“I think if every potential pirate knew this would be the case, they would have second thoughts because they could probably be blown out of the water rather easily if those were the conditions,†Paul said. Politico — A little-known congressional power could help the federal government keep the Somali pirates in check — and possibly do it for a...Continue reading »
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By Luke Baker — LONDON (Reuters) – Multi-million-dollar superyachts sailing from the Indian Ocean to the Mediterranean for the European summer could be the next high-profile target of Somali pirates, security experts say. The luxury craft, many measuring more than 100 meters (330 feet) and owned by some of the world’s wealthiest people, tend to spend...Continue reading »
  Piracy off the coast of Somalia is seen as a rapidly growing problem that governments are struggling to solve, however pirates view themselves as ‘coastguards’ that protect their waters from illegal fishing and waste dumping, which they say has been overlooked by the west for years. As a result of two decades of civil war, Somalia has long been plagued...Continue reading »
By VOA News  — Unidentified gunmen killed a Somali member of parliament Wednesday in a drive-by shooting in Somalia’s capital. Officials say Abdulahi Isse Abtidon was standing in a street in northern Mogadishu when he was gunned down. He is the third lawmaker to have been attacked in the city since the new parliament relocated to Mogadishu last month. Another...Continue reading »
Badaheena & Dhulkeena faraha hanalookaga qaado Bartamaha — Fikradda dadweynaha ayaa ah mid aan aad ula socono uruurinana haddaanu nahay Warbaahinta Bartamaha. Waxaa maanta fikraddiisa ka dhiibanaya heshiiskii ay dowladda cusub ee Shiikh Shariif la saxiixatay dalka Kenya, A. Xiirane o ah Grad Student (OSU) ahna dhallinta fikradahooda ka dhiibta Warbaahinta Bartamaha. Â ...
 Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton The Independent – By Stephen Foley in New York — Hillary Clinton warned Somali pirates that the US will track down and freeze the money they are using to fund banditry on the Indian Ocean. The US secretary of state promised to use “21st century solutions†for a 17th century crime, on another day of...Continue reading »
NAIROBI, 15 April 2009 (IRIN) – Rufai Mohamed Salad risks life and limb to provide daily ambulance services in war-torn Mogadishu, a city where even the largest hospital does not have an ambulance. Salad and a friend, Mahamud Abdirahman Ali, came up with the idea of providing an ambulance service when they realised that many wounded people often died before they...Continue reading »
 The eagerly awaited debut album of Aar Maanta has been released to great acclaim. The UK based Somali artist, described by young British Somalis as “the voice of our generationâ€, is making waves on the Somali music scene. His new album Hiddo & Dhaqan, which means culture and tradition, blends UK urban influences with Aar’s Somali musical roots. Growing...Continue reading »
A WALL STREET JOURNAL ONLINE NEWS PARIS — The French Defense Ministry said it detained 11 pirates during a French assault on a pirate “mother ship” and thwarted a pirate attack on a Liberian-registered vessel. The ministry says French forces launched an attack on a 30-foot-long pirate mother ship early Wednesday after observing the pirates overnight. The...Continue reading »
Pirate attacks off the Horn of Africa have disrupted some food aid bound for Somalia, but Western naval escorts have enabled the United Nations to provide a steady stream of relief to Somalia over the last 18 months.The World Food Program, which last year shipped 260,000 tons of food to millions of Somalis suffering from drought and violence, has been using naval escorts...Continue reading »
A sniper team trains with .50 caliber rifle By Mark Thompson / Washington / Time Magazine — The three Navy SEAL snipers who killed the pirates off the coast of Somalia last weekend were lucky the buccaneers were gullible enough to allow their lifeboat to be towed farther out to sea by the U.S.S. Bainbridge. The shortened towline turned what could have been a trio...Continue reading »
ALAN JAMIESON Globe and Mail — There is some irony in the fact that the U.S. Navy vessel sent to assist the first American merchant ship captured, temporarily, by Somali pirates should be the USS Bainbridge. The destroyer is named after William Bainbridge, a naval officer who played a less than glorious part in the first U.S. war against Muslim pirates, the struggle...Continue reading »
CLARKSTON, Ga. (MyFOX ATLANTA) – Many Somalis who call Georgia home said Tuesday that they were relieved to see Captain Richard Philips come home unharmed. Some members of Georgia’s Somali community condemned the pirates’ actions and said a lawless government and the men behind the pirating operations are truly to blame for the troubles at sea. As Captain...Continue reading »
Somalian women wait for food aid in Merka BAIDOA, Somalia (AFP) — Hardline Islamists in the southern Somali town of Baidoa have ordered women to wear full body veils and businesses to close for prayers, a spokesman said Wednesday. “We are giving a three-day deadline to all women living in the region to cover their body with thick veils,” Sheikh Abdiasis,...Continue reading »
This photo, released Jan. 28, 2009 by the French Defense ministry, shows suspected pirates intercepted by Marine commandos of the French Navy in the Gulf of Aden, off Somalia's coast, on Jan. 27. The target was reported to be the Indian cargo ship "African Ruby". Toronto Star — Seen from the vantage point of arid America, the high-seas kidnapping...Continue reading »
By REBECCA MACAUX and PHILIP PRIMEAU  Counter Punch With the explosion of Somali piracy, America is reaping what it has sown. In many ways, we have nobody to blame but ourselves for the emergence of high-seas crime threatening to disrupt important lanes of trade.      America’s support for a violent strongman during Somalia’s...Continue reading »
Globe and Mail Editorial — The eventual ending of Somali piracy will depend on both law and force. Pirates who are captured need to be effectively prosecuted, and the navies of world must pursue pirates to the towns on the Somali coast where they live, in rising prosperity. The rescue of Captain Richard Phillips by the U.S. Navy, after an attack authorized by President...Continue reading »
Said Sh. Samatar, Professor at Rutgers-Newark University. Author - Somalia: a nation in turmoil, Oral poetry and Somali nationalism: the case of Sayyid Mahammad 'Abdille Hasan. And many more. Today’s pirates are mainly fighters for Somalia’s many warlord factions, who have fought each other for control of the country since the collapse of the Siad Barre...Continue reading »
Dhanka bidix Fanaanka weyn Aargoos, Dhanka Midig Cabdixakiin BR Qosol & Qaraami waa barnaamij aanu ugu talagalay in lagu bar baariyo Fanka iyo Suugaanta Wuxuu ka dhacaa Makhaaxida kutaal Minnihaha (Minneapolis) oo la yiraahdo 1st Cup Coffe. Bartamaha Media oo ah kuwa ugu horreeya oo had iyo goor usoo jeeda inay aruuriyaan hiddaha, dhaqanka iyo suugaanta Soomaaliyeed...Continue reading »
