You Are Being Lied To About Pirates by their supporters

[kelber at mindspring.com]

>Henry Musikar  wrote:
>>  I find it difficult to understand how anyone
>> who is capable of approaching Pynch-Lit with the open eyes necessary for
>> appreciating it's nuanced politics

In the heat of argument, nuance gets shot to hell.  I don't think anyone here thinks that the Somalian pirates are starry-eyed do-gooders.  They're obviously in a position to become warlords, though I don't think there's any evidence to date that they're using their new wealth to ravage the local population.  I (over)reacted to Henry's contemptuous dismissal of alternate news sources and to the people who give them credence because it seemed, well, un-nuanced.  Personally, I try to read between the lines as much as possible.  I was pretty pissed off at the lefty press's coverage of the presidential elections, for example, finding their starry eyed recasting of centrist Obama as an idealistic progressive just plain stupid and naive.  The article about the Somali pirates gave me some information that I was unaware of and has since been confirmed by other articles I've read.  Sure, the initial dumping and illegal fishing wasn't their main motivation for piracy, but It's a piece of the puzzle that ought to be part of any analysis of the situation.

Laura