Once tempers have calmed after the kidnapping of Basque tuna Alakrana think you have to do some thinking about things that are somewhat obscured after the overwhelming amount of data received.
has been strongly criticized the Government and victimized a lot of fishermen in the entire process. Is much emphasis on the lack of security in the Indian Ocean and the tremendous risk to which workers are exposed. All that is true, although half. Remember that after the increase in kidnappings of these boats in recent years, European Community, through NATO, entered into a secure area with narrow fishing and monitored by the hosts. This area, according to the minister said Chacon, covers an area equivalent to 4 times that of the Iberian Peninsula.
The Alakrana was abducted in an area outside the security perimeter that well known. That is, out of the area at your own risk, I suppose, arguing that the amount of fishing in the safe zone is not enough for all ships present.
Once abducted, they started some disturbing facts, that if they had arrested three kidnappers (I will not enter what is lawful or not to try them in Spain and the disaster of the data of those arrested), who had led several ground crew Somali, which then turns out not so. I suppose a case like this should carry a series of complex negotiations and obviously should not be available to the general public.
The case is eventually paid a great amount of money in exchange for the hostages and the kidnappers nothing is known, did well in the play. Besides this public money, the owners and crews of other ships have used to require military security on ships. As they have not been granted, have been content to co-financed by the private security Government, despite all that there is already a safe area bounded by international armies.
what extent can the government spend so much money for private profit? Do not misunderstand what I paid for the hostages, it is obvious that the Government here must do everything possible to avoid evil in the English population. I refer the issue to finance a private security and military patrolling there to allow for safe fishing a private business. Why many of the boats "English" are fishing there are no English flag? All advantages, lower taxes by flagging the ship in another country, the government security and sales in Spain. The work will be as hard as you want, but the wages of the sailors who have commented in the press I think I will take many years to collect it as such.
know if the kidnapping could have been solved in other ways. I am equally unhappy with the attitude of the political opposition, criticizing the decisions and handling of the situation. Draw political mileage from something, arguing the case of "what have fatal" and hinting at a "with us in power, everything would have been faster" is absurd. Well, I hope as always your feedback. Greetings
