somalia Archive

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    Mapping the Pirates - by frog



    The last time the world went pirate crazy, it was Johnny Depp and Keira Knightley who caught our attention. Now it’s the Somalis. But piracy is a much wider problem around the globe, as this Live Piracy Map shows. I struggle to believe that there have been no reported instances of piracy in or near [...] read more
    November 25, 2008 5:28 pm - 61 Comments
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    Ahoy meh hearties - by frog



    Well, you could go down the clean energy pathway, with wind and solar power, or you could take the other response to peak oil and just nick yourself a Saudi Arabian supertanker. The capture of the [Sirius Star supertanker] is one of the most spectacular strikes in maritime history. “It looks like a deliberate two [...] read more
    November 19, 2008 12:07 pm - 18 Comments
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    Top Ten Most Underreported Humanitarian Stories of 2007 - by frog



    Over the break, Médecins Sans Frontières, or MSF, released it’s tenth annual list of underreported humanitarian stories. As usual, the list is a pretty harrowing read: Top Ten Most Underreported Humanitarian Stories of 2007 Displaced Fleeing War in Somalia Face Humanitarian Crisis Political and Economic Turmoil Sparks Health-Care Crisis in Zimbabwe Expanded Use of Nutrient [...] read more
    January 8, 2008 11:35 am - 4 Comments