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66 Responses to “Video Of British Couple Kidnapped By Somali Pirates: “They Are Running Out Of Patience… Help!””

The Main Event

11/23/09, 09:16:am

DAmn!! 1st yO



ssquared

11/23/09, 09:18:am

OMG!!!! Second



bellydancer

11/23/09, 09:20:am

Why do we even bother with somalia it shoud be nuked from the air and then we won’t have to worry about pirates.



drenk

11/23/09, 09:30:am

F*** these butt pirates, start blasting them out of the water, forget arresting them! If you send them to jail they’ll be living a better life than what they left, turn em into fish food



genkin

11/23/09, 09:40:am

haha, black ppl think again…somalia is the last of african nations that wasnt slaved or murdered, and fought the colonizers like mad men, i give them my supprot for that, but they fighting each other now, and it kills me because they have everything they need to become a great country.

btw somalia has always been a hot topic for the world governments, they only probelm, they invest in the damn coutnry, and they never get what they want in return…you gotta love that about them, these ppl are not like black people…they actually think they are superior to whites…looool…love the pride!



genkin

11/23/09, 09:45:am

bt black ppl fighting each other everywhere, which is sad, but these ppl have nothing so i can undertand them insetad of African Americans, but with you guys its also undertstanble because of learned helplessness.

I guarntee if all blacks had the same pride as somalis there wouldnt be any slavery, they ppl are high…btw they two white ppl shoudnt worry, i had my uncle you went to mogadhihsu 10 yrs ago, and he said they crazy at first, but once you get to know them, their generous, man these pirtaes proberly feed them liek 5 times a day.



resurrected

11/23/09, 09:51:am

These pirates are wicked and love to steal and kill people if I ever come on there neck of the woods I will have some heavy artillery and you might as well fight to the dead because they will kill U…



BIANCA

11/23/09, 09:55:am

bellydancer

Why do we even bother with somalia it shoud be nuked from the air and then we won’t have to worry about pirates.

You are lame.



R.F.C

11/23/09, 10:00:am

lmao they wouldnt have black people as hostages



>>> Misss.Afrika.babiie

11/23/09, 10:03:am

wow…daayumn! are these tha same somali pirates bossip posted up last time…??lol

feel sorry for them british people. someone should send them a few couple hundred to satsfy these prates for now…but then again thatll only encourage them to go out and hold ransome another few people. hmmm…what shall we ever do wit dem?



genkin

11/23/09, 10:12:am

@BIANCA

If America, and world organzatiosn thought so, they would have along time ago…Somalia is too improtant, and guessing from Africna Americans, you guys probably dont know Somalia at all or little to even comment on their situation…

its intense, its too complicated, and its crazy, but in the end, i hope they dont end up with the same history as african americans…slavery



KeepNit2Real

11/23/09, 10:19:am

eh, they went to the money source…and why do I get the feeling some of these goons have dinner with that lady?



Murk Mob

11/23/09, 10:30:am

It’s a shame the navy ship was so close & they wouldn’t help them.



thrilla

11/23/09, 10:34:am

let them brithis suffer,they started every war on this planet startin by invading australia and killin all the original abou’s ,slaving black africa,colonizing islands all over the globe sending israel to palestine ,killing thousands of innocent woman n kids in afghanistan and iraq now they doin a fuss over two old ugly white folks that r hold hostages ?! comon



Lala

11/23/09, 10:40:am

SOMALIA STAND UP…love my people



joker

11/23/09, 10:48:am

if you cant pay the ransom stayout the shippin lanenear somalia,simples



Meritamen

11/23/09, 10:50:am

@Genkin
The responses from the m*****es of our people are evidence of a large scale dumb down of our people. Many African Americans don’t know World History, nor have they chosen to study and weigh the politics surrounding these stories about the Somali so-called “Pirates”. You see mind control automatically causes responses that have been pre-placed in the minds of our people, and our people don’t realize that they don’t come to their own decisions about specific issues. Their opinions are crafted by others. That could be CNN, FOX, CNBC, BET, MTV, etc.
If there is no personal means to measure and weigh many opinions and facts to come to the truth then your mind is not yours.



