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Libyan leader Moammer Kadhafi defends somalia pirates
Friday, February 06, 2009
Libyan leader and new head of the African Union, Moammer Kadhafi, has defended the actions of Somalian pirates as an act of self-defence against
"greedy" Western nations, the Kenyan newspaper Daily Nation reported on Friday.
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The paper, reporting on Kadhafi’s courtesy call on AU headquarters in Addis Ababa, quoted him as saying: "It is not piracy, it is self defence. It is
defending the Somalian children’s food.
"It is a response to greedy Western nations who invade and exploit Somalia’s water resources illegally," the Libyan strongman added about the pirates
who have been capering merchant ships and releasing them and their crews for ransom.
His comments came as the Ukrainian merchant vessel Faina with 31 military tanks was released after four months.
Somalian pirates are currently holding about a dozen ships.
SOURCE: Sapa-dpa, Friday, February 06, 2009
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