http://bravenewfilms.org/topics/pirates 2008-12-05T10:44:49Z http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/64452-mosaic-news-12-2-08-world-news-from-the-middle-east 2008-12-05T10:44:49Z linktv <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/ZThzjUVCADY&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/ZThzjUVCADY&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/64452-mosaic-news-12-2-08-world-news-from-the-middle-east"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/81628" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>Mosaic needs your help! Donate here: <a href="http://linktv.org/contribute">linktv.org</a> <br />"Iraq's Chemical Ali Sentenced to Death," Al Arabiya TV, UAE <br />"Mass Arrests in Basra," Al-Iraqiya TV, Iraq <br />"Mumbai on the Way to Recovery," Dubai TV, UAE <br />"Somali Pirates Release Yemeni Ship," Al Jazeera TV, Qatar <br />"Who Can Stop the Pirates?," ANB TV, England <br />"Kuwait cabinet resignation accepted," Abu Dhabi TV, UAE <br />"Clashes erupt in Hebron after settlers ignore deadline," Al Jazeera English, Qatar <br />Produced for Link TV by Jamal Dajani.</p> </div> <a href="/blog/64452-mosaic-news-12-2-08-world-news-from-the-middle-east">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/64007-mosaic-news-11-25-08-world-news-from-the-middle-east 2008-12-05T10:44:49Z linktv <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/vDSri6K8940&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/vDSri6K8940&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/64007-mosaic-news-11-25-08-world-news-from-the-middle-east"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/80669" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>Mosaic needs your help! Donate here: <a href="http://linktv.org/contribute">linktv.org</a> <br />"Iran Accuses 3 of Spying for Israel," Al-Alam TV, Iran <br />"Kuwait in new crisis as cabinet quits," Al Jazeera TV, Qatar <br />"Iran and Lebanon Rekindle Relations," Abu Dhabi TV, UAE <br />"Bush, Olmert leaving with no Mideast peace deal ," IBA TV, Israel <br />"Karzai urges Afghan war timeline" Press TV, Iran <br />"Hamas rejects early elections," Al Arabiya TV, UAE <br />"Necessity is the mother of invention," New TV, Lebanon <br />"Somali Pirates Hijack Yemeni Ship," Dubai TV, UAE <br />"Egyptians Begin Pilgrimage to Saudi Arabia," Nile TV, Egypt <br />Produced for Link TV by Jamal Dajani.</p> </div> <a href="/blog/64007-mosaic-news-11-25-08-world-news-from-the-middle-east">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/63941-somali-pirates-1-indian-navy-0 2008-12-05T08:58:34Z youngturks <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/yTkg70lSLzA&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/yTkg70lSLzA&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/63941-somali-pirates-1-indian-navy-0"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/80542" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>Watch more at <a href="http://www.theyoungturks.com">www.theyoungturks.com</a> </p> </div> <a href="/blog/63941-somali-pirates-1-indian-navy-0">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/63772-mosaic-news-11-21-08-world-news-from-the-middle-east 2008-12-05T10:44:49Z linktv <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/0vSLrhX1W5s&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/0vSLrhX1W5s&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/63772-mosaic-news-11-21-08-world-news-from-the-middle-east"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/80248" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>Mosaic needs your help! Donate here: <a href="http://linktv.org/contribute">linktv.org</a> <br />"Saudi Arabia Won't Pay Ransom to Pirates," Al Arabiya TV, UAE <br />"Struggle for Oil Rich Kirkuk," Abu Dhabi TV, UAE <br />"British Expo Examines US Military Damage to Babylon," Baghdad TV, Iraq <br />"Tent of expelled Jerusalem Palestinian family torn down," Al Jazeera English, Qatar <br />"Oxford University Students Call Peres War Criminal," New TV, Lebanon <br />"Dubai Defies Slump With a $20 Million Party," Dubai TV, UAE <br />"The Ramallah Banana Republic," Link TV, USA <br />Produced for Link TV by Jamal Dajani.</p> </div> <a href="/blog/63772-mosaic-news-11-21-08-world-news-from-the-middle-east">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/63637-somalia-pirates-operating-in-the-port-of-mombasa-22-nov-08 2008-11-26T22:54:55Z aljazeera <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/LxIziKhr2dY&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/LxIziKhr2dY&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/63637-somalia-pirates-operating-in-the-port-of-mombasa-22-nov-08"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/79906" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>Sailors who are attacked by Somali pirates typically go to Mombasa, Kenya, for help. </p> <p>But those who do are finding the pirates' reach extends there as well.