Analysis: Why Did Somalia Piracy Begin? Democracy Now 4/14/09 1 of 2

Analysis: Somalia Piracy Began in Response to Illegal Fishing and Toxic Dumping by Western Ships off Somali Coast

President Obama vowed an international crackdown to halt piracy off the coast of Somalia Monday soon after the freeing of US cargo ship captain Richard Phillips, who had been held hostage by Somali pirates since last Wednesday. While the pirates story has dominated the corporate media, there has been little to no discussion of the root causes driving piracy. We speak with consultant and analyst Mohamed Abshir Waldo. In January, he wrote a paper titled The Two Piracies in Somalia: Why the World Ignores the Other?

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[NafeesLACC]

i find it utterly disturbing how the media or people in general never question the root of the problems but rather come to the conclusion that these people are all predisposed to being criminals.

[boldrdash]

Anyone who buys the Corporate media's assessment that the Somali volunteer coast guard are pirates should have their heads examined. What would you do if Starbucks opened a store on your front lawn, dumping their garbage at your doorway and raided your house for coffee, milk and cups and you couldn't get them off your lawn? You'd probably buy your first gun!

[ferdonandebull]

So why are they not attacking the boats dropping off the radioactive and chemical waste? if they wanted to stop the "atrocity'" you would think they would attach the problem and run the ship a ground so reporters could look it over and show some video tape. No these guys are in it for money. Pirates should be killed everytime all the time....

[BLUESGUITARMANIAC]

Fishing somalia's oceans to extinction,dumping radioactive and chemical waste in their ocean is a crime against humanity.

Nice.

Stand up and be recognized America,Italy,Spain,France,gre­ece and the UK.

As well as Russians,Chinese,Koreans,Phill­ipino's,Norway,Thaiwanese.

DISGUSTING.

[mhdinero]

thank you (AMY GOODMAN) for your professional reporting about this crisis in my homeland SOMALIA. Every story has two sides; the mainstream media is a propoganda filled that is trying so hard to spin and cover up what's causing this crisis which is a massive theft, dumping of nuclear waste and other toxic materails in Somali waters or the entire East African coast.

[LibertaerUeberAlles]

Check out videos featuring

Congressman Dr. Ron Paul, who advocates a decentralized, free-market, "hard money" solution to take power away from the oligarchs. His proposed legislation includes "HR 4248(find it here on YT or the Web)," which would introduce gold, silver, platinum, palladium and rhodium bullion as legal currency.

Aside from helping the fishermen, this will raise the living standard for the poor and middle class everywhere -- no more inflation to erode incomes and savings.

[LibertaerUeberAlles]

To add another dimension: the global, "privately owned" central banking system awards its large corporate cronies with massive amounts of cheap fiat-money. This causes economic centralization and inflation, and results in the large-scale industry which robs these small fishermen of their livelihoods.

If you want real change, then work toward ending the Federal Reserve, IMF, BIS, World Bank. Every country's central bank is compromised and should be restructured.

[sartaana]

@RedSeaCoral: who is started this who do you think started this problem foriegn powers or?

[mrgetsoff83]

good take there dirty money and rebuild its ok god see this here....they really bring me to tears to my face....i detest these people and i want to help them, take me life.....basterds