African Horn

I have been reading and watching T.V. with interest about the pirates off the coast of Somalia over the past several months. It's not just because the neighboring seas of S.E. Asia have traditionally been infested with pirates, but also because I have long wondered about how we can counter this nasty threat. Every year, pirates in Asia kill dozens of people and steal goods worth billions of dollars. Ships passing through the Strait of Malacca or around the Java Sea have to extremely cautious.

Today there seems to be little help to the poor sailors having to risk the Somali coast. Perhaps maritime nations should work-in-hand and patrol the African Horn on a rotation basis. Me, I'd love to hear what you think the world should do to make shipping safe. Chuck