Somali Pirates

Somali pirates continue to harrass and board boats in the seas around East Africa. A Dutch frigate, part of NATOs forces, intervened on one high jacking of a boat, freeing over 20 fishermen. Seven pirates were detained but were all release shortly after because NATO does not have any policy on detaining. Since none of the pirates were Dutch, the Dutch forces had no right to hold them in custody.

I did some looking in on the country of Somalia, just to find out a little bit more about the actual country. As it turns out they no longer have a national government. It has completely broken down. All conflicts are resolved on a local level and there is no system or guidelines in places. It is usually a mixture of english common law and islamic law. The country is in a state of chaos and is the perfect haven for these pirates.

With the increase of attacks from the pirates, one has to wonder how much longer will this go on and what will be the plan of action to put a stop to it. The non-existant Somalian government can't be expected to deal with it.