Somali talaban president advises against hitting pirate bases???.His Own PM Is One Of The Pirate Kingpin.The FACT IS, HE IS ON Pirate Payroll

We are United States of America We don't ask permission

CAIRO, April 22 (Reuters) - Somalia's Taliban President,cautioned on Wednesday against any U.S. strike on the land bases of piracy who have seized dozens of ships off his country's coastline, saying such an attack would have no positive effect. Somali President Sheikh Sharif Ahmed told a news conference in Cairo that he preferred instead to strengthen Somali police forces to act against Somali buccaneers who have made millions of dollars seizing vessels in the Gulf of Aden and Indian Ocean. Asked about a possible U.S. strike, Ahmed said: "We advise against this ... because strikes like these rarely hit their marks." "Training and arming the Somali forces is what will secure an end to this phenomenon," Ahmed said. "The idea now is to strengthen the Somali police force so they can pursue them, and to establish a coast guard whose mission would be to protect the Somali coast and prevent pirates from attacking passing ships." The brief seizure of the Maersk Alabama and the subsequent hostage drama involving the ship's captain have led to calls from lawmakers in Washington and former military officers for U.S. forces to attack the pirates' bases on land. ..A senior U.S. defence official has said the United States was unlikely to attack Somali pirate land bases due to the risk of civilian deaths but may help local authorities fight a scourge that has also driven up insurance rates for merchant ships passing through the waterways linking Europe to Asia...more..http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/LM950776.htm