</p> <p>Al Jazeera's Mohammed Adow reports.</p> </div> <a href="/blog/63637-somalia-pirates-operating-in-the-port-of-mombasa-22-nov-08">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/63560-mosaic-news-11-20-08-world-news-from-the-middle-east 2008-12-05T10:44:50Z linktv <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/kujHOszMNvQ&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/kujHOszMNvQ&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/63560-mosaic-news-11-20-08-world-news-from-the-middle-east"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/79769" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>Mosaic needs your help! Donate here: <a href="http://linktv.org/contribute">linktv.org</a> <br />," Al Jazeera TV, Qatar <br />"Turkey Concerned Over Untimely US Pullout from Iraq," Al-Iraqiya TV, Iraq <br />"Iraqi Government Forms Anti-Corruption Committee," Al-Iraqiya TV, Iraq <br />"Iraqi Refugees Stranded in Indonesia," Al Sharqiya TV, Iraq <br />"Israeli Blockade Creates Food Shortages in Gaza," Dubai TV, UAE <br />"Stopping a War in Ein el Hilweh," NBN TV, Lebanon <br />"Jordan Seeks Release of its Prisoners from Jordanian Jails," Al Arabiya TV, UAE <br />"Global Markets Nervous After Another Wall Street Collapse," Russia Today, Russia <br />Produced for Link TV by Jamal Dajani.</p> </div> <a href="/blog/63560-mosaic-news-11-20-08-world-news-from-the-middle-east">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/63556-un-plans-blitz-on-somali-pirates 2008-11-21T14:23:09Z IronLungz <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/Dp0WThsKtCk&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/Dp0WThsKtCk&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/63556-un-plans-blitz-on-somali-pirates"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/79762" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>"The United Nations is reportedly planning military action against east African pirates. A source close to the UN Security Council told RT its considering authorising a raid on bases along the Somali coast. If this happens, armed strikes could target land bases of known pirates threatening boats in the Gulf of Aden."</p> </div> <a href="/blog/63556-un-plans-blitz-on-somali-pirates">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/63543-66-companies-want-blackwater-protection-from-pirates 2008-11-21T12:00:46Z IronLungz <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/GrdTOTaYzqY&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/GrdTOTaYzqY&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/63543-66-companies-want-blackwater-protection-from-pirates"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/79740" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>"In the last twelve days, nine ships have been been hijacked by pirates. The U.S. State Department says that shipping companies need to do more to protect their vessels. 66 shipping companies have approached Blackwater about using their services. Fox’s Jennifer Griffin talked with Blackwater CEO Erik Prince who explained how his company can provide private security services for shipping."</p> <p>This video is from Fox’s Happening Now, broadcast Nov. 20, 2008.</p> </div> <a href="/blog/63543-66-companies-want-blackwater-protection-from-pirates">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/63540-inside-story-arab-league-anti-piracy-meeting-nov-20-pt1 2008-11-25T22:56:56Z aljazeera <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/C7OTbnVf018&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/C7OTbnVf018&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/63540-inside-story-arab-league-anti-piracy-meeting-nov-20-pt1"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/79736" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>Members of Arab league countries bordering the Red Sea are meeting in Cairo to find a way to solve the piracy problem in the Horn of Africa.</p> <p>What can they do to address this escalating problem when some of the mightiest naval forces in the world have failed? How is it that gangs of men in small boats can hold a whole industry to ransom?</p> <p>Presenter Sohail Rahman is joined by Richard Spector, an international and shipping law specialist with ELS; Jan Fritz Hansen, the executive vice-president of the Danish Shipowners' Association; and Mark Calter, a maritime security analyst at Olton Solutions.