Piracy off the coast of Somalia

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Posted by CD | Posted in African Affairs, International Politics, Social Issues | Posted on 04-16-2009 | 951No Comments »Piracy+off+the+coast+of+Somalia2009-04-16+16%3A10%3A49CD

Toxic dumping and illegal fishing off the coast of Somalia…the real root of the problem.

From Democracy Now:

President Obama vowed an international crackdown to halt piracy off the coast of Somalia Monday soon after the freeing of US cargo ship captain Richard Phillips, who had been held hostage by Somali pirates since last Wednesday. While the pirates story has dominated the corporate media, there has been little to no discussion of the root causes driving piracy. We speak with consultant and analyst Mohamed Abshir Waldo. In January, he wrote a paper titled “The Two Piracies in Somalia: Why the World Ignores the Other?”

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