Argh! the pirates

For such a serious subject this article has two smirk worthy comments;

US Aircraft and Elite Navy SEALs Defeat Three Somalis in a Lifeboat
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There is something obscene about a superpower whose media and population find great satisfaction, and some sick form of national catharsis, every time they manage to overcome a weak and desperate opponent.

also

You are being lied to about pirates