Somalian pirates have attacked and held hostage large numbers of merchant ships off the coast of Mombasa. Former Ambassador Bolton is calling for an invasion of Somalia while other are recommending killing the pirates on sight. But the real story of why this piracy is going on has not been told by the mainstream media. The root of the problem is that Somalian waters are being overfished and used for toxic dumping by at least 20 different countries. In the meantime, Somalian fishermen are slowly being put out of business for lack of fish and because of pollution. As other countries attempt to impose stricter standards on environmental safety, some of the companies take their waste to waters off East Africa which are easily accessed throught the Suez Canal. Fishermen from Mediterranian nations also find that fishing there has been lucrative. But the Somalian fishermen have been attempting to insist that fishing without a license must be stopped in order to preserve their livlihoods. But that has fallen on deaf ears. Mohamed Abshir Waldo tells the story in the video below.
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