Been jawing with some 4th-gen warfare enthusiasts and experts about the piracy in Somalia. It's frankly amazing to me how many of them view it as simple criminality, with no root causes worth addressing. For a bunch of guys whose hobby (and career, in several cases) revolves around the study of how small groups are breaking apart old power structures, you'd think they'd recognize the futility of trying to impose 20th-century-style authoritarian dissuasion on a bunch of guys who have little to no option besides criminality. I actually had one guy tell me that we should deal with Somali pirates the way we've dealt with pirates throughout history. Apparently he's not aware of how many pirates, during the golden age of sail, were specifically authorized by national governments.
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chris_sick:
If you have a problem, if no one else can help, and if you can find them, maybe you can hire the Algerian-Team.
dholokov:
I count each day as another towards death, so that the entire year doesn't sneak up on me!