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2008-12-15 Africa Horn

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Posted by Fred 2008-12-15 00:00|| || Front Page|| [1 views ] Top
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#1 Fred's right. Recognize Somaliland and Puntland and most of the piracy problem goes away. Although it still may persist in the rest of Somalia on a lesser scale.

That won't happen because as usual the United Nations is in the way of this solution.

Historical note: Somalia is a creation of the United Nations.

Posted by phil_b 2008-12-15 00:46|| 2008-12-15 00:46|| Front Page Top

#2 then let the UN take care of it without our help

Posted by sinse 2008-12-15 10:03|| 2008-12-15 10:03|| Front Page Top

#3 Puntland is no prize and I'm not sure it could survive as a nation. Somaliland, the former Brit colony, has more of a chance if it can keep the tribal/ethnic thing under control.

Posted by Steve White 2008-12-15 15:18|| 2008-12-15 15:18|| Front Page Top

#4 Actually, most of the pirates are from Puntland, not the southern portion of Somalia. Somaliland has the most stable goverment, and should be recognized as an independent nation. The other two portions of Somalia could be bombed off the face of the Earth, and the only notice the rest of the world would have of it is that things got better in the world for some reason.

Posted by Old Patriot">Old Patriot 2008-12-15 18:34|| http://oldpatriot.blogspot.com/]">[http://oldpatriot.blogspot.com/] 2008-12-15 18:34|| Front Page Top

#5 "Somaliland, the former Brit colony, has more of a chance if it can keep the tribal/ethnic thing under control."

This is Africa we're talking about here, Dr. Steve.

GFL with that one....

Posted by Barbara Skolaut">Barbara Skolaut 2008-12-15 19:00|| http://ariellestjohndesigns.com/]">[http://ariellestjohndesigns.com/] 2008-12-15 19:00|| Front Page Top

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