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Happy Easter. Our church was packed this morning. I have never seen such a large crowd.

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The piracy has ended, with credit to the US Navy. President Obama comes off well, having given command authority to those on the scene. The message is that hijacking a US flag ship is probably not a good way to make a living.

The long term solution to the Somalia piracy problem would be to have NATO enforce the Somali fishing rights so that Somali fishermen would have something legal to do for a living: the Somali waters are pretty well fished out by hi-tech fleets from other countries, and there is no Somali navy or coast guard to either prevent that or collect some fees for what is caught. Confiscating some of the foreign fishing ships that over-fish Somali waters would make a big difference. Unfortunately, much -- perhaps most -- of the fishing on Somali waters is done by Chinese ships. China would veto any UN action, and NATO isn't likely to get into a war with China over Somali fishing rights. I understand that Italian fishing boats also operate in Somali waters; so Italy isn't eager to be involved, either.

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