pandora
26th May 2004, 02:28
Great book on a topic many people are unaware of multi-national control of the shipping industry and the consequencial mayhem.
A Maritime Institute was created to solve the problem, but is powerless due to multinationals running cargo ships under false flags, with a small fee to the country.
Also talks about the UN's attempt to put some controls in place, but is way out of control to promote low costs in shipping.
No unions for ship workers, horrible conditions, sinkings purposeful and not.
Piracy, it's a mess.
It's ridiculous that the b's in the state dept. could bother someone over their sneakers yet can not control what ship pulls into the harbour.
A very dangerous problem due to the selfishness of global capital.
By the way they carved up the Iraqi ships and salvaged or sunk them last year
The author of this book's house was "accidentally" bombed yesterday in Iraq.
No comment there.
A Maritime Institute was created to solve the problem, but is powerless due to multinationals running cargo ships under false flags, with a small fee to the country.
Also talks about the UN's attempt to put some controls in place, but is way out of control to promote low costs in shipping.
No unions for ship workers, horrible conditions, sinkings purposeful and not.
Piracy, it's a mess.
It's ridiculous that the b's in the state dept. could bother someone over their sneakers yet can not control what ship pulls into the harbour.
A very dangerous problem due to the selfishness of global capital.
By the way they carved up the Iraqi ships and salvaged or sunk them last year
The author of this book's house was "accidentally" bombed yesterday in Iraq.
No comment there.