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Famous US Special Forces operations
Here are six of the most famous successful American special operations missions in recent memory.
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Top 5 high-profile captures by Somali pirates
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Keep Calm Does a military solution for Somali piracy work?
Somali pirate attacks have dropped, from 45 in 2010 to 24 in 2011, but there's no evidence that more naval patrols and aggressive private security firms are actually keeping pirates ashore.
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Somali pirate captors move US hostage after SEAL raid
After the US Navy SEAL rescue of American and Dane hostages this week, Somali pirates say they will move other hostages around, and will kill hostages if they are attacked.
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Famous US Special Forces operations
Here are six of the most famous successful American special operations missions in recent memory.
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What will US do with 15 Somali pirates after fatal hijacking?
In the past, the US has asked other nations, such as Kenya, to handle cases involving Somali pirates. But some expect a different strategy this time.
02/25/2011 06:26 pm -
Somali pirates: Do shootings of four Americans point to armed escalation?
In the past, pirates have been very reluctant to harm captives, but on Tuesday, four Americans taken hostage by Somali pirates were killed.
02/22/2011 04:41 pm -
Somali pirate gets stiff sentence in US court. Will it deter piracy?
A US judge sentenced Somali pirate Abduwali Abdukhadir Muse to nearly 34 years in prison, citing a need to deter others. But the problem is getting to those who finance piracy operations.
02/16/2011 08:05 pm -
Top 5 high-profile captures by Somali pirates
After 388 days as prisoners of Somali pirates, Paul and Rachel Chandler were released Nov. 14. They were among 1,052 hostages taken in 2009, in addition to the 773 hostages taken in the first nine months of 2010, according to a recent report by the International Maritime Bureau. Click through the following slides to read about the Chandlers' ordeal and other high-profile captures.
11/15/2010 01:19 pm -
Navy looks for ways other than armed patrols to fight Somali pirates
A top admiral says US Navy armed patrols can't chase Somali pirates indefinitely. Other ways must be found to get to the source of piracy off the coast of Somalia.
04/16/2010 08:05 pm -
USS Nicholas captures Somali pirates. What to do with them?
The USS Nicholas returned fire on Somali pirates near the Seychelles, sinking an attacking boat, confiscating the mother ship, and apprehending five pirates. The US Navy has stepped up patrols in the Indian Ocean.
04/01/2010 04:52 pm -
Lesson from foiled pirate attack on Maersk Alabama? Fire back.
Monday's thwarted pirate attack on the Maersk Alabama was the first time a large cargo ship with an armed security team were able to repel an attack, according to US Navy commanders.
11/19/2009 12:00 am -
Maersk Alabama: Should ships use armed guards to stop Somali pirates?
Lethal or nonlethal weapons? The attack on the US-flagged Maersk Alabama reignites the debate over how to stop Somali pirates.
11/18/2009 12:00 am -
Global News Blog Maersk Alabama repels Somali pirates in second attack
The Maersk Alabama, the same US ship attacked by Somali pirates last April, was hit again today. But hired guards repelled the attack.
11/18/2009 12:00 am -
Global News Blog Top 5 blunders of Somali pirates
Somali pirates attacked a French Navy ship by accident Tuesday night. Five suspects are in custody.
10/07/2009 01:00 am -
Pirates, Inc.: Inside the booming Somali business
Meet the modern-day brigands behind the sometimes sophisticated, always risky operations that raked in an estimated $80 million in ransoms in 2008.
05/31/2009 01:00 am -
Words that retain a certain roguish appeal
The Monitor's language columnist considers the swashbuckling vocabulary of piracy.
05/14/2009 01:00 am -
The Vote Obama meets Captain Richard Phillips and then plays hoops
05/10/2009 01:00 am -
Global News Blog Somali vigilantes fight back against pirates
The men, who captured 12 armed pirates, are part of a newly formed militia. They are expected to turn the pirates over to Somali authorities.
04/28/2009 01:00 am -
Editor's Blog If file-sharing is piracy, what about aggregators?
04/27/2009 01:00 am -
Teen Somali pirate to be tried as adult
Abdiwali Abdiqadir Muse, who was charged in New York Tuesday, is the first in more than a century to be tried for piracy in the US.
04/22/2009 01:00 am -
Terrorism & Security Accused Somali arrives in US to face piracy charges
Musi's case is thought to be the first of its kind in the US in more than a century.
04/21/2009 01:00 am -
Piracy now high on Washington agenda
Secretary Clinton vows action, and seeks an international effort against the Somali pirates
04/16/2009 01:00 am -
Merchant marine cadets learn real-life lessons about piracy
How to deal with attackers in order to protect the ship, its cargo, and its crew is on everybody's mind.
04/16/2009 01:00 am -
How the US crew fought off Somali pirates
For the first time, crewmembers of the Maersk Alabama share details of their Indian Ocean encounter
04/15/2009 01:00 am -
Battling Somali pirates: Maritime businesses weigh in
In London, the business capital of the world's maritime industry, firms shape decisions on arming ships and negotiating with pirates.
04/15/2009 01:00 am -
Where will captured Somali pirate get justice?
The high profile of the case suggests a trial in the United States, but the Justice Department might be wary of bringing the young suspect into the American court system.
04/14/2009 01:00 am
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