Somali piracy threatens Egypt's economy - 19 Nov 08

[0Zolrender0]

ok having just read the top 2 thumbs up statements i then assume that it s the Australian navys job to shoot illegal boat people out of the water. for that will teach them for coming. its a nice thought but really we are better than that so get real and stop with the support of pirates in somalia.

[muunaa2]

lol easy money..

[suspendedb4]

agypt is a shitty country fuckk all arab countries we should withdraw from the fake ill arab league

[elghazoli]

Go an live in Eitheopea leave Somal for the Somalis

[suspendedb4]

yeah sure so u want to exploit somalia to inavde egypt so they wont threaten u with cutting the nile waters from u. we are sick and tired of arabs trying to exploit the fragile somalia . ya zalame antom majaniin. eb3ad 3ana ya 3rb e7na nakrahkom

[DahbiArb]

@suspendedb4 What are your talking about. Its better for Arab countries when Somalia is stable. If you listened you would have heard that Egypt is looking to solve the root causes of trouble off the coast of Somalia instead of blaming Somalis.

[saveurhomeplease]

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[Reqrezentin]

Hahahahahaha, I love my people, somalis. This is awesome we gain $150mil they lose a lot....

[generalwow]

fuck egyptians, they are the slaves of somalis.italians, british, and other europeans have dumped nuclear waste in somalia's offshore coast, and now they complain about the taxations imposed upon them for illegally fishing in somalia's waters???????????

[4lKhidr]

haarrrrrr!

[cadaaawe]

The Pirates are Lookin for Those who are fishing Somali Coas without any permision! and They will remain what you call "Pirates" but I call "heroes" till they sweep them off!!

[ridwana81]

i totally agree, their doing a good job well done!

no one should be allowed to use our coastline without proper payment and aknowledgement of who the coastline belongs to!!

[0Zolrender0]

@cadaaawe they arnt fishing u retard. they are merchants passing by.

[cadaaawe]

Fat Egyptian hoes Try To come Somlai Coast! I tell Yu man The Pirates dont Eat "BREAD" They eat stones and thats why they are pirates now!

[caalimyare]

somali pirates hijacked a ukranian ship cargo with very good tanks .the ukranian goven't can do nothing.

2- an iranian ship was hijacked from a somali pirates, the iranian officials say taht they will attack the somali pirates.

also two egyptian ships were realeased by takng a ransom.

one greek ship were realeased also with a ransom.

and other 25 ships are in the hands of the pirates.

the pirates say we attack the ships they must pay millions of ransoms. other than we will fuck them.

[caalimyare]

the somali pirates are not the terrorists or what you cal pirates, they are the somali coast guard, they must defend our sea from the ships who are coming to our sea elligally, they must hijack them and even take a ransom from them so they must not come back .

[0Zolrender0]

@caalimyare are u for real? most of the hijacked ships got taken in international waters. so they didnt do anything wrong. the somalis do it for a living. they hijack and ransom ships to make money. i hope your post was a joke.

[elghazoli]

I think Egypt should invade, wtf is the Egyptian army doing

[Dubwayne87]

keep dreaming you idiot,

[alikomn]

Elghazoli - You fucking barrel-like bellied punk. You fucking piece of shit Arab who do you think you are. We welcome your ugly ass to attack us and then see what u get. We will put your protruded belly to a shrink and puncture your massive asses to a zero level just come on.

[elghazoli]

alikomn:-So you prefer the Ethiopians to screw your women thats fine. At lest we will come and put your country in order instead of the Ethiopians but may be your women prefer them more I dont know, well perhaps you prefer them more your self, may be you have a taste for them to ...24.

[gurmad911]

elghazoli: I don't like the pirates my self they say "we are using the ransom money to clean up the toxic waste that the foreign-ships left behind" I find that very rubbish, but let's be realistic about this matter...shall we? We all know the past 18 yrs have been save haven for the world to dump toxic(nuclear & other bio-hazards) to Somalian-coastlines as well as illegal fishing. So if I have to choose b/w the toxic and piracy it will be the PIRACY so that this contamination will come to halt!!

