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To: LindyBill who wrote (282817)	12/3/2008 3:16:35 AM
From: Maurice Winn	1 Recommendation Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 794214

As the pirates say, there's no government in Somalia, so it's every man for himself, dog eat dog, and toughest guy wins. So it's open slather for anyone on Earth to take over Somalia or any part of it if they wish. Even if there is some government, they are so ineffectual that self defence and hot pursuit means getting after the pirates anywhere they go is fair enough. Mqurice

To: LindyBill who wrote (282817)	12/3/2008 9:59:20 AM
From: Alan Smithee	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 794214

Arming merchantmen, privatizing seaborne defenses, adding naval patrols or the other measures that have been recently suggested to provide more security at sea do not answer the unconventional challenge. These measures can discourage piracy, but none of them impose unacceptable costs on the pirates. Until the pirates are forced to confront such consequences, they will continue their low-cost/high yield practices. In other words, if you hijack a ship, your village, and everything in it, gets leveled.