When The Jolly Roger Flies Over Somalia -- A Commentary

From The Globe And Mail:

At first blush, the outbreak of piracy off the coast of Somalia seems like a prime opportunity for the world's navies. Nobody likes pirates, and naval commanders have been taking them on since the days of the Barbary Coast. You could almost hear the cheers when an Indian frigate sank a pirate mother ship in a clash in the Gulf of Aden this week. As the pirates grow bolder - they have hijacked 36 ships this year, including the Saudi supertanker taken on the weekend - warships from India, Russia, NATO and the United States have converged on the region to patrol the coast. Even the European Union, keen to build its defence capacity, is getting in on the act.

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