This Is No Johnny Depp Movie

So, I had a discussion with a European about the Somali piracy issue. For some reason people seem to think that this is just a one-sided affair, actually it is lopsided. I swear ignorance is bliss, it allows you to speculate and insinuate about topics, because you don't fully understand and comprehend why such things occur. Honestly I have no idea how we even got on the subject, because when I am hanging out in a bar, I'm usually focused on the aesthetic surroundings. Yet, I let myself get baited into this nonsense when I knew full-well that he had the slightest clue what he was talking about. The crimes of humanity against the Somalian people date back to the early 1990's when the nation's government collapsed. It is common knowledge that the pirates have indeed taken innocent people hostage and the piracy has produced casualties. Yes, the pirates "now" see dollar signs when they patrol the seas in search of these massive tankers. These pejoratives are what the majority of the world sees on the surface. It's like those buildings that you pass by on your way to work. You can see the foundation that they are built upon, but what lies beneath could be hoards of dead bodies. Such is the case with Somali Piracy. In order to put things in some form of perspective, I'm going to post a few links. Read these articles I implore you, before you write off the Somali people as gangsters without a cause. Please watch the two videos posted as well. "Anytime Brothers can't get jobs then they rob. A man rather die than live on his knees and starve". Word to Nasir Jones.

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/article418665.ece

http://wardheernews.com/Articles_09/Jan/Waldo/08_The_two_piracies_in_Somalia.html

http://rebelreports.com/post/94198014/putting-todays-pirate-attack-in-context#

http://english.aljazeera.net/news/africa/2008/10/2008109174223218644.html#

http://www.somaliawatch.org/archive/990829501.htm