drenk

11/23/09, 10:50:am

@ joker

but those are international waters, no one can lay claim to them! i say we napalm the skinnies!



joker

11/23/09, 10:50:am

thrilla,i think you will find fuss is minimum, aint no one saving them,its hardly even news, just bossip showing the vid a week later



joker

11/23/09, 10:54:am

i dont like somalians, in uk yardies and somali’s have beef, but they are just trying to get paid,its toll money, p***** by their water and pay the congestion fee



joker

11/23/09, 10:54:am

you cant type p-a-s-s on bossip lol



Gmen

11/23/09, 10:57:am

my nikkaz do same good work lol



Nique

11/23/09, 11:01:am

F*ck they get there anyway?? White ppl love to get in2 some sh!!t



KeepNit2Real

11/23/09, 11:10:am

Meritamen

@Genkin
The responses from the m*****es of our people are evidence of a large scale dumb down of our people. Many African Americans don’t know World History, nor have they chosen to study and weigh the politics surrounding these stories about the Somali so-called “Pirates”. You see mind control automatically causes responses that have been pre-placed in the minds of our people, and our people don’t realize that they don’t come to their own decisions about specific issues. Their opinions are crafted by others. That could be CNN, FOX, CNBC, BET, MTV, etc.
If there is no personal means to measure and weigh many opinions and facts to come to the truth then your mind is not yours.
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That would be very true.
But honestly, some people here are VERY educated. They just choose not to comment on topics like this because in knowing the situation, there is nothing a comment can do to solve it.

I understand exactly what is going on…as a matter of fact, this goes back to the forming of the OPEC nations and their dominance over the distribution of petroleum to help countries build their infrastructure…but at a steep price that initially many African nations weren’t willing to pay or wanted to pay.

Because of the robbery of Africa’s resources from these nations (one reason why I will never wear a diamond coming from Africa) many African countries have either bowed down to the military pressure of the OPEC nations or converted to Catholicism to gain wealth or prosperity.

Somalia fought against all of the colonization efforts brought on them.

But you have to wonder…were does Somalia get the arms to fight? A lot of times people look at what they are doing, but fail to see how arms get into these countries to fight against OPEC nations.

Example: it’s a VERY well known fact that arms are sold to many African nations through the black market. That black market is run by Middle Eastern countries (through American channels) that have serious ties with the OPEC nations, who in turn fuel internal warring to benefit their profit.

If Africa doesn’t want to bow down, then there are other ways they can get them to do what they want. They summon the leaders of their nations and pay them a pretty penny to turn their heads…in turn, guns flow freely towards their efforts. BUT, since these arms are not coming from British/American sources (which in turn, they really are because they sell them to anyone putting up the money for them) it looks as if African nations against conversion are fighting a good cause.

People would be sick to their stomachs if they saw what really happens behind the scenes in countries like Somalia and other nations that war against the OPEC bullies…because in many ways, those on top of the game control it in such a way as to keep people from knowing the truth behind the scenes.

That stands true for:

America
Britain
France
Italy
The Middle East
Africa
AND Australia.

Count no one out of the dirt that governments hand down to it’s citizens.

It looks good from what you see at times…but even Africa is neck deep in their share of dirt…whether people want to believe it or not.



A Real Black Man

11/23/09, 11:12:am

like hello? how long will it take for people to figure out Somalis aint playin and are heavily armed and funded??? DOH….



what is that?

11/23/09, 11:18:am

i understand that these people are violent criminals,but damn, why white people gots to be vacationing on a yacht outside of the country of somali!!! the dude was saying that they were on their yacht and!!! you are victim!!! do not people watch enough news involving piracy in somali… these brothas are violent and will kill at will to get that money!!! somali should be that last place in the world you would what to visit!!! these men had tried many times to take over ships and boats from all shapes and sizes… some have succeed and some not!!! good luck white folks and think again that your leisure will not be theirs….



always knew

11/23/09, 11:23:am

lmao…

then maybe all European countries and the U.S. need to stop with their economic sanctions, etc, stealing oil, resources, etc.

