Piracy in Somalia

Yet another news in africa, this of cos is nothing new. The hijacking has been going on for a long time. & no matter how much naval ships e international community has sent in,they can nvr clamp down e piracy.

We all know some of e implications; insurance & petrol usage increase, shipping prices increase which get passed down e chain to shippers & consumers, less traffic to the area less $ etc etc

There are no sufficient reasons that could justify violence like this. Ignoring e perpetual piracy off indo -south china sea (which is at least manageable) & e situation in nigeria which is more political, here's an interesting insight for e somalia situation that's to me less commonly reported.

news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/8010061.stm

It's because of e lawlessness that piracy is so rampant in e area. However it's also because of this lawlessness that the international mega fishing community takes advantage of by fishing in excess in the area. With no proper control, e poor fishermen's livelihood are wrecked. Coupled that with the perpetual strife & wars between e militants n government forces makes life a worse state back on land.

bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-11216325
With 230 people killed + bodies are pilng up in the back alley n lives risked just to get necessities, contrast that to being a local hero with cars and business by being a pirate, I would choose being one 2.