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Good, evil and the pirates of Africa: No 'Jack Sparrow'

If Disney had any plans for a fourth movie in the "Pirates of the Caribbean" series, surely this weekend's rescue of the American captain from real pirates by the US Navy shivered their timbers. I was reminded about how bizarre...


On the ethics of piracy

An interesting post on the HuffPo, by Johann Hari of the London Independent, puts piracy -- the olden stuff and the modern Somalians -- in some context. Here's a nugget that has nothing to do with piracy and everything to...


Why Muslims face anti-Muslim sentiment -- another story from Somalia

Yes, people of all faiths justify terrible things in the name of their faith. And there are a billion or more Muslims who do not engage in this kind of activity. But there is no denying that these kinds of...

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