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What The International Media Isn't Telling You About Somalia Pirates
Johann Hari from The Independent: In 1991, the government of Somalia collapsed. Its nine million people have been teetering on starvation ever since – and the ugliest forces in the Western world have seen this as a great opportunity to steal the country's food supply and dump our nuclear waste ...
Want to Prevent Piracy? Privatize the Ocean
corner.nationalreview.com — Following the freeing of American ship captain Richard Phillips from a band of Somali pirates Sunday, commentators... have turned their attention to what can be done to control and prevent future piracy. The solutions suggested so far are what you might ... (more) Want to Prevent Piracy? Privatize the Ocean
Somali Pirate Standoff Ended With Just Three Shots
Somali Pirate Standoff Ended With Just Three Shots
abcnews.go.com — The light wasn't good, the murky darkness of night just starting to lift. The sea was rolling,... making the targets move around as well as giving the shooters an unsteady platform. A miss could be disastrous. But the trio of Navy Seals who had been ... (more) Somali Pirate Standoff Ended With Just Three Shots
How do we stop piracy?
How do we stop piracy?
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On That Rescue Of Captain Phillips From The Pirates….
Pirate's Cove — ... Meanwhile, head to Crooks and Liars (definitely a reference to the Democrat Party) to see how the progressive mind thinks. It’s not pretty. Manufactured calls of racism, military hatred, support of the pirates, blaming others, and this wacko ...

On That Rescue Of Captain Phillips From The Pirates….
Stop The ACLU — ... like Obama gave the order to rescue Captain Phillips, when, in fact, all he had done was reaffirm standing orders to make a rescue if Phillips’ life was in danger. Like, quite frankly he should have authorized, and, the Navy had the authority anyhow. Meanwhile, head to Crooks and Liars (definitely a reference to the Democrat Party) to see how the progressive mind thinks. It’s not pretty. Manufactured calls of racism, military hatred, support of the pirates, blaming others, and this wacko Well the vampires got their easter blood. Now they are gloating on fox propaganda news ...

For Serious?
INSTAPUTZ — Yikes. This, from a site I love, deserves the scorn being heaped upon it by the right. Says C&L: I wonder which principled member of our corporate media will point out that, in the big picture, the Somali pirates are acting in self-defense? Please, compadres, do not go down this road. ...

OBAMA PULLS THE TRIGGER: NOW HOW ABOUT SOME FOLLOW THROUGH?
Right Wing Nut House — ... cause trouble. This means destroying their boats, the docks, the gasoline dumps, interdict and confiscate weapons, and take other actions against targets that allow the pirates to operate. But this situation is not as easy as simply going after terrorists or high seas criminals. Alas, our president will no doubt see the other side of the coin as well; that the pirates are simply acting in “self defense” or responding to unbearable provocations from western fishing trawlers: This from Crooks and Liars: I wonder which principled member of our corporate media will point out that, ...

Toxic Waste Dumping, Illegal Fishing Caused Somali Piracy
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I linked to this back in January, but it seems like a good time for a rerun: Via Avedon , something I didn’t know: Johann Hari says “You are being lied to about pirates : “In 1991, the government of Somalia collapsed. Its nine million people have been teetering on ...