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Somali piracy: More sophisticated than you thought

113 点作者 mblakele超过 11 年前

11 条评论

KhalidLondon超过 11 年前
Somalia is actually very tech-savvy and entrepreneurial considering 20+ years without govt. Most services are provided by the private sector and NGOs. As there is no Central Bank, considerable amount of money comes into the country through transfers from the Somali diaspora. Somalis have disrupted disruption!<p>There are so many problems in this country and startups can definitely contribute to solving some of these problems. Piracy just like any other organised crime is sophisticated and has international players.<p>In case you are wondering, I am a Somali. And no, I am not a pirate.
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tedks超过 11 年前
Seems like a market sector ripe for disruption! All those pirates have mobile phones, and soon they&#x27;ll have smartphones -- what&#x27;s going to be the Uber for piracy?<p>As a <i>huge</i> plus, visa law is <i>fantastic</i> in Somalia. Great place to bootstrap.
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brianbreslin超过 11 年前
This is interesting, though I&#x27;m curious how basic or archaic did the author think their operations were? Did he assume it was a bunch of poor Somalis on handmade rafts going out there and hijacking boats?<p>Do most ships now employ private security onboard during their travels through that region?<p>Has anyone plotted a map that is public of piracy events worldwide? Would love to see a heatmap or something of it.
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ritchiea超过 11 年前
Looking forward to reading about a Somali YC for early stage pirate groups.
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netcan超过 11 年前
Why does every article about somali pirates always bring up qat? It&#x27;s popular in a lot of places and it&#x27;s barely a narcotic, maybe half a step up from coffee. Do they think chewing qat is what is making them pirates?<p>Most places where it is illegal but popular don&#x27;t even bother to enforce the ban.
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Nick_C超过 11 年前
Elmore Leonard wrote &quot;Djibouti&quot; about the Somali pirate operations. He must have researched it pretty thoroughly because everything in the Economist article is in the book.<p>If you want a nice thriller and, at the same time, get some background into the pirate operations, give it a go. It&#x27;s a great read.
rdl超过 11 年前
Seems like it would be far easier to wage a brief naval campaign (using contractors, UAVs, and a naval quarantine) than to either continue suffering losses from piracy (both the ships lost and decreased trade), or to fix Somalia. Going after the money would probably cripple trade with Somalia even more than a board&#x2F;search&#x2F;execute policy on any ship leaving a 12nm exclusion zone with weapons.
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knassy超过 11 年前
Why is it a surprise that where there&#x27;s money to be made there&#x27;s smart, motivated, savvy, ruthless people trying to get in on the action?
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jlgreco超过 11 年前
Between this and the recent stories of mass elephant poisonings and high-tech rhino&#x2F;elephant poachers, I find it increasingly hard to relate with the <i>&quot;We should dampen our judgement of these people, because they are poor and their families are starving&quot;</i> argument.
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smoyer超过 11 年前
I see several potential products that are ready for an agile, Silicon Valley start-up with a forward-thinking MVP. I think the people who track the Qat consumption during a raid would pay a monthly subscription for a Qatulator (Qat Calculator).<p>Any other ideas?
spiritplumber超过 11 年前
Is there any money in pirate hunting? I would think not....
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