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2010-10-14 Africa Horn

Somali pirates release Puntland minister

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Posted by Fred 2010-10-14 00:00|| || Front Page|| [3 views ] Top
File under: Pirates

#1 For the cost of just one of the hundreds of warships patrolling the Gulf of Aden, Puntland's government could stop piracy totally.

They are doing the best they can and really locking up a lot of pirates.

But they are broke.

And nobody will fund them.

It's much more fun for the world to pay the "great power" game instead, jostling for naval supremacy, training their navies, learning to co-ordinate.

it's a great big fun training ground.

Posted by anon1 2010-10-14 05:39|| 2010-10-14 05:39|| Front Page Top

#2 Roughly half of Puntland's prison population is made up of pirates.

A problem easily solved if Puntland would just deal with the pirates in the traditional way.

Posted by PBMcL 2010-10-14 12:37|| 2010-10-14 12:37|| Front Page Top

#3 Roughly half of Puntland~~'s prison population~~ is made up of pirates.

There, fixed it for you.

And I have to wonder if this little incident wasn't a bit of collective bargaining between the hired help and management.

Posted by Mitch H. 2010-10-14 16:25|| http://blogfonte.blogspot.com/ 2010-10-14 16:25|| Front Page Top

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