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By: Endlich Hilfe! | Derangierte Einsichten

Endlich Hilfe! | Derangierte Einsichten — Wed, 10 Dec 2008 18:42:31 +0000

[...] herrscht, Puntland. Dort begann man auch, gegen illegale Fischer vorzugehen, und entickelte daraus Piraterie. Ja, die Piraten, von denen man hÃ¶rt, kommen aus dem stabilsten Teil [...]

By: Lexx

Lexx — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 10:03:19 +0000

Ah, but in Vermont you have the Hudson-Richelieu corridor connecting New York to the St. Lawrence northeast of Montreal. One can imagine, once the Anarchy that is coming settles in, the corridor regaining value as a trade route, with gangs forming in places like Burlington to exact tolls as the robber barons on the Rhine once did!

By: IBTimes editor

IBTimes editor — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 21:40:49 +0000

The game will be over soon, as Germany is also sending the Navy now, 1400 soldiers and high-tech ships for the beginning!

Nice flash-overview of the situation:
http://de.ibtimes.com/articles/piraten-somalia-entfuehrung-frachter-tanker-bundeswehr-jemen.php

By: ps

ps — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 01:40:21 +0000

pirates all over the Web…

http://www.somalipiratenews.blogspot.com

By: Links for 24th November 2008 | Velcro City Tourist Board

Links for 24th November 2008 | Velcro City Tourist Board — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 00:00:33 +0000

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By: ntopics

ntopics — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 17:54:29 +0000

What an amazing story of Puntland village communities controlling ships passing through their nearby waters.
It sounds like the ships are easy prey if the pirates
are carrying AK-47 guns. I wonder if ships in those waters
will ever be protected?

thanks from tony

By: Web 2.0 Announcer

Web 2.0 Announcer — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 16:14:56 +0000

Somali Pirates are a Result of Highly Organized Business…

[...]Somali piracy has become a major news item, and most are blaming Somalia?s chronic anarchy. In truth, the pirates have become a highly organized business that originates in the stable civic society of Puntland in the north, not the chaos of the wa…

By: Jim Moran’s Blog » Hostile Takeovers or Good Corporate Governance?

Jim Moran’s Blog » Hostile Takeovers or Good Corporate Governance? — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 15:00:28 +0000

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By: Manni

Manni — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 12:21:08 +0000

this is a pretty up to date blog on pirate activity. Mainly clippings from other sites, but a good overview

http://piratehijack.blogspot.com/

By: Bill

Bill — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 06:28:36 +0000

There is one site that’s written by a real ship captain. They have done a great job in outlining the problems from the pov of the ship’s bridge:
http://gcaptain.com/maritime/blog/tag/piracy/

By: Michael

Michael — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 06:24:34 +0000

Or, we could just hand you a gun, George, and put you on the ground near one of the pirate villages. After all, if we can’t count on you to be tough enough, who can we count on?

By: Somali as the Libertarian dream

Somali as the Libertarian dream — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 02:29:37 +0000

[...] article: Somali piracy has become a major news item, and most are blaming Somalia

By: George

George — Sun, 23 Nov 2008 23:39:39 +0000

Pirates are beyond pathetic. That port town where all the locals cater to the pirates should be blown off the face of the earth, and then anyone who opens their mouth about the “civilians” being killed should be executed on live television. The pirates and their entire family should be destroyed. Men, women, children. I find it beyond funny that the pirates continue this behavior. Any number of countries could destroy that entire coastline over breakfast. We should do it, with some liberals strapped to the bombs just to set an example.

By: links for 2008-11-22 - the prophet king governance

links for 2008-11-22 - the prophet king governance — Sun, 23 Nov 2008 02:04:12 +0000

[...] ComingAnarchy.com Â» Blog Archive Â» Hostile Takeovers or Good Corporate Governance? Somali piracy has been headline news over the past half year. In April, pirates off the coast of Somalia took control of Le Ponant, a French luxury yacht. In October, the Ukrainian cargo MV Faina was captured, which included in its hold 25 armormed tanks. And earlier this month, a tanker carrying oil up to $100 million in value was hijacked off the coast of Somalia. Shipping â��war insuranceâ��â��covered previously at CA hereâ��is becoming expensive, as ships such as the Sirius and Le Ponant, previously thought to be beyond the grasp of pirates, are now seen as vulnerable. The range of the Somali pirates is growing as well. Until just last month, ships were thought to be safe if they kept 200 nautical miles from Somalia, but the Sirius Star was 450 nautical miles from the coast when it was hijacked in a lightening 16 minute takeover. Read how another tanker captain avoided capture with S-manuevers and other unpredictable navigation here. (tags: somalia culture) [...]

