The links between the Somali pirates and Al-Shabaab have been ignored in the media. The pirates are usually depicted as free-lancers, guys who just want to get rich. But Robert Spencer in
a Human Events piece tells us…let’s not lose sight of who Phillips’ captors were. His Somali pirate captors are Islamic jihadists, dedicated to the same goals as Osama bin Laden and other jihadists around the world.In August 2008, when the pirates became especially active off the Horn of Africa, Andrew Mwangura, head of the East African Seafarers’ Assistance Programme, declared that Al-Shabaab, a group of jihadists in Somalia, use piracy to fund their jihad: “According to our information, the money they make from piracy and ransoms goes to support al-Shabaab activities onshore.”Spencer points out that in paying ransoms, European
governments (and shipping companies as well–Ed.) are funding the jihad. He continues:But now it must be followed up properly, for al-Shabaab has numerous links to jihadist activity elsewhere. Al-Shabaab al-Mujahideen (“Jihadist Youth”) is linked to al-Qaeda and advocates the strict application of Islamic law. It came to the fore in that troubled nation after the 2006 toppling by Ethiopian troops of the Islamic Courts Union government that ruled briefly in Mogadishu. And Mwangura notes that currently “the entire Somali coastline is now under control of the Islamists.” Al-Shabaab now controls more of Somalia than the Islamic Courts Union did even at the height of its power, and its reach extends beyond Somalia. Some of the Somali immigrants who have mysteriously disappeared from the Minneapolis area have been recruited for jihad by al-Shabaab, which has also attracted jihad fighters from around the world to join its efforts to take control in Somalia.Ann has been
following the story of the missing Minneapolis Somalis closely. ..more..
http://refugeeresettlementwatch.wordpress.com/2009/04/16/are-pirates-funding-our-missing-somalis/
The links between the Somali pirates and Al-Shabaab have been ignored in the media. The pirates are usually depicted as free-lancers, guys who just want to get rich. But Robert Spencer in a Human Events piece tells us…let’s not lose sight of who Phillips’ captors were. His Somali pirate captors are Islamic jihadists, dedicated to the same goals as Osama bin Laden and other jihadists around the world.In August 2008, when the pirates became especially active off the Horn of Africa, Andrew Mwangura, head of the East African Seafarers’ Assistance Programme, declared that Al-Shabaab, a group of jihadists in Somalia, use piracy to fund their jihad: “According to our information, the money they make from piracy and ransoms goes to support al-Shabaab activities onshore.”Spencer points out that in paying ransoms, European 
governments (and shipping companies as well–Ed.) are funding the jihad. He continues:But now it must be followed up properly, for al-Shabaab has numerous links to jihadist activity elsewhere. Al-Shabaab al-Mujahideen (“Jihadist Youth”) is linked to al-Qaeda and advocates the strict application of Islamic law. It came to the fore in that troubled nation after the 2006 toppling by Ethiopian troops of the Islamic Courts Union government that ruled briefly in Mogadishu. And Mwangura notes that currently “the entire Somali coastline is now under control of the Islamists.” Al-Shabaab now controls more of Somalia than the Islamic Courts Union did even at the height of its power, and its reach extends beyond Somalia. Some of the Somali immigrants who have mysteriously disappeared from the Minneapolis area have been recruited for jihad by al-Shabaab, which has also attracted jihad fighters from around the world to join its efforts to take control in Somalia.Ann has been following the story of the missing Minneapolis Somalis closely. ..more..http://refugeeresettlementwatch.wordpress.com/2009/04/16/are-pirates-funding-our-missing-somalis/
Dude, did you know that pirates have their own blog?
ReplyDeletehttp://somalipirate.livejournal.com/
Funny shit.
Zakat funds our missing Somalis, btw, along with every other form of Islamic terrorism and stealth jihad, making being a de facto mass murderer an Islamic obligation per Pillar #4, but piracy is yet another way of financing it. Islam is, after all, justy a bandit cult that got way out of hand.