tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4031232228428078392.post4229517006914619734..comments2020-03-28T02:07:00.758-07:00Comments on Gulu Biryani: Somali PiratesGuluhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10377819777532036413noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4031232228428078392.post-61967731865344147072009-05-18T01:44:00.000-07:002009-05-18T01:44:00.000-07:00from what i understand the "pirates" consider them...from what i understand the "pirates" consider themselves to be Somalia's equivalent to the Coast Guard. the difference being that they are self-motivated, and unregulated, legally speaking.<br />what they are cracking down on (which of course we dont hear about at all in our media) is that Western euro and US ships are illegally dumping toxic so-and-sos into their waters, because we think no one will give a crap.<br />so... although i dont necessarily agree with HOW they deal with these issues, i definitely agree with their right to take care of that.<br />when this whole pirate fiasco was really heated up a couple months back, and we were talking about the possibility of military action against them, i thought that was pretty much the most inappropriate thing ever. they may be quasi-legal, but they are protecting their shores from much more intentionally illegal acts of laziness and carelessness by ships using their shore as a toxic dump.<br />anyhow.. i ramble on. its a very complex issue, and those are always the most interesting.<br />cheers<br />-eli-Elihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02986067223688483656noreply@blogger.com