Posted on 09/17/2009 5:56:11 PM PDT by ButThreeLeftsDo
The prosecution of a Somali teenager accused of leading a pirate attack on an American cargo ship off the coast of Africa was taken off the fast track Thursday after a lawyer said more time will be needed to translate some Somali recordings into English.
Abdiwali Abdiqadir Muse appeared briefly in U.S. District Court in Manhattan, where he was brought after his arrest aboard the U.S.-flagged Maersk Alabama in April.
Authorities say Muse was the only surviving pirate of a group that he led in an attack off the coast of Africa on the cargo ship, which was carrying humanitarian supplies.
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Thanks for the update/ping ButThreeLeftsDo.
What a waste of taxpayer money. It’s not too late to feed him to the sharks.
“Authorities say Muse was the only surviving pirate...”
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That’s the problem with this “brave” new world — we let pirates survive. Has he been offered a Yale or Harvard scholarship yet?
give him an oar, row boat, and a compass....
Kill his ass, kill his ass NOW!!
No court, no plea, no nothing....
Hang his sorry ass high....NOW
Agreed on the waste, but this is the dude that the USN brought on board one of their ships. Guess it was too late to toss him off the ship at that point.
outstanding!!
Took me a couple of tries to get it the right size....
Sounds like we need to expand the midnight basketball program.
hat size or caliber??!
Heh....
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