Oh, so they are like Greenpeace?/sarc
The "National Volunteer Coast Guard" sounds like the naval arm of Obama's Brownshirts/Civilian National Defense Corps, doesn't it?
Amy Goodman = seriously mentally ill.
Oh, so they are like Greenpeace?/sarc
Well at least we know were Waldo is.
Well, the two piracies are the original one, which was foreign fishing piracy by foreign trawlers and vessels, who at the same time were dumping industrial waste, toxic waste and, it also has been reported, nuclear waste. Most of the time, we feel it’s the same fishing vessels, foreign fishing vessels, that are doing both. That was the piracy that started all these problems.The old "load toxic waste as ballast, dump it and fill the holds with fish" trick
B.S.
Unfortunately, the man is (partially) correct.
The colonial powers (Italy then later Russia) devastated the country for decades.
In the 80’s, the Russians left, but left a cesspool.
Since the early 90’s - the EU has insisted on fishing limits in EU Territorial Waters - and has tacitly encouraged it’s fleet to plunder the waters off Africa!
Illegal dumping in African waters is also a common EU practice.
While there certainly have been formal complaints - I would wager that a few well placed “compensations” have kept the government of Somilia from pressing the issue.
- is the current piracy a “response”? Hardly. The piracy exists for the same reason it always existed everywhere.
- will it stop if “we” pour money on the problem. Hardly.
- will it stop if “we” respect the territorial waters of Somalia (and the rest of Africa). Maybe. At least then, the fisherman and others who rely on the fishing industry will have a chance to make an honest living.
- will this happen. Hardly.
It didn't take long for that euphemism to get bandied about...
Libs - at Huff Po and elsewhere - are already getting the “we (the West) caused this problem in Somalia (dumping toxins and so on)” thing ramped up, so as to provide cover for Obama and an excuse for him to recommend that tens of millions or billions of dollars be poured into helping the nation of Somalia.
There's the dead giveaway to some communist-speak.
Yes, most fishing trawlers fail to dispose of their nuclear waste properly.
more BS pegged to the evil white man.
Only a moron could confuse the container ships and oilers that are being hijacked with a boat used for fishing or for toxic waste transport and dumping. Only a fool would even consider these silly claims. In other words, Obama is probably trying to figure out this new American guilt right now so he’ll know how much of the free money that he can print should be sent to pirates as reparations.
BlackBarry the Pirate
SOMALIAN PIRATES
Tune: "Lincoln Park Pirates"
In Somalia where I live, there's a, there's an outfit that'd hijack almost anything on the sea. But they deal mostly with ships, and we call 'em, "Somalian Pirates. . . ."
The vessels are out on the ocean tonight
The calm sea makes nary a splash
The merchants are haulin'
The trawlers are trawlin'
But somebody's fishin' for cash
Yes, those crewmen are mindin' their business, he said
But we got work of our own
So hijack their boats
And we'll write ransom notes
And we'll see who will float us a loan
To me, way, hey, make 'em all pay
Somalian Pirates are we
We plunder the nations
It's called reparations
We're spreadin' the wealth 'round, you see
To me, way, hey, make 'em all pay
We're not doin' anything new
When ships want to sail out
We make 'em our bailout
Somalis need stimulus too
Obama's a brother from Kenya
A leader who's canny and wise
He will softly and smooth "yes we can" ya
And rob you in front of your eyes
So we've taken a page from his playbook
And we're changin' the words that we use
No longer we'll call it a "ransom"
"Investment's" the term that we choose
To me, way, hey, make 'em all pay
Somalian Pirates are we
We plunder the nations
It's called reparations
We're spreadin' the wealth 'round, you see
To me, way, hey, make 'em all pay
We're not doin' anything new
When ships want to sail out
We make 'em our bailout
Somalis need stimulus too
And when all the ships have been boarded
And all of their owners are broke
Then we'll have to do like Barack Obama
And find some new suckers to soak
'Cause even with all of the ransoms
There's millions more dollars we need
Now for money supply it's
The Washington Pirates
Obama, Pelosi, and Reid
To me, way, hey, make 'em all pay
Somalian Pirates are we
We plunder the nations
It's called reparations
We're spreadin' the wealth 'round, you see
To me, way, hey, make 'em all pay
Now soon we'll be done with the sea
No more brazen attacks
We'll just raise the tax
Let's join the thieves in DC!
Bush’s fault ... of course.