The Pirate Saga Continues

Here are two sentences from a Reuters column the other day. I want you to pick a few things out:

"Armed pirates have renewed attacks on merchant ships off Somalia, hijacking one and holding 20 of its crew hostage, an ocean crime watchdog said on Wednesday."

"Somalia has been without a central government since 1991, when rival warlords ousted Mohamed Siad Barre."

This is what I spotted ...pirates, attacks, merchant ships, hijacking, hostage, ocean crime watchdog, Somalia, rival warlords.

This is not 1700! To me, this would be like if I walked outside right now and had a fencing duel with Abraham Lincoln.

What the MF is going on? I love it! If you check out the web, you will see that Russian newspapers are reporting 48 of their fisherman got jacked as well. They are being held hostage. Yes!

I really do hope this all continues. I think there are some simple life lessons to learn here. The poor country doing what it has to to survive. David vs. Abraham Lincoln. Rich countries doing whatever it takes for $$$. But the one lesson that comes before all else is STAY OFF THE MFING COAST OF SOMALIA YOU MFING MORONS!

I mean what was the Captain of the Russan fishing boat (I am going to assume the name of this boat was "Boat Fish American YES!") saying to himself when they had the choice of spending the extra $900 bucks on gas to go around the coast of Somalia?

Captain: We are white! We are white! Rockets can not kill whites!
1st Mate: SHIIIIIIT. AMERICAN YES!!! NIKE! ROCKETS!

There have been warnings out there for months to stay 200 miles off the coast of Somalia. But ..ships still go, and I can only wish for the best, which is pirating.

Here is another interesting note from the same Reuters article ...

"In November, the Somali government signed a two-year deal worth $50 million with a U.S. marine security firm in a bid to end piracy."

WHAT THE ...?

So it continues, and I think other countries like this as well because what is keeping a navy from going in there, and taking the 7 minutes it would take to blow the pirates up?