</p> </div> <a href="/blog/63540-inside-story-arab-league-anti-piracy-meeting-nov-20-pt1">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/63541-inside-story-arab-league-anti-piracy-meeting-nov-20-pt2 2008-11-25T22:56:56Z aljazeera <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/fyjnbBRqTms&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/fyjnbBRqTms&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/63541-inside-story-arab-league-anti-piracy-meeting-nov-20-pt2"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/79737" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>Members of Arab league countries bordering the Red Sea are meeting in Cairo to find a way to solve the piracy problem in the Horn of Africa.</p> <p>What can they do to address this escalating problem when some of the mightiest naval forces in the world have failed? How is it that gangs of men in small boats can hold a whole industry to ransom?</p> <p>Presenter Sohail Rahman is joined by Richard Spector, an international and shipping law specialist with ELS; Jan Fritz Hansen, the executive vice-president of the Danish Shipowners' Association; and Mark Calter, a maritime security analyst at Olton Solutions.</p> </div> <a href="/blog/63541-inside-story-arab-league-anti-piracy-meeting-nov-20-pt2">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/63503-piracy-on-somali-waters-21-nov-08 2008-11-25T02:55:52Z aljazeera <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/SG-06M7pF1s&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/SG-06M7pF1s&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/63503-piracy-on-somali-waters-21-nov-08"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/79672" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>Pirates are increasingly active along the coast of Somalia and Kenya.</p> <p>Mohammed Adow took the waters off Mombasa to see how maritime authorities are coping.</p> </div> <a href="/blog/63503-piracy-on-somali-waters-21-nov-08">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/63438-russian-sailors-escape-gulf-of-aden-pirates-20-nov-2008 2008-11-25T00:57:05Z aljazeera <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/fwpncpV9lAc&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/fwpncpV9lAc&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/63438-russian-sailors-escape-gulf-of-aden-pirates-20-nov-2008"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/79559" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>Pirates have made the Gulf of Aden a dangerous place for merchant sailors, with world powers uncertain how to tackle the increasing number of hijackings.</p> <p>Al Jazeera's Charles Stratford reports from Doha on one vessel that had a narrow escape.</p> </div> <a href="/blog/63438-russian-sailors-escape-gulf-of-aden-pirates-20-nov-2008">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/63276-mosaic-news-11-18-08-world-news-from-the-middle-east 2008-12-05T10:44:50Z linktv <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/P6Wqo6G1tDY&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/P6Wqo6G1tDY&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/63276-mosaic-news-11-18-08-world-news-from-the-middle-east"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/79322" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>Mosaic needs your help! Donate here: <a href="http://linktv.org/contribute">linktv.org</a> <br />"Pirates seize Saudi tanker off Kenya," Al Arabiya TV, UAE <br />"Iraq: Sunni roadblock to US security agreement," Abu Dhabi TV, UAE <br />"British FM says Syria 'essential' to Mideast stability," Al Jazeera TV, Qatar <br />"Israeli Mines Continue to Kill Lebanese," Syria TV, Syria <br />"Egypt court freezes Israel gas deal," Al Jazeera English, Qatar <br />"Quintuplets in Gaza," Al Aqsa, Gaza <br />"Netanyahu loads Likud list with generals for elections," IBA TV, Israel <br />"Fuel shortage triggers confusion in Jordan," Dubai TV, UAE <br />Produced for Link TV by Jamal Dajani.</p> </div> <a href="/blog/63276-mosaic-news-11-18-08-world-news-from-the-middle-east">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/63174-pirates-steal-an-oil-ship-awesome 2008-11-28T20:56:58Z youngturks <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/Ng6QFBz36-w&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/Ng6QFBz36-w&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/63174-pirates-steal-an-oil-ship-awesome"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/79163" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>Watch more at <a href="http://www.theyoungturks.com">www.theyoungturks.com</a> </p> </div> <a href="/blog/63174-pirates-steal-an-oil-ship-awesome">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/62370-fighting-piracy-in-the-gulf-of-aden-nov-12-08 2008-11-17T00:56:23Z aljazeera <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/Orjv_wunIps&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/Orjv_wunIps&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/62370-fighting-piracy-in-the-gulf-of-aden-nov-12-08"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/77755" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>Pirates have hijacked another ship in the Gulf of Aden. </p> <p>Dozens of ships have been hijacked in that area this year, despite the presence of a multinational naval task force.