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The American captain held hostage by four Somali pirates made a desperate escape attempt Friday but was recaptured, officials told NBC News.
In a related incident off Somalia, meanwhile, France's government said Friday it had rescued four French hostages and killed 2 pirates aboard a hijacked yacht, but that a fifth hostage was killed in the raid in the Gulf of Aden.
Several hours earlier, at around midnight local time, Capt. Richard Phillips tried to swim away from a lifeboat but was pulled back by pirates who had initially tried to hijack his ship, NBC's Jim Miklaszewski told the TODAY show. The escape bid was witnessed by the U.S. Navy but happened too quickly for them to come to his aid.
The lifeboat was drifting at sea after running out of fuel, and the pirates have vowed to fight any attack by U.S. naval forces stalking them at high sea.
"We are not afraid of the Americans," one of the pirates told Reuters by satellite phone on behalf of the gang holding Phillips in the Indian Ocean. "We will defend ourselves if attacked."The American captain held hostage by four Somali pirates made a desperate escape... more
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The media executives and editors who are knowlingly concealing the truth regarding the events of September 11, 2001 must be singled out. Those who are doing so unknowingly must be educated.
Too much evidence has been brought to light about how the official government version couldn't possibly have happened the way that was published. There are people working in different media companies who know the truth, and who are scared. They must come forward, and we owe it to the victims of the attacks and the wars to make sure this happens.The media executives and editors who are knowlingly concealing the truth regarding the... more
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thats sad he shouldve just taken the ticket..
A George County High School football star died of an apparently self-inflicted gunshot wound early Monday after being pulled over by a sheriff's deputy, authorities said.
It's not clear why 17-year-old Billey Joe Johnson was stopped in Lucedale, but authorities say the junior tailback shot himself with a shotgun after the deputy walked back to the patrol car to run a license check.
"The deputy was sitting in his patrol vehicle ... when he heard a gunshot and saw the victim laying on the ground by the driver's side door of the vehicle that Johnson was driving. A shotgun was lying on the victim," according to a statement from the George County Sheriff's Department.
Sheriff Garry Welford told The Associated Press that he has asked the district attorney's office and the Mississippi Bureau of Investigation to look into the shooting to "avoid the appearance of impropriety" because one of his deputies was at the scene.
The sheriff said he could not yet say if the shooting was a suicide or an accident. The patrol car on the scene did not have a dashboard video camera; only about half the department's patrol cars have them, he said.
School officials said they were stunned by the news. Assistant coach Darwin Nelson, who went to the scene to help identify the body, said Johnson was one of the most promising athletes he's seen on the football field.
"We're just in shock," Nelson said. "To say that he had a world of potential would be one of the biggest understatements of the century. I just can't explain this."
Nelson said counselors were brought in Monday to talk to students. The school has about 1,200 students and is located in southeast Mississippi.
"Us coaches need some counseling, too, I guess," he said.
Johnson rushed for more than 4,000 yards in his three-year high school career. He had scholarship offers from universities including Alabama, Arkansas, Auburn, LSU, Mississippi, Mississippi State and Oregon, according to Scout, a national recruiting service.
Johnson said in August that he hoped to rush for 1,500 yards this season. He finished the year with 1,559 yards, picking up an average of 7.2 yards per carry. He led the team with 24 touchdowns.
"I feel real comfortable with my role on the team. I just have to come out and do the best I can every Friday night. I'm going to give it all I've got," Johnson said in an August interview with the Sun Herald newspaper.
The Mississippi Department of Education and neighboring school districts have offered to help counsel the high schools, said Barbara Massey, George County's superintendent.
"What a joy it was to watch him play football," she said. "Our sympathies go out to the family of this talented, talented young man."
Johnson helped George County to an appearance in the 5A state championships last year, where the team lost to South Panola High School, which until recently had the longest winning streak in the country with 89 straight wins.thats sad he shouldve just taken the ticket..
A George County High School football... more
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Ratings, unbiased political dialogue, journalism, or is there another underlying intent for the choice of stories and how they are presented? Murders, political arguments, natural disasters, and controversy have always provided news outlets with material with which to inform, entertain, and undoubtedly steer the reading public. How these stories are presented often provide a clue as to the true intent of their placement, and when they are placed.
If you are noticing an increase in news stories of white victims and black attackers, is it a coincidence? Is it merely journalism of chance? Or can there be a continuing campaign of what many news media critics have been observing for years; that certain powers that be need division to maintain control over the masses, especially in light of the change in the White House that is to come.Ratings, unbiased political dialogue, journalism, or is there another underlying... more
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As certain media executives and editors meet to decide what news is being covered, when, and how it is covered, it is continuing to become clear that there is an intent to create a spirit of fear and division based specifically on race and culture, especially due to the recent election of the nation's first "black" president.
The same people who decided how to cover the September 11th attacks, the "terror" alerts that followed, the complete media blackout of the tens of thousands of bailout protesters across the country, and especially the people who decided how to cover the United States' illegal invasion of Iraq and the complete lack of coverage of the scale of civilian casualties and wounded soldiers over the last 7 years, are now covering this nation's transition into the next administration.As certain media executives and editors meet to decide what news is being covered,... more
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