tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22301740.post8843197092618334344..comments2024-03-26T09:49:07.212-07:00Comments on The Scratching Post: Live Piracy Map and Root CausesK T Cathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10259428595745509790noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22301740.post-692084038207855082008-11-25T13:17:00.000-08:002008-11-25T13:17:00.000-08:00Here's another look at the situation.Here's <A HREF="http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/11/25/pirates/index.html" REL="nofollow">another look</A> at the situation.Kelly the little black doghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15056007606676004685noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22301740.post-51410130573294965802008-11-24T22:52:00.000-08:002008-11-24T22:52:00.000-08:00KT,A smart naval blogger argues that we shouldn't ...KT,<BR/>A smart naval blogger argues that we shouldn't worry about the Somali pirates on the theory that the enemy of my enemy is my friend.<BR/><BR/>See Information Dissemination's <A HREF="http://informationdissemination.blogspot.com/2008/11/are-pirates-problem-or-solution.html" REL="nofollow">post</A> on Somali piracy.B-Daddyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13880092017105841256noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22301740.post-37405319363137271952008-11-22T10:23:00.000-08:002008-11-22T10:23:00.000-08:00Hi, it's Pat Frost from Great Power Politics. Tho...Hi, it's Pat Frost from Great Power Politics. Though we are in much agreement, I do think root causes of the Somali pirate situation matters. You don't hear about Iranian pirates, Danish pirates, or Indonesian pirates, you hear about Somalia pirates. Somalia is failed state with a capital F and some of its citizens have chosen this career because they think its best chance for making a good living. Now, let me be clear that I do not have sympathy for these criminals, they should be punished for the actions, including punishments handed down by US Navy combat measures, but we cannot just ignore why these pirates come from where they come from.Pathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10990395163682467972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22301740.post-78482746565980748032008-11-21T15:50:00.000-08:002008-11-21T15:50:00.000-08:00Another thought. "Who is funding the pirates" is ...Another thought. "Who is funding the pirates" is in itself a silly question. They are using stolen, old fishing boats and junky little speed boats. Their weapons are AK-47s and RPGs. You hardly need a banker in Dubai for that. If they're being funded by the bankers in Dubai, then they need to look for a better banker.K T Cathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10259428595745509790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22301740.post-72141179534744577092008-11-21T15:45:00.000-08:002008-11-21T15:45:00.000-08:00I read it. I think the linkages are pretty tenuou...I read it. I think the linkages are pretty tenuous. Yes, you have to have some bankers complicit in this somewhere, but claiming that they're "behind" it is a bit of a stretch for me. First off, it seems to assume that the pirates are a monolithic entity, which I doubt.<BR/><BR/>Second, the amount of money we're talking about here is chump change for the folks in Dubai. I would doubt that they would imperil whole banks for a few lousy millions.K T Cathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10259428595745509790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22301740.post-57786272131530378942008-11-21T13:02:00.000-08:002008-11-21T13:02:00.000-08:00Check this out - Who's funding the pirates?Check this out - <A HREF="http://www.thedailybeast.com/blogs-and-stories/2008-11-19/whos-funding-the-pirates/" REL="nofollow"> Who's funding the pirates?</A>Kelly the little black doghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15056007606676004685noreply@blogger.com