By: jesus reyes

jesus reyes — Sat, 22 Nov 2008 23:03:39 +0000

The ATimes has an article http://atimes.com/atimes/South_Asia/JK22Df01.html that, given the piracy at both ends of the route and scrambling of the players for position, posits: “The Indian Ocean is becoming a new theater in the Great Game.”
The Tamilese are also on the route
http://www.tamilnation.org/intframe/indian_ocean/index.htm

By: John Mortell’s blog » Blog Archive » Somali Piracy is the Result of Civic Organisation?

Sat, 22 Nov 2008 17:02:30 +0000

[...] This article brought a huge smile to my face… Some analysts write fearful tracts that the pirates have links with terrorists and extremists, that the chaos is a direct result of international neglect of Somalia, and try to link pirates to the islamist insurgency that control much of the south or the recent terrorist bombings in Somaliland. This is nonsense. The origins of Somali piracy are not found in the southern half of the country, where a â��transitional governmentâ�� is dueling the Union of Islamic Courts with the half-hearted assistance of the Ethiopian military. Somali piracy originates in Puntland, a self-declared autonomous region of Somalia at the horn, hailed for years by policymakers as a model of a stable Somali state. Piracy has its origins in the organized communities of the Puntland coast. In the 1990s, a group of fisherman in settlements there banded together to prevent illegal fishing and the dumping of toxic waste off their shores. This harmless community action inspired many analysts to designate Puntland a model for Somali civil society. When some ships illegally fishing were boarded in attempts to police the region, the reward offered for the boats return was enormousâ��amounts that were many times the monthly income of entire villages. Piracy took off as an attempt to gain income from this type of civic policing, and slowly grew to what Kaplan called the â��innocenceâ�� of piracy. It wasnâ��t long before the pirates became more ambitious, using the fishing boats they captured to hunt larger prey. And with the money that came in, small fishing towns were transformed into pirate havens. As responsible organizers, pirates have invested some of their profits back into the franchise, replacing barely seaworthy rafts with speedboats, AK-47s with modern arms, and GPS tracking systems to boot. The East African Seafarersâ�� Assistance Programme says there were just 100 Somali pirates in action in 2005, but there are now well over 1,000. [...]

By: Todays News! « The Multiself

Todays News! « The Multiself — Sat, 22 Nov 2008 11:45:10 +0000

[...] leave a comment » The booming pirate industry, and why it is booming. [...]

By: Alfred Russel Wallace

Alfred Russel Wallace — Sat, 22 Nov 2008 08:17:36 +0000

The Economist has a much less detailed analysis, but a somewhat similar overall conclusion. The recent intervention of the Indian Navy seems one bright spot in the gloomy picture. Lets hope the US and others share any surveillance information they have to encourage them… This anarchy is too dangerous to be allowed to fester.

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By: Curzon

Curzon — Sat, 22 Nov 2008 02:52:21 +0000

Ken: I think vKT is right — lanes of transport are everywhere. Any bottleneck by land or sea could be vulnerable to attack. And effective community organization in a relatively unpoliced place to engage in banditry can be very, very profitable.

By: Michael

Michael — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 23:16:24 +0000

Good way to upset people: recognize Somaliland in return for using their ports as anti-piracy bases. To avoid another “our SOB vs . . .” scenario, make continued progress on human rights, rule of law and peaceful settlement of their border disputes part of the deal.

By: von Kaufman-Turkestansky

von Kaufman-Turkestansky — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 22:00:33 +0000

By: Warren Ellis » Your Doomed World

Warren Ellis » Your Doomed World — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 18:21:02 +0000

[...] * It’s a source of some amusement that the piratical state of Puntland is actually the most stable area in Somalia. [...]

By: Ken

Ken — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 17:15:13 +0000

Welcome to growth enterprise in the anarchic societies of the 21st century.

Yet another reason why the UN stabbing the US in the back in Somalia had negative repercussions.

itâ��s become the parent of a business model that could be copied in other lawless regions of the world.

Provided they have access to major shipping lanes. Vermont, for example, will probably miss out.

By: Another Day to Talk Like a Pirate « The Committee of Public Safety

Another Day to Talk Like a Pirate « The Committee of Public Safety — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 06:41:52 +0000

[...] Read this analysis of Somali piracy over at Coming Anarchy. Do it now. We’re watching… Possibly related posts: [...]