Somali pirate kingpins going unpunished
New international navy patrols may deter piracy off Somalia, but the kingpins remain untroubled enjoying the fruits of this year’s rash of hijackings in cities around the world, a regional maritime official said. “There really isn’t a military solution. The boys on the boats are just the foot-soldiers,” said Andrew Mwangura, whose East African Seafarers’ Association monitors piracy. (Full Story)