HARLEM, New York (BNN) – Jubilation spread through most of the Western world Sunday, when the news that Capt. Richard Phillips had been freed from captivity on the Maersk Alabama. The captain of the hijacked ship had been held hostage in a lifeboat since Wednesday, when four Somali individuals boarded U.S. Cargo ship in the wee hours of the morning. The standoff came to an end around 7:19 P.M. local time, when U.S. Forces killed his captors after claiming to have seen the Captain in "imminent danger."
While a majority of the nation seemed to be celebrating the news, at one Harlem lawyer's desk, things weren't so simple.
"While no one wants to see an individual deprived of liberty, " remarked New York lawyer Lester Coleman, "the question here is whether the extreme and unusual use of force in this matter was warranted."
"There's two sides to every story - the White media tends to use terms like 'pirates' in order to contextualize the situation into a frame of perception that best aligns itself with their needs. But regardless of nomenclature, it seems that once again, we're in another situation where White Officials have legally taken the lives of young Black men."
Mr. Coleman's organization, Citizens Against Negro Turpitude or CANT, has been the entity responsible for recent protests such as the actions against the NYPost's Obama "Monkey" Cartoon, as well as Saturday's march against the controversially-named Brooklyn establishment, "Obama Fried Chicken."
"We're frankly shocked to see that more of the world media isn't delivering a balanced viewpoint on this issue," continued Mr. Coleman, "because the question of crime does not exist in a vacuum. Yes, Somali individuals stormed a cargo boat, killed several of its crew, and held a hostage for three days; no one is disputing that. What we would like to shed some light on however, are the conditions that caused this situation. What actions has the United States historically taken to contribute to the extreme levels of poverty that would cause so-called "Pirates" to take such desperate measures.
"People have a tendency to ignore the causality behind the functionality - and then quite literally start cheering when the white man's band-aid solution is to storm the ship and just blow these victims of globalization away. And again, it is surprising that we're not seeing more of an outcry regarding this particular situation - normally, we're able to count on the support of progressive institutions, such as the Palestinians and the French."
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You know something - this could be a real article
yeah, thatid be a stretch even for Sharpton. still rings too true
Haaaaaa "causality behind the functionality" Jesse-ass rhyming bullshit
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/johann-hari/you-are-being-lied-to-abo_b_155147.html
Good ol BN brand satire. I've missed it, thanks.
You have got to be kidding
So, wait-- suddenly I'm a punk for thinking centuries of colonial bullshit might factor in here? I mean, I'm all for SEALS shooting dudes in the face, but I am crazy for thinking that actually adressing the economic hole in Africa might be a better fix?
oh mordicai, how i've missed you - yes you're a punk, a total punk.
You may have been right about Obama, somewhere somehow, but I guarantee you're wrong about this.
I guess the Pirates did not get to play pirates as children and now wanted to play out the game as adults. Actually I am only regretful that the US citizenry are going to have to pay for a trial of that criminal.
Mordichai is right, it's up to white people to fix Africa, because lord knows the black people aren't going to. ! Before we got there, they were just playing games, dancing, and telling traditional african stories, then we had to go teach them about fighting and warring.
Jackass, google Andrew Mwenda or William Easterly. Start reading. Close mouth.
shit, the old gang's coming out of the woodwork. Great post.
Wow, lefties once again proven equally insane as righties. I'm not even mad...
To be fair, Cunty-- I was pretty drunk when I posted that. I didn't talk NEARLY enough about Navy SEALS shooting dudes in the face. Man, remember that Charlie Sheen movie? The sniper all calling himself GOD like those dudes in DC shooting everybody in the face? Awesome.
Radio Raheem: Give me 20 D Energizers.
Sonny: 20 C Energizers?
Radio Raheem: Not C, D.
Sonny: C Energizers?
Radio Raheem: D, motherfucker, D. Learn to speak English first, all right?
Kim: How many you say?
Radio Raheem: 20, motherfucker, 20.
Sonny: Motherfuck you.
Radio Raheem: Motherfuck you? You, you all right, man.
What the fuck is Ty even talking about? Oh well, he's blck so it must be hip and sensible.
WELL WHY DID THE SOMALI PIRATE SLAUGHTER HIS ONLY GOAT?
BECASUE THE CONGRESSIONAL BLACK CAUCUS WAS COMING TO VISIT AND HE WANTED THEM TO TRY THE NATIONAL SOMALI BLOOD DRINK.
Maybe we do need to look at more causes of why Somalia, Uganda and whf that other North Afircountry are so messed up. Are they in debt to the IMF/WB? Are they lazy and self hating? Did the splitting up of the African Continent really skrew everything up that bad? Why are aid shipments being attacked? I would love to see 3 out of 4 of these questions looked at before every news site puts up another damn slide show of happy wives, crew members, and uninvolved politicians.
I think that white guys have been doing way too much heroic, newsworthy stuff as of late. We need to rein that shit in before some people start thinking we're not all that bad, that we might actually have some function in this life besides being scapegoats for failure.
ErikF, you are a young bitch. shut the fuck up and put the "a" in black. Thank God for titties and Rosie Perez
Someone asked me why Blacks never talk about going back to Africa anymore.
The answer is simple. Back to Africa was a viable idea in the days when Africa was ruled by the colonial powers and there was something there to go back to.
Now that Africa is ruled by Blacks and is a shithole the Blacks in America don't want to go there anymore.
Our Blacks would rather live in a White-administered country run for the benefit of Blacks, i.e. America.
@ EricF: You just made a tear run down my leg that that cryin' litter Indian (feather)) from the '70s.
Do the Right Thing, doctor! Do. The. Right. Thing!
Blognigger knows the code. Black code. It's time. The revolution will not be on TeeVee.
Back to Africa! I ain't no African American. I'm from California.
Do the right Thing, doctor!
From Ty
ever notice how these self proclaimed "human rights" assholes are ALWAYS the first to bring up the issue of race? and then if you disagree with them, you are a racist and the media sticks it straight in the hoop with no spit. fuck this guy. it had nothing to do with the fact that the pirates were black...it's because they are (were) fucking PIRATES!!! they kidnap people and threaten to kill them if you don't pay up. I don't feel the slightest bit of sympathy for these assholes, they deserved to get shot in the face.
if they took a black hostage, would it still be racist to kill them?
Yeah! I can't believe all that racial shit I was talking, when I was all white people black people. Waittttt a minute, I said Africa & colonialism...that is a place, & history, WAIT A MINUTE ARE YOU TELLING ME AMERICAN RACIAL POLITICS DON'T MAP 1:1 ON TO THE REST OF THE WORLD? & Anon, go fuck yourself-- I never pretended like there was some magical aborinal race of peaceniks a day in my life. What I DID say was that maybe if you want to fix a situation, understanding actual causes instead of cardboard cut-outs might be a better way to approach the situation. Of course, half the commenter on BN are mostly here to suck BN's dick the same way other people suck, I dunno, John Stewart or Rush Limbaugh's dick. HEAVEN FORBID YOU DISSENT.
Mordicai, cmon, don't get upset.
First of all, i WROTE all the comments but yours!
2nd of all, i love you for dissenting, and 3rd of all, anon April 14, 2009 6:51 PM thought it was a real story!
'young Black men' need to learn not to touch other peoples shit and take responsibility for their own country. They knew they game they were playing - pirates are *not* the victims.
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