[jabdi]

Islamis unity at it best. Good luck Palestine...Islamic brotherrhood lol

[suspendedb4]

lol stop insulting somalis

[elghazoli]

No insult for Somalis now today Somal is a different country I wish all the luck to Shiekh Shareef to put Somal back on track God bless him.

[fdama]

To hell with those fat, stinking Egyptians. I hope it disrupts business in the suez for them.

[computerpurple]

Those who act in a criminal way must be held accountable for their actions.

[TheUsuallSuspect]

Madrid..Dont speak if you have no knowledge of history, you dead spanish bastard. Look after colonial time where the country was exploited, we were victimized once again by trapping us in the cold war conflit, where they manipulated the poor people and send wolves in the shape of so called "leaders", who were under the pay of the west. Now is the result you see idiot.

[TheUsuallSuspect]

Wog7...Listen you darn Arab, your so called leaders kiss America's ass every single day, they worsen than a prostitute. These people are the people that gave America 300billion dollars the aftermath of Katrina. I mean these people claim to go by the Sharia law, but however never pay attention to it, because Islam dictates that you should help your fellow Somali specailly when in need rathr than help non-muslim, in this case a non-muslim that had enough resources. I will just say long live Israel

[lycamobile]

This practice has been carried out by Europeans for decades, often with a nod from the elites who inhabit African governments like maggots eating at the fragile envinronment, African "businessmen" contract deals with Europeans to import and dump toxic waste.This only happens to poor nations. The same Europeans who send their navies to protect the flow of oil - send their toxic waste to protect Europe. Garbage is welcome in Africa but Africans aren't welcome in Europe.

[abunas2008]

Finally Egypt has woken up and realised the calamity its once Allie, Somalia is facing. As Egypt is a leading member of the Arab League like Somalia, Egypt, Libya, The Sudan, N-Africa and Gulf Arab states must answer to the demands of the Somali people and assist in sending Arab peace keeping troops in south Somalia!

[UKNOW8WHATSUP]

The us installed somali government and ethiopian forces have lost the battle against the insurgents who have most of somalia under control. The transitional government only holds the capital and is on the verge collapse herself.

I don't buy this story of pirates in a speedboat hijacking so many tankers. This could very well be a set up. And the more countries are involved the better since the us military is overextended it needs help in dealing with somalia.

[madrid23]

Stop blaming America for everything. What about the Somalis are they stupid. Don't they have responsibilities of their own. They don't have their own government because they chose to destroy the one they had in 1991 and stuck with warlording. We tried to help them in 1993 and they fought against us. Besides, Piracy was already a problem when the Islamist goons were in power. Besides for centuries Ethiopia, Somalia and Eritreia used to be just one country.

[UKNOW8WHATSUP]

I don't blame america for everything just the issues she had a hand in. Yes you guys try to help a lot of people, afghans iraqis somalis and the list goes on.

Stop placing puppet criminal governments everywhere who massacre their own people. Stop training and funding these warlords. If the islamists can restore order for a second time... LET THEM! This might come as a shock to you but the fact is this planet does not belong to you.

[megatron0357]

i agree

[megatron0357]

sounds plausible

[emadkay1]

The Islamic Court of Union(ICU) stabalised and secured somalia;in return what did the world do, called the Ethiopians to invade somalia with the help of USA air power, and brought in back the warlords that killed so many somalis and allowed the mafia to dump toxic waste. Do you I care if the Egyptian economy collapse? not really. The western power & the arabs regimes & some tyrant African leaders have contributed to the suffering of Somalia.

[teemuruskeepaa]

The economy of Egypt is not worth saving from pirates. The pirates deserve their wealth just as every individual deserves freedom from the oppressing state leadership of all nation state. The economy of Egypt just means the interests of those couple of middle aged men who lead it.

