Piracy

For the past 10 years, the term piracy has been used in reference to the illegal downloading of music on the internet by the Napster Generation (quick side note- it will be very interesting to see what generation name sticks 20 years from now. In fact, I'll make it a poll question). In case you aren't up to date with your world events, the term piracy is back...to it's original meaning.

Earlier this month, a group of Somalian pirates (savage scoundrels that hijack and loot ships) took charge of the US ship named the Maersk Alabama (that'll be a Jeopardy answer in a few years). It was the sixth ship the pirates had seized that week and the 66th this year.

After browsing the Somalian Wikipedia page I may have figured out why the Somalian pirates are terrorizing the seas. Until this pirating, Somalia didn't have its niche in the world, but it's bordering countries all did. It is bordered on the northwest by Djibouti, which we all know because of this commercial, to the southwest by Kenya, which is known for its marathon runners, and to the west by Ethiopia, which has become the brunt of the world's skinny jokes. Somalia is now relevant, albeit for reviving an ancient crime. Their little stunt may not be over, but the pirates that held the captain of the Maersk Alabama hostage got a rude awakening by the Navy Seals.

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