the new blackbeards

THESE PIRATES RANSOM CAPTIVES OF YACHTS AND ANY CARGOES THAT FLOAT BETWEEN AFRICA AND THE MIDDLE SEA. pirates off the coast of somalia have collected more than 30 million dollars in ransom from the shipping companies whose cargo they have attacked. THEY RISK THEIR LIVES BUT GROW WEALTHY AND THE PEOPLE ALSO BENEFIT FROM IT. the pirates spend their money at home it spreads through the economy. SOMALIA IS A POOR COUNTRY WITH A BARELY FICTIONING GOVERNMENT, THAT THE AVERAGE PERSON MAKE ABOUT 600 DOLLARS A YEAR. "they are so desparate that they have nothing to lose, and they are prepared to risk their lives for daily luxuries most of us take for granted." FOR THIS THE U.S. MILITARY HAVE SENT WARSHIPS TO TRY TO PROTECT THE CARGO SHIPS NEAR SOMALIA. this also has little effect on the pirates. THEY USUALLY FREE THE HOSTAGES AFTER BEING PAID. one went wrong that an elite team from the freanch navy swam to the boat and overpowered the hijackers. ALL THE PIRACY WON'T END UNTIL SOMALIA HAS A STABLE GOVERNMENT AND OFFERS A BETTER ALTERNATIVE TO PIRACY: STRONG ECONOMY THAT CAN SUPPORT ITS PEOPLE.