Sea Pirates Bloody Growth

The U.S. Navy could blockade the Somolian coast, but the US taxpayer should not be expected to foot the bill. The costs should be covered by the ships needing the protection. I believe It would be more cost effective for the shipping companies to pay a protection surcharge, than to sail around the Cape of Good Hope.

The merchant shipping industry needs to take the subject of piracy more seriously. One can only conclude that the price of ransoms is cheaper t han self-defense.

The pirates are operating at great distances from land, far out in the sea. They are relying on mother ships for logistic support. The motherships need to be attacked and siezed.

The merchant ships need to be redesigned. The crew, engineering, and bridge spaces need to be impenetrable. The pirates made gain entry to the ship, but if they can not gain control of the ship and its crew their efforts are wasted.

Air surveillance is the only way to patrol the vastness of the ocean against sea piracy. Amphibous aircraft carriers with attack helicopters patrolling the sea lanes is the best military tactic to employ.

Merchant shippers should pay a NATO security tax. Only by taking the fight to the pirates, merchants improving their defenses, and the implementation of maritime air patrols can piracy be stopped.

IMHO these merchant ships should be armed to the teeth. Once a pirate vessel shows their true intentions, blast them out of the water. Shoot to kill. Take absolutely no prisoners. It is time to make these sleazebags fish bait. Why should innocent people doing their job become victims?Send these deadbeats to meet their maker. Once we make known how many pirate vessels are sent to the bottom, some of these pirates will think twice. The wise ones will start smuggling drugs. The stupid ones will die.

sorry, stupid browser.

This is nothing new. It just says, hey, pirates arn't a thing of stories. They still exist, always will, adapting to the modern day. To ReporterGuy, if you are so a pirate, how to you suggest Newsweek to see things from a Pirates point of view? Would these pirates allow a reporter to interview them like the government has?

It figures. We're so worried about the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq that we can't deal with this kind of terrorism.