Relatives in the White House.
Frowning takes 68 muscles.
Smiling takes 6.
Pulling this trigger takes 2.
I'm lazy.
Posted on 12/07/2009 5:37:32 PM PST by This_far
A parcel of land here that sold for $12,000 two years ago now costs more than $20,000. The price of a nice pair of men's shoes has gone up from $20 to $50.
The reason: pirates.
The influx of millions of dollars in ransoms has changed life in this coastal Muslim community, driving prices up and creating a schism between the pirate haves and have-nots. As piracy ramps up again with the end of the monsoon season, the lifestyle of the pirates _ big houses, fast cars and easy drugs _ is decried by both religious leaders and ordinary villagers.
"The use of drugs such as cannabis and the drinking of alcohol, sex and other obnoxious misconduct are now becoming common within the pirates, causing social problems," said Sheikh Ahmed, a mosque leader in the town of Galkayo. "That is what is worrying us, a lot more than the risk they pose to the foreign ships and crew."
(Excerpt) Read more at billingsgazette.com ...
‘”The use of drugs such as cannabis and the drinking of alcohol, sex and other obnoxious misconduct are now becoming common within the pirates, causing social problems,”’
I always thought that was part of the allure of being a pirate.
Used to be, now it's being a politician (or pro golfer)
Why haven’t we wiped Somalia off the map yet?
-snicker-
A high altitude B-52 strike would do wonders to the price of Somalia’s coastal properties, along with having the desired effect of discouraging piracy on the high seas, thus solving two problems with one event.
Well Ahmed you need to clean out your country of those Islamic Terrorists.
Start by closing all the mosques...oh wait...
A typical Muzzie, that “mosque leader.” “Un-Islamic” conduct re drugs and sex among Muzzie youth worries him, but not piracy against un-Islamic nations. The latter has always been encouraged by Islam.
Warner Wolf: CHANGE THE RULES!
Relatives in the White House.
A parcel of land here that sold for $12,000 two years ago now costs more than $20,000.Sure, but now it comes with a goat.
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