Pirate mother's Obama mercy plea

[evanovitch]

The mother of a teenage alleged pirate held over the hostage-taking of a US sea captain this month has appealed to US President Barack Obama to free him.

Adar Abdurahman Hassan told the BBC her son, Abde Wale Abdul Kadhir Muse, was innocent and just 16 years old.

He was held over the seizure off Somalia of Richard Phillips, captain of the Maersk Alabama cargo ship.

While her son was allegedly negotiating on a US warship, naval snipers shot dead three pirates holding the captain.

The mother of the teenager, who is facing trial in New York, said she wanted to be present in court if the case goes ahead.

Mrs Hassan said her son had been missing for two weeks prior to the hijacking and she only realised he had been implicated when she heard his name in a radio report.


The teenager is accused of being a member of the pirate gang which boarded the container ship on 8 April and took Capt Phillips hostage in a lifeboat.

The standoff ended on the fifth day while her son was aboard a US warship allegedly demanding a ransom when US Navy marksmen killed three of the pirates.

Mrs Hassan told the BBC's Somali service: "I am requesting the American government, I am requesting President Obama to release my child. He has got nothing to do with the pirates' crime.

<span style="font-weight: bold">&quot;He is a minor; he is under-age and he has been used for this crime. I also request from the US, if they choose to put him on trial, I want them to invite me there.&quot; </span>

[Magician]

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She does have a point thou. Dem should arrest the don that's running things on land and not the yute that get implicated in it.

If mommy come, you think she going back to Somalia after?
peel ortanique

[j-kid]

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Dem already had mercy pan him. Shi figet, dem didn't put ah bullet in his head, as they could hav.

By di way lady di U.S. don't hav tuh duh none ah yuh want., Yuh son was involved in ah very serious crime, or crimes. At least he will be getting three square mwals, a bed, living quarters, and free medical courtesy of di U.S.A tax payers.

[Magician]

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Maybe she looking to go to Bloomingdales a Noo Yawk.
Imagine having all that ransom money and nowhere to spend it.

[MsExced]

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Is what you doing up here, mi need more trip report fi read, thank you.

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Magix_di_PM</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Maybe she looking to go to Bloomingdales a Noo Yawk.
Imagine having all that ransom money and nowhere to spend it.

</div></div>

[Magician]

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Cho! Mi a hole a corna an hide yahso but yuh a spy mi out.


Mi hize a hot me ya now.
A soon come wid more.

[ILP]

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mi sight im on di news dis mawnin.
im muss well nervous cah ah peer teet im a kin.
eidah daht or im happy fi be such di center of attention.

[Pepper]

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: J kid</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Dem already had mercy pan him. Shi figet, dem didn't put ah bullet in his head, as they could hav.

By di way lady di U.S. don't hav tuh duh none ah yuh want., Yuh son was involved in ah very serious crime, or crimes. At least he will be getting three square mwals, a bed, living quarters, and free medical courtesy of di U.S.A tax payers. </div></div>

Ditto

[jah_yout]

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: 212_Finish_ILP</div><div class="ubbcode-body">mi sight im on di news dis mawnin.
im muss well nervous cah ah peer teet im a kin.
eidah daht or im happy fi be such di center of attention. </div></div>

he's laughing because he knows if it was somalia he might be shot dead for not praying on time where in the u.s he'll most likeley have a trial as well as enough food

[Gen]

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yuh seet dough. waste of money that we dont have. he faces life in prison. dont know why dem nevah give him to the international court to be tried.

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: J kid</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Dem already had mercy pan him. Shi figet, dem didn't put ah bullet in his head, as they could hav.

By di way lady di U.S. don't hav tuh duh none ah yuh want., Yuh son was involved in ah very serious crime, or crimes. At least he will be getting three square mwals, a bed, living quarters, and free medical courtesy of di U.S.A tax payers. </div></div>

[RichD]

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[Xavier]

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Is it me or does this man look older than 16.

[jah_yout]

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looks older than 16..

one of the hostages really taking his 15 minutes of fame from this

[RichD]

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Xavier</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Is it me or does this man look older than 16. </div></div> maybe is like those latin american baseball players..doctor the birth certificate to qualify

[Gen]

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authorities are claiming that he is about 18-19 whereas him madda seh him bout 16. i guess the younger he is the more sympathy she think him might get. life hard but mi nuh think it would age him by at least 3 years.

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Xavier</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Is it me or does this man look older than 16. </div></div>