Sharpton calls Somali pirates "Voluntary Coast Guard"

[ericire12]

I'm not joking.....

SHARPTON (12:08): You can call me now at 1 877 532 5797, (to say) something about the so-called pirates. They call themselves voluntary Coast Guards in Somalia, which may be more apt. Ah, whatever your view.

Audio:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DUbsLKNCUoA






Sharpton is not alone:

     Michael Vazquez today used his Huffington Post blog to reprint an essay on the subject by a Canadian-Somali singer, K'naan:


    Can anyone ever really be for piracy? Outside of sea bandits, and young girls fantasizing of Johnny Depp, would anyone with an honest regard for good human conduct really say that they are in support of Sea Robbery?

    Well, in Somalia, the answer is: it's complicated.

    The news media these days has been covering piracy in the Somali coast with such lop-sided journalism, that it's lucky they're not on a ship themselves. It's true that the constant hijacking of vessels in the Gulf of Aden is a major threat to the vibrant trade route between Asia and Europe. It is also true that for most of the pirates operating in this vast shoreline, money is the primary objective.

    But according to so many Somalis, the disruption of Europe's darling of a trade route, is just Karma biting a perpetrator in the butt. And if you don't believe in Karma, maybe you believe in recent history...

    ...But while Europeans are well in their right to protect their trade interest in the region, our pirates were the only deterrent we had from an externally imposed environmental disaster. No one can say for sure that some of the ships they are now holding for ransom were not involved in illegal activity in our waters. The truth is, if you ask any Somali, if getting rid of the pirates only means the continuous rape of our coast by unmonitored Western Vessels, and the producing of a new cancerous generation, we would all fly our pirate flags high.

Nuance

[tombogan03884]

     Michael Vazquez today used his Huffington Post blog to reprint an essay on the subject by a Canadian-Somali singer, K'naan:


    Can anyone ever really be for piracy? Outside of sea bandits, and young girls fantasizing of Johnny Depp, would anyone with an honest regard for good human conduct really say that they are in support of Sea Robbery?

    Well, in Somalia, the answer is: it's complicated.

    The news media these days has been covering piracy in the Somali coast with such lop-sided journalism, that it's lucky they're not on a ship themselves. It's true that the constant hijacking of vessels in the Gulf of Aden is a major threat to the vibrant trade route between Asia and Europe. It is also true that for most of the pirates operating in this vast shoreline, money is the primary objective.

    But according to so many Somalis, the disruption of Europe's darling of a trade route, is just Karma biting a perpetrator in the butt. And if you don't believe in Karma, maybe you believe in recent history...

    ...But while Europeans are well in their right to protect their trade interest in the region, our pirates were the only deterrent we had from an externally imposed environmental disaster. No one can say for sure that some of the ships they are now holding for ransom were not involved in illegal activity in our waters. The truth is, if you ask any Somali, if getting rid of the pirates only means the continuous rape of our coast by unmonitored Western Vessels, and the producing of a new cancerous generation, we would all fly our pirate flags high.



Nuance



You call it "nuance". I'm more plain spoken, I call it a load of crap.

[ericire12]

You call it "nuance". I'm more plain spoken, I call it a load of crap.

That was my intent, Tom..... I guess I need to lay off the sarcasm next time and be more blunt.

[tombogan03884]

That was my intent, Tom..... I guess I need to lay off the sarcasm next time and be more blunt.

That's OK, if you leave "blunt" to me the rest of you can retain your veneer of "social acceptability" , I don't mix well in "polite society" anyway and adjusted to that long ago 

[tt11758]

That's OK, if you leave "blunt" to me the rest of you can retain your veneer of "social acceptability" , I don't mix well in "polite society" anyway and adjusted to that long ago 

It seems that people named Tom simply don't work and play well with others, except those named Tom.  Semper Fi!

[Sponsor]

[PegLeg45]

That's OK, if you leave "blunt" to me the rest of you can retain your veneer of "social acceptability" , I don't mix well in "polite society" anyway and adjusted to that long ago 

It seems that people named Tom simply don't work and play well with others, except those named Tom.  Semper Fi!

Well, my name ain't Tom, but where 'societal' matters are concerned, particularly 'social functions', I seem to fit in like a hand grenade in a bowl of grits.

[seeker_two]

Any chance we can talk Sharpton into doing an "inspection tour" of the Somali Coast Guard?..... 

[twyacht]

After reading, I realized I needed my hip waders to wallow through that "nuance" pile of Bovine Scatology...

Huffington Post......Geez..

Right up there with Weekly World News,

They told me where Elvis is,....

[tombogan03884]

 

It seems that people named Tom simply don't work and play well with others, except those named Tom.  Semper Fi!

Play well with others ? It goes a lot better since I realized THEY are the toys.

Semper Fi !

[Fatman]

Pirates are good for one thing - target practice.  And if you stand with pirates, stand real close so we don't need move much to hit you too.