Comments on: Piracy – a great excuse to write about Somalia http://www.ethanzuckerman.com/blog/2008/11/19/piracy-a-great-excuse-to-write-about-somalia/ EthanZ's musings on Africa, media and international development Wed, 08 Feb 2012 20:45:31 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: ross http://www.ethanzuckerman.com/blog/2008/11/19/piracy-a-great-excuse-to-write-about-somalia/comment-page-1/#comment-1968819 ross Sat, 20 Mar 2010 20:49:54 +0000 http://www.ethanzuckerman.com/blog/?p=2398#comment-1968819 please look at this to discover deeper ansewers to these questions http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=22S2TNMf8v4&cc=1#t=2578s please look at this to discover deeper ansewers to these questions

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]]> By: …My heart’s in Accra » Consensus on Somalia: it’s going to get worse http://www.ethanzuckerman.com/blog/2008/11/19/piracy-a-great-excuse-to-write-about-somalia/comment-page-1/#comment-1348684 …My heart’s in Accra » Consensus on Somalia: it’s going to get worse Fri, 12 Dec 2008 22:23:16 +0000 http://www.ethanzuckerman.com/blog/?p=2398#comment-1348684 [...] In other words, two years after ousting a moderate Muslim (admittedly unelected) government that had made great strides in achieving security, we’ve now guaranteed control of Somalia by an extreme, intolerant, Al-Qaeda aligned group that’s responsible for stoning rape victims to death. Oh, and half a million civilians have been forced to flee Mogadishu, leading to a major humanitarian crisis. And piracy has grown so brazen in Puntland that even newspaper readers who don’t dig for African news have heard about it. [...] [...] In other words, two years after ousting a moderate Muslim (admittedly unelected) government that had made great strides in achieving security, we’ve now guaranteed control of Somalia by an extreme, intolerant, Al-Qaeda aligned group that’s responsible for stoning rape victims to death. Oh, and half a million civilians have been forced to flee Mogadishu, leading to a major humanitarian crisis. And piracy has grown so brazen in Puntland that even newspaper readers who don’t dig for African news have heard about it. [...]

]]> By: hyperborea http://www.ethanzuckerman.com/blog/2008/11/19/piracy-a-great-excuse-to-write-about-somalia/comment-page-1/#comment-1330113 hyperborea Tue, 02 Dec 2008 15:12:13 +0000 http://www.ethanzuckerman.com/blog/?p=2398#comment-1330113 I don't think it is a stretch to consider them a kind of coastguard. True they're not actively stopping dumpers right now. But how can they possibly devote time to that? So, hijack important-looking vessels and hold them for ransom, and judging by the hysteria worldwide about Somalis with guns on boats, it will probably deter future dumpers. The dumpers probably didn't think they'd get this much attention. I don’t think it is a stretch to consider them a kind of coastguard. True they’re not actively stopping dumpers right now. But how can they possibly devote time to that? So, hijack important-looking vessels and hold them for ransom, and judging by the hysteria worldwide about Somalis with guns on boats, it will probably deter future dumpers. The dumpers probably didn’t think they’d get this much attention.

]]> By: Jonathan O'Donnell http://www.ethanzuckerman.com/blog/2008/11/19/piracy-a-great-excuse-to-write-about-somalia/comment-page-1/#comment-1317986 Jonathan O'Donnell Thu, 27 Nov 2008 06:41:39 +0000 http://www.ethanzuckerman.com/blog/?p=2398#comment-1317986 Looking for a local angle, the Age newspaper (Melbourne, Australia) reported on how a local mining company "...oil explorer Range Resources has paid the disputed government of the Puntland State of Somalia more than $US6 million ($A9.3 million) for resource rights to the region," since 2005. Miner Tied to Somali Pirates, Mark Hawthorne, Age, 2008-11-20 http://business.theage.com.au/business/mining-firm-tied-to-somali-oil-pirates-20081119-6bld.html Thanks for a great blog. Jonathan Looking for a local angle, the Age newspaper (Melbourne, Australia) reported on how a local mining company “…oil explorer Range Resources has paid the disputed government of the Puntland State of Somalia more than $US6 million ($A9.3 million) for resource rights to the region,” since 2005.

Miner Tied to Somali Pirates, Mark Hawthorne, Age, 2008-11-20
http://business.theage.com.au/business/mining-firm-tied-to-somali-oil-pirates-20081119-6bld.html

Thanks for a great blog.

Jonathan

]]> By: Tristan Seligmann http://www.ethanzuckerman.com/blog/2008/11/19/piracy-a-great-excuse-to-write-about-somalia/comment-page-1/#comment-1311505 Tristan Seligmann Sat, 22 Nov 2008 13:50:03 +0000 http://www.ethanzuckerman.com/blog/?p=2398#comment-1311505 Somalia: http://www.weebls-stuff.com/toons/Somalia/ Somalia: http://www.weebls-stuff.com/toons/Somalia/

]]> By: Nathan Kurz http://www.ethanzuckerman.com/blog/2008/11/19/piracy-a-great-excuse-to-write-about-somalia/comment-page-1/#comment-1310526 Nathan Kurz Fri, 21 Nov 2008 15:57:52 +0000 http://www.ethanzuckerman.com/blog/?p=2398#comment-1310526 Today's BBC article on a similar theme: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/7740417.stm Today’s BBC article on a similar theme: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/7740417.stm

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