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They were in international waters, peacefully going about their own business, and basically a bunch of criminals took them over for what they freely admit is economic gain. >> well, as we know, pirate attacks are big business. cnn anchor zain verjee joining me from london. you did a whole series on these pirates. . you covered the operations, how they work. the pirates have it down to a science? >> reporter: they do. any wall street firm would be impressed. they run with military precision with their business model on the high seas. it works like this. they have investors and suppliers that gi...

Citizens have been killed in the wave of pirate attacks. and we are live in wisconsin. governor scott walker is set to hold a so-called fire side chat tonight. what he's planning to say and is there any compromise in the future there? and we're back now with former defense secretary donald rumsfeld. you write there was no disagreement among those quote responsible for the planning of the war about troop levels for the deployment. general shinseki testified that several hundred thousand would be needed and immediately afterwards, deputy secretary wolfowitz slammed him. >> let's get the fact...

Rachel chandler, the royal navy could have intervened, they decided it was too dangerous and that couple was taken on to the shore in somalia. the bombing in mogadishu. somalia is a lawless country without an effective government. they can't send police to do a raid. if the military intervenes they have to do it in international waters before that boat gets close to the shore. we haven't heard the "s/v quest" is close to shore. we will follow it in the coming hours and bring it to you when it comes in. >> david mckenzie, asante, david. the international maritime bureau says there were 445 pi...

Choosing a replacement for the late senator robert byrd. and on the bottom with, pirate attacks around the world are down nearly 20% from last year. the international maritime bureau says the drop is due to beefed-up patrols. jenna: new numbers on the employment picture right here in the u.s. jobless claims coming in at 429,000. that's, in fact, the lowest level of americans filing for first-time unemployment benefits in nearly two years. but the jobless rate remains stuck at 9 and a half percent. this as president obama makes a renewed push to promote the effects of the stimulus plan. the pre...

They will not be facing charges. at least that's what russia's defense spokesperson is now saying. that story has some russian journalists wondering whether the pirates are even still alive. 11 pirates reportedly boarded the ship moscow university on wednesday off the coast of somalia. an area plagued by pirate attacks. the next day russian special forces stormed the tanker. you see it here in this file photo. we're told the forces killed one pirate and arrested the other 10. now russian defense spokesperson is saying a flaw in international law led to the pirates' release but it so not clear ...