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Posted on 04/22/2009 4:29:41 PM PDT by nickcarraway
Somali President Sharif Sheikh Ahmed told reporters in Cairo on Wednesday that the best way to counter piracy off the war-torn African country's coast was to equip and train Somali police.
Ahmed, in Cairo for talks with Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, warned against US military action against the pirates.
"We advise against resorting to (US military strikes) and rather to focus on finding a comprehensive solution," he said, adding that Somalia's piracy was the result of the loss of "security and stability" in his country. The new US administration has pledged to step up the fight against pirates from Somalia after a US cargo ship was seized earlier this month.
"The pirates live on land... and therefore confronting them begins where they live, and that can be achieved through strengthening the abilities of Somalia's police," Ahmed said.
He said that under the Islamic Courts, the Islamist movement which controlled the government in Mogadishu from 2006 until it was ousted a year later by Ethiopian troops, the pirates had been "finished off."
Ahmed, a former Islamist rebel leader, was elected in January and agreed in February to proposals by leaders mediating between his government and Islamic hardliners for a truce and the implementation of Islamic sharia law.
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No boats, no pirates.
No country, no boats.
Somalia has a president? Wow!
> He said that under the Islamic Courts, the Islamist movement which controlled the government in Mogadishu from 2006 until it was ousted a year later by Ethiopian troops, the pirates had been “finished off.”
(eyes looking up)
In other words, they want $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$
I think the answer comes from the air as well . . . air under the feet of the pirates while they are being entertained as the guest of honor at a necktie party.
Yes, the solution is on land, and we did it once before. Send in the Marines and wipe out the Pirates nest. Problem ended.
Unfortunately, in todays bizzaro Obozo world, we will pay them “tribute” to stop. That is what the Muzzies want, “tribute”
I promise, I will not be a “good little” Dhemmi.
Bull Squat — we tried the “On land public assistance” plan before - and that led to Black Hawk Down...
Personally, I couldn’t care less if EVERY Muslim Somalian died of starvation... REALLY.... If there is anyone in the oil rich Muslim world who cares - let THEM fed the miscreant bastards.
And the BEST way to deal with Somalian pirates, short of killing every Somalian is to blow their pirate assault boats and the pirate motherships out of the water ON SIGHT.
Trust me — when death becomes the most likely outcome from bad behavior, that behavior decreases significantly over time. Some folks are just a little slower than others to “get the word” or “learn”..
Somehow I knew the answer was taking money out of US wallets.
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