Pirates

What year is this? Last time I check the East India Trading Company was out of business and amputee's could expect something a little more advanced than a wooden leg or a hook hand - With the exception of Abu, but he's a prick. But no, it seems these vagabonds in Somalia are still having a pop at every passing frigate and dingy. True they got a licking from some yanks today. The crew of the Maersk Alabama re-took their ship from a bunch of pirates. They have taken the pirate captain hostage and the rest of the nefarious bastards are described as being 'in the water.' But the point remains that this is the sixth hijack in recent days, including a British and Taiwanese ship. Isn't it about time we steamed over there with the Navy and fired a couple of Exocets into these pricks? Or how letting the SBS have a run-a-round? It's not like they have a political agenda, they're just thieves. Come on, lets show these arseholes what we can do.