The audacious hijacking of the Sirius Star throws up several questions: Where is James Bond when you need him?, and, Should we be re-assessing the dialogue on "Talk Like A Pirate Day"?
Indeed, they don't appear to be saying; "Ahar, Jim lad, me hearty!" anymore. No, it's more like "Give us several million dollars to maintain our opulent lifestyle please", if the BBC's profile of Somalia's Pirate Town is anything to go by.
Yes; they have accountants!
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Is this situation not one that "crushing Western military power" might be appropriate?
Has the occupation of Iraq left us so disheartened that we're scared of a couple guys in a dinghy with guns and cellphones?
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