Piracy

Pirates- lets face it we all love dressing up as pirates... but do we really know the true implications of the pirate lifestyle!!? This last fortnight there has been heaps in the news about the pirates off the coast in Solamia. THey have been reaping havoc and taking on massive boats. These pirates are BAD!

What i have noticed also, is what the media is reporting on... How bad the pirates are! Not on why the pirates are pirates and are attacking these massive boats...

Heres an insight:

* its not because of the lack of a coordinated international strategy to fight the kidnapping epidemic and a vicious ransom-weaponry cycle have resulted in rampant piracies in the waters off Somali, that analysts say.

* Somalia has been without an effective central government since the toppling of a military dictatorship by warlords in 1991, is the root cause of rampant piracies, observers say.

* AND Poverty in the region and huge profits have driven many locals to take on the kidnapping business.

*International Multi Nationals are taking resources from the area, leaving no business for locals

We cant jump up and down about the piracy, especially the multinationals, if the root causes arent being addressed- their involvement in the area. If there has been injustice to the local business community, lets restore it. Lets restore a government system and peace. The western world arent always the 'Goodies' and the poor who are driven to extreem measures arent always the 'Badies'. Lets get creative!