[SportTVChannel]

Somalia Pirates fights becouse all worlds dont help Somalia people.

[TheUsuallSuspect]

wonderful. We dont care. If we are bussy killing each other does not mean that external forces can loot our fish and dump toxic in our waters. Long live the pirates. I am specially happen that we hijacked that Saudi ship. I hate them arabs unequivically, they are full of oil and at the same time could not even take any of our refugees when a country like USA took around 300k Somalis.They even gave the US 300billion dollars in the aftermath of Katrina. What a whores they are.

[wog7]

So in your imagination, the Arab world hurts Somalia more than Western governments and corporations?

You should make Disney movies.

[alikomn]

I like this because when every mighty nation on earth ignored our stability then we have to spread our menace outside our borders. So that when the problem is shared with us we find a common solution for it. We need our Somalia Govt back. I remember when Kenya was in trouble the eve of this year. Nelson Mandela, Koffi Annan, and other mighty African figures intervened but those dignitaries never cared about Somalia. Beacuse they see us as a different race. We r not Arabs either.We r Afro-Asiatic

[wog7]

Almost all East Africans have significant Arab genes.

"Afro-Asiatic" my ass.

[DamallaX]

Google "Somaliaonline: Camel Milk Threads: Politics"

[gabwhi]

Yes. The stories behind the piracy problem are much more interesting and alarming. It is hard to find reporting and commentary on Bush's proxy invasion of Somalia and the role of the West in destabilizing Horn of Africa. Can anyone recommend a good source focusing on this region?

[blackxavior]

You already have your opinion why do you need news?

[sanandkhoikhoi]

So the chickens are coming home to roost...

Talk about blowback

[bounobruttocattivo]

Pirates are cool. The cause was huge global trawlers illegally fishing and Mafiasos dumping nuclear toxic waste in Somali seas. Then there was no cry but now they striking back and wow ..global trade is in trouble! BS! send more navies and I am sure somali negroes know how to deal with and hollywood can make sequel Blak Waters Down

[TomMarAlem1987]

Watch what the stock market does with the 'risk' to oil supplies and how they will manipulate prices with it.

[ChristianLove2008]

somalis are criminals they are bringing every one near the arabian sea and the red sea even the fucking indians. Saudis should bomb the shit out of the somalies if not then every nazy of the world will be near saudi arabia it will threaten the country

[caalimyare]

what are you talking about chrishian. you don't know the real somali people, do you think that saudi arabia can attack somalia?

they even cam't fight with the somali forces in a hour they can't . even americans can't do . they can only face a black dick in a black howk .

[Borkdsd]

Criminals is what you get when the us installs through foreign occupation a criminal government that has no authority what so ever.

Had the ICU still been there they would have hunted the pirates down, try them and chopped their hands off.

[YHVH72]

I hear this shit and it's almost unbelievable, sounds like 1850's or 1930's pirate crap. We got laser beams from outer space today. Why aren't those fuckers just blown out the water with a clean surgical strike. End of story. Wouldn't matter who did it. This is 2008. All this sounds fishy to me, no pun intended. Pirates, ha

[megatron0357]

i wonder why the world allowed somalia to stay a stateless entity since '91? it is in such a strategic area. it would behoove the world to try to return stability to somalia.

[7boon]

Bill Clinton tried to do that in 1993, and all we got was a Hollywood movie "Black Hawk Down".

[megatron0357]

the problem began before '93. During the cold war somalia supported the west. Ethiopia was satelite of the soviets. Somalia nearly defeated ethiopia untill soviets reinforced ethiopia and usa didnt support somalia (carter administration). like we did afghanistan in early 90's we let somalia fail after they helped usa foreign policy

[mystars1212]

Blackwater Worldwide is behind the highjackings. do people honestly think a couple guys in a little speedboat could board and take over a 1000 ft. long tanker with $100mil worth of oil on it?! this will cause rerouting of oil tankers, jacking the prices back up again. and Blackwater as well as other mercenary service companies will probably get the contracts to protect the routes !!!

