Living With the Pirates of Somalia (Audio & Transcript)

Staff and Robert Scheer / Truthdig Dec 15, 2017 Truthdig Editor in Chief Robert Scheer sits down with director Bryan Buckley, whose latest film portrays Canadian journalist Jay Bahadur's experience in living with Somali pirates and reporting on their lives. [Transcript added.] Dig deeper ( 22 Min. Read )

Pirates in Uniform Are Terrorizing the U.S.

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Aug 18, 2013 Local governments nationwide are invoking powers of civil forfeiture to pluck people who have committed no crime from highways and elsewhere and take their money and property. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

How South Korea Handles Piracy

Steven Borowiec / Truthdig Feb 3, 2011 The rise of piracy in the Arabian Sea has raised difficult legal questions, but there's little ambiguity about how the accused will be handled by South Korea. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Somali Pirates Refuse to Board Carnival Cruise Ships

Andy Borowitz / Truthdig Nov 15, 2010 In yet another public relations setback for the beleaguered cruise ship company, Somali pirates today said they would no longer board Carnival Cruise ships, citing "unsafe working conditions." Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Somali Pirates Say They Are Subsidiary of Goldman Sachs

Andy Borowitz / Truthdig May 3, 2010 The pirate leader acknowledged that they merged their operations with Goldman in late 2008 to take advantage of the more relaxed regulations governing bankers as opposed to pirates, "plus to get our share of the bailout money." Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

One Man’s Pirate

Mr. Fish / Truthdig Apr 21, 2009 Dig deeper

The Obama Doctrine

E.J. Dionne Jr. / Truthdig Apr 16, 2009 The president insists that the U.S. can't achieve great objectives on its own. This may break with George W. Bush's style, but it is in keeping with the traditions of Roosevelt, Truman and George H.W. Bush. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Piracy of Africa [A Cartoon From Jordan]

Emad Hajjaj, Jordan Apr 16, 2009 Dig deeper

The Pirates Might Prefer Fish to Guns

William Pfaff / Truthdig Apr 15, 2009 Obama's promise that the U.S. and its allies will put an end to Indian Ocean piracy had the forceful ring to it that good American citizens like to hear, but half the NATO navies aren't going to change the desperate circumstances that turned Somalia's fisherman into pirates. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Obama’s Role in the Pirate Affair

Staff / Truthdig Apr 13, 2009 Jimmy Carter was ultimately undone by a hostage crisis and the word Somalia still haunts Bill Clinton's legacy. While the weekend rescue of a hostage held by Somali pirates was of a much smaller scale and under totally different circumstances than those events, President Obama must be relieved that it is behind him, a success. And now that it's over, it seems the president was more involved than he initially let on. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

‘Left, Right & Center’: A Glimmer of Hope for the Economy?

Staff / Truthdig Apr 11, 2009 The economy's not the only thing that "Left, Right & Center" co-conspirators Matt Miller, Tony Blankley and Robert Scheer are thinking about this week, but it's a biggie again, as are the Obama administration's announcement about defense spending and the changes under way in American foreign policy. Also: Somali pirates! Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Team America World Police Swashbuckles With Pirates

Staff / Truthdig Feb 12, 2009 A US Navy vessel boarded an alleged pirate skiff and arrested seven suspects Wednesday after a merchant ship radioed that it was under attack The USS Vella Gulf is part of a U task force launched to curb Somali piracy in the Gulf of Aden The Navy says it will hand the suspects over to Kenyan authorities. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )