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Piracy: a cottage industry
Topic Started: Dec 17 2008, 06:08 AM (157 Views)
Aqua Letifer
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ZOOOOOM!
Am I a bad person for thinking this is awesome? Oh and I like the word choice here..

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/7623329.stm

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A recent visitor to the town explained how, even though the number of pirates who actually take part in a hijacking is relatively small, the whole modern industry of piracy involves many more people.

"The number of people who make the first attack is small, normally from seven to 10," he said.

"They go out in powerful speedboats armed with heavy weapons. But once they seize the ship, about 50 pirates stay on board the vessel. And about 50 more wait on shore in case anything goes wrong."

Given all the other people involved in the piracy industry, including those who feed the hostages, it has become a mainstay of the Puntland economy.

Eyl has become a town tailor-made for pirates - and their hostages.

Special restaurants have even been set up to prepare food for the crews of the hijacked ships.

As the pirates want ransom payments, they try to look after their hostages.

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They even target ships carrying aid to feed their compatriots - up to a third of the population.
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The 89th Key
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China to possibly launch anti-pirate naval campaign...first time since the 15th century! :lol:

http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/7a085f8e-cc70-11dd-acbd-000077b07658.html?nclick_check=1
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jon-nyc
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Good for China. Glad someone is stepping up, I would have hoped we'd do it.
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Frank_W
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Come on... Let's see if the Chinese have the stones to drop vomiting agent on them. DO EET!!!!! :sombrero: :devilgrin:
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JBryan
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The Chinese would think nothing of machine gunning their azzes.

Reminds me, years ago I was in Shantou and I went for a boat ride out in the harbor. There were four gun boats at anchor on the other side and asked the boatman to head for them so I could get some pictures. Well, I did get the pictures but not before they were pointing guns at me. I beat a hasty retreat.
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JBryan
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Duper.
"Any man who would make an X rated movie should be forced to take his daughter to see it". - John Wayne


There is a line we cross when we go from "I will believe it when I see it" to "I will see it when I believe it".


Henry II: I marvel at you after all these years. Still like a democratic drawbridge: going down for everybody.

Eleanor: At my age there's not much traffic anymore.

From The Lion in Winter.
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