[gismotech]

you are an idiot

[kittymunch22]

HAAAAAAAAAA HAAAAAAAAAAA!

[Makhiirstate]

VIVA somali navy heheh FUCK EVERYONE this how we can only attract the worlds intervention..

[7boon]

Yes, every navy in the world is lining up to blow you to pieces.

[FlatulenceFox]

And now even India is there to sink the Somali pirate. That is what they get.

[mohammedoharc]

hooray for somalia....they expect the country to jump into 21st century economics after years of colonialism....This how they roll. hoooray for piracy. man i hate jews.

[Mxyzptlk562]

Stealing multinational corporations money in such a high profile way as this only brings more heat down on Somalia. Big countries and rich countries don't like to be shaken down by a bunch of ragtag criminals. Expect to see more warships in that area.

[hubsthlm]

viva somali piracy

[FitoSaav]

In Somalia, and many parts of Africe, if you control the food, you control the population, and you control the power.

I'm sure theres guerrilas and different rebel factions along with free lancers and whatnot that are holding the supply to persuade the population to join their side by promising them a bunch of bullshit.

Bombing them or shooting them wont do anything, it will probably make their efforts more frequent.

I'm pretty sure Somalia's economy is slowly being drained.

[TaskiyahEmaani]

finally al jazeera gets the bigger picture.

[cdahl24]

The reason these pirates are taking ships is for food. They Are being starved in Somalia. give them food and this shit wouldn't happen. but Somalia has things that corporations want so there starving the people so they can take it. but I guess if we were starving we wouldn't do something drastic. like stick someone up, or would we??? A global corporate take over is happening. And we already have a one world government its call the UN. And most of there funding comes from corporations.

[wavaso]

The good thing coming out of this for Somalis is getting attention from the rest of the world, because Somalia was ignored for 2 decades by UN so now this will give them attention.

[rjbonacolta]

If they wanted food aid, then these same people shouldn't have shot at the US soldiers providing that very aid. These are barbaric crimminals who murder thier own people and use food as leverage to keep the starving masses in line. This is unacceptable, and now they disrupt trade between civilized nations? It is time to make an example of these people.

[cdahl24]

Keep on believing the BS the mass media plays out on it. do you think that things arnt staged for a reason your dead wrong there is always a motive for what anyone does. just like I go to work to have money and food.

[truthislaam]

Make an example of these people, sounds very civilisied to me. what example is that bombing then, they are already getting raped killed, they have no where to go i guess further violence helps the problem maybe then they will change their mind.....NOT!

[rjbonacolta]

Yes, kill every one of them, so that the next boat-rat will think twice before fucking with global trade. Violence is the only thing these people understand.

[truthislaam]

itsa shame you think like that vioence doesnt solve anything other then more bloodshed we are in the 21 first century and you making statemnts like that disturbs me peace bro.

[warcraft1920]

Make an example of them? Didnt we try that once before? Didnt we get our asses kicked? Yeah I think so.

[gismotech]

no we did not get our asses kicked. but like all stupid liberals anytime a solider dies we must have got our ass kicked. blackhawk down

we lost 18 men they lost 700

fucking idiot

[cdahl24]

when truth smacks you on the face dont let it knock you on your ass.

[madrid23]

Actually, i think that this piracy is being coordinated from well outside Somalia. Have u noticed that the negotiations and money changing always takes place outside of Somalia. Besides, do u really believe that those poor kids dressed up in ripped up clothes r really taking those millions of dollars? Plus, who is selling these Eastern European weapons to these pirates?

[3swelldogs3]

kill them...hah!! seems simple to me...you send out a bunch of ships ...and if someone comes near..ya bomb them. then go to somalia...and bomb the shit out of them. simple.

[gismotech]

works for me blow them out of the water