Pick of the week: Hijacked by Somali pirates
The riveting Danish thriller "A Hijacking" explores Somali piracy as capitalism by other means
Thursday, Jun 20, 2013 11:59 PM UTCEntertainment Movies, Our Picks
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Top 5 investigative videos of the week: Somali pirates are not what they seem
From would-be Jack Sparrows to deadly-real U.S. soldiers, a look at the best docs YouTube has to offer VIDEO
Saturday, Apr 13, 2013 5:00 PM UTCPolitics Video, The I Files, Somalia, Kenya
Obama administration lied about drone targets
McClatchy obtained documents showing strikes targeted "others," not just high level al-Qaida operatives
Wednesday, Apr 10, 2013 12:08 PM UTC 11News Barack Obama, Pakistan, Yemen
What about foreign nationals killed by drones?
Politicians and the media ignore the overwhelming majority of those targeted and killed
Tuesday, Feb 26, 2013 4:46 PM UTCPolitics ProPublica, Drones, John Brennan
Obama misleads over end to war
In his inaugural address, the president hailed end to decade of war, while apparatus for perpetual war is cemented
Monday, Jan 21, 2013 8:47 PM UTC 35News Drones, Shadow War, Yemen, Somalia
Al-Qaida rising in Africa
Local militant groups sign on to al-Qaida's ideology in Somalia, Nigeria, Mali and beyond
Tuesday, Sep 11, 2012 3:27 PM UTCPolitics GlobalPost, Al-Qaida, Africa
Five countries the U.S. is screwing over
From the drug war to the war on terror, the United States is wreaking havoc around the globe
Friday, Sep 7, 2012 1:49 PM UTC 11Politics AlterNet, Mexico
Is drone war moral?
UPDATED: A philosopher's arguments in defense of drone strikes are both odious and wrong
Monday, Aug 6, 2012 3:00 PM UTC 70Politics Drones, Bradley Strawser
Can a photograph still change the world?
NYT editor explains why the paper ran an unforgettable photo. But will it effect change?
Tuesday, Aug 2, 2011 11:03 PM UTC 45News Media Criticism, Somalia
The secret war in Somalia
Who the U.S. is fighting in the Horn of Africa, and why
Saturday, Jul 16, 2011 2:01 PM UTC 114Politics Somalia, War Room
British targets found near body of al-Qaida leader
Mastermind of 1998 U.S. embassy bombings considered attacking London's Ritz Hotel and elite private school Eton
Thursday, Jun 16, 2011 5:12 PM UTCNews Terrorism, Al-Qaida, England
1998 U.S. Embassy bomber reportedly killed
Somali government says the man responsible for two deadly bombings was shot to death at a police checkpoint
Saturday, Jun 11, 2011 4:07 PM UTCNews Terrorism, Somalia
Pirate threatens India after capture of 61 pirates
Indian captured dozens of Somali hijackers after they abandoned vessel under fire on Monday
Monday, Mar 14, 2011 7:48 PM UTCNews Somalia, India
Pirates reach Somalia shore with Danish hostages
Landfall likely means a protracted hostage situation for Danish couple and three teenage children
Wednesday, Mar 2, 2011 1:31 PM UTC 11News Somalia
Friends say Americans killed by pirates were careful
The Four Americans shot to death by Somali pirates yesterday were not known to be risk-takers
Wednesday, Feb 23, 2011 3:34 PM UTCNews Travel, Africa, Somalia
Somali pirates kill 4 American hostages, according to military
Pirates responsible for hijacking American vessel kill captives despite negotiations with U.S. forces
Tuesday, Feb 22, 2011 2:40 PM UTC 63News Somalia, U.S. Military
South Korean raid frees hostages from Somali pirates
Rescue marks a triumph for the government after coming under scrutiny for its slow response to North Korean attacks
Friday, Jan 21, 2011 8:49 PM UTCNews Somalia
Blackwater founder secretly backing Somali militia
Erik Prince supports private security in Africa to override rampant piracy and Islamic radicalism
Thursday, Jan 20, 2011 10:33 PM UTC 17News Blackwater, Africa, Somalia
Somali pirates seize ship, release another
Pirates now hold 25 vessels and 587 hostages off the coast of Somalia
Tuesday, Dec 28, 2010 8:14 PM UTCNews Somalia
Mystery Somali mercenary army concerns Obama administration
State Department spokesman P.J. Crowley says force, funded by unknown Muslim nation, lacks transparency
Thursday, Dec 2, 2010 9:50 PM UTC 17News Somalia
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