Hi Hala, and the rest of IDesk Team.

I hop every one in a good health and happy, althoght the time in Aquila is more then sad no words can cover the feeling of Aquila people victimes but it is out of hand. I really donot have money right now to donate for the victimes familly but ican donate my blood if any one need it its A+ type. I am sorry but earth quaick is out of hands, it could happen at any place at any time. just we say please GOD have mercy on us and to the children of the world.

Best regards to Hala and IDesk team. bye.

somebody say dat christians got it all wrong about d crucification of Jesus,
whoever the confuse man it is not important. thank for d name of Jesus.
Thank God for christianity and christian, very tolerant people, some religion will kill people, insulting other religion, because they speak against their religion.
Thank God for Jesus, at the name of Jesus People are getting save. this is wat christianity is all about.

I hope they left that poor captian go soon. I also hope we dont fall victm to there demands as that would open a pandoras box on hostage taking.

Somalia Pirates Problem
The area is way too large to protect all of it all the time and it’s not good to put protection on each ship because it might lead to damage to ships and cargo.

So reduce the area that needs protection by forming Convoys. Ships could leave their previous ports at carefully planned times to avoid long waits before convoys start.

This way it would be possible to protect all of the merchant ships all of the time with far fewer military ships than if they travel through the danger area one at a time. It would allow us to wait till they have zero or very few hostages before more aggressive action is taken.

Here's the picture, as reported on CNN tonight. It's midnight and an American citizen is trying to reach the safety of an American Navy Destroyer, sent to this very place attempting to save his life, to rescue him and ideally, to capture the criminals who threatened an innocent American life for financial gain.

The moment the pirate criminals opened fire on Captain Phillips, presumably to kill him, the American Destroyer should have vaporized the lifeboat and all four pirates. Why didn't they? Perhaps the crew was asleep!! During the two days this US Navy vessel has been sitting and waiting, would not the absolute priority be to rehearse and prepare for every contingency, including the possibility of the hostage jumping off the lifeboat and swimming towards the ship? Seems the US had one moment of opportunity to stop this stand-off and blew it!!!

It would be a simple matter to provide protection if the ships would arm themselves with private security. Trained snipers could easily eliminate potential boarders before they reached the ships. It's almost a given that the problem has gotten out of hand – everyone must participate in their own defense

Being a Vietnam Veteran I am appalled that Somalians fire on our US ships and men inIIntenational Seas. Anytime this happens as far as I am concerned , this translates automatically to war. What's with all the political debates. We have a destoyer sitting right there. It's time the US shows it's strength and show the rest of the world that you don't mess with us. Use that destroyer and blow these piarates away. I guarentee there won't be another attach. When are those that argue the point that reasoning must be used in solving this matter. Wrong! It has been proven throughout history that these type of people don't work things out. We need to put the fear of God into their heads. And the fear of the U.S. in their minds. To all the peacemakers that disagree, all of you get on a boat and go to Somalia and teach those people love. I dare you.

No it is not about what is written above. Rather it is about what is not written above. After regularly reading American New Mags/Papers online I am firmly convinced that after preaching democracy to the whole world the Americans have always supported dictatorial regimes. Okay forget the Government. What about the US Media?

Look at the event of Indian Elections. BBC has pages full with news about it. I have searched the whole of CNN website there is no news about it. I went deep inside clicked International then clicked India. The whole page had no articles. Considering the fact that this is the worlds largest election. Even the percentage of people who vote in India (Even Kashmir this time) it is more than USA. Americans are only obsessed with themselves, their economy, their elections – the rest of the world? What world? Is there a world beyond USA??

International community needs to agree with the Somalia GOVT
how best to undermine the pirates; remove their access to weapons
and ensure justine is enacted asap! Fighting on the high-seas with
the pirates will inevitably end in too great a loss of life and cargo
for Western sensitivities.