America.gov (Washington, DC)
4 May 2009
In the 100 years the Massachusetts Maritime Academy has taught mariners to crew merchant ships, not once had pirates hijacked a U.S.-flagged vessel. Never had weapon-wielding sea bandits kidnapped an American captain. The students' anti-piracy training seemed abstract, until Somali raiders boarded the Maersk Alabama April 8.
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New Vision (Kampala)
30 April 2009
The pirate story on the coast of Somalia is as intriguing as any fiction that has the power to capture the imagination of mankind. It gets interesting when modern society recalls that the last pirate attacks across international waters were carried out by bandits more than two centuries ago.
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The real pirates today, as centuries before, are largely from Europe and now Japan. Once the Siad Barre's government fell in 1991 Somalia - both the mainland and the coastal waters - became unstable.
But the piracy and the pirates that exploited the instability in Somalia weren't the Somalis. The real pirates came from industrialised countries of Europe and Asia (mainly Japan). These were the ones who illegally overfished the coastal waters of Somalia. And after they were done with over-fishing the turned to damping, with impunity, the industrial waste from their factories, hospitals, and farms.
After the over-fishing deplated most of the fish resources, the toxic waste pollution killed of the rest rendering Somalis ever so poorer and starved without fish resources.
All these happened while the poor and lawless Somalia helplessly watched, unable to stop the criminal impunity.
The Somalis however finally decided to get on the act or at least to fend off the invaders.
But because they is lawlessness naturally the unscruplous gangs filled in the power vacuum by organizing and hiring unemployed and unskilled young Somalis with no economic future to become "pirates". [This is a romantisation of piracy.] The Somali pirates are as exploited as the waters off their costline has been. So as long as there is a unstable and lawless Somalia there will continue to be Somali "pirates" exploited by criminal Somalii gangs.
I would like to thank the author for bringing this day light truth to many more readers of All Africa.
Western medias as usual tell only what they think is "interesting " to their viewers or listeners not the truth... as always "we" vs. "them" ideology i.e. is status quo....mostly this "international water" is (that is if you have seen a video of those "cargo" ships ) 400-500 meters away from the coast of Somalia ...how come??...
these ships are in reality in the Somalian territory and what ever they do they have the protection of NATO and other naval forces like Korean,Indian & of course the French(now they are in NATO)..
If you have a burgler in your house (in this case in your mother land) what would you do??...the pirates action at worse it should be called vigilance!!
Daily Trust (Abuja)
29 April 2009
Two weeks ago I wrote on this page about the problems associated with the intensification of piracy off the coast of Somalia.
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Shabelle Media Network (Mogadishu)
3 May 2009
Ali Mohamed Siad known as (Ali Dere), a chairman of the businessmen of Bakara market in Mogadishu has called for the Somali pirates on Sunday to release a commercial ship that carries goods for the Somali businessmen in Bakara market.
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Shabelle Media Network (Mogadishu)
30 April 2009
Mohamed jama' Ali known as (MJ), a director of the Somali foreign ministry has held a press conference in the Somali capital Mogadishu on Thursday and appealed the Somali pirates who are captured in the Somali coasts to be convicted in the country.
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America.gov (Washington, DC)
1 May 2009
In a set of hearings on Capitol Hill, analysts testified that commercial ships traveling off the African coast should not be armed, despite increasingly brazen attacks on them by pirates.
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Somali HipHop Artist K'Naan on Somali Pirates
THESE GUYS ARE LIKE THE U.S. PATRIOTS OF 1776.
THEY ARE PROTECTING THEIR COUNTRY FROM RADIOACTIVE WASTE
BEING DUMPED IN SOMALI WATERS.
[ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UTxJLlQCe4U]
[This inspiring poem was featuring in the movie “Coach Carter ”]
Our Deepest Fear Is Not That We Are Inadequate, Our Deepest Fear Is That We Are Powerful Beyond Measure. It Is Our Light , Not Our Darkness That Most Frightens Us.
