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Baraka_Guru · 02-25-2011, 05:38 AM

There's a better way to fight piracy coming out of Somalia.

Finding an end to the civil war, finding an end to illegal foreign fishing, and finding a solution to the toxic waste problem.

THE TWO PIRACIES IN SOMALIA: WHY THE WORLD IGNORES THE OTHER?
3. Toxic Waste Behind Somali Pirates | Project Censored
Alshahid Network Somalia deputy prime minister: Toxic waste dumping in Somali coast is the cause of piracy

If all of this comes as a surprise to you (as it had to me), this might help you understand why:
Jeff Nygaard: Pirates, Profits and Propaganda

Brief history lesson: the civil war in Somalia has been going on since 1991, where 300,000 to 400,000 people have died (that's 3 to 4 times the estimated number of civilian deaths in the Iraq war). In 2010 alone, more than 3,000 people have died.

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Baraka_Guru warrior bodhisattva Super Moderator Location: East-central Canada	There's a better way to fight piracy coming out of Somalia. Finding an end to the civil war, finding an end to illegal foreign fishing, and finding a solution to the toxic waste problem. THE TWO PIRACIES IN SOMALIA: WHY THE WORLD IGNORES THE OTHER? 3. Toxic Waste Behind Somali Pirates \| Project Censored Alshahid Network Somalia deputy prime minister: Toxic waste dumping in Somali coast is the cause of piracy If all of this comes as a surprise to you (as it had to me), this might help you understand why: Jeff Nygaard: Pirates, Profits and Propaganda Brief history lesson: the civil war in Somalia has been going on since 1991, where 300,000 to 400,000 people have died (that's 3 to 4 times the estimated number of civilian deaths in the Iraq war). In 2010 alone, more than 3,000 people have died. __________________ Knowing that death is certain and that the time of death is uncertain, what's the most important thing? —Bhikkhuni Pema Chödrön Humankind cannot bear very much reality. —From "Burnt Norton," Four Quartets (1936), T. S. Eliot Last edited by Baraka_Guru; 02-25-2011 at 05:45 AM..