from "What's Crackin!? Rantings and Ravings of a Complete Lunatic"
Posted on 03/12/2011 6:07:26 PM PST by SunkenCiv
There is a general agreement among academics, journalists and policy makers that piracy cannot be defeated at sea. It has to be fought on land. Since the Transitional Federal Government (TFG) is too weak to do so, many point to regional states as potential partners of the international community. Especially Puntland seems to be a good candidate, given that many pirates operate from its territory. However, some experts claim that the Puntland authorities are in fact involved in piracy...
Puntland was established in 1998 as an autonomous state in Somalia. Local politicians, civil society and clan leaders had decided not to wait any longer for a functioning central government in Mogadishu and set up their own regional administration. Puntland is based on the Harti clan confederation, a subsection of the wider Darrod clan family, and comprises the Majerteen, Dulbahnate and Warsengeli sub-clans. In contrast to the Republic of Somaliland, created in 1991, it is not seeking international recognition as an independent state but sees itself as a federal state within Somalia.
(Excerpt) Read more at piracy-studies.org ...
from "What's Crackin!? Rantings and Ravings of a Complete Lunatic"
"A reliable ally in the fight against piracy? Introducing Puntland"
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Somaliland, Puntland clash in northern Somalia
http://www.allheadlinenews.com/articles/7024312447?Somaliland,%20Puntland%20clash%20in%20northern%20Somalia
Make Somalia a no boat zone for the next 40 years.
Academics, journalists and policy makers, eh? Well-- that's certainly enough for me. Who am I to argue with professors, reporters and bureaucrats. BTW, Anybody bother to ask for input from say, a Naval officer? I didn't think so.
Academics, journalists and policy makers, eh? Well-- that's certainly enough for me. Who am I to argue with professors, reporters and bureaucrats. BTW, Anybody bother to ask for input from say, a Naval officer? I didn't think so.
Or at least, make it Moslem-free.
Yeah, I thought excerpting it that way would be amusing. :’)
I’d think that you (of all FReepers) would favor the sinking of Somalia’s marine civilization.
Shiver me timbers.
I bet Gen Mattis could figure out a way to defeat piracy at sea.
“We killed one pirate and wounded two others. We also captured their two speed boats,” [Puntland official Ali Abdi] Aware told Reuters. “The pirates are still on board the ship, which is surrounded by our forces.“
I’d say hire the Russians as security.
They don’t seem to worry about spending a lot of $$ on international tribunals for the perps.
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