Andrew Mwangura, head of the East African Seafarers’ Assistance Program, tells reporters Dec.10, 2008, that the piracy problem in Somali cannot be solved through military means, as the pirates are driven by poverty after their waters were depleted by illegal fishing and toxic dumping. To end piracy, the world should sit down with the influential clan elders and Islamists instead of wasting money on military build-ups at sea and holding expensive conferences on piracy. – Photo: AP