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That Somali Pirate Attack

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Apr 14, 2009
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The United States is crowing over having rescued a US ship’s captain from Somali pirates and killed three of the pirates in the process. The news is all over the world's television stations and the captain, Richard Phillips, and his crew are being welcomed home as heroes. What the US has not admitted, however, is the role of the ship, the Maersk line co…

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