They have a right to be a independent country without interference… And why is it considered stealing when they stop the boats that go through public waters…But it’s not stealing when governments steal their resource because they have been without a government so long, that theres no one to stop them…they have a right to be a sovereign nation….

Why do America and the European countries,still control the entire world? If you try to fight back or mind your own business, you are attacked, or killed… Makes a lot of sense doesn’t it? We have nukes and weapons but feel as though, we can tell other people to do with their countries…If we had’ve minded our own business, I doubt this country would be on the verge of bankruptcy, as they are now, (pretending that it’s a recession/ depression)…

And only on this site would I expect other blks to praise killing fellow brethren…



ha

11/23/09, 11:23:am

wait a second..these people were on a yacht, traveling! they obviously have money, so why the fvck isnt anybody getting a hold of it? smh



always knew

11/23/09, 11:24:am

@Nique- “F*ck they get there anyway?? White ppl love to get in2 some sh!!t”
_____________________________

lmao, this is true…always looking for adventure…I wonder if they found it..



DR.FUNK

11/23/09, 11:33:am

Why anyone would take their yacht through that stretch of water…



drenk

11/23/09, 11:37:am

@ always knew

you said it best PUBLIC WATERS, no one can claim ownership of PUBLIC WATERS, it is stealing



Nique

11/23/09, 11:41:am

@always knew

Yeah they found it-in a way they never expected!



This some Shhh....

11/23/09, 11:45:am

Where’s Greenpeace when you need them? I say instead of following whale ships, they take thier *****es over there and follow the Somalis.



Boom shaka

11/23/09, 12:03:pm

This shows how the British government doesnt even care about it’s own citizens as nothing about this ever comes up in our news. Us somali’s bark and shout a lot but 90% of us are decent people because of our religious morals & values. I highly doubt this couple would get murdered.. (But God knows best)

Somali Girl living in the UK



LA MEXICANA

11/23/09, 12:09:pm

Isn’t the British Army trying to do ANYTHING? ANd it’s true, white people love getting in some sh*t. Maybe next time the video they will send is of them getting shot for not fulfilling their demands. Poor couple.



Lakeshow

11/23/09, 12:47:pm

Oh well, if these lil negroes keep this up they will get jumped by one of the world bullies like the U.S. and when that happens it will not be pretty.



Choco

11/23/09, 12:53:pm

Somalians are taking their problems out on innocent people so I hope they are punished severly for this and I concur why would you sail those waters if you knew how much turmoil their country is in…you knowingly are gonna walk thru the gates of H_LL???



Choco

11/23/09, 12:53:pm

@Lakeshow
Right cuz they are straight acting like animals out there and people don’t deserve it….



Miss J

11/23/09, 13:02:pm

I can’t believe Bossip you can use phrases like “eminent danger” and still have grammar errors throughout this website. SMH Do it correctly or don’t do it at all.



Rrrrroe Ski Love- A mind is a terrible thing to waste.

11/23/09, 13:06:pm

You can put all of the political spin on it that you want. These kidnapers and pirates are still demanding ransom money or they will kill their captives. This make them criminals. Cut the country off internationally from all commerce. Let the *****s starve until they give up the names and locations of the pirates. After about a month or two, they will begin to turn on each other.



drenk

11/23/09, 13:36:pm

@ Rrrrroe Ski Love- A mind is a terrible thing to waste

Theyve been starving for decades i dunno if it can work



genkin

11/23/09, 13:36:pm

@Choco

Somalis are already suffering God’s wrath, if you want to see it froma religious prespective. Tribalism has plauged these people for 20 yrs, and its still a root cause of the many ongoing conflicts in Somalia, mainly in the South (where the governemnt is situated). The inncoent people that are dying daily are caught up in the crossfire, b/w a few greedy, selfish, extremists and clan cheifs who are getting funding from internatioanl bodies (in which many are shady).

