The Pirates of Somalia Page #8

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yacht, that ship is fair game

for your organization to take?

- [speaking Somali]

- [speaking Somali]

- It doesn't matter

who they are.

- [speaking Somali]

- They are doing

something wrong.

- [speaking Somali]

- They should be punished.

And we will keep going

till our seas are cleansed

of illegal fishing vessels.

[knock at door]

- I am jamming.

Can you come back?

- I don't know the names

of any of the--

[knocking]

Jay, Jay.

- Yo, hey. How's it going?

- Gather your things.

We're going to Eyl.

- Eyl?

- Yes.

- Um, I got to get this Garaad

interview out, buddy.

- The ship will not

wait for you.

- A ship?

- Yes.

There is a German freighter

called Victoria

being held in the harbor.

The pirate in charge

is a friend of Colonel Omar.

- Wait, wait,

wait, wait, wait, wait.

- Colonel Omar.

- You can get me on a ship?

- You want to be on the ship?

- Yeah.

- Because I had to fight

both Farole and Colonel

on this idea for you.

- Dude, I thought you were

against me getting on a ship.

- I am.

Farole tell me to collect $500

from you for costs

before you leave.

Do you have it?

- I don't have that, man.

I'm broke.

- Come on, Jay.

- No, I'm--I'm broke, man.

I told you that.

I'm sorry, man.

I didn't--I mean,

I didn't know.

I didn't want to put you

in that spot, but--

- Yeah, you spent it

on pirate drugs.

- Yeah, the pirates don't,

you know, give an interview

without the drug.

I mean, I don't know

what you want me to say.

I'm sorry, man. I don't--

- You cannot break

Farole words, man.

He's--he's a very exact man.

- It'll be okay, man.

It's not gonna--I'm--

No one's gonna be in trouble.

I'll figure it out, okay?

I mean, thank God you can get me

on this f***ing ship.

It's $1,000 right there.

- It's gonna be hard, man.

- I'll give you the--I'll

give you the other 500, man.

- Yeah, meet me downstairs.

Let's go.

- [sighs]

- Garaad, meet Avril.

[contemplative music]

- Jay Bahadur!

[speaking Somali]

- [speaking Somali]

This is where my clan,

Reer Jarfale,

died fighting for freedom

against the English

and their colonization.

We have no monuments here.

Those bones below those rocks

will remain anonymous

to outsiders,

but never to us.

They are why we are here today.

[speaking Somali]

[both speaking Somali]

[men singing in Somali]

- When we get into town,

it's very important

that you say that you are

with the clan Reer Jarfale.

- You want me to be

a part of your clan?

- Yes, you are a son of Levish.

He's a light-skinned local man.

- Okay. That makes sense.

Uh, Reer Jarfale?

- [speaking Somali]

Reer Jarfale.

- Reer Jarfale.

- Yes, it is very important

you say this,

or you're not gonna last long

in this town even with us here.

- Sh*t. Okay.

- You have to say it right.

- What is it again?

- Reer Jarfale, son of Levish.

- Reer Jarfale, son of Levish.

- It's two different words.

- Go slowly for me, okay?

Reer?

- Jarfale.

- Jarfale.

- Jarfale.

- Jarfale.

- No, you're not

saying it right.

- Reer Jarfale.

Is that the Victoria?

- It is.

[all speaking Somali]

- He wants to know your clan.

- Reer Jarfale.

- Reer Jarfale?

[laughter]

Son of Levish.

- He thinks you're funny.

- Was that the goal?

- Humor opens doors

in this town.

- Yeah?

You got whitey good,

got him real good.

- That was good?

- Yeah.

[all speaking Somali]

- Mr. Bahadur, Mr. Bahadur,

we are not the criminals.

- Mm-mm, no.

- Right, no one here

likes pirates.

- [speaking Somali]

- Correct.

[all speaking Somali]

- That ship is

the last one here.

Everyone in Eyl

will be happy to see them go.

- Do you think they'll

be leaving soon?

- That's what we have heard,

so they will leave soon.

- Okay.

- Mr. Bahadur's book

is going to shed

new lights on Somalia.

- Hmm.

- And so the president is very,

very excited, real excited.

- Oh? Oh.

- Have you read any of it,

Colonel Omar?

- No, actually, but I trust

it will be good, very good.

Won't it, Mr. Bahadur?

- Yes. It's exciting,

a very exciting story

and--and very informative,

lot of different levels.

It's--it's--very exciting.

- Mr. Bahadur,

I'm a spokesperson

for the women of Eyl.

Our children need education.

Our schools have been lost,

never rebuilded

after the tsunami.

Will your book talk of this?

- Yes.

- Good.

[speaking Somali]

Thank you. Good.

[all speaking Somali]

- What is the name of your book?

- I'm still working on it,

still trying to figure that out.

- Oh.

- [speaking Somali] Jay is

perfectionist with his words.

- Oh. We will see.

- I am Reer Jarfale,

son of Levish.

- Reer Jarfale!

- Reer Jarfale!

[laughter]

- You might want to

save your battery.

- Yeah, that's probably

a good idea.

You think I'll get on?

- The man in charge of the

operation is named Computer.

They say he is psychic.

- Psychic? Is that good or bad?

- The colonel's contact on

the ship thinks it will happen.

- All right.

I am scared, Abdi.

Sh*t, man, I mean,

there's no other way.

I hope you understand that.

- This is the path

you choose as a man.

It's not for me to understand.

I am going to sleep now.

- All right. Good night, buddy.

F***ing A.

- [speaking Somali]

- You stay here, man.

I will do the talking.

- Okay.

- Don't worry, brother.

- Okay.

- We'll make this work.

- Good. Good, thank you.

[all speaking Somali]

- Okay.

Is he saying no?

F***!

I'm a journalist,

don't f***ing shoot!

I'm a journalist, it's okay!

Don't f***ing shoot me!

- [speaking Somali]

- Okay?

The money is gonna come faster

if you let me video

the hostages, all right?

Please don't shoot me.

Please don't shoot.

- [speaking Somali]

- Please don't sh--

if you let me video,

the world will see

you're serious.

The world will see you

are serious,

and the shippers

will settle. Okay?

- [speaking Somali]

- Tell your leader

Computer that.

Tell him that! Please!

Please, okay?

It's true. It's true.

The money's gonna come

so much faster

if you let me video, okay?

All right? It's true, I

promise. I promise, okay?

[all speaking Somali]

- I will talk to Computer.

What you say could make sense.

- Good.

- Come back tomorrow for answer.

- Okay. Okay, great.

- Go. Move.

- Thank you.

[speaking Somali]

- [speaking Somali]

Abdi, did you see that sh*t?

- [speaking Somali]

- Oh, that was dangerous,

brother.

You didn't have to come out.

- [speaking Somali]

- That was dangerous.

- F***, dude. Oh, f***.

Whoo! That's what

I'm talking about, Omar!

- What was that?

- What do you mean

what was that?

- I told you not to

come down there!

- What was that?

You weren't gonna get me on.

- Don't do this, man.

- You weren't gonna get me on.

You weren't gonna get sh*t.

- When are you going

to listen, man?

- I just got out there,

and I made it happen

'cause that's what

I'm doing these days, baby!

I'm making sh*t happen!

- You never listen, man!

Hey, hey, wake up, Mr. Bahadur.

Wake up, wake up, wake up.

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