More dangerous West African pirates!

[admin]

These guys attacked 100 ships and never make to the evening news while every country with a single warship is showing it off in Somalia's door steps...

Watch the video
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/7901152.stm

[AbdiWahab252]

Admin,

Its because Nigerian has a national government and standing navy Somalia is lawless, no central authority etc

[Niya]

AbdiWahab, there are many conflicts/wars going on in Africa. How many countries did the US and UN intervene in?








Niya - consipiracy theory fan

[QansaGabeyle]

Same reason they are blowing the Darfur situation out of proportion while people are dying in neglect other parts of the world.

[admin]

awali - still 100 attacks!!! this tells you nigeria is either incapable of dealing with them or doesn't want to interfere. For vessel owners and insurance companies, attack is an attack whether it is in nigerian waters or in somalia.

I still don't get why our skinny guys are news sensation while the world is turning a deaf ear to the west coast crisis.

[AbdiWahab252]

Admin,

When u have no government to protect your sovereignity, no central authority to try criminals then the world would care because you are easily pushed over.

[QansaGabeyle]

awali - still 100 attacks!!! this tells you nigeria is either incapable of dealing with them or doesn't want to interfere. For vessel owners and insurance companies, attack is an attack whether it is in nigerian waters or in somalia.

I still don't get why our skinny guys are news sensation while the world is turning a deaf ear to the west coast crisis.

These guys are not only hijacking ships, they have attempted to capture the presidential compound of Equatorial Guinea not long ago. I really have the feeling these guys are funded by western agents.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090220/ap_on_re_af/af_equatorial_guinea_attack

[Cawar]

I dont know why the media chooses whats news worthy and whats sensational... many reasons we could speculate and some we know I guess...

But any news about Somalia on the media.. no matter how embarrassing is good sometimes .
If nothing it focuses some attention from the governments..if they are not already pushing the media to make it to the headlines..

[Cumar-Labasuul]

Somalia is probably more targeted than these pirates because they have no govt. and they are hijacking ships in the worlds most important ship route: the red sea/indian ocean.
Btw, these are the guys who give nigerians the stereotype of scammers.

[Skippa]

for a min. I saw the title of this thread as "More dangerous West African Primates" and that just didn't jive, especially coming from the Zen Admin

[kambuli]

Admin.

Ma maqashay"Miskiin baa misko la fuulo leh"
Mase maqashay" Marmarsiiyaa muska ii galay?"
Mase maqashay"Meel aan rabay roob igu eri"

First we are poor, law-less, without government country...
Secondly, remember how they labeled us as a country who has terrorists?
Thirdly, our country seems now to be "A No Man's Land"...

Xaggey iskaga shubayaan qashinka haddii ay budhcad badeed arliga joogto


Hopefully the Shiekh's Government will come our rescue...and he needs our support

[Ina Baxar]

It is about the maritime routes @location +plus cost .
More ships sail along our shores than anywhere else in the world !

[Suqatra]

Suez canal and red sea are more important then the Nigeria and Endunasian seas