Thursday, April 16, 2009
Somali musician: Piracy in my country has a deeper issue
K'naan, an articulate Somali performer, talks about his Op-Ed that he's hoping the New York Times will publish. I wish him luck. Clearly the current media framing of the current rash of piracy could use some readjustment! [K'naan in Wikipedia]
In this video, K'naan says,
Hat tip to Liz Havstad at HipHopCaucus.org
In this video, K'naan says,
"Piracy in my country has a deeper issue . . . there's a reason why this has started. Most Somalis will tell you they can't readily condemn pirates, and the reason why is you've got the nuclear age, right? With nuclear power . . . you have a lot of remainder, which is called nuclear toxic waste. They don't really know what to do with that stuff yet . . . these private companies have been illegally dumping nuclear toxic waste containers on the shores of Somalia."Watch it here:
Hat tip to Liz Havstad at HipHopCaucus.org
Technorati Tags: Energy, Environment, Framing, Global, Poverty, Press, privatization
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