(Photo: Petty Officer 2Nd Class Jason R. Zalasky / AP)Pirates leave the Ukrainian merchant vessel MV Faina for Somalia's shore last week. The pirates are still holding the vessel, under tight monitoring by the U.S. Navy.
International Flotilla To Fight Somali Pirates -- MSNBC
Even with U.S. warships in the area, pirates seize a Philippine cargo ship
NAIROBI, Kenya - With U.S. warships surrounding a hijacked vessel laden with tanks, and a half dozen other gunboats patrolling the dangerous waters off Somalia, pirates seized a Philippine cargo ship this week — flouting the international effort to protect a major shipping lane.
Military vessels from 10 nations are now converging on the world's most dangerous waters, but analysts and a Somali government official say the campaign won't halt piracy unless it also confronts with the quagmire that is Somalia.
"World powers have neglected Somalia for years on end, and now its problems are touching the world, they have started on the wrong footing," said Bile Mohamoud Qabowsade, adviser to the president of Puntland, the semi-autonomous Somali region that is the pirates' base.
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My Comment: By not destroying the facilities that supports piracy, this international flotilla is just wasting everyone's time .... and the pirates know this.
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