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.
The EU's Martime Security Centre announced Sunday that after a Spanish reconnaissance aircraft had spotted a pirate "mother ship" and two small skiffs 500 nautical miles away from Mombasa, the French frigate, FS Nivose, had intercepted them and arrested 11 people.
"Both the skiffs tried to escape," the EU said, "but were stopped by the frigate’s helicopter... Weapons were found and confiscated [and] the suspects were detained. Their further treatment will be decided soon."
The same French ship arrested a group of alleged pirates two weeks ago and handed over the suspects to Kenya for prosecution. The Nivose is one of 11 EU vessels from five nations now patrolling off the Somali coastline. The fleet was reinforced Saturday by a Greek frigate armed with missiles, and a sixth nation - Sweden - will add two corvettes later this month.
Also on Saturday, pirates hijacked a British-owned bulk carrier carrying a load of 35,000 tons of soya about 250 nautical miles south west of the Seychelles. The crew is believed unharmed, the EU reported. There had been an unsuccessful attempt to hijack another ship overnight on Friday.
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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.
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
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