Pirates hijack four ships off Somalia
23rd August 2008
Used to be that European navies, especially the British, kept piracy suppressed. Apparently that’s not an option any more.
“Somalia has no central government. We are worried that more may join the pirates to hijack ships because it’s very lucrative and there is no deterrent,” said Noel Choong of the International Maritime Bureau.
And these pirates, being Somalis, are probably … what? Presbyterians? Methodists?
“The United Nations is the only agency that can stop this menace,” said Mr Choong.
Oh, right. They’ve been such an effective force for peace in the past. Ask the corpses in Rwanda and Bosnia.