Saturday February 13, 2010

I've Been Thinking:

Somali pirates released a ship and its hostages after the government of Taiwan paid the ransom.
The men were released on Thursday, the ship was seized ten months ago.

The ship was a tuna fishing boat with a crew of thirty aboard.
In the course of captivity, three crew members died.

The story of Somali pirates has died down - but there are still seven ships and about 160 crew members still held captive.

The International Task Force has had some small impact. Last week, for example, a team of Danish commandos stormed and freed a ship.

But they are still far from freeing ships and captives and ridding the world of piracy.

We need a serious response to the problem of piracy.

Piracy has transported the shipping industry back to the 18th century where lawless thieves on the open seas bring Western civilizations to their knees.

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