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__Name:__ Mohamed Abdi Hassan, nicknamed "Big Mouth", is a huge leader among Somalian pirates.

__Country__: Mohamed represents Somalia.

__Geography:__ Mohamed, being a Pirate focuses on the coastal regions of Somalia. __Economy__ : Mohamed has greatly impacted the Somalian economy. He has boosted Somalian economy by creating jobs. Mohamed himself has made millions of dollars over the past 8 years. Mohamed has also affected the economy on a global basis. Thanks to people like Mohamed countries all over the world spend about 4 billion dollars a year trying to prevent piracy.

__Population__ : The pirate population is alarmingly high. In the year 2012 there were about 100 pirate gangs in Somalia. Which means theres around 2,000 pirates in Somalia.

__Social Structure__ : In Somalia, there isn’t any order to things. People just do what they please when they please, there is no organized social structure, everyone is equal. Background: Started raiding ships around 2000, he gradually grew and his name spread. Today he is one of the most feared pirates in the world.

__Position__ : Mohamed’s position is to try to end piracy. His position is being supported by the UN, the AU, the international shipping community, the Somalian government, as well as the navy’s of the globe. Ending Piracy would help everyone, except the pirates. Shipping would become safer and governments wouldn’t have to spend money on patrolling the Somalian waters. The UN is connected to stopping Piracy because the UN is trying to figure out how to end piracy, so they would gladly support one of the most influential people in the business. Getting Mohamed to speak out against piracy would therefore greatly support the UN’s position. The AU is connected to Mohamed because Somalia is currently creating a lot of problems in Africa and trade in Africa has died down to Piracy and the AU wants to stimulate Africa's economy and ending piracy would certainly do so. The international shipping community is behind Mohamed because merchants are forced to spend millions of dollars every year in order to protect its vessels from pirate attacks. The Somalian government supports Mohamed because currently Pirates are almost ruling the country, so if Piracy could be depleted then the Somalian government could create more order. The navy’s of the globe support Mohamed because soldiers are losing their lives fighting piracy.

__Safety and Rule of Law__ : Up to this point in life Mohamed hasn’t really played by the rules. Being a pirate Mohamed has committed numerous international crimes. Mohamed has robbed stolen, threatened international communities, cause political terror, persecuted civilians and governments, caused social unrest, and he has caused domestic arms conflicts, but that is all to change. Mohamed is now working on ending piracy since he announced his retirement last week. Mohamed is trying to convince other pirates to stop their looting and raiding.

__Participation and Human Rights__ <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">: Piracy actually doesn’t affect the rights of Somalian citizens. The pirates just capture oil tankers and yachts. In Somalia everyone is equal. It’s everyone for themselves the way it should be.

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline;">__Human Development:__ <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> Piracy does affect welfare. Piracy has given many Somolians a really good paying job, but because of piracy tourism has died in Somalia, affecting the economy negatively. Piracy has also done environmental damage because of all the water pollution that the boats create.

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Background Information

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Piracy over the last 10 years has been becoming a steady problem. They are attacking private yachts as well as oil tankers. Pirates of the modern century have changed from what you imagine, modern day pirates go out to sea in small speed boats with machine guns, they then board the ship quickly, however they don’t kill the people and rob them. The pirates of Somalia just capture their victims and then they demand a heavy ransom. The pirates that pull of the operation actually only get a small amount of the money they get, thats because 50% goes back to the boss’s so they actually only make about $10 so in one year a Pirate makes around $50,000. That is excellent pay considering that the average Somalian makes $500 a year. If you become a more successful Pirate the pay rate keeps climbing. The boss behind the operation can make about $650,000 per captured vessel.

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Works Cited

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Anyimadu, Adjoa, and The Opinions Expressed in This Commentary Are Solely Those of Adjoa Anyimadu. "Notorious Somali Pirate Quits: Now Is Shipping Safe?"CNN. Cable News Network, 11 Jan. 2013. Web. 28 Feb. 2013.

//Piracy In Somalia//. Gale, n.d. Web. 20 Feb. 2013.

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">"Piracy in Somalia." Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, 28 Feb. 2013. Web. 28 Feb. 2013.

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">"Sea Marshals - Report Shows Piracy Fuels Somalias Economy." Sea Marshals - Report Shows Piracy Fuels Somalias Economy. N.p., n.d. Web. 28 Feb. 2013.