</p> <p>Al Jazeera's Estelle Youssouffa, reporting from a French frigate examines the increasing problem of piracy.</p> </div> <a href="/blog/62370-fighting-piracy-in-the-gulf-of-aden-nov-12-08">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/62180-france-helps-fight-somali-pirates-11-nov-08 2008-11-15T06:55:40Z aljazeera <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/EeIQHq7nE1Y&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/EeIQHq7nE1Y&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/62180-france-helps-fight-somali-pirates-11-nov-08"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/77430" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>With an estimated $13bn to $16bn lost every year to maritime pirates, the French navy has helped to escort some merchant ships through pirate-infested waters.</p> <p>Al Jazeera's Estelle Youssouffa, reporting from a French frigate in the Gulf of Aden, examines the increasing problem of piracy.</p> </div> <a href="/blog/62180-france-helps-fight-somali-pirates-11-nov-08">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/61907-great-stories-coming-out-from-the-mccain-campaign 2008-11-17T20:56:31Z youngturks <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/GO0-mNGHU0g&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/GO0-mNGHU0g&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/61907-great-stories-coming-out-from-the-mccain-campaign"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/76875" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>Watch more at <a href="http://www.theyoungturks.com">www.theyoungturks.com</a> </p> </div> <a href="/blog/61907-great-stories-coming-out-from-the-mccain-campaign">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/58680-headzup-blackwater-pirates-of-the-caribbean 2008-12-05T08:53:22Z headzup <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/qmvrOlzlkGc&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/qmvrOlzlkGc&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/58680-headzup-blackwater-pirates-of-the-caribbean"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/71902" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>Vice President Cheney is asked about Blackwater being hired by Somalia to combat pirates.</p> <p>Read more about it here- <br />http://blog.wired.com/defense/2008/10/blackwater-well.html</p> <p>Download daily Catch and Release Comedy™ political cartoons to your mobile phone or iPod at <a href="http://www.headzup.tv">www.headzup.tv</a> </p> </div> <a href="/blog/58680-headzup-blackwater-pirates-of-the-caribbean">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/57953-the-daily-left-october-17th 2008-12-02T00:45:21Z Goleft TV <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/i-2VHGv6tiA&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/i-2VHGv6tiA&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/57953-the-daily-left-october-17th"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/70781" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>Vicki Iseman Finally Denies McCain Affair; Ohio Files Emergency Court Case Over Voter Verification; Blackwater to Fight Off Pirates; Joe The Plumber Not Enjoying Media Spotlight; Cartoon by Matt Filipowicz</p> </div> <a href="/blog/57953-the-daily-left-october-17th">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/57878-global-pulse-10-16-08-pirates-of-the-21st-century 2008-12-05T10:44:53Z linktv <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/cIgLPEFcwTI&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/cIgLPEFcwTI&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/57878-global-pulse-10-16-08-pirates-of-the-21st-century"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/70646" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>(October 16, 2008) The stand-off between US forces and Somali pirates holding a ship full of weapons has received coverage around the world. There is sympathy for the Ukrainian crew members, and for the refugees of a long bloody war who are going hungry because the pirates steal UN food shipments. But there is also sympathy for the pirates themselves, who see piracy as their patriotic duty. <br /> <br />SOURCES: Comedy Central, U.S.; CNN, U.S.; TV5, France; Russia Today, Russia; Al Jazeera English, Qatar; BBC, U.K.