Shabelle Media Network (Mogadishu)
14 April 2009
Somalia — Jama' Si'ad, a member of the Somali pirates in the coast of Somalia has vowed on Tuesday that they will kill and revenge from any of the American and French forces they capture in the Somali coast.
"We are very sorry for what happened to our friends who were shot and killed by the French and American marines. But we will pay a quick reaction of that killing. If we capture any of the American or French citizens, we will kill them with guns, swords and any kind of weapons we can," said Jama'
The Somali pirates said that they are the marines of the Somali coasts and added they have right to keep their sea and defend from the other foreign ships those who are illegally looting the sources of Somalia adding that they will not also put the guns until Somali gets a powerful government.
Many Somali people have different ideas about the matters of the Somali pirates and how the pirate killings should be protected.
Ahmed Bile, a Somali MP said that it is wrong killing the pirates of Somalia adding that they are Somali citizens who have rights in the country.
"I heard that an American captain has been kidnapped by the Somali pirates over the recent days and lately released forcibly by many war ships led by America and French forces. They took their citizen and killed our citizens. May be that there are some Somalis who see that the step is right but I say that it is not right but wrong totally, because their people are not better than ours," Mr. Ahmed Said.
The statement of the Somali MP comes as the Somali government and the semi-autonomous region Puntland welcomes the rescue operation carried out by the American and French forces which they released the American hostage Captain Richard Philipis killing at least 5 Somali pirates in the Somalia coast.
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Pirates are by definition criminals, and are recognized as such by every seafaring nation on planet earth. To claim they are “marines” protecting their resources is patently absurd; they are part of a large and very organized crime and terror syndicate. Their primary targets are container ships which are simply transiting that part of the ocean; this in no way harms or removes anything from the waters in question. There is a term known to all who sail, it is called “freedom of navigation”, wherein all seafaring nations agree that they may freely pass through another countries exclusive economic zone… [Read Full Text]
There is an argument that other nations are stealing Somali resources and the Somalians have the right to defend their country and their resources. - There may be a truth to that fact, however does it really apply here? Who are these pirates? What do they with the ransom money they collect? Do they distribute it among Somalies in general or invest it in Somali public projects for the welfare of their country? No, of course not! - these multi-million ransoms-dollars are used to buy villas and other properties that support the lavish life styles of these pirates -… [Read Full Text]
As an African American, I can't agree with the actions of the pirates. It's one thing to protexct what's yours and patrol your coastol waters to prevent illegal dumping , or the improper fishing off your shores. But it's something else entirely to rob folk of their goods and hold them for ransom. That's being nothing but a common thug. If you wanna be a thug, that's fine but don't hide behind righteous words like protecting your environment from outsiders or calling yourselves the marines of Somalia. Again, you're thugs. You want change, economic change… [Read Full Text]
Ho does being an African American have ANYTHING to do with any of this.
Would skin color somehow make you empathize with the criminals or something?
I am not attacking your viewpoint but I just don't see how being black is relevant at all.
Perhaps you should concentrate on being an AMERICAN before anything else, and not color your views with color.
I'm pretty much a peacenik but this pirate thing is ludicrous. Blow em out of the water.
The murder of that Somali patrol was criminal!
Somalis have a legitimate right to secure their African coastline and exact compensating from the racist and thieving europeans others, who rob fish from the mouths of Africans and who dump their toxic garbage in African waters.
In no other waters is european toxic garbage been dump but in African waters. Somalis should continue to patrol their coastline and exact compensation; since the european-dominated UN refuses to enforce international law against racist europeans who are robbing African fish and dumping european garbage on Africans.
They have NO RIGHT whatsoever to sieze ships and hold them hostage. They weren't even in Somalia they were in international waters. They aren't defending your country they are just commom criminals. They got just what they deserved - a bullet in the head. Remember next time not to mess with the USA
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