Wednesday, April 22, 2009

Prosecutors say teen?? pirate was brazen ringleader

Does he look teen to you?Another left-wing
apologist journalism,He looks more like 30's to me..... all pirates are liars,
I Could Not Agree More!He looks like Ring leader, hero Captain Richard Phillips..will call the shots This Time Around..he Let Us Know Everything about this scumbag
NEW YORK – Prosecutors say Abdiwali Abdiqadir Muse was not shy about making his presence known on the Maersk Alabama, brazenly tearing through the ship in a way that belied his young age and skinny, 5-foot-2 frame.
He was the first to board the ship, fired a shot at the captain, helped steal $30,000 in cash from a safe, and bragged about hijacking ships in the past, authorities said.
But the swagger authorities say the 18-year-old displayed on the ship had evaporated by the time he entered a federal courtroom Tuesday to face a piracy charge that carries a mandatory life prison sentence. He is the first pirate charged in the United States in more than a century.
The tough demeanor he was alleged to have shown on the high seas dissolved into audible sobs as his lawyers notified the court that they had spoken to his family in Somalia. When the judge asked him if he understood that court-appointed lawyers would represent him, the teenager responded through a translator: "I understand. I don't have any money." He still had a tattered white bandage on his left hand that resulted from getting stabbed by a sailor during the skirmish...more..http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090422/ap_on_re_us/us_piracy_suspect

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