K'naan Speaks about the Somalian Pirates with Kiwibox.com

[mraweys1]

that's true

[kanov]

To the extreme, since there were millions of Jews killed by Germans, so a jew may now just walk up the street and kill a german? Justice, No? Let's do piracy to his music then...are u gonna be pissed k'naan? I also live in a third-world country and i really don't have money like u do. Pirates need 20million dollars as ransom 'to satisfy their hunger'??? To buy more boats and RPG maybe?? Fucking terrorists pretending to be robin hood.

[kanov]

So, this guy lives in the west, eats in the west, enjoys the great life and money that comes from Coca-cola now and he's talking trash about western's approach to the problem and not condemning the pirates?!?! Dude, you can't support criminals by saying they have justification. If that's so...I was fired by my supermarket manager, and I don't have income now so then I loot that store and that's justified, no???

[luke26126]

@kanov you're retarted...

[nuuraable]

@kanov Wat kind of example is that looting a supermarket!! ass hole this is about a country about people dying when Toxic and other stuff are dumped into the sea and there fish which they would have eaten or sell being stolen and u compare with ur Job!! U have no fucking idea how much ur fucking comment annoyed me !! Next time thing clearly !!

[missgarowe]

Well said knaan! Illegal foreign fishing trawlers fishing in Somalia are mostly owned by EU and Asian and many others. Those foreign ships should stop stealing the livelihoods of poor fishermen /somalis. They have no right to enter in Somali water.. Article 10 of the Somali Law No. 37 also stipulates since 1972: “Foreign warships or Foreign Vessels are not allowed to pass through the territorial sea (i.e 200 nm) unless they are authorized by the Somali Government”.

[shakira1935]

i wish i can get his number for really

[dubanay]

for all who says he makes no sense or thinks hes making false claims. umm maybe you should go and do a little more research other then the media. knaan feels for his country and if piracy was the way to get everyone's attention it worked . cuz im sure most of yall who based your opinions on what you hear on see on the media didn't know about all that knaan was talking about.

[shortloinsirloin]

BS - Piracy is nothing more than a way to for someone pointing an RPG at cargo ship or worse, an oil tanker, to extort cash. Fact is; sailors have died in the pirates' captivity and these sailors are not well off. The sailors are typically from The Philippines, Bangledesh, etc. The pirates were testing Obama when they picked a US flag ship and they paid for it. Listen, a sailors' life is hard enough on the high seas and they are defenseless. Considering that, piracy is nothing short of evil.

[masterkilla22]

dude make's no fucking sense

[countingmx]

What a bizarre set of claims. Nuclear wastes dumped on Somali shores? Somali pirates don't even swear? They don't assault anybody? Why does K'Naan scratch his nose at 3:16? Why do the pirates have guns? What is this guy talking about? Look, if corporations are polluting and overfishing, that's one thing -- but apologizing for armed pirates? They're not Johnny Depp, dude!

[countingmx]

...nose scratch at 3:12 (typo above)!

[shortloinsirloin]

great catch, dude .... I totally missed it. It's funny when a man's body language betrays him.

[300blocctildeath]

watch the other interview of k'naan and don't speak again until you kno what you're talking about... your brainwashed by your country (not literally). and your a stupid pricc

[countingmx]

Look, Mr. K'Naan justifies piracy. What does he think of Al Quaeda, I wonder?

Mr. K'Naan is obviously a talented artist, and he is a Medicare-enjoying Canadian, living in a warm and safe place in Canada.

If there's anybody who doesn't know what he's talking about (other than yourself, son), it's Mr. K'Naan, who has the option to spread his thoughts through music -- something he is capable of doing -- not supporting armed criminal pirates. (See ridiculous, ludicrous comments at 1:16).

[russellroad]

@countingmx He is not justifiying it he is shedding a new light that has not been said so dont jump to a conclusion

[mukulalmadow]

@countingmx As a somali i have to agree with K'naan before the pirates did something about the toxic waste being spilt in our ocean many of our people were getting horrific illnesses due to this. My grandmother who lived in somalia at that time got one of these illnesses, She was unable to move for days. her body became stiff. It was as if she died. there were many cases of such incidents all around somalia. where was the media when these incidents occurred?

[bcr07pzu]

western media is interested in brainwashing us. they dont want us to know the full story, whatever that may be, because it is not financially viable for modern industry (fishing and toxic waste "disposal"). It is carefully thought out misinformation. It focuses on the action not the motivation.

[ThemBlackAdams]

well said dude two thumbs up.

Just to add around 40 years ago there were 40+ mainstream  news stations broadcasting in the US which meant many stories were covered and reported from different and in many cases fairer angles. The number of mainstream news stations in the US have now dwindled to handful 6 or 7 who all expound the same nonsense. you notice a trend here?

[TheAdam5]

I think it's disrespectful for Western companies to do this to an African country that is very poor, and in a struggle of their own. I think it should stop as soon as possible.

[mustupac]

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[countingmx]

He should stick to singing.

[missgarowe]

This pirates aren't in American or European waters, but they are in Somali water. Why can't the so called Western Nations let this country be?It's difficulty to imagine what is going on the Somali water for last 20 years, like illegal fishing, natural resource looting, Wastes Dumping, that the international community looking and ignoring to support Somalia to rebuild its government. Somalis will stop the pirates when they see rest of the world stop using thier acean like waste nuclear toxic.

[countingmx]

Many countries have practiced piracy. But it all ended 200 years ago. Reviving piracy is barbarism. Anyone who promotes piracy is on very shaky ground, indeed. Stick to music, K'Naan.

