Those Somali pirates are at it again. They recently siezed a huge oil-tanker from Saudi Arabia. The capture had an impact on oil prices and sent shockwaves around the maritime world. I still don't understand piracy. However, it must be effective - the pirates are capturing larger ships and more loot. For a related article from The Christian Science Monitor, go to: http://www.csmonitor.com/2008/1119/p01s03-woaf.html.
It is a very uncomfortable feeling to know that, for the time being, there does not seem to be a way to stop the pirates. It is sort of like the feeling many of us might have had after the 9/11 terrorist attacks. The increased level of piracy is indicative of the lack of stability in Somalia. Unfortunately, it seems like the instability is rapidly spreading throughout the region. We will soon clearly see that what happens on one side of the world has an impact on the opposite side of the world.
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