Facing the American World We Created by Tom Engelhardt July 23, 2009 We’ve just passed through the CIA assassination flap, already fading from the news after less than two weeks of media attention. Broken in several major newspapers, here’s how the story goes: the Agency, evidently under Vice President Dick Cheney’s orders, didn’t inform Congress that, to assassinate [...]

By Tristan McConnell in Berbera, Somalia June 12, 2009 The first time Farah Ismail Eid set out to hijack a ship off the coast of Somalia his boat was easily outrun. On the second occasion he kept pace but his boarding ladder was too short. On the third attempt he was captured.

Written by Toward Freedom and Various Authors There has been a lot of discussion in the media about how to address piracy off the coast of Somalia. Much less attention has been given to the complex sources of political turmoil, poverty and pollution that have led many Somalis into piracy. In order to prevent more violent [...]

hardknock.tv sat down with K’Naan to talk about what is going on in Somalia with the Somali Pirates. K’Naan explains the other side of the story which is being neglected by the mainstream media.