What should Obama do about somali pirates?

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Kenology said:

halogamer1989 said:

Kenology said:

I haven't read through the whole thread, but I'm gonna try to comment on the Somali side of the conflict.

Anyways, corporate media will of course condemn the Somalis in this and true, many of the pirates are out to just that loot and pillage. But this is only half the story...

European vessels pass through this area for international trading purposes - and that's fine. However, there has been a huge lack of respect for the Somalia's waters for decades. In fact, all up and through the Gulf of Aden (and maybe the Red Sea), European vessels have treated these waters as undisclosed dumping grounds for nuclear waste. All this was exposed due to the tsunami in 2005.

I'm just sayin'... many of the so-called "pirates" are look upon as a Coast Guard by many Somalis on the ground. And rightfully so.

Here's an interesting article on the nuclear waste issue.
And here's what a Somali has to say about it all.

The sources provided are not objective or professional.  InfoWars and YouTube?  Come on.  The Gulf Aden is a vital worldwide economic sea lane and needs to remain open.  The question is not about whether it should be legal but what to do about the piracy situation.

InfoWars is certainly  not objective, but I liked that article and you won't really get it anywhere else.  As for K'naan, I thought he summed up the situation pretty nicely.

 

K'naan = a Somalian born rapper as stated on YT.  That gives me insight into his politics.  He will always defend his country due to nativist patriotism and as a rapper he would hold a sort of Liberal bias.  Correct me if I'm wrong on this.