• [Somali maritime violence] is a response to greedy Western nations, who invade and exploit Somalia's water resources illegally. It is not a piracy, it is self defence. It is defending the Somalia children's food.

    Muammar al-Gaddafi: [Somali maritime violence] is a response to greedy Western nations, who invade and exploit Somalia's water resources illegally. It is not a piracy, it is self defence. It is defending the Somalia children's food.
    "Gaddafi defends Somali pirates" by Argaw Ahine, www.nation.co.ke. February 5, 2009.