WTF? What is this the 1700s?
"NATO sends ships amid pirate talks
MOGADISHU - NATO joined a growing international force to protect vessels off Somalia's coast yesterday, sending military ships to the waters where pirates are negotiating the release of an arms-laden tanker. The pirates softened their ransom demands for the Ukrainian ship hijacked two weeks ago. The MV Faina is carrying 33 tanks and other heavy weapons (AP)."
Also see: Where Those Ukranian Weapons Were Headed
Somali Pirates Working for U.S.