Monday, April 27, 2009

Somali pirate interview

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/8010061.stm

Quoted from an interview with Somali pirate, Dahir Mohamed Hayeysi:

"Years ago we used to fish a lot, enough for us to eat and sell in the markets.

Then illegal fishing and dumping of toxic wastes by foreign fishing vessels affected our livelihood, depleting the fish stocks...

...The only way the piracy can stop is if [Somalia] gets an effective government that can defend our fish.

And then we will disarm, give our boats to that government and will be ready to work.

Foreign navies can do nothing to stop piracy."