</p> <p>--- <br />Global Pulse is a fast-moving and informative television and web series that helps you navigate the news of the world by comparing and contrasting TV news reports. See all the episodes of Global Pulse at <a href="http://linktv.org/globalpulse">linktv.org</a> <br />---</p> </div> <a href="/blog/57878-global-pulse-10-16-08-pirates-of-the-21st-century">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/56986-anti-piracy-operations-off-the-coast-of-somalia-11-oct-08 2008-10-15T16:52:52Z aljazeera <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/ThmLAJiIi8o&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/ThmLAJiIi8o&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/56986-anti-piracy-operations-off-the-coast-of-somalia-11-oct-08"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/69279" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>A Greek chemical tanker is reported to have been seized near Somalia, with 20 crew members on board.</p> <p>As the number of hijackings off the coast of Somalia increases, authorities in the northern region of Puntland are under pressure to respond. </p> <p>Al Jazeera's Mohammad Adow reports from Bosasso.</p> </div> <a href="/blog/56986-anti-piracy-operations-off-the-coast-of-somalia-11-oct-08">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/56829-crime-pays-for-somalia-s-pirates-10-oct-2008 2008-11-01T09:30:25Z aljazeera <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/0I6xGCnWjJo&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/0I6xGCnWjJo&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/56829-crime-pays-for-somalia-s-pirates-10-oct-2008"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/69094" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>Somali pirates are demanding an $8m ransom for the release of a Ukrainian ship they are holding off the coast of their country's northern coast.</p> <p>The pirates appear to rule the seas around Somalia with impunity, while towns in Somalia's Puntland region have become the hub for many of their activities.</p> <p>Al Jazeera's Mohammed Adow sent this exclusive report.</p> </div> <a href="/blog/56829-crime-pays-for-somalia-s-pirates-10-oct-2008">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/56724-crime-pays-for-somalia-s-pirates-9-oct-08 2008-11-01T09:30:01Z aljazeera <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/lJmDrm80o7M&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/lJmDrm80o7M&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/56724-crime-pays-for-somalia-s-pirates-9-oct-08"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/68964" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>Somali pirates are demanding an $8m ransom for the release of a Ukrainian ship they are holding off the coast off their country's northern coast.</p> <p>The pirates appear to rule the seas around Somalia with impunity, while towns in Somalia's Puntland region have become the hub for many of their activities.</p> <p>Al Jazeera's Mohammed Adow sent this exclusive report.</p> </div> <a href="/blog/56724-crime-pays-for-somalia-s-pirates-9-oct-08">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/56287-re-ukraine-involved-in-illegal-arms-trade 2008-11-01T09:30:04Z MayorGalvan <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/yPq2pFEPUmg&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/yPq2pFEPUmg&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/56287-re-ukraine-involved-in-illegal-arms-trade"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/68464" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>Video Cam Direct Upload</p> </div> <a href="/blog/56287-re-ukraine-involved-in-illegal-arms-trade">Watch the video</a> http://bravenewfilms.org/blog/55922-sailors-return-to-malaysia-after-somali-pirates-free-them-4-oct-08 2008-11-01T03:30:19Z aljazeera <object width="375" height="308"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/DFlZ5rKuwfM&border=0&rel=0"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/DFlZ5rKuwfM&border=0&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="375" height="308"></embed></object> <a href="/blog/55922-sailors-return-to-malaysia-after-somali-pirates-free-them-4-oct-08"><img src="http://bravenewfilms.org/pictures/medium/68014" width="140" height="105" border="0" align="left" style="border: solid 1px black;" /></a> <div class="post_content"> <p>Crews from two Malaysian ships hijacked in the Gulf of Aden in August have been released after payment of an undisclosed ransom. </p> <p>But 300 other sailors are still being held by Somali pirates in the region. Hannah Belcher reports.</p> </div> <a href="/blog/55922-sailors-return-to-malaysia-after-somali-pirates-free-them-4-oct-08">Watch the video</a>