Wheres the Real Pirate Story?
[Read the article: Ron Paul, master of the high seas] [Read more letters about this article: Here] Now that Sec. Clinton has weighed in on this issue with a call to employ funds-freezing tactics, it’s time for Salon to bring us an in depth article on the backstory. Is it true that the majority of Somali’s consider the pirates their version of a Coast Guard? Were foreign ships really dumping toxic and radioactive waste off Somalia over the past decade? Is it still happening? Please give us the real story instead of cheeky items about the political fallout. Permalink Wednesday, April 15, 2009 07:38 PM Killing them will not change their minds about this [Read the article: Our misguided fight against Somali pirates] [Read more letters about this article: Here] The Somalis believe they have been wronged by foreign intrusions into their territory. Killing them will not change their minds about this. Foreign vessels took advantage of Somalia as a weakened nation and dumped toxic waste and fis