Phillips and "us[ing] a radio to communicate with representatives of the United States government and threaten[ing] to kill the captain unless his demands were satisfied." Prosecutors also say that Muse was the leader of the group, while his defense has previously suggested that Muse himself was "kidnapped and taken hostage." Muse will be arraigned tomorrow.
Somali Pirate Indicted On Ten Counts
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IF his age is in contention let's cut him in half and count the rings.
Darn that last sniper.
It appears that you're implying that this man should have also been shot.
However, he was not on the raft when the snipers took out the other 3. He was in US custody. Killing a man in custody is called murder.
My apologies. Should I amend my snark to imply he should have been shot before he was taken custody?
"Muse will be ARRRRR-aigned tomorrow."
fixed
Picky.
This poor kid. Americans are such idiots. If people understood Somalia's history they'd realize that these "pirates" are actually the ones on the side of justice. Please, stop dumping toxic and nuclear waste on Somali shores and stop stealing their fish. Maybe then these Somali 'pirates' wont try to protect their seas and lands by overtaking your ships.
get your facts straight. it's not americans that are dumping/stealing it's europeans. pirates are thugs and are hijacking for money not for some sense of national pride or security. if they had national pride they would work to build a functioning government rather than profit from its absence.
"Yes: nuclear waste. As soon as the government was gone, mysterious European ships started appearing off the coast of Somalia, dumping vast barrels into the ocean. The coastal population began to sicken. At first they suffered strange rashes, nausea and malformed babies."
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/johann-hari/you-are-being-lied-to-abo_b_155147.html
America is not so innocent. There is a reason why Anti American sentiment is high in Somalia.
http://www.hrw.org/en/news/2008/12/29/us-role-somalias-calamity
anti-american sentiment in somalia? yeah, take a number bitches.
Oh, really?
http://allafrica.com/stories/200803171123.html
Yes, and drug runners are freedom fighters. Oh and pedophiles are blazing the path for equal rights too aren't they?
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Are you serious ? Poor kid ? These people are common criminals out for personal gain. They often hijack ships that carry food and medical aid.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/7650415.stm
Suuuuuuure, the ransom they demand is just part of their rightful cause of protecting their sovereignty.
Uh-huh, and the Warlords are just democratically elected too...
"rightful cause of protecting their sovereignty."
Huh? Where'd you get that from? Are you responding to our posts or one from another forum?
Great! my tax dollars paying for a bailout and now for this pirate to live for free in the US, free sex, free food and free housing for this guy, I need to commit a crime so I can get that.
not intrested in the free sex though.
Give him a reality show and call it a day.
WHy doesn't Madonna adopt him?
Look at that smile! I bet he already misses his dental hygienist in Mogadishu.
Dentists are essential in Somolia. Its a nighttime safety issue.