The President vs. the Pirates

The President vs. the Pirates

The President vs. the Pirates

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The President vs. the Pirates

2013

0h 49m

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The make or break story of a Somali-Australian refugee who went back to where he came from to do battle with ruthless pirates and Islamic militants - and transform his broken homeland into a modern African State.

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