[MadhiGurl]

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[Commissioner17]

Che contradicted his own points 3 times in my reading of the last 2 comment pages. It's safe to assume he can not even define what "Pirate" means to himself; let alone carry on an argument regarding the subject.

[abdul904]

okay obviously you guys are not educated enough on the matter to sustain an actuall...FACTUAL legitimate discussion

[shortloinsirloin]

Don't try to confuse the issue. The kidnapped sailors are not commiting Genocide or dumping nuclear waste (still no proof on that one in the least).

[CheStillFighting]

ok, now consider if a group of people stole all your land. they kick you aside.

then some other people from that group come and start stealing all your food. are you gonna be like "well, the second swarm of people from the same group didnt actually steal my land and murder my friends, theyre just stealing my food so i will do nothing." if you DO act that way then you are the biggest bitch ever. but no one would do that, EVEN if they arent dumping nuclear waste - which apparently they are.

[shortloinsirloin]

Are you trying to claim that the ransomed sailors stole land and food from Somalis?

[CheStillFighting]

you miss the point. colonialists stole the land. its private companies that are dumping nuclears toxins onto the shores of Somalia. besides being dispicably heinous, it is wiping out the main food source, fish. now pirates are pirates, they are stealing money and items. but these companies are trying to destroy a generation, it is genocide. i hope you can see the difference. i hope you take the time to try to put yourself in their shoes.

[shortloinsirloin]

you can't even answer a simple question.

Instead you give some bs colonialist rant to obfuscate the very issue of piracy in Somalia. ... sorry no sale.

[pepperlikeme]

dornredd the only monkey here is you! Your answer proves that your IQ is that of a monkey please go back to the zoo. Maybe you are slightly more smarter then the monkey since you know how to use a computer!

[CheStillFighting]

man its ok we all know who the real pirates are. all the way back to Christopher Columbus. and way before him. "discover america" that fucker got lost and came on land inhabitated by native people, as well as many more people including black people. the fucking European pirates stole the land. as well as every other country they could steal.the sun never sets on the British empire? now the American empire? thats cus they stole all the lands. and now people act like they forgot the white pirates.

[shortloinsirloin]

nice racist rant, pal.

So somehow the problems of Somalia is the fault of the white race .... Awesome deduction.

[CheStillFighting]

hmm so stating facts about history is racist now.. well ill be it. i am very racist then. im not sure who to since i am white.. or maybe thats just a label your throwing out to someone whos not racist, but is in fact completely objective- and you dont want to deal with the truth so well.. now im racist.

the problems of Somalia are largely the fault of the colonial empire- yes, thats white people. just like the pirates did to the natives in America. just like South America, Australia, Asia ect

[shortloinsirloin]

In what way does your RIDICULOUS rant have anything to do with kidnapped sailors held captive by these Somali criminals.

[CheStillFighting]

that factual response was responding to your response to my other message which was never meant for you.

there is nothing more for me to say except i feel sorry for your hate filled heart. i hope you can open it up to loving and free your soul.

[shortloinsirloin]

So in essence your argument is that these pirates should feel free to kidnap and kill innocent sailors because of perceived wrongs commited by perceived societal wrongs.

Using that logic, someone (God Forbid) could rape your mother (really, God forbid) and it would be society's or perhaps your mother's fault for not giving him sex in the first place.

Terrible logic, buddy.

What's your next response ... "Free Mumia?"

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FREE ALL THE POLITICAL PRISONERS

[ashjudd]

They messed up big time but let's not ignore how that country is getting screwed.

[MrGorod]

if we deeply try to understand what caused pirates, why they organized,who led this

we find alot of issue their natural resoubce were over looked the world did n,t try to sove their problem becouse they where looting their nutural resourses also dumbing nuclear toxic ,fishing ellegal ..somali is one of the richest country in the world they have more nutural resources like diamon,gas, etc..so we world let's stand to give hand somali governmentand try to make realation at the side political

[pepperlikeme]

There is a purpose for piracy and as long as the likes of shortloinsirloin ignores these facts of illegal dumping and fishing on our seas we will deny that they are pirates. Rather they are our coustgourds!

[pepperlikeme]

First of all please stop with your racist remarks if it wasn't for your racist forefathers colonising our country pircay would have not been an issue. Those humans you arte calling animal have not killed sailors neither have they killed their hostages! Please do some research before you present yourself publicly as a fool! Illegal dumping and fishing commited by your government has forced fishermen to protect our seas. That is why we Somali see them as our coust guards!

[shortloinsirloin]

sorry buddy, there is not justification for Maritime terrorism. These pirates should be anniliated. If you have compelling/proven evidence of dumping, the UN is fertile ground to air that grievance. Per the International Maritime Organization, pirates have seized 35 ships and approximately 600 seamen were kidnapped and ahve been held for ransom. 2 sailors have been killed in these attacks. To hold people and seize property against their will is abhorant. These pirates need to be exterminated

[CheStillFighting]

yeah shortloins because people defending themselves is abhorant but genocide of an entire nation is fine. stealing a nation through millitary and occupying it murdering the people is fine, illegally dumping nuclear waste is fine.

listen; if i take your house, kick you out on the street, murder your family, and start dumping nuclear waste on your cardboard box where your living, every day mutating one more limb, are you gonna let me do it because retaliating is "terrorism"? think about it.

[TheP0e]

big up, k'naan

[moman3r33]

thats true