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In this Nov. 21, 2008 file photo, Somali pirates held by Puntland police forces, sit in Bassaso, Somalia. They've been described as "noble heros" by sympathetic Somalis, denounced as criminals by critics. But the adjective most used to describe the men holding an American captain off the Horn of Africa is "pirate," a word that conjures images of sword-wielding swashbucklers romanticized by Hollywood. The 21st century reality of ragged Somali fishermen armed with rocket launchers, GPS systems and satellite phones, though, is a far cry from that.

Somali pirates a far cry from buccaneers of old

By Todd Pitman · Saturday, April 11,2009 4:03 p.m.

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In Ramadi, gunbattles can be predictable

By Alyson Brodsy and Todd Pitman · Tuesday, April 25,2006 11:50 p.m.

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Iraqi officials discover 41 bodies at 2 sites Wednesday

By Alyson Brodsy and Todd Pitman · Wednesday, March 9,2005 11:08 p.m.

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Syrian officials hand over Saddam's half-brother

By Alyson Brodsy and Todd Pitman · Sunday, Feb. 27,2005 10:59 p.m.

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30 killed in attacks across Iraq Thursday

By Todd Pitman · Friday, Feb. 25,2005 1:15 a.m.

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Al-Sadr calls for cease-fire

By Alyson Brodsy and Todd Pitman · Tuesday, Aug. 31,2004 12:46 a.m.

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Journalists released in Afghanistan face trial

By Todd Pitman · Wednesday, June 25,2003 8:30 p.m.

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US Marines, Afghan troops exchange fire

By Todd Pitman · Wednesday, May 21,2003 8:34 p.m.

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Red Cross to help 3 Afghan men

By Alyson Brodsy and Todd Pitman · Friday, Nov. 1,2002 3:59 p.m.

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Airstrike angers Afghan leaders

By Alyson Brodsy and Todd Pitman · Thursday, Sept. 19,2002 12:48 a.m.

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