Children Quote by Muammar al-Gaddafi

The really disturbing thing about Somalia is that in a country where there are few economic opportunities, pirates are perceived as glamorous and are…

— Wilbur Smith

I think the guys who are sort of infantry in Somali piracy are not unlike low-level drug dealers in urban areas in America, who…

— Cutter Hodierne

The risks of piracy spreading beyond the Red Sea and Indian Ocean, off the Somali coast, and in the Straits of Malacca and Singapore…

— Peter Middlebrook

The pirates are serving a purpose right now. They come from regions which have been completely ignored, and Westerners have tried to destroy these…

— K'naan

The United States has been fighting African pirates since the early days of the republic - battles so formative that, among other things, they…

— Nick Turse

We are helping our Somali brothers get rid of these narrow-minded attackers. The Somali people do not support the extremists, they are on the…

— Yoweri Museveni

When war is not just it is subsequently justified; so it becomes many things. In reality, an unjust war is merely piracy. It consists…

— Anonymous

“When handled in a civilized fashion, Piracy on the high seas could become more of a wise business decision than of a sheer, chaotic,…

— Ted Anthony Roberts

Piracy is robbery with violence, often segueing into murder, rape and kidnapping. It is one of the most frightening crimes in the world. Using…

— Nick Harkaway

I used to own an island in the Seychelles and had a big boat there and one day I came across some Somali pirates…

— Wilbur Smith

With a decrease in the number of pirates, there has been an increase in global warming over the same period. Therefore, global warming is…

— Anonymous

It is only the Somalis themselves - and I don't hide that fact when I meet the political leaders here - they themselves have…

— Jan Egeland