Reuters article here, repeats some of this, April 13th:

a wave of illegal fishing, plus dumping of toxic and industrial waste, in Somali waters by foreign fleets from Europe and Asia.

* Toward the end of the decade, local fishermen and militia formed groups with names like the "Somali Coastguards" and the "National Volunteer Coastguards," to drive away or apprehend the vessels

But then add this:

Seeing how easy it was to capture ships, those groups metamorphosed this decade into old-fashioned pirate gangs

What is noteworthy is that the priates were not violent toward their hostages:...

Reuters article here, repeats some of this, April 13th:

a wave of illegal fishing, plus dumping of toxic and industrial waste, in Somali waters by foreign fleets from Europe and Asia.

* Toward the end of the decade, local fishermen and militia formed groups with names like the "Somali Coastguards" and the "National Volunteer Coastguards," to drive away or apprehend the vessels

But then add this:

Seeing how easy it was to capture ships, those groups metamorphosed this decade into old-fashioned pirate gangs

What is noteworthy is that the priates were not violent toward their hostages:

* Hostages say they are generally well treated, with the pirates viewing them as common men caught up in a wider game: the pursuit of million-dollar ransoms from owners. Some have described the pirates slaughtering and roasting goats on board to feed them, and passing round satellite phones to let them call loved ones back home.

So why were they really shot? Is the official story the truth or is this a Gulf of Tonkin incident, to begin military operations into the region and Somalia under Obama?

Note the context of the shooting,
per Breitbart here:
Official Story:

Negotiations with the three pirates were growing heated, Vice Adm. Bill Gortney said.

One of them pointed an AK-47 at the back of Phillips, who was tied up and in "imminent danger" of being killed when the commander of the nearby USS Bainbridge made the split-second decision to order his men to shoot, Gortney said. Navy snipers took aim at the pirates' heads and shoulders, he said. The lifeboat was about 25-30 yards away and was being towed by the Bainbridge at the time, he said.

A split-second, impulsive, p...

Note the context of the shooting,
per Breitbart here:
Official Story:

Negotiations with the three pirates were growing heated, Vice Adm. Bill Gortney said.

One of them pointed an AK-47 at the back of Phillips, who was tied up and in "imminent danger" of being killed when the commander of the nearby USS Bainbridge made the split-second decision to order his men to shoot, Gortney said. Navy snipers took aim at the pirates' heads and shoulders, he said. The lifeboat was about 25-30 yards away and was being towed by the Bainbridge at the time, he said.

A split-second, impulsive, perhaps not well thought out, decision to shoot? Note the last bolded statement of fact. They were in tow by the USS Bainbridge already. Now that is interesting context.

And this is the official story about the ship:

The ship had been carrying food aid bound for Rwanda, Somalia and Uganda when the ordeal began hundreds of miles off Somalia's eastern coast Wednesday.

Really? So the Somali militia, which treat hostages well, intercepted a frigate that was only bringing them food to their own country? I fail to see their motive if it was "just food". Was it perhaps more than food? This does not match their profile, so pardon the skepticism. It could be true, but it smells.

Flashback to Jan. 10, 2007, where the Pentagon claimed that Al Qaeda is in Somalia.

MOGADISHU, Somalia — The Pentagon confirmed Tuesday that at least one U.S. airstrike had been carried out in Somalia targeting Al Qaeda suspects, as a Somali official reported a new attack carried out by U.S. helicopter gunships.

Now consider the Failed U.S. AFRICOM (military operations) in the region, which have targeted Somalia--for regime change!

American military involvement in a botched operation in the Demo...

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Flashback to Jan. 10, 2007, where the Pentagon claimed that Al Qaeda is in Somalia.

MOGADISHU, Somalia — The Pentagon confirmed Tuesday that at least one U.S. airstrike had been carried out in Somalia targeting Al Qaeda suspects, as a Somali official reported a new attack carried out by U.S. helicopter gunships.

Now consider the Failed U.S. AFRICOM (military operations) in the region, which have targeted Somalia--for regime change!

American military involvement in a botched operation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo that led to many deaths is the second failure in Africa of the Pentagon's newly created Africa Command.
The first misstep involved U.S. military support of an Ethiopian invasion of Somalia to overthrow an Islamist government. The Ethiopians withdrew at the end of 2008 and the Islamists are back

Conclusion: The U.S. Pentagon has been trying, but failing, to topple the Somali government, which they do not recognize. Are we sure it was "just food" being sent there on that ship? It smells like the aroma of a Lusitania (which got U.S. into WWI, that was hauling arms, not just passengers, and sunk by German U boat). Why would U.S. vessels not be met by the militia-coast guard-"pirates" (who feed their hostages well) with suspicion? This is all too convenient, as U.S. Pentagon motives here are plain in the region.

Just a "war on piracy" instead of a "war on terrorism", for regime change against another Islamic government that will not conform.

This is the answer for the question I'm asking me since the "war against piracy" was started:
How could german rulers know so many years ago, that Somali pirates appear this time , that all the new war-ships incl. submarines were constructed and built ready just now for launching? Precognition?
The last 2 years we hear every some weeks about launching of "the new most modern vessel of the world" - the costs are no more public in the last months ...
and they are planning at next time the war against piracy in the Strait of Malacca and the North-West Passage - what kind of pirates are estimated there, is not named. Canadians? Innuit in seal skin kayaks? I read about Canadian protest against ...

This is the answer for the question I'm asking me since the "war against piracy" was started:
How could german rulers know so many years ago, that Somali pirates appear this time , that all the new war-ships incl. submarines were constructed and built ready just now for launching? Precognition?
The last 2 years we hear every some weeks about launching of "the new most modern vessel of the world" - the costs are no more public in the last months ...
and they are planning at next time the war against piracy in the Strait of Malacca and the North-West Passage - what kind of pirates are estimated there, is not named. Canadians? Innuit in seal skin kayaks? I read about Canadian protest against use of the lower N-W.-passage by US vessels without canadian permission .... be careful Canadians! The Germans get insane again!