On AlterNet: pirates

Stories, blog posts, and videos tagged as "pirates"

Did LSD Make a Baseball Pitcher's No-Hitter Possible?

James Blagden, No Mas. November 16, 2009.

Perhaps the greatest athletic achievement while on a psychedelic journey, No Mas and artist James Blagden proudly present the animated tale of Dock Ellis' legendary LSD no-hitter.

Sharks Vs. Very Mean Pirates: Michael Steele's Latest Incoherent Analogy

Matt Corley, ThinkProgress AlterNet: PEEK. June 25, 2009.

RNC Chairman Michael Steele is known for his creative analogies. Here's the latest.

Freed Pirate Hostage Slams Rush Limbaugh for 'Evil' 'Hate Speech'

Steve Benen, Washington Monthly AlterNet: Media and Technology. April 25, 2009.

"The president did the right thing ... It's a war.... It's about good versus evil. And what you said is evil. It's hate speech. I won't tolerate it."

Rapacious Corporate Players Are the Real Pirates of the High Seas

Leon Fink, AlterNet. April 16, 2009.

Though they may be the most violent actors at sea, the Somali pirates' mercenary motives place them in the mainstream of today's shipping world.

Enough Dead Pirate Porn: The Press is Relishing the Killing of Three Teenage Pirates With Disturbing Zeal

Lindsay Beyerstein, Majikthise AlterNet: PEEK. April 14, 2009.

It's creepy to see so many Americans are exulting over the fact that the United States military managed to shoot three teenagers.

The Truth Behind Somali Pirates

AlterNet Staff, AlterNet AlterNet: Video. April 14, 2009.

What's the real story of Somalia's infamous pirates?

Why We Don't Condemn Our Pirates in Somalia

K'Naan, URB Magazine. April 14, 2009.

Can anyone ever really be for piracy? Well in Somalia, the answer is: it's complicated.

Will Obama Prosecute the Captured Somali 'Pirate' in a US Court?

Jeremy Scahill, Rebel Reports. April 13, 2009.

Prisoners have been tortured and held without trial for years. Obama should show respect for the legal rights of prisoners held by the U.S.

We're Being Lied to About Pirates

Johann Hari, Independent UK. April 13, 2009.

Some are clearly just kidnappers and gangsters. But others are trying to stop illegal dumping and devastating fishing.

U.S. Ship Captain Held Hostage By Pirates has Been Freed

Amanda Terkel, ThinkProgress AlterNet: PEEK. April 12, 2009.

Phillips is "uninjured and in good condition," and three of the four pirates were killed.

Gen. Petraeus Implements Military Surge Against Four Somali Pirates in a Lifeboat

Jeremy Scahill, Rebel Reports AlterNet: PEEK. April 10, 2009.

In today's episode of "Pirates," the most powerful Navy in the world remains in a stand-off with four pirates in a small boat in the Indian Ocean.

'Pirates' Strike a U.S. Ship Owned by a Pentagon Contractor, But Is the Media Telling the Whole Story?

Jeremy Scahill, Rebel Reports. April 8, 2009.

Reports say the crew of a U.S. cargo vessel seized early today has retaken the ship, but there's more to the story of rising "pirate" attacks.

Blackwater Plans New Mission: Fighting Pirates

Faiz Shakir, ThinkProgress AlterNet: PEEK. December 3, 2008.

The private security firm Blackwater is planning to offer a new service to make money: protection from the pirates off the coast of East Africa.