Earl Ofari Hutchinson: Navy Seal Sharpshooters Can't End the Somali Crisis »

Posted By ofari 7 months, 2 weeks ago in News

The only reason that Somalia is in the news these days is the spectacular desperation and criminality of the Somali pirates, an American sea captain held hostage by them, and Hollywood image sharp shooting by American Navy Seal commandos to free him. This news will quickly fade but the reasons the Somali pirates exist and make news in the first place won't fade. In the past year nearly forty ships have been hijacked off the coast of Somalia and millions have been paid out in ransom.

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Earl Ofari Hutchinson is a nationally acclaimed author and political analyst. He assesses the presidential race, the candidates, the issues, the impact of race, class ...

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