We Ask Ourselves, Who Am I To Be Brilliant, Gorgeous, Talented, And Fabulous ?
Actually Who Are We Not To Be ? You Are A Child Of God.
Your Playing Small Doesn’t Serve The World.
There Is Nothing Enlightened About Shrinking So That Other People Won’t Feel Insecure Around You.
We Are All Meant To Shine, As Children Do.
We Were Born To Make Manifest The Glory Of God That Is Within Us.
It’s Not Just In Some Of Us; It’s In Everyone.
And When We Let Our Own Light Shine We Unconsciously Give Other People Permission To Do The Same.
And As We Are Liberated From Our Own Fear, Our Presence Automatically Liberates Others
- Marianne Williamson -
[NOTE – BEING AFRAID AND REFUSING TO GET INVOLVED WON’T STOP US FROM DYING. BUT BEING AFRAID CAN PREVENT US FROM LIVING]
(Nkosi Sikeleli Africa )
God bless Africa May her glory be lifted high Hear our petitions .
God bless us, Your children God we ask You to protect our nation Intervene and end all conflicts Protect us, protect our nation, our nation.
From the blue of our heaven, From the depths of our sea, Over our eternal mountain ranges, Where the cliffs give answer.
Sounds the call to come together, And united we shall stand, Let us live and strive for freedom, In South Africa our land.
[Enoch Mankayi Sontonga]
WAKE UP !!! STAY UP !!!
TRUTHSEEKERS MOUNT UP !!! [http://www.infowars.com/infowars.asx] / [gcnlive.com]
Life Is A Game. Have Fun . Luke 18:17 - Isaiah 11:6
Somali HipHop Artist K'Naan on Somali Pirates
THESE GUYS ARE LIKE THE U.S. PATRIOTS OF 1776.
THEY ARE PROTECTING THEIR COUNTRY FROM RADIOACTIVE WASTE
BEING DUMPED IN SOMALI WATERS.
[ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UTxJLlQCe4U]
[This inspiring poem was featuring in the movie “Coach Carter ”]
Our Deepest Fear Is Not That We Are Inadequate, Our Deepest Fear Is That We Are Powerful Beyond Measure. It Is Our Light , Not Our Darkness That Most Frightens Us.
We Ask Ourselves, Who Am I To Be Brilliant, Gorgeous, Talented, And Fabulous ?
Actually Who Are We Not To Be ? You Are A Child Of God.
Your Playing Small Doesn’t Serve The World.
There Is Nothing Enlightened About Shrinking So That Other People Won’t Feel Insecure Around You.
We Are All Meant To Shine, As Children Do.
We Were Born To Make Manifest The Glory Of God That Is Within Us.
It’s Not Just In Some Of Us; It’s In Everyone.
And When We Let Our Own Light Shine We Unconsciously Give Other People Permission To Do The Same.
And As We Are Liberated From Our Own Fear, Our Presence Automatically Liberates Others
- Marianne Williamson -
[NOTE – BEING AFRAID AND REFUSING TO GET INVOLVED WON’T STOP US FROM DYING. BUT BEING AFRAID CAN PREVENT US FROM LIVING]
(Nkosi Sikeleli Africa )
God bless Africa May her glory be lifted high Hear our petitions .
God bless us, Your children God we ask You to protect our nation Intervene and end all conflicts Protect us, protect our nation, our nation.
From the blue of our heaven, From the depths of our sea, Over our eternal mountain ranges, Where the cliffs give answer.
Sounds the call to come together, And united we shall stand, Let us live and strive for freedom, In South Africa our land.
[Enoch Mankayi Sontonga]
WAKE UP !!! STAY UP !!!
