Somali pirates took American oil ship captive off the coast of the horn of Africa. What we have here is a good old stand-off. We have some of the pirates in a lifeboat holding the captain hostage, out of fuel just staring about each other. This sounds like something that Jefferson dealt with in his time. We have to go back a hundred years to see the last time that this happened. There is so much at stake considering what these ships and their cargo is worth. Secretary Clinton told that the world must come together to end piracy.
This is an international problem. All the money that pours into the UN could be used to create a protective force that would accompany international vessels. If the UN ever wanted to step in to say that they weren’t useless, this would be the chance.
Caller Givon thought they need to hire a watchman that could protect these tankers with millions of dollars worth of cargo on it.
Caller Mike imagined if he had any ownership in one of these boats he would have a permanent guard on board that could prevent something like this from happening.
Caller Jim pointed out that we have satellite technology that would allow us to identify where these pirates came from. It also seems like it was easier to rob the ship than it is to rob a convenience store.
Caller Brad felt that we need to send out a message that we are not going to tolerate behavior like this.
One of these days these pirates are going to run amuck. One of the crew members could decide they don’t have anything to lose and open fire on the pirates. Considering how flammable the cargo on these ships are something bad could happen.
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