@Meritamen

Its sad indeed, but if you thought American news channels were bad, then think again. Every Somali tribe/clan/subclan/family has a news site, each taking jabs at another, and so *****ody knows whats real or not. Tribalism is the root cause to this countries deepning troubles, and with the extremists situation it just got worse.

However one main reson America will give up on Somalia is because for the last 20 or so years after Black Hawk Down, the government has funded, and gave money to so many men who tried to run for president and gain power up until even today, But NONE of them are functional. So its useless investments that is frustrating…in the end somalia’s complexity isnt about inetrnational influence trying to take over somali resources, but somalis not moving forward…Knoweldge is power, and thats the cure for them.



genkin

11/23/09, 13:43:pm

@Rrrrroe Ski Love- A mind is a terrible thing to waste

Your really sad if you think pirates are even a probelm to inetrnational waters, btw pirtaes news isnt even a big of a deal in Somalia. All eyes are on the South…Mogadishu!

Somalis get 1 billion dollars a year from families that send them money monthly. Also there is a free market, and buiness is always booming. Its funny how there is no government but there are business, schools, and people making negotioans with each other daily, its just a matter of when and where the bullet will hit you.

If these people put down teh guna nd actually listeend to each other, the country would be far more advanced and developed than many nations world-wide, we have seen it before (when they all united) back in 1960-1980, and hopefully we can see it happen again. Theres so much things their land can offer them, lietrally, uranium, oil, diamoinds, all uncovered…god somalis ppl



LOLLIPOPLOLLIPOPOHLOLLILOLLIPOP

11/23/09, 14:41:pm

um..yeah,how the hell did they get near somalia..i dont want to be anywhere near the water with those crazy a-s-s pirates…



Gotta tell the truth

11/23/09, 15:07:pm

ah, who cares about some damn british. if they were american then this would have been a story…



grendel

11/23/09, 15:13:pm

imminent > eminent

SMH for real…



ALPHA1906

11/23/09, 16:20:pm

Can somebody just blow up Somolia!!!



Yasmeena

11/23/09, 18:53:pm

GOD BLESS SOMALIA!



Gimmeabreak 78

11/23/09, 20:19:pm

@thrilla

Your comment was ignorance on display. Because the British government did some terrible things back in the day, these two people are supposed to be left to die?

@Everyone else

Somalia is lawless. This country has not had a functioning government in decades, so international sanctions won’t help to stem the madness there because there is not an organized economic system to cripple in the first place. The first order of business would be to put a government in place, to gradually help build an economy and an infrastructure, then impose sanctions if the government fails to meet certain standards.



Amanda

11/23/09, 21:26:pm

Wow! They appear to be in eminent danger! SMH, SMH, SMH

@Bossip- You Guys Don’t Sound Concerned At All SMDH!



memchee

11/23/09, 21:36:pm

I wish they would at least attempt to do something for those people.

send a negotiator, an envoy…..do something….geez!



Melanie

11/23/09, 23:04:pm

SO SAD…..I HOPE THEY GET HELP SOON!!!!



Africa

11/23/09, 23:39:pm

These pirates are taking a stand, as the rest of the world should, because they do not want to be dominated by the USA & its allied a$$-licking countries. Why pity these British people? You’re a long way from home…when you travel know the cultural/social/political situation about your destination & be accountable for your actions.



Trenchee

11/24/09, 01:44:am

Why cant these cute couples go find a cute country to tan and play golf. You have France, Italy. Hec, Some Caribbean islands you British still have power over, but nooooooo you want to go around dangerous area where Somalian are bound to be at, Please tell me it’s for missionary purpose then I will feel “some” remorse.
So funny how I read recently, Somalia is #1 out of 180 countries for corruption. ref: transparency.org

Pirates, Gangs,….Im black and I would NEVA….NEVA go to “that part” of Africa…sorry so to comment all I can say is…too bad (shrug shoulders)



BroPleaz

11/24/09, 04:17:am

I thought pirates are always white.

F those black pirates.



drenk

11/24/09, 06:41:am

@ EVERYONE SAYING WHY THEYD GO TO THAT PART OF THE WORLD.

