Monday, May 18, 2009

Pirate Pictures

Here are some pictures of an attempted pirate attack in the Gulf of Aden. What struck me is that six men (six!) felt they were capable of capturing a giant oil tanker. They felt that way because they had achieved this before. Such is the impotence of our modern attitude, expressed via our laws and operating practices, that six, probably illiterate, modestly armed men in a small plastic boat can steal pieces of the civilized world's substantial infrastructure so easily.

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