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Charge alone could mean life in prison. the men are accused of two attacks. the first was on march 31st on the uss nicholas. the accused were looking for a merchant ship it was dark. it was nighttime. they came on the nicholas, which is a navy fright as you can see. april 10th when the uss ashland fired on one of the pirate ships. it was set on fire. it eventually sank leaving the pirates in the middle of the gulf of aden. sailors went on to save these men. they hauled the six somali men on board and they eventually gave medical treatment, shep before they came here for the u.s. for the prosec...

Not the movie kind, but 11 somali men accused of piracy and plundering and terrorizing the seas around the horn of t? small boats and rocket-propelled grenades. they will be dried in checs. federal courts a-ser making a mistake to attack two navy vessels they thoneeht were her chant shtrials. five were engaged with the skirmish with uss nicholas that sank theifi small b-mt and confiscated the mother ship and the others shot at the uss ashland on april 10, as it was 380 miles off the coast of jabuti. the u.s. attorney believes he has a pretty good case here. ãyo> the justice d fartment believe...

Facing justice in a virginia courtroom. >> reporter: we have pictures to show you of the alleged pay rats being brought in d allege led pirates being brought in for a court date. they have been held on u.s. navy ships since they were taken into custody. the charges include piracy, attempt to plunder a vessel. assault with dangerous weapon. conspiracy to use a firearm. these are not the brightest of pirates. five those were taken insome custody after he engaged in a skirmish with the u.s.s. nicholas that sank their little boat and confiscated their mothership. the others made a mistake of shoot...

With dangerous weapons, conspiracy to use firearms and crimes of violence. you know, piracy, it's a tough issue for the u.s. goth. they want -- government. they want to do something about the lawless action of those thugs armed with small boats, ak-47s and rocket-propelled grenades who have a history of holding up merchant ships for millions in ransom. these are crimes, however, in search of a proper tribunal. who has jurisdiction? who has the authority to prosecute? at least 11 of these pirates, it appears, will be tried in norfolk, jon. jon: how is it that the navy came to be in possession o...

Lisa sylvester is monitoring some of the other top stories coming into "the situation room." >> 11 men suspected of piracy are on u.s. soil. authorities flew them from east africa to norfolk, virginia, to face federal prosecution for their alleged attacks on u.s. navy ships af somalia. the indictment says five were caught after a pirate ship attacked the "uss nicholas." the cases will be prosecuted in norfolk. friday in baghdad has been a throwback to an era of almost daily violence in the capital. dozens were killed today in a wave of bombings in baghdad and in anbar province. no one claime...