A No-Pirate Zone for the Gulf of Aden
Security agents: Somali pirates hijack freighter By MICHELLE FAUL The Associated Press Tuesday, April 14, 2009; 2:51 AM NAIROBI, Kenya -- Two maritime security contractors say Somali pirates hijacked a freighter in the Gulf of Aden overnight. They say the M.V. Irene E.M. is the latest target of pirates who appear undeterred by U.S. and French navy attacks that killed seven bandits in the past week to free four hostages. That includes the weekend's dramatic rescue of the American captain of a U.S. freighter.
____________________________________________________ Not yet two days after Navy SEALs dramatically rescued an American captain. One wonders if the cost of actually maintaining the nautical "no-fly" zone in the Gulf of Aden is just too costly, compared to paying ransoms in an obviously escalating crisis--a sort of Ford Pinto attitude that it's cheaper to pay for the occasional disaster than solve the problem. The Maritime Security Patrol Area exists in the Gu…