TRUTHSEEKERS MOUNT UP !!! [http://www.infowars.com/infowars.asx] / [gcnlive.com]
Life Is A Game. Have Fun . Luke 18:17 - Isaiah 11:6
These pirates are a drain on the Somali people as are the fake govts that are nothing but clan based. One can only avoid blame for a period of time until reality knocks. And you know what, it is wake up time. It can not be anyone elses fault but the clan, islamists and the governments implanted by others. All this lawlessness must be stopped even if it means hitting the coast line where the pirates operate. Then the Somali people should take control of their destiny and build a nation based on law once these gangesters are eliminated.
Common sense dectates the least that can be done is get rid of these thugs.
United States Senate (Washington, DC)
1 May 2009
The following is the statement as prepared by Richard Phillips, Captain of the Maersk Alabama, for the United States Senate Committee on Foreign Relations on April 30, 2009 in Washington, DC. Phillips was taken hostage by Somali pirates in early April.
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allAfrica.com
4 May 2009
As the European Union (EU) continues to boost its anti-piracy naval task force, a French warship has arrested more suspected pirates in the Indian Ocean between Kenya and the Seychelles.
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The solution to the piracy problem IS TO ESTABLISH A LARGE, MILITARY AND ECONOMICALLY STRONG, UNITED 'UNITED EAST AFRICAN STATES.'
The process to create such a SUPERSTATE, with a population of about 550 million people IS ALREADY UNDERWAY.
Africa has to create two SUPERPOWERS, one to oversea the Atlantic and one to oversea the Indian Ocean.
As for skilled personnel and technical help. Africa has in her DIASPORA, about 300 million African descent people in the Americas alone. Some of most Africanist, Nationalistic people anywhere who for the past 200 years (since Toussaint L'Overture saved 24 million in gold bullion to stop the slave trade in Africa -- see 'A History of Racism and Terrorism, Rebellion and Overcoming," also 'A History of Education Book II," BOTH AT Xlibris.com http://www.xlibris.com or http://www.myspace.com/sexyaabooksculture
and http://blackmalepowermovement.forumsland.com
The SOLUTION TO STOPPING THE EVIL AND UNCONCIONABLE EXPLOITATION OF AFRICA'S RESOURCES, SEA COASTS, MINERALS AND WATER is for Africa to STAR WORKING TO BUILD 'FORTRESS NATIONS,' that will not allow another 'BERLIN CONFERENCE,' and partitioning of Africa.
The 'parasitic nations' are twiddling their fingers, just waiting for the disintegration of Africa's nations -- AND IN PLACES LIKE SUDAN, THEY ARE ACTUALLY PARTAKING IN POLICIES THAT PROMOTE DISTRUCTION.
The time has come to stop the PARASITIC NATIONS from exploiting Africa. It is time to establish at least two or three strong AFRICAN SUPERPOWERS:
East African Union United States of West Africa Union of Southern African States
The parasites are satisfied with small, fragmented nations created during the colonial period to satisfy Europe. Yet, try causing fragmentation in their nations and they will not tolerate it for a second, just as they do not tolerate people with the flu or people accused of engaging in criminal activity during the Olympics.
Nations are desperate to REACH SUPERPOWERHOOD, however, these nations have nothing but promises and tricks. Some of these nations are no larger than some island chains, yet, they are engaged in the same COLONIAL PIRACY that they are accusing the Somalis of.
Finally, Somalis more than anyone else MUST REVIVE AND RETURN TO THE ANCIENT CUSH CULTURE. The same has to go for Sudan. The religions of foreign invaders and occupiers who tell Africans to be good 'Christians,' while the mistreat Africans in the Americas and use Christianity and religion for political purposes (like those people who have kept Africans in the US out of upward mobility, BECAUSE OF RACIST RELIGIOUS BELIEFS AND PURE RACISM).
Therefore, Africans have to realize that BEFORE THE SLAVE RAIDERS AND 'TRADERS' LANDED ON AFRICAN SOIL, AFRICANS HAD A THRIVING CIVILIZATION.
see 'PIRATES,' http://blackmalepowermovement.forumsland.com