THEY WERE VACATIONING IN MADAGASCAR THOUSANDS OF MILES AWAY. THESE PIRATES ARE GETTIN BOLDER KNOWING AT WORST THEYLL GET ARRESTED AND GET 3 MEALS AND BED!



karima

11/24/09, 10:05:am

As a fellow Somalian, I dont think its right, but the “Pirates” have not KILLED nor HARMED any hostages. SOME African Americans are quick to judge others but remember WE WERE NEVER slaves, we fought and fought and are now and forever will be free. No need to nuke anyone or any country, Somali is a poor country because of its history and wars SO if this is the way to feed the children THEN SO BE IT. If the world knows there are pirates along the coast, THEN STAY AWAY FROM IT! Yes Somalia is the #1 country for corruption, but it depends on who you ask. WHAT DO YOU CALL USA! I’m going to Somali next month and Have been going back for years…..Nothing ever happens to me or my people. I have gone with white, and blacks, and nothing ever happened. You enter a poor mans world with money and gold, and except nothing to happen. PS Havent you notice almost all the hostages are white! think my people think!



drenk

11/24/09, 10:28:am

@ karima

what about the filipnos and chinese thatve been taken hostage?



geurrkndknkd

11/24/09, 11:32:am

f#$%^ them k.rackkk.ers. Red Black and Green for life. F%&^%$ the muzungu, F%R&^%&%& all tom-@$$ ni66as too.



geurrkndknkd

11/24/09, 11:33:am

Note to all bi+(# uncle-tom *****s: Get down or lay down.



f em

11/24/09, 17:44:pm

see what happens when black ppl run their own country it all goes to hell



f em

11/24/09, 17:48:pm

and jus cause they havent killd any hostages dont mean they aint kidnap them and hold them against their will thats a life sentence in american.and btw those black ppl HATE african americans so think again..



White Women Rule

11/24/09, 21:25:pm

You’ve reached a new low Bossip! These people are in fear for the very lives and you have the inhuman audacity to refer to the as “cute!” My God are you that daft?



ReppinAfrica.

11/24/09, 23:25:pm

woow.FIRST STOP HATING ON SOMALIANS. the only reason they are doing this is because every other countries are crossing the somali’s borders.they should be paying fee’s like they do with every other country.its really ignorrant and arrogant of you guys to all make quick accusations about my people.are we not humans as well? these people have families to feed.how else are they gonna do that without money? damn did you all forget these are your african brothers and sisters? did you all forget that your all AFRICAN DECSENDENTS? where did you think you came from? where were slaves brought in from?? since most of you are sooooooo damn intelligent please tell me! you know what make those questions retoricle.. dont get it twisted crack open a history book for once in your lives then maybe JUST MAYBE you’ll add on to what little knowledge you all already have.AND BY THE WAY PLEASE DONT REPLY TO ME WITH THAT ‘AMERICA IS THE BEST’ BULLSH*T BECAUSE HONESTLY THE ONLY WAY YOU WERE BROUGHT TO YOUR PRECIOUS AMERICA WAS THROUGH THE BOTTOM OF THOSE SHIPS, NAKED , WIHT NO FOOD OR WATER , AND WIHT ABOUT 100 OTHER AFRICANS. so please people who have nothing intelligent to say. dont make yourself look stupid.

-keep it 6.



ericka

11/25/09, 08:59:am

damn these pi$$ed off little stick figures ain’t playin are they!?!



bossip is racist

11/25/09, 14:55:pm

How can you, Bossip, write about such a grave and sad matter so condescendingly? These people are about to lose their lives any moment- think about their family and friends. Do they deserve this? I’m sure if this was about a black couple going through the exact same distress in the middle of the baltic sea, none of these comments would be so horribly heartless. SEriously think about how ridiculous you are and for those comments that are equally as patronizing, you are all crazy to take such a matter lightly. Whatever opinions you have of the British government, you don’t know these people and should not talk about their lives as if they’re worth nothing.

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