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"When the Asian tsunami of Christmas 2005 washed ashore on the east coast of Africa, it uncovered a great scandal. Tons of radioactive waste and toxic chemicals drifted onto the beaches after the giant wave dislodged them from the sea bed off Somalia. Tens of thousands of Somalis fell ill after coming into contact with this cocktail. They complained to the United Nations (UN), which began an investigation. “There are reports from villagers of a wide range of medical problems such as mouth bleeds, abdominal hemorrhages, unusual skin disorders and breathing difficulties,” the UN noted.
Some 300 people are believed to have died from the poisonous chemicals. Many European, US and Asian shipping firms – notably Switzerland’s Achair Partners and Italy’s Progresso – signed dumping deals in the early 1990s with Somalia’s politicians and militia leaders. This meant they could use the coast as a toxic dumping ground. This practice became widespread as the country descended into civil war. Nick Nuttall of the UN Environment Program said, “European companies found it was very cheap to get rid of the waste.
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A Taste of AFRICOM: Somalia did find peace and tried to stop piracy until the US bombed the shit out of it in 2006
Ethiopia is accused of aiding Somali pirates
"NATO forces free 20 fishermen; sea bandits seize Belgian ship" by Todd Pitman and Katharine Houreld, Associated Press | April 19, 2009
NAIROBI, Kenya - NATO forces rescued 20 fishermen from pirates who launched the latest attack in the Gulf of Aden yesterday, but let the Somali hijackers go because they had no authority to arrest them.
But they can keep and hold "Muslim terrorists" indefinitely? EL STINKO!!!
The release underscored the difficulties of stopping the skyrocketing piracy scourge in the Horn of Africa, where sea bandits also seized a Belgian-flagged ship carrying 10 foreign crew near the Seychelles islands and started hauling it toward Somalia.
See: Somalia Agenda Exposed: Agenda-Pushing Op
"There isn't a silver bullet" to solve the problem, said Roger Middleton, a piracy specialist at London-based think-tank Chatham House. He said it's common for patrolling warships to disarm, then free brigands because they have rarely have jurisdiction to try them. Pirate attacks have increased in recent weeks, with fishermen-turned-gunmen from Somalia searching for targets further out to sea....
So the MSM is staring to wade into the truth just a wee bit -- after the agenda has been set with lies, of course.
Also see: Somalia Agenda Exposed: MSM Admits Blogs Told the Truth
The attack occurred in the Gulf of Aden, a vital shortcut between Europe and Asia and one of the world's busiest shipping lanes. A Dutch frigate from the NATO force responded immediately to the distress call and trailed the pirates to a Yemeni-flagged fishing dhow the brigands had seized Thursday, Fernandes said.
The bandits were using the Yemeni vessel as a "mother ship," a larger vessel that allows the pirates' tiny motorboats to hitch rides hundreds of miles off Somali coast, greatly expanding their range. The pirates climbed into the dhow, and Dutch marine commandos followed, freeing 20 fishermen whose nationalities were not known. Fernandes said there was no exchange of fire, and Dutch forces seized seven automatic weapons and a rocket-propelled grenade launcher.
Seven Somali pirates were briefly detained, but they were soon released because "NATO does not have any detainment policy," Fernandes said. Another reason the pirates could not be arrested: They were seized by Dutch nationals and the pirates, the victims, and the ship were not Dutch, he said. Middleton said NATO sees its "main role as deterring and disrupting pirate activity" - not prosecuting brigands.
Have enough mixed messages and double-talk yet?
Pirates plucked from the sea by foreign militaries are being tried abroad. French soldiers take pirates who have attacked French citizens to Paris; pirates who have attacked other nations are hauled to Kenya, such as the 11 seized Wednesday when the French Navy found them stalking a Lebanese-owned ship. India took 24 suspects to Yemen, since half were from there. The Dutch took five suspects to Rotterdam, where they probably will be tried next month under a 17th-century law against "sea robbery."
And Wal-i-Musi, the Somali teen who was one of four pirates who tried to hijack the Maersk Alabama this month, will be sent to New York to face trial.
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Oh, so NOT EVERYONE is THROWING THEM BACK, huh?
NAIROBI - NATO warships and helicopters pursued Somali pirates for seven hours after they attacked a Norwegian tanker, NATO spokesmen said yesterday, in a high-speed chase that ended when warning shots were fired at the pirates' skiff....
NATO forces boarded the skiff, where they found a rocket-propelled grenade. They interrogated, disarmed, and released the pirates. The pirates cannot be prosecuted under Canadian law because they did not attack Canadian citizens or interests and the crime was not committed on Canadian territory.
The pirates' release underscores the difficulties navies have in fighting rampant piracy off the coast of lawless Somalia. Most of the time foreign navies simply disarm and release the pirates they catch because of legal complications and logistical difficulties in transporting pirates and witnesses to court.
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How come the 'terrorists" don't receive such concern, huh?
