Watching The World: Now Russians enter Somalia

10/06/2008
Click here to enlarge imageThe oil industry may think it can breathe a sigh of relief now that authorities in Somalia have called for help in getting rid of pirates infesting its waters. But think before you breathe. “I call on the Somali people to fight against the pirates,” said Somali President Abdullahi Yusuf Ahmed. “I also call on the international community to act quickly on what is happening in Somali waters as well as on shore.” Yusuf was speaking just a week after the seizure of a Ukrainian cargo ship—the MV Faina—carrying tanks and other weaponry. The seizure attracted further international attention on piracy